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Project-Based Learning: Show What You Know

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Show-what-you-know projects have been super motivating for my children.  Why?  With these projects, my kiddos pretty much get a few simple guidelines then have free reign to put together whatever type of project and/or presentation they want...as long as they SHOW WHAT THEY KNOW and show it thoroughly and knowledgeably. How Show-What-You-Know Works Just like everything else with homeschooling, show-what-you-know can work in whatever way floats your family's boat.  I'll share a few examples and let your imagination take over from there. Project-based learning is partly about freedom for your child.  Freedom to make some decisions about what to study; freedom to make some project ... Read More

Last Updated: February 23, 2016 Filed Under: Creative Homeschooling, Elementary, History & Geography, Middle School, Science & Nature, Unit Studies Tagged With: better than a test, differentiation, gifted homeschooling, learning disabilities, multi-age homeschooling, presentations, project-based learning series, speaking

Charlotte Mason Series #4 – Narration, Dictation and Copywork

by Cindy 15 Comments

Welcome back to the 10 Days of Homeschooling blog hop!  You can find the previous posts from my Charlotte Mason series here. I might as well go ahead and tell you that this is my weakest area.  I didn't want to leave it out of my series, though, because it truly is a very important aspect to the CM style!  So let's just get down to business... Narration Narration is simply retelling something in your own words. This is a very important skill for many reasons - it requires focused attention, encourages attention to details and information, helps a child organize his thoughts, and teaches him to speak clearly and expressively.  Narration is quite easy. Read a sentence, poem, ... Read More

Last Updated: March 30, 2016 Filed Under: Charlotte Mason Tagged With: Charlotte Mason how-to, copywork, dictation, grammar, handwriting, Language Arts, narration, speaking, Spelling

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