The hand of the Lord came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me all around them;
Ezekiel 37
Identify Geometric Shapes
Here’s a little activity to wrap up our geometry study for the week. Â Have your students consider the following drawing and try to identify as many polygons as they can. Â If they need a little guidance, here are some possibilities…
Copy Any Polygon
We can employ the two skills we’ve been working on this week — constructing congruent segments and constructing congruent angles — to create a copy of any polygon. Use a straight edge to draw any polygon. Â Here’s an irregular hexagon
Charlotte Mason: Resources
Since making the decision to home school my children, currently ages one and three, I have been researching various methods of home schooling. Over the next few weeks, I’d like to share with you some of the benefits I’ve seen
Lent and Spring Cleaning
Disclaimer: This post is not strictly about home schooling. However, the culture of our home (and yours) is a central component of home schooling. We have just entered the season of Lent. The Armenian church observes several liturgical changes during
Kids in the Garden
Are your kids driving you crazy in the house? Good. The weather’s finally nice enough to throw them outside. It’s 70 degrees here in The Middle, my daffodils are blooming, and my three-year-old is in seventh heaven working in the
A Fierce Independence
A bit of wisdom from Maria Montessori today: “Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed.” For our older son, that’s basically every task now. Last month he hit three and dove headfirst into
William Hazlett
“The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.” I try to keep this in mind when disciplining my sons. Am I exercising authority for my sake or for theirs? Am