Welcome to the July 30th Edition of Show & Share. We look forward to enjoying what you have to share today. For Show & Share ideas and guidelines, read this post
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Thinking About High School ~ English/Language Arts
Thinking about high school English/Language Arts (ELA) curriculum? Things to consider as you make your choices: What are your student’s future educational goals? Is your student planning to pursue vocational training or attend a college/university? What are your student’s strengths and weaknesses when it comes to reading and written communication skills.
Vocational training programs will require basic technical reading comprehension skills as well as basic writing abilities. Your student will also need to be able to communicate effectively on written tests. It might be a good idea to compare your student’s abilities with the minimum high school competencies for ELA in your local area. Many high school competency ELA tests mirror the level of essential skills needed for success in vocational studies.
If your student is planning to complete a degree program at a college or university, then your focus will be different. Acquiring strong composition skills, especially in the areas of report of information, persuasive and analytical writing will be a priority. A college-bound student will also want to develop an outlining/note-taking strategy to help with keeping track of lecture information.
What to do for literature studies? The answer is one of personal family preference. Many SDA families choose to exclude fiction from literature study. It is important to note that literature study can be accomplished without fiction: essays, biographies, journals and other non-fictions works can provide the foundation for analytical writing, one of the main purposes for literature study.
Continued grammar or vocabulary lessons and the study of Greek/Latin roots can be helpful for students preparing to take the SAT or ACT.
Resources:
Online Grammar Handbook– from the University of Minnesota. Helpful for high school level students to see what type of writing and competency is required at the college level.
Elements of Style : classic writing handbook
Merriam-Webster – online dictionary with a Word-of-the-Day
SAT Question of the Day – get an idea of what type of grammar/writing is on the test.
Motivation Monday
“Religious instruction means much more than ordinary instruction. It means that you are to pray with your children, teaching them how to approach Jesus and tell Him all their wants. It means that you are to show in your life that Jesus is everything to you, and that His love makes you patient, kind, forbearing, and yet firm in commanding your children after you, as did Abraham.”
The Adventist Home, 317
Rest
“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:11
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Wish Books for Science-Minded Homeschoolers
When I was young, I looked forward to the arrival of the fall department store catalogs in the mail. I would spend hours poring over the ‘wish books’ making lists of things that I wanted to save up to buy.
I consider these science catalogs are the equivalent of wish books for science-minded homeschoolers. We love to get all four of these catalogs in the mail! My children have marked the pages with kits or equipment that looks exciting to them and made lists of items to save up to purchase. I’ll readily admit that I’ve marked up these science catalogs as well, with all the science curriculum kits, materials
and supplements that I’d like to use. I have ordered curriculum materials, lab equipment, microscope slides, dissections sets, etc. from these companies as well and have been nothing but satisfied.
I’ve linked to the catalog request portion of each site, but these companies also have online catalogs as well for immediate browsing.
Show & Share – July 23
Welcome to the July 23rd Edition of Show & Share. We look forward to enjoying what you have to share today. For Show & Share ideas and guidelines, read this post
More on Moore
Last week’s post on Delayed Academics mentioned the late Dr. Raymond Moore several times. For those who are not aware, not only was Dr. Moore considered to be the father of the modern homeschooling movement, he and his wife Dorothy were also Seventh-day Adventist. His homeschooling methodology is a practical application of the True Education principles taught in Spirit of Prophecy.
Ellen Dana from the Moore Academy was interviewed by thatmom.com in 2009 about the Moore Formula and delayed academics. In addition The Moore’s daughter , Kathy Kordenbrock, was also interviewed. These podcasts are timeless and invaluable inspiration for both new and veteran homeschool families. Listen and gain a clearer understanding of how delayed academics and the Moore Formula can be a blessing in your home.
Dorothy & Raymond Moore Homeschooling Series
The podcasts are also available on itunes – look for thatmom’s podcasts 93-100.
The Adventist Home Educator 