Number 13 wants to change its image. It doesn’t want to be considered unlucky anymore, so it hires you to write a convincing speech. What would it say?
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Archive for May, 2022
Podcast: Celebrate Cultural Diversity with Amber O’Neal Johnston
Amber O’Neal Johnston is a brand new author, debuting with her book, A Place to Belong: Celebrating Diversity and Kinship in the Home and Beyond.
Her mission is to see all of us celebrate our cultural heritages while also honoring the unique expressions of identity in others. Her book is practical, beautifully conceived, and filled with transparent storytelling that makes you fall in love with Amber and her family.
In this Brave Writer podcast episode, we talk about:
- why she wanted to write it,
- finding what she wanted to say,
- how you can find and define your personal and family culture,
- how to have weighty conversations,
- and listening to stories with humility.
We all come from unique cultures, and it’s our responsibility as parents to pass them on to our children.
Show Notes
Resources
- heritagemom.com
- Instagram: @heritagemomblog
- Read: A Place to Belong
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Search and Sort: Literature Singles!
Calling all planners! You’ve asked for it. Now, it’s here!
We’ve created a spreadsheet listing ALL of our Quill, Dart, Arrow, Boomerang, and Slingshot titles just for you!
And it’s not just a list of titles. Oh, no . . .
We’ve given you the POWER!
The power to search and sort by
- title,
- author,
- book setting (including continent),
- time period,
- the literary device highlighted in each Dart or Arrow, and
- cross-curricular connections to tie in history, science, math, and more!
A dream come true, right?
Find it all on the Quill, Dart, Arrow, Boomerang, and Slingshot Literature Singles spreadsheet!
Start with the introduction tab at the bottom then let yourself play with the possibilities.
Happy Planning!
These guides are indispensable tools to teach language arts
in a natural, literature-bathed context.
Teach Everything with Anything
The easiest (and best!) way to dive into home education is through whatever attracts your kids right now.
For instance, if your children are obsessed with Nerf guns, follow your kids into that passion. But as Maria Montessori says, “Follow as his leader.”
Like this:
- Ponder aloud: “I wonder how the trigger launches the Nerf dart.”
- Ask: “How far do you think the gun will shoot? Let’s shoot and compare to your guess.”
- Notice: “This dart feels light. What would happen if we made it heavier? Would it go farther or a shorter distance?”
- Comment: “I want to run while shooting and see if that makes the dart go farther!”
- Read: Grab the box and read the materials. Look up unknown terms. Google the company that makes them.
- Research: Who came up with Nerf? What does the name mean?
Have Big Juicy Conversations. Allow anything to teach everything and everything to teach anything.
Learning is all around you. As Ferris Bueller says, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Be brave! You can do it.
Friday Freewrite: Routine
Think of the routines you do. You now have the ability to wave a hand and ONE routine will be magically done for you every day. Which one would you pick and why?
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