Faces of American History

This week was the culmination of MUCH hard work in our homeschool.

Our Classical Conversations community Essentials classes presented their annual Faces of History program. 

28 children, ranging in age from 4th-6th grade, presented papers about a famous person in American history. Most of these presentations were done in the first person, and utilized the skills our children have been practicing this year using the IEW curriculum. 

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LEGO Minifig St. Patrick's Day Writing Prompts

It's time for another set of FREE LEGO® Minifig Writing Prompts! 

The collection is growing - visit the LEGO® Learning page to see all of the wonderful goodness - most of it for FREE!

This St. Patrick's Day set includes 10 writing prompts, a grammar rule, minifigs to cut and color, and extra writing paper. 

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10 Gifts A Homeschool Mom Can Give Herself

Homeschooling moms are GIVERS. 

We serve our children by educating them at home day in and day out. This is our calling. 

It is important, however, for moms to take care of themselves. 

Believe me, I'm not advocating being SELFISH, but to a certain extent we need to place ourselves FIRST so we can best serve our children.

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