Workshops and Interviews

Advent Calendar Part II: Advent Hymns

by Professor Carol

Join Professor Carol and Linda Difino as they discuss Advent Hymns in Part II of Professor Carol’s Advent Calendar Series.

Teaching Young Patriots to Think

by GeoMatters (Debbie Strayer & Ashley Wiggers)

Thinking is a cognitive activity, one that often goes overlooked in educating our children. Join the Life Plus Homeschooling crew as they speak with Debbie Strayer and Ashley Wiggers about creating GREAT critical thinkers.

Exploring Countries and Cultures

by My Father’s World

Join us for a quick overview of the first year of the My Father’s World multi-age family cycle.

Advent Calendar Part I: About the Calendar

by Professor Carol

Rediscover the beauty of Advent with daily lessons and activities that focus on the music, art, and traditions of the season. Join Professor Carol and Linda Difino as they discuss this great Advent season resource!

A Few of Our Favorite Things

by Rainbow Resource

Christmas is coming, and some of the Rainbow Resource family is here to share a few favorite fun things from this year’s Holiday and Gift Catalog! Board games… Card games… Toys… And even some great selections under $10. So come along as we show you a few of our favorite things!

Learning Styles

by GeoMatters

Mother/Daughter duo, Debbie Strayer and Ashley Wiggers, tag-team in this episode of Life Plus Homeschooling. The pair deliver a genuine dose of encouragement to prepare the homeschool parent in their journey to instruct their children.

Historical Timeline Of English Spelling

by Latin Road / Phonics Road

Great spelling does not have to be a mystery when you know… the rest of the story! Come take a 2000-year journey through history to discover the roots of our English words, spellings, and meanings. From the Romans, the Teutons, the Angles and Saxons, the Christian missionaries, the Danes and Norsemen, and the Norman French, we get the majority of the vocabulary of modern English, and it is exciting to learn how these influences provide us tremendous clues to spellings and meanings.

Terrific Teaching Tools: Homeschool Helps

by Rainbow Resources

What do scissors, index card holders, and StikkiClips have in common? They’re all in the Homeschool Helps section of Rainbow Resource Center’s catalog, of course! In this video, homeschool consultant Donna Krahn shares some of her top Terrific Teaching Tools that you might not know about—and provides plenty of ideas on how to put them to good use in your family’s homeschool this year.

Using the Arts to Teach History

by Professor Carol

The Arts sit at the core of Western Culture. Although they are frequently treated as extracurricular or a “frill,” in fact they offer one of the most memorable and vivid ways for students to gain a thorough understanding of history. In this webinar, Professor Carol explains how the Arts can be woven into your studies to help students better analyze the historical record. Professor Carol looks at the Arts as they relate to political power, religion, and technology, and how they both reflect and portend important developments in our culture.