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We have some really exciting things to share with you! Architecture is Awesome: FREE Online Event Last year we added our first ever architecture class — World History Out of Your Window; it was so much fun for students and instructor Christine Echeverri. This year, the course has expanded to be a one year course: in fall semester students study the ancient world, and spring semester students explore the middle times. Both periods are rich in architectural elements: arches, domes, columns, post and lintel wood building technology, and more! To give even a greater glimpse into the field of architecture,...

I want to share with you today one of the fun thinking skills components included in D's customized Timberdoodle kit, Laser Chess.  Laser Chess is manufactured by ThinkFun Games and is recommended for kids 8 and older or 3rd grade and up.  Similar to standard Chess it is a 2 player game.What's included in our game?  Our game includes one game board, 26 playing pieces, and instructions.  The 26 pieces consist of 2 lasers, 2 kings, 4 switches, 14 deflectors, and 4 defenders.  Instead of the standard black and white colors in normal chess, the two teams consist of gray/red...

This post contains affiliate links - using affiliate links from HS Coffee Break helps fuel this blog.  For the past few years I have been teaching high school writing in our homeschool tutorial co-op. Having seen several groups of students through the courses, I've noticed some issues and questions coming up regularly. I hope these Tip Sheets will be helpful to my students, their parents, and perhaps to other students and parent/teachers as well. ********** This week's tips are regarding conflict in fiction writing. Every story needs at least one character, and it needs at least one conflict. If there's...

This week on Homeschool Highschool Podcast: Why is Junior Year SO Important for High Schoolers? Special Replay! This is a special replay of a classic episode. Why is Junior Year SO Important for High Schoolers? Junior year is a VERY important year for homeschool high schoolers. Whether they are college bound or career bound, there are some important goals for junior year. Remember, there’s not ONE right way to homeschool high school. However, homeschooling parents must face the fact their teens face a pivotal year in 11th grade. A big year. A really big year. Stressed already? Take a couple...

The Dissident Homeschool channel on Telegram shares "Nazi-approved material" for home schooling. On Nov. 5, 2021, a married couple calling themselves “Mr. and Mrs. Saxon” appeared on the neo-Nazi podcast “Achtung Amerikaner” to plug a new project: a social media channel dedicated to helping American parents home-school their children.  “We are so deeply invested into making sure that that child becomes a wonderful Nazi,” Mrs. Saxon told the podcast’s host. “And by home-schooling, we’re going to get that done.” The Saxons said they launched the “Dissident Homeschool” channel on Telegram after years of searching for and developing “Nazi-approved material” for...