Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), Mama

I believe science education starts in the book of Genesis and continues through the Scriptures. So, while I am teaching these STEM subjects, I always have my child read through the Bible by the end of their school years. Then, there are four things that come to mind about leading our children today to help
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Heart Smart Unit Study

The heart is a powerful muscle that expands and contracts to pump blood to every part of the body. Everyone has a pear-shaped heart about the size of a closed fist. The heart is located in the middle of the chest, just behind the breastbone. The heart is divided into two chambers. The left chamber,
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Finding Joy in Math

How to make math fun
  Finding joy . . . in math? Some of you reading that may wonder how that’s possible. I know math often comes across as a very dry, frustrating subject filled with apparently meaningless rules. But when we look past those rules and really understand math’s purpose, math comes across in a completely different light.
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Math + SchoolhouseTeachers.com = Enjoyable Learning!

The number of math courses offered by SchoolhouseTeachers.com continues to increase. Take our course—Stretching Higher with Third Grade Math. This course, designed by Sharon Hudson and Crystal Marcum, builds on the math skills students have previously learned and guides them through new concepts involving multiplication, division, working with money, fractions, decimals, equations, and more. Daily
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Guest Post by Paul Ziegler

What Happened to Our Math? Math in the United States has been, and continues to be, on the decline. It seems as though our students are getting dumber, when in fact, they are just part of the “great dumbing down” started many years ago. The students are not the problem. The curriculum they are using
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A+ Tutorsoft (A Schoolhouse Crew Review)

Click the banner below and you too, can follow the Review Crew. Come Aboard! A+ TutorSoft has been expanding their product line to include a Homeschool Edition for their A+ Interactive MATH. Sir N and I have been using the home school Grade 1 math for nearly six weeks now and so far we have been enjoying our journey. How does
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