The Elegant Essay: Building Blocks for Analytical Writing
With charts to help my kids categorize what they knew with new information, they learned several ways to powerfully develop their paragraphs.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Category: Our Homeschool at Bluebonnet Ridge
Celebrating dialectic classical history studies completion
After changing from our costumes, we gathered for an interview of the impact four years of dialectic classical history study had brought to us.
1950s Quiz Show Becoming History Presentation
I told the story of the need to restore and redecorate the White House in a historical manner, and rescue nearby Lafayette Square from destruction.
USO Radio Show for the Troops Becoming History Presentation
Rosie the Riveter with her children, dressed for a school presentation later that evening, a USO radio show with Glenn Miller and other personas.
Becoming Vaudeville History Presentation 1900-1928
For the first quarter of the 20th century we portrayed the playful Teddy Roosevelt family, through vaudeville they portrayed their favorite personas.
Colonial Williamsburg spoofed by Adventures in Odyssey
We were laughing at this hilarious fictional rendition of learning how to be an actor interpreter at our favorite historical site, Colonial Williamsburg!
Becoming the Gilded Age with Impressionist Art
My son portrayed a Texan cowboy/ Rough Rider. My daughter was Anne of Green Gables. I played Queen Liliuokalani and a lady in an impressionist painting.
Rhetoric literature success despite vision issues
Her reading speed is not fast but she understood much of what she read.
To help her get through the literature books, I finally subscribed to Audible.
Impressionist Art Lessons in our House and Garden
We are using a terrific book for this: Monet and the Impressionists for Kids, which includes terrific art lessons my kids used for their projects.
How do I Plan Becoming History Presentations?
After inviting extended family to join us, they better understood the value of our homeschooling.
Impressed, they worried less and encouraged us more.
