Author: mymentech

It’s been a busy month for our family. Not only did we attend a large homeschool convention, but we also attended a local three-day homeschooling event with teaching available for parents and educational camps for the children.

Summer is traditionally a time of rest and relaxation from the grueling school year schedule. Many families find the summer months pass quickly. Self-motivated children find ways to stay busy and learn more casually; the rest of us find our children have too much free time on their hands. Not guaranteed to completely erase summer boredom, these 3 summer hacks are a great way to guide children into learning!

Maybe journaling is already a habit in your life or it might be something you have been thinking of implementing but haven’t taken the time to do it. This summer might be a great time to embark on this new venture.

Summer days can be long. Making the days fun while adding in some brain boosting exercises will help them retain information. A summer fun collection can be an assortment of books, games, crafts, and science kits.

In this lesson, we will study an important principle of design (art)—center of interest or emphasis. The center of interest is where we first look when viewing a picture or work of art. First, we’ll look at master artists, and see how they use this principle of design in their artwork. Then we’ll apply this principle to create a center of interest in our own pictures.