Episode 230 – Starting the Second the Half of the School Year – With Debbie Wilson
Welcome to The Smiling Homeschooler Podcast! This week we are joined by Debbie Wilson, to talk about how to beat the dreaded winter doldrums. She also shares what curriculum she is using for this semester, and what she does to get started back up for the second half of the school year! As always, what she has to share is super encouraging!
Here is a list of some of the curriculums, and tools she is using currently.
World Watch
Training Hearts Teaching Minds/Nancy Ganz Commentary for Children
Paper Blanks app (to have them practice writing an answer to a question)
Essentials in Writing (or IEW)
Compass Classroom:
History-Dave Raymond’s American History
Creation Science (we’ve only watched the videos)
YouTube:
Smarter Every Day
The Action Lab
Stuff Made Here
Teaching Textbooks
Spelling You See
Read Alouds
We also want to thank Teaching Textbooks for all of their support of the Smiling Homeschooler. They are one of the best math curriculums around, and we believe they help more homeschoolers smile. Go check out a free trial over at teachingtextbooks.com.
Lastly thank you to Homeschooling Today magazine, for their support. They are a wonderful resource for regular homeschooling encouragement, and if you aren’t already subscribed, you should be! Head on over to homeschoolingtoday.com.
Have a great week and don’t forget to smile!
What was the World Watch link to get a trial of their subscription?
The link is http://www.worldwatch.news/friends/todd-wilson