Author: mymentech

Do you have a subject that isn’t your favorite which makes it difficult for you to teach? Well, you are not alone. I am not a master of every subject that I teach my daughters. Honestly, I have a hard time with history. It’s not that I am incapable or that I despise the subject, it’s simply not my favorite subject therefore it makes it a bit difficult for me to teach.

My daughter and I made four dozen peanut butter chocolate balls this weekend. She had an order for two dozen and we decided to get ahead of the game and make four. Rather than separating education from our time in the kitchen, I used this opportunity to teach her math. And science.

You have poured over catalogs and waded the seas of vendors at the homeschool conferences. You have sweated out the decisions, but have finally decided! Now that you have chosen the curriculum, what’s next?

Fall is my favorite season. The colors, the weather, the smell, the beauty. It is also my favorite season to study with my children. There are so many avenues of study and it feels like it goes by so quickly. So here I will give you some tips on how to study fall while also enjoying every single minute.

Create trees throughout the seasons! In this lesson, you’ll learn about line, shape, and texture: the first three elements of art. Enjoy works of art from the masters like Van Gogh, Signac, and more. Using lines and shapes, you’ll get to create your own works of art inspired by the masters, then color them to make them your very own.