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Take Your Homeschool to the Beach

The following is copied from an email I received the other day from homeschool.com that was sponsored by Gulf Shores. The email began with the following paragraph: 

Combine a family vacation with a host of active learning opportunities. In Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, design your days to explore nature, history, naval, scientific or cultural activities to spark your children’s sense of wonder, discovery, and enlightenment. 

The remainder of the email outlined an itinerary complete with links to points of interest, cultural activities, and historic sites in the area. After reading through the email one of my first thoughts was that this was great for homeschoolers who live in the area, but what about everyone else? Then I realized that if nothing else this would make a great template that anyone could use to customize a learning vacation for their own area. Read More→

What’s the Difference Between Weather and Climate?

Celebrate Earth Science Week by teaching students the difference between climate and weather with these fun and simple explanations. Differentiate between environmental short term and long term effects in various regions of the world and how that can help shape forecasts.

Homeschool for $99 a Year!


No, that’s not a misprint!

Global Student Network (GSN) now offers Edmentum™ Education City for the unbeatable price of $99 a year.

Make Learning a Fascinating and Motivating Game of Discovery!

Education City is an online curriculum for children preschool through grade 5. They provide educational games that transform learning into an entertaining experience. Animation tools and interactive interfaces create fun ways for children to learn.

With Education City, students can access a wide selection of courses – anytime and anywhere. The courses are offered through a single online platform and include:

  • Language arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Computing

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Homeschool families can use Education City as their main curriculum or as a supplement.

How to Get Started 

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How to Write a Book Report

Writing a book report can be a lot of fun. It gives you a chance to read a new book and then tell your teacher and friends what you thought about it.

Here are some of the things you need to include in your book report:  Read More→

The Christian Faith and Contemporary Science

The Dictionary of Christianity and ScienceI just received an email from Homeschool.com promoting a yet to be released new book entitled “Dictionary of Christianity and Science” by Paul Copan, Tremper Longman III, Christopher L. Reese, Michael Strauss General Editors. (Available April 2017)

The book features the work of over 140 international contributors and is a deeply-researched, peer-reviewed, fair-minded work that illuminates the intersection of science and Christian belief. It answers many difficult questions surrounding the Christian faith and the study of science?

Questions like: How does Christian theology relate to scientific inquiry? What is the real age of the earth? Is climate change real? What about the flood in Genesis and the big bang theory?

If your family is looking for science materials and resources you can trust, the “Dictionary of Christianity and Science” may be just what you’ve been looking for.

To learn more about this book and how you can pre-order it and claim the pre-order bonuses by clicking here.