Top 10 Blogs for Homeschool Science Inspiration

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At Elemental Blogging, my whole purpose is to share tips and tools for homeschool science, but this blog is not the only one in the cyber-sphere who shares inspiration for this subject. For this week's Homeschool Science Corner, I wanted to take some time to share with you my top 10 blogs for homeschool science inspiration. Top 10 Blogs for Homeschool Science Inspiration The following ladies … [Read more...]

Science Corner: How To Write a Research Paper

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Several months ago I shared with you the differences between a report and a research paper.  In a nutshell, the student writing a report does some research and churns out facts, while the student writing the research paper analyzes a topic and does some research before forming an opinion and writing a paper on a subject. In today's Science Corner, I want to share with you more about how to … [Read more...]

Perfect Curriculum Panic

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It's Friday. You are set to begin school on Monday. You read on the forum, or on your favorite blog, about such and such curriculum and you begin to sweat. Your heart rate and breathing increase. Panic sets in. All the while the question races through your mind, "Is that the perfect curriculum?" I have been there friends! As homeschooling moms, we put a lot of pressure on ourselves … [Read more...]

The Index Card System

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In high school, one of my teachers taught me a method for using index cards in the research phase of writing reports.  Through my college years, it developed into what I now affectionately refer to as the index card system. In a nutshell, this method uses index cards for recording facts, and then organizes these cards into a straightforward outline that the students can draw from when writing … [Read more...]

Research Report or Research Paper?

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The term research report and research paper are often used interchangeably. Although both of these assignments require research, they do differ in several ways. In a nutshell, the student writing a research report does some research and churns out facts, while the student writing the research paper analyzes a topic and forms an opinion. What is a Research Report? A research report is basically … [Read more...]

The tale of the two Story of the World series

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I could go on for days about how wonderful the Story of the World series is by Dr. Susan Wise Bauer. I might have even shed a tear or two as we finished the reading through books last year. This history series is engaging and well-written, plus it lends itself easily towards notebooking, which we love around here. While using the series, we learned so much about history and enjoyed making … [Read more...]

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