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V Planner on Missed Lessons

Thursday, June 23, 2011 - in Articles

Question: If we do not do a lesson that is scheduled, will that mess up the lesson plans?
Answer: No, you can choose to show any lesson plan on the planners. To illustrate this, here is an example using a weekly planner: . . .

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A Tree Study

Friday, February 1, 2008 - in Articles
Choose a tree or two to observe. If the tree is deciduous, make an accurate drawing of the branch pattern. What does the bark look like? Can you make a drawing or rubbing of the bark? Can you locate any overwintering bugs on the tree, any eggs? When...

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The Journalist's Creed

Thursday, January 3, 2008 - in Articles
I first came across The Journalist's Creed January 28, 2005. It left an impression on me. The Journalist's Creed was written by Walter Williams (July 2, 1864 - July 29, 1935), the founder of the Missouri School of Journalism and a former president of the University of Missouri. The Journalist's Creed by...

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Links to E-Books

Saturday, June 9, 2007 - in Articles
A list of past book links to Project Gutenberg July 2007 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1818-1848 Writings by Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 June 2007 G. A. Henty Books A Manual of Pronunciation May 2007 McGuffey Readers and Speller April 2007 Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by E. Nesbit, 1858-1924 Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, 1816-1855 Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard...

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High School Records File System

Saturday, April 7, 2007 - in Articles
During the years that I have had a high schooler in the house, I used a folder system on my computer to collect all of the inevitable high school files. First, I created the one folder to hold them all and named the folder kids. Inside the kids folder, I...

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