Jacque | November 11, 2009
Veterans Day. Many people don’t know much about it or even realize it is an important holiday, outside of whether or not the bank is closed today. Growing up, I really didn’t know much about it either. Though I have always considered myself to be patriotic, and I have always loved the red, white, [...]
Category: Heart and Home, Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education, Training Hearts ~ Parenting |
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Tags: blessings, freedom, Grandparents, heritage, history, Living Learning Moments, love, My Grandparents, sacrifice, Veterans Day, WWII
Jacque | September 17, 2009
Welcome to the Living Learning Moments meme! The story of how it came about is below! If your children would like to or have a chance to participate, they are most welcome! This meme will be a part of our children’s home school this year, and we love to share!
The meme will be posted on [...]
Category: Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education |
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Tags: assignments, blogging, Blogging to Learn, history, home school, home schooling, HOME!, life, Living Learning Moments, meme, prompts, school, students, writing
Jacque | September 8, 2009
Because our family loves history, and because using blogging is an easy way to write and complete home school assignments, we have created a history site of our own: States and Countries Exploration.
If you are interested in joining us or using the assignments in your own home school, you will want to go to the [...]
Category: Blogging To Learn, Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education |
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Tags: assignments, blogging, history, home schooling, Living Learning Moments, online, United States
Jacque | August 19, 2009
We are going to be doing a few different things for history this year, as we have several different ages. I am using a Workbox system for the Littles with shoebox-size boxes. They were very affordable, at only $1 each. I posted a bit about that here: Workboxes Home School Organization System, and will be [...]
Category: Are you Wondering If You Should Homeschool, Living Learning Moments, A Dixon Home Education |
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Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Blogging to Learn, curriculum, history, home school, Indiana, LLMHS 2009-10, maps, planning, Resources, States and Countries Exploration
Jacque | August 15, 2009
In the Hands of a Child Project Pack: American Government is a 72-page, complete hands-on unit study for grades 4 and up. It is ready to assemble and includes a 16-page Research Guide and 25 hands-on activities. A Project Pack, as described in the book, is “simply a file folder refolded into a shutter-style book.” [...]
Category: Homeschooling- Lessons, Ideas and Tips, Reviews |
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Tags: American Government, Bill of Rights, curriculum, Declaration of Independence, First Continental Congress, Founding Fathers, history, home schooling, In the Hands of a Child, lapbooking, patriotism, Pledge of Allegiance, projects, Reviews, Star-Spangled Banner, the Articles of Confederation, the United States Constitution, timeline