The following post will be a blog archive copy of the Build Your Library’s December 2018 Monthly Newsletter. If you missed the email, you can subscribe to our mailing list here. [Scheduled to be sent 12/10/18 6:00 AM EST] Hey everybody, it’s Emily from Build Your Library! If you are just going to skim the beginning, … Continue reading "December 2018 Monthly Newsletter"
The following post will be a blog archive copy of the Build Your Library’s November 2018 Monthly Newsletter. If you missed the email, you can subscribe to our mailing list here. [Scheduled to be sent 11/19/18 6:00 AM EST] Hey everybody, it’s Emily from Build Your Library! If you are just going to skim the beginning, … Continue reading "November 2018 Monthly Newsletter"
The following post will be a blog archive copy of the Build Your Library’s October 2018 Monthly Newsletter. If you missed the email, you can subscribe to our mailing list here. Hey everybody, it’s Emily from Build Your Library! If you are just going to skim the beginning, here are the main topics in this … Continue reading "October 2018 Monthly Newsletter"
The following post will be a blog archive copy of the Build Your Library’s September 2018 Monthly Newsletter. If you missed the email, you can subscribe to our mailing list here. Hey everybody, it’s Emily from Build Your Library! If you are just going to skim the beginning, here are the main topics in this … Continue reading "September 2018 Monthly Newsletter"
The following post will be a blog archive copy of the Build Your Library’s August 2018 Monthly Newsletter. If you missed the email, you can subscribe to our mailing list here. Hey everybody, it’s Emily from Build Your Library! If you are just going to skim the beginning, here are the main topics in this … Continue reading "August 2018 Monthly Newsletter?"
Build Your Library – secular homeschool curriculum, literature based – building young minds, one book at a time! Have you been looking for a literature based homeschool curriculum that is secular? How about a way to incorporate narration, copywork, dictation and memory work into your child’s education? Or art study that ties into history? What about … Continue reading "About Build Your Library Curriculum"
One of the challenges when homeschooling more than one child, is figuring out how to juggle different grade levels. One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is how to use one grade level with multiple ages. If you have children who are relatively close in age (less than a 4 year gap), then combining … Continue reading "Tips for Teaching Multiple Grade Levels"
I made a video today for my Youtube channel about why I still read aloud with my teens, and I thought I would expand upon it here. Everyone who knows me, knows that I love books. I surround myself in stacks and stacks of books of every genre, so of course I want to encourage … Continue reading "The Benefits of Reading Aloud to Teens"
This is part 3 of the Literature-Based Education series. Follow these links to read Part 1 and Part 2. It may sound obvious enough, but any school subject can be taught through living books. Science, history, art, grammar, even math can be taught with literature! Most homeschoolers are familiar enough with livening up their history … Continue reading "A Literature-Based Education: Teaching Academics"
This is Part 2 in the Literature-based Education series. Last week we talked about Choosing Great Literature. Today I’m going to talk about the mechanics of reading aloud. So now you’ve chosen a topic to study and you’ve gathered all your books. Now, what exactly does teaching with literature look like? How can you fit … Continue reading "A Literature-Based Education: Reading Aloud – Making it Happen"
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