The Wall Street Journal All Things Digital has a great review of Grockit, an online resource for studying for college entrance exams.
Grockit makes studying for the SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE or LSAT less expensive with lessons, group study and solo practice while being fun and educational, according to reviewer/reporter Katie Boehret. Grockit also has practice for English Language Arts and Math for grades 7 - 12, and can be a part of your home schooling curriculum.
10/11/2010
When to Start a New Paragraph - Middle School Writing
Recently, my homeschool student wrote a short compare and contrast report of the book, Nim's Island
and the Nim's Island movie
. What was handed in consisted of two long paragraphs when it should have been broken down into several paragraphs, although I reviewed that a new idea or subject requires a new paragraph before the writing began. My student thought that anything written about the book was one idea and one paragraph, and anything written about the movie is another idea and paragraph.
Even though I write for a web site professionally, I wasn't effectively teaching the concept of how to know when to start a new paragraph. Worse yet, after decades of "just knowing" when to start a paragraph, I could not come up with another way to teach this.
I did some research to get help with teaching about paragraphs, and found Purdue's Online Writing Lab's On Paragraphs to be a great resource to help with explaining paragraphs. Homeschool teachers can translate this information to the appropriate grade level for their students, while older students can use it as a refresher when needed. On Paragraphs is printable, and check out the Purdue OWL resources for grades 7-12 for more writing resources and instructional material.
and the Nim's Island movie. What was handed in consisted of two long paragraphs when it should have been broken down into several paragraphs, although I reviewed that a new idea or subject requires a new paragraph before the writing began. My student thought that anything written about the book was one idea and one paragraph, and anything written about the movie is another idea and paragraph.Even though I write for a web site professionally, I wasn't effectively teaching the concept of how to know when to start a new paragraph. Worse yet, after decades of "just knowing" when to start a paragraph, I could not come up with another way to teach this.
I did some research to get help with teaching about paragraphs, and found Purdue's Online Writing Lab's On Paragraphs to be a great resource to help with explaining paragraphs. Homeschool teachers can translate this information to the appropriate grade level for their students, while older students can use it as a refresher when needed. On Paragraphs is printable, and check out the Purdue OWL resources for grades 7-12 for more writing resources and instructional material.
9/10/2010
10 Online Games That Teach Kids About Earth, Ecology & Conservation
Check out these ten online games and game websites that teach kids in a fun way about the environment and the world around them. These interactive educational websites teach that each action has an effect on the Earth. When kids learn about animals and conservation in an interactive way, the lessons learned are sure to be remembered.
Via makeuseof.com
Via makeuseof.com
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