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Lee Binz

Friday, 17 August 2018

Book Lovers Guide to Vocabulary Building

HS English

We used the Kaplan SAT Score-Raising classics to improve vocabulary in our homeschool. If you have never seen those books before, they are a great way...

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Lee Binz

Monday, 30 July 2018

Read-Aloud Families Create Successful Students

HS English

I believe that read-aloud families create successful students. I requested an opportunity to review, The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie to see w...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Reading Aloud and Fond Family Feelings

HS English

Reading Aloud and Fond Family Feelings I read aloud to my boys all through high school. At one point my eldest balked at the thought of a read aloud with his mom so I told him that my Honors English teacher in public school read aloud to my class (true story). About a month ago my kids told me how glad they are that we homeschooled them. They are now 26 and 28 years old. I...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 18 February 2015

How to Encourage Reading with Teens

Middle School

Encourage Reading with Teens Are you having trouble encouraging your middle school or high school child to read? It can be so difficult to find suitable books for a pre-teen or teenager! Never fear; you CAN encourage reading with teens! Let me help with ideas and free resources for you. Make Reading Fun Encourage fun by using real, quality literature. If you're having trouble finding suitable books, you might like my handy Printable Middle School Reading List PDF to help...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Determining Homeschool English Credits

Consulting HS English Uncategorized

Are you ever unsure about how many English credits to give your students? Does your student spend more time on English assignments than they do on any other subject? These are common conundrums and you are not alone! Can composition and literature be documented as two separate credits?My student spends an hour on composition and an hour on literature each day. In answer to this I will tell you that there are some classes that simply take...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Homeschool Gift Idea for Techies

Recommendations

What better way to encourage techie kids to read! Nintendo DS is now an E-Reader! I saw this on the news, and it looks like a great way to encourage kids to read using modern technology. As the mother of an electrical engineer, I can tell you that I often felt Kevin was hard-wired to enjoy wired toys. He loved to read, but he would have loved to read even MORE if he were using something...

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Homeschool English: Beware of "Random" Quotation Marks

HS English

Just say "NO" to "random" quotation marks! I keep finding "random quotation marks" in things I have "written myself." I find it "frustrating" and think I should read the book "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves" by Lynne Truss again. It's a hilarious book. I do remember that there were some "questionable" words, and I hesitated before showing it to my older teenagers. Don't use it with "younger" children, and you may want to pre-read it before giving...

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Ugh! I do the "same thing" and it is really "annoying!"

Saturday, 21 August 2010 19:03

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Summertime, And The Reading Is Easy!

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Looking for a fun read? If your child is in high school, consider looking at one of the reading lists intended for college bound students. Fun summer reading can help prepare children for college and improve vocabulary. Here are some popular reading lists for the college bound suggesting great literature: College Bound Reading List (by The HomeScholar) Printable Reading List for High School (by The HomeScholar) 7 Ways to Encourage Reading in Middle School (by The...

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I like the summaries on the Arrowhead list! It's also good to know that a lot of them are books I've read and liked or books that... Read More

Wednesday, 30 June 2010 04:37

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Lee Binz

Saturday, 12 June 2010

Homeschool Summer Reading Fun

HS English

In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.~Alfred Lord TennysonIn summer a homeschool parent's fancy turns to reading.~Lee Binz One of the great things about summer is the opportunity to read without being interrupted.Set two goals:First: Demonstrate the love of literature by finding a book for yourself and reading it in front of your children, showing them how enjoyable it is. Second: Find books that your children will enjoy reading.For some,...

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I'm a curator for Scoop.it and I shared your blog post on my Scoop.it Homeschool Resources site at http://www.scoop.it/t/homescho... Read More

Monday, 11 July 2011 16:38

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Lee Binz

Monday, 22 February 2010

Can I Give High School Credit for Bible Study?

Grades & Credits

Can I Give High School Credit for Bible Study? We do Bible as a family everyday. I would guess we spend about 45 minutes a day. Sometimes we simply read the Word and discuss, other times we do a formal study. Plus there is the daily discipleship...Sundays at church, youth group studies, etc... May I give a Bible credit per year to my son, or must he have actually done a formal Bible study with documented...

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I'm so excited to read this because it was a question that came up in my planning this week. DD will most likely go to a Christian... Read More

Monday, 22 February 2010 09:18

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 25 June 2009

Why Do Colleges Need a Reading List Anyway?

College Admission College Prep

Record keeping is for important so that you keep things that are needed by your state law. It's also important to keep records that you will need to make course descriptions AND keep records that colleges may ask you for (writing samples, etc.)One of the things colleges seem most interested in is a high school reading list. But why should they care? The reading list gives a snapshot of the student, so colleges will know more...

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Saturday, 24 January 2009

Find Your Preferred Method of Learning

High School HS English Sage Advice Younger Students

Books rule! We love books. We absorb books. Anything that we need to know can be learned in a book. Sometimes people ask me why our reading lists were so incredibly long. It wasn't because I assigned all those books, I can tell you that much! For both of my boys, reading is their "love language." Give them a book, and they will love you forever. Every Christmas, their wish list includes specific books. Our reading...

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How to Read a Million Books in a Week

HS English Younger Students

We used to go camping a lot. Car campers, we would take every creature comfort from home, and set up our tent next to the car. We would take day hikes each day, and cook over an open fire. To be honest, though, most of the time we all spent reading.When my children were younger, I would prepare unit studies for them to read. Books on insects or trees, or stories of survival and outdoor living. ...

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Speaking of Ponzi Schemes. . .

Younger Students

I found this is my "memoirs" folder on my computer. It was written "a few years ago" about my younger son, the political economy major. He certainly doesn't demonstrate ANY problems with reading comprehension anymore. In fact, he just told us that he heard all the news about the book "Twilight" and decided that he was old enough to read it. He read the entire series in two days, just before finals week. (Begs the question,...

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BWAH-haha! If you had known then what you know now... I noticed the date was April 4... you should have had him doing your income... Read More

Wednesday, 17 December 2008 17:19

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Lee Binz

Friday, 05 December 2008

Christmas School!

Sage Advice

When our kids were in high school, we cut WAY back during December. We just did the very CORE subjects, doing just the things that needed to be done in order to make progress during the year. That means we worked on math and foreign language every day, mostly. They loved reading, so nothing I could do would make them stop reading their beloved books. It was fun for them.The entire month of December we did...