(As an Amazon Associate, I receive commission for purchases made through Amazon links in this post.) This last week before Christmas, we integrated geography and culture into our Spanish 1 class by learning about Christmas customs in other countries. Since we traditionally have Spanish class four days per week due to our schedule, I chose… Continue reading Christmas crafting in Spanish class
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #8: Make a Christmas Around the World unit for December
(As an Amazon Associate, I receive commission for purchases made through Amazon links in this post.) If you ask my youngest, who is now a freshman in high school, what her favorite things about being homeschooled have been, she will tell you she loved centers on Fridays (preschool and elementary school) and Christmas Around the… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #8: Make a Christmas Around the World unit for December
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Free lesson plans for Christmas in Spanish speaking countries for high school
(As an Amazon Associate, I receive commission for purchases made through Amazon links in this post.) When my kids were younger, we would use December to learn about other countries and how they celebrated Christmas by to crafting, cooking, and reading stories planned in a Christmas Around the World unit. It took a lot of… Continue reading Free lesson plans for Christmas in Spanish speaking countries for high school
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #6: Use an art cart
Throughout the years, I have tried various means of keeping up with art supplies. When the kids were younger, the paper, washable markers, crayons, glue sticks, and little scissors were kept tidy on a shelf in the pantry. As they grew older and our art lessons branched into paints, watercolors, chalk pastels, oil pastels, etc.,… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #6: Use an art cart
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Tuesday Teaching Tip #4: Finding seasonal activities to engage & teach during the holidays
Holidays are exciting for kids, even the high schoolers. They make plans with friends, have special events in their extracurriculars, and there is always some expectation that school will also host fun holiday themed activities. This is the awesome thing about teaching during the holiday season: we do not have to do anything to build… Continue reading Tuesday Teaching Tip #4: Finding seasonal activities to engage & teach during the holidays
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9th Grade Spanish 1
(Links may lead to a product on Amazon or TeachersPayTeachers for which I may receive compensation) My youngest is taking Spanish 1 in ninth grade. Here is what we are using: BJU Press Spanish 1 Lesson plans and flashcards that I created Various games, worksheets, activities from TeachersPayTeachers stores Duolingo My youngest is the third… Continue reading 9th Grade Spanish 1
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What we are using for 12th grade 2025-2026
My oldest graduated high school in May. My next oldest, "K", is a senior this year. Do I feel older and wiser and ready for this time around? Feeling just a tad older, maybe a bit wiser, but I am not ready. My goal for her senior year of high school is to not only… Continue reading What we are using for 12th grade 2025-2026
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What we are using for 9th grade 2025-2026
My youngest started high school on Monday. It is bittersweet. She has always been homeschooled; never attended public school like her sisters did. It is so exciting to see her start high school and set up her high school transcript this week! But, I am also sad knowing the homeschooling adventure for our family will… Continue reading What we are using for 9th grade 2025-2026
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Planning for the 2024-2025 school year: 11th grade
The plan for the junior year of high school for my second child looks a little different that her older sisters' junior year. For one, I am depending on a dual credit biology class through Austin Community College for her science credit instead of teaching it myself. As a science teacher turned homeschool mom, this… Continue reading Planning for the 2024-2025 school year: 11th grade
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Texas 4-H Entomology
My rising senior is busy preparing for Texas 4-H State Round-up in two weeks. Little containers of arthropods have been roaming in both freezers all year as she has been adding to her collection. She has been pulling them out, putting them into the relaxing chamber, and pinning them for the last two weeks. Last… Continue reading Texas 4-H Entomology
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