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Free Printable 3-D Current Event Worksheet

30 Nov

When I was in high school I was regularly assigned the classic "Current Event."  It was basically just clipping an article from a newspaper and summarizing it.  It felt boring and irrelevant already (and I don't want to tell you how many years it's been since I was in high school!). It's no … [Read more...]

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Mirrors and Windows

15 Nov

Sometimes homeschoolers get a reputation for sheltering our kids and limiting their experience of the world.  But as homeschoolers (and afterschoolers!), one of our great opportunities is to give our children a wider view of the world than would be possible otherwise.  We can use all of our "out of … [Read more...]

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Free Literature-Based Curriculum Download: Refugees

4 Nov

In 2015 I felt an overwhelming sense of powerlessness as the world struggled to cope with the largest refugee crisis since World War II.  Like many other Americans, I agonized over photos from many different parts of the world that showed people leaving their homes in desperation, and my husband and … [Read more...]

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