Composer Study is simple. Pick a composer to listen to over a period of time. Every once in a while, play a composition by him or her. Listen to it. Think and talk about it. This month, we are listening to compositions by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, who composed for church choirs and orchestras. Biography: … Continue reading Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina 1525-1594
Picture Study is simple. Look at the picture with your children for a few minutes, and then talk about what you saw. Try to remember as much about the piece as you can. Enjoy the beauty of it. Art is not a chore; it’s a pleasure. Beginning our Ancient Beauty theme, we’ve chosen some pieces … Continue reading Jan Van Eyck (1395-1441)
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for October, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are old and beautiful and on early art and music as well as Ancient Greece and the Fables of Aesop. Back to Simple Beauty Page
While we want our teens to move toward self-regulation and independence, it’s important to remember that executive function is not always consistent in the maturing human. Teens are in a constant state of growth and development, and sometimes, certain areas will fall back while others surge ahead. The child who efficiently managed advanced classes and … Continue reading Goal Setting For Teens
Many students hate trigonometry, and for understandable reasons. It is hard for students to figure out what triangles, sines, and cosines have to do with anything else. So we shouldn’t be too surprised when they push back a little bit on learning it. While some trigonometry has real-life usage, the most significant benefit to trig … Continue reading What We Learn When We Learn Trigonometry
Everyone, at some point in their life, will take a leadership position of some sort. Parents lead their homes and children. Rookies eventually become leaders. Even when someone is the low man on the totem pole, understanding leadership can improve their work within an organization. Additionally, many leadership skills are helpful even for managing oneself … Continue reading Leadership Training: Ownership
It’s a well-known fact that most people abandon their New Year’s resolutions by the end of the day on January 2. If we don’t follow through today, we definitely can’t make it for 363 more days, so we should just give up. Many of us have seen that same concept sneaking into our homeschool goals … Continue reading Goal Setting in Your Homeschool
Here are the links to our suggestions for beautiful things for September, with a focus on beautiful words, sounds, and places that are old and beautiful and on early art and music as well as Ancient Egypt and the Fables of Aesop. Back to Simple Beauty Page
Fables are short stories that have a moral. Aesop who lived in Greece from 640-564 BC, gathered many ancient fables into a collection to share with his community. We’ve chosen a few for you this month, and they are linked below. Read some or all of them with your students and talk about the morals. … Continue reading Aesop for September
Let’s explore the ancient world. We’ve chosen folk tales, myths, biographies, and documentaries from different continents, and we have maps for you to download and trace or fill in too. There are many, many other societies in the area to learn about, but we are focusing this month’s suggestions on Ancient Egypt. If you have … Continue reading Life and Times of Ancient Egypt
