Sarah Tippett, Author at Homeschool Base
Sarah is the editor for Homeschool Base, a passionate writer, and teacher. When she isn't writing she is homeschooling her youngest son.
How Does A Homeschool Family Change A Lightbulb? - Unit Study
Posted in Unit Studies on November 14, 2016
Question: How does a homeschool family change a light bulb? Answer: First, Mom goes to the library and checks out 3 books on electricity. Then the kids make models of light bulbs & read about Thomas Edison. Through child-led curiosity, they discover that Heinrich Goebel should actually get the credit. Then everyone studies the history of Read More »
13 Of My Favorite Homeschool Bloggers (That You Might Not Know About)
Posted in Homeschooling, Resources on October 16, 2016
Want to be a homeschool blogger? Homeschoolers can publish on Homeschool Base for free. Click here to get started. I follow a lot of homeschool blogs. I'm a blogger, so naturally, I keep up with my homeschooling community. The only issue is that in the past 5 years, the number of homeschooling bloggers has grown Read More »
Stop Writing Research Papers! Use Wikipedia Instead
Posted in Language Arts on October 5, 2016
I know that many moms struggle with teaching their children to understand the importance of writing. Writing can be a chore. Research papers can take hours on end to finish. As homeschoolers, we don't want this. This is the essence of what we are trying to avoid. So how do you teach your children to Read More »
13 Learning Tips and Study Strategies for Kinesthetic Learners
Posted in Teaching on October 3, 2016
This is the third and final installment of learning tips and and study strategies for the three major learning styles! (Auditory, visual, and kinesthetic). Today's topic is kinesthetic! (The hard to spell one that needs to touch everything... and still shows up underlined in red even though I triple checked that I spelled it correctly.) This is the Read More »
15 Learning Tips and Study Strategies for Auditory Learners
Posted in Teaching on October 1, 2016
Tags: Learning Styles, Study Tips
This is my second post in a series of three -- Learning tips and study strategies for the three main types of learners (visual, auditory, kinesthetic). Today I'm going to be writing for auditory learners, my personal favorites. Just a reminder -- everyone has a predominate learning style, but this doesn't mean you can't benefit Read More »
