How to Create a Personal Latin Dictionary

There is really no better substitute for learning Latin declensions and conjugations than copying the forms over and over. Learning hard things can be tedious work! Anything that is tedious, I believe, needs to be jazzed up a bit with some fun colored pens, and it can become a game. This year I’m helping my…

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What Is HP Instant Ink! and How Does It Work?

Teachers, homeschoolers, and educators all end up with a similar conundrum: to print in full color, or settle for black and white. As a visual person, I appreciate the value of color printing. If I’m purchasing a cookbook, I want full color photos to drool over. My kids are the same way. If I’m printing…

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Learning Latin Like Nat Bowditch with Scripture

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We’ve been reading through Carry On, Mr. Bowditch again this year together as a family, and once again I’m struck by Nat’s approach to learning Latin. I just love this book. Latin used to be the language scientists used to communicate their ideas. If you haven’t read Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, you really need to add it to…

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The Power of Integration – Using a Topic Wheel to Study Music

We’ve been having fun with topic wheels in our home lately to generate fun dinner conversations.  My son and I are studying music theory this year with a text book called “Math in Motion” and have really learned a lot. We decided that we would center our conversation around music and see what we could…

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Proverbs 17:17 – Scripture Coloring Sheet

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It’s funny how a simple verse can be so convicting once contemplated.  Does that ever happen to you? I was looking for a verse to celebrate love and Valentines Day, and I ran across Proverbs 17:17.  Sandwiched between verses describing the perils of evildoing, false talking, and crooked hearts, there’s this one little jewel of…

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