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Five More Favorite YouTube Channels

David March 24, 2015

Five More Favorite YouTube Channels

Here are five more YouTube channels that we love.  If you missed it you can also read our first post Our Top Five Favorite YouTube Channels for Math and Science. Numberphile is filmed and produced by Brady Haran and focuses on mathematics.  It...  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Math, Reviews, Science Tagged With: homeschool, Math, Numberphile, YouTube

Reading, the Imagination and Costume Play

Amber December 9, 2014

Reading, the Imagination and Costume Play

This spring the world was taken captivate by the colorful paper dresses of a four year old girl named Mayhem. In a short period of time her following on Instagram grew from a few hundred to almost four hundred thousand.  Many things converged to create … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Construct, Handcrafts, Homeschool Libraries, Reviews Tagged With: Charlotte Mason, Drama, dress up, Gail Haley, homeschool library, Homeschool Resources, Imagination, living books, Paper costumes, Richard Scarry

David December 15, 2013

Our Top Five YouTube Channels for Science and Math

For more than two years I have been following several educational YouTube channels that I use with my boys to supplement some subjects and also for general educational entertainment.  Here is a list of five of my favorite educational channels for math and … [Read more...]

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History According to Bob

David September 22, 2013

History According to Bob

I am an avid podcast listener.  With a daily commute of at least 30 minutes each way I have lots of time to listen and learn.  Of all the shows I listen to, History According to Bob stands out as my favorite.  With almost ten years of podcasting to his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homeschool Libraries, Reviews Tagged With: History, History According to Bob, History Podcast, Homeschool History, homeschool library, Homeschool Resources, Podcast

Amber September 8, 2013

My First Book of Code

Today I am reviewing an iBook titled My First Book of Code.  This book is available on iTunes for $2.99.  I found this book several weeks ago and decided to buy it.  Unfortunately the book is no longer available.  From communications with the author I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: How To Be A Coder, kids html, learn to code, my first book of code, teach kids to code

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