Where Did the Curiosity Go?

by | March 27, 2024 | Schools of Thought | 0 Comments

There is an intrinsic curiosity we are born with. It is what gets us identifying where a sound is coming from, what happens when I push this button or press this lever, or what type of reaction happens when this is added? Natural curiosities that often spark discovery...
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Remediate or Practice?

by | March 20, 2024 | Resources | 0 Comments

Gaps, holes, chasms — call them what you will, but they are a real fear for some parents and something they will avoid if possible. Gaps typically happen when you make a big change. It can be from one math program to another, or it could be from attending school to...
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Reading, is There a Science to it?

by | March 12, 2024 | Academics | 0 Comments

Reading has to be taught. We don’t intuitively know how to interpret those letters on the page. We call that skill decoding: the groups of letters make sounds which are put together to make different words. But how we teach a child to decode is often a matter of...
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Learn it by Heart!

by | February 14, 2024 | Schools of Thought | 0 Comments

A fond memory I have is listening to Grandma quote poems around the fireplace. As a child, I firmly believed she knew everyone and everything. She was always learning and memorizing, and she loved when we would recite to her our newest poetry piece, Bible verse, or...
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Finding Joy in Winter

by | January 29, 2024 | Extracurricular | 0 Comments

There is no greater joy, as a kid, than to open one’s eyes in the morning and see your world blanketed in snow. For some, this joy and enthusiasm wanes as we grow and must navigate our world, now covered in frozen fractals. For children, this joy should be fostered....
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January Unit Study: The Puzzler

by | January 24, 2024 | Unit Studies | 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered… What was the first puzzle ever invented? Is there really an impossible puzzle? Can I be a professional puzzler when I grow up? As the winter doldrums settle in this month, National Puzzle Day, on January 29th is the perfect time to liven up...
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The Importance of Learning Basic Math

by | January 16, 2024 | Academics | 0 Comments

The latest buzz in math nowadays seems to be teaching kids the “why” behind math and emphasizing multiple strategies when working math problems. While there is nothing wrong with these pedagogies and there are huge benefits to these approaches, one must not forget the...
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BiblioPlan History Curriculum

by | January 16, 2024 | Videos, Workshops | 0 Comments

Feeling equipped to educate students from kindergarten through high school is a huge confidence booster when tackling history studies. BiblioPlan resources parents to confidently teach history at any level from a Biblical worldview. Consultant Rebecca walks through...
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Assessing Your Curriculum

by | January 10, 2024 | Academics, Blog | 0 Comments

If you are following a traditional school year or have a schedule unique to your family, the half-way mark is a fair time to look at your curriculum choices. What do we like? What is not working for us? It is not practical to give up on something after a few weeks....
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Finishing Strong

by | January 1, 2024 | Schools of Thought | 0 Comments

For many of us, this is the time of year we really try to hit the books hard. The holidays are over, and now is the time to get down to business. But some of us might be feeling a bit of burn-out.

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Where Did the Curiosity Go?

by | March 27, 2024 | Schools of Thought | 0 Comments

There is an intrinsic curiosity we are born with. It is what gets us identifying where a sound is coming from, what happens when I push this button or press this lever, or what type of reaction happens when this is added? Natural curiosities that often spark discovery...
Read More

Remediate or Practice?

by | March 20, 2024 | Resources | 0 Comments

Gaps, holes, chasms — call them what you will, but they are a real fear for some parents and something they will avoid if possible. Gaps typically happen when you make a big change. It can be from one math program to another, or it could be from attending school to...
Read More

Reading, is There a Science to it?

by | March 12, 2024 | Academics | 0 Comments

Reading has to be taught. We don’t intuitively know how to interpret those letters on the page. We call that skill decoding: the groups of letters make sounds which are put together to make different words. But how we teach a child to decode is often a matter of...
Read More

Learn it by Heart!

by | February 14, 2024 | Schools of Thought | 0 Comments

A fond memory I have is listening to Grandma quote poems around the fireplace. As a child, I firmly believed she knew everyone and everything. She was always learning and memorizing, and she loved when we would recite to her our newest poetry piece, Bible verse, or...
Read More

Finding Joy in Winter

by | January 29, 2024 | Extracurricular | 0 Comments

There is no greater joy, as a kid, than to open one’s eyes in the morning and see your world blanketed in snow. For some, this joy and enthusiasm wanes as we grow and must navigate our world, now covered in frozen fractals. For children, this joy should be fostered....
Read More

January Unit Study: The Puzzler

by | January 24, 2024 | Unit Studies | 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered… What was the first puzzle ever invented? Is there really an impossible puzzle? Can I be a professional puzzler when I grow up? As the winter doldrums settle in this month, National Puzzle Day, on January 29th is the perfect time to liven up...
Read More

The Importance of Learning Basic Math

by | January 16, 2024 | Academics | 0 Comments

The latest buzz in math nowadays seems to be teaching kids the “why” behind math and emphasizing multiple strategies when working math problems. While there is nothing wrong with these pedagogies and there are huge benefits to these approaches, one must not forget the...
Read More

BiblioPlan History Curriculum

by | January 16, 2024 | Videos, Workshops | 0 Comments

Feeling equipped to educate students from kindergarten through high school is a huge confidence booster when tackling history studies. BiblioPlan resources parents to confidently teach history at any level from a Biblical worldview. Consultant Rebecca walks through...
Read More

Assessing Your Curriculum

by | January 10, 2024 | Academics, Blog | 0 Comments

If you are following a traditional school year or have a schedule unique to your family, the half-way mark is a fair time to look at your curriculum choices. What do we like? What is not working for us? It is not practical to give up on something after a few weeks....
Read More

Finishing Strong

by | January 1, 2024 | Schools of Thought | 0 Comments

For many of us, this is the time of year we really try to hit the books hard. The holidays are over, and now is the time to get down to business. But some of us might be feeling a bit of burn-out.

Read More