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Teaching Physics With an 8th Grader (and a Few More), by Jane-Emily
Middle School Science This year, we are studying Physics. I have used the four-year science/history cycle described in The Well-Trained Mind for eight yearsContinue Reading
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Watching an Eclipse, by Jane-Emily
Science With Friends In late May 2012, I was very lucky; there was a solar eclipse right where I live! We had a greatContinue Reading
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Why I Chose Homeschooling: A Librarian’s Story, by Jane-Emily
I always check far more books out of the library than I can actually read. It’s a hazard of the job. If something looksContinue Reading
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Homeschooling: Where to Start? by Jane-Emily
Getting started in homeschooling can feel overwhelming. There is so much information, so many curricula, so much stuff! Sorting through it all can takeContinue Reading
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Preparing Preschoolers for a Classical Education: Part I, by Jane Emily
Lately there is a lot in the news about young children and a “college prep education.” Many of us have read the news storyContinue Reading
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Preparing Preschoolers for a Classical Education: Part II, by Jane-Emily
In the last post, I covered the basics of preschool parenting, but many parents of little ones want to know what academic materials they shouldContinue Reading
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Preparing Preschoolers for a Classical Education, Part III, by Jane-Emily
I’ve already talked about parenting preschoolers for a classical education and more academic activities to prepare your preschooler for a classical education. Part IIIContinue Reading
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Author Page: Jane-Emily
JANE-EMILY Jane-Emily is a classically homeschooling LDS mom of two girls, and a librarian at the local community college, very part-time. She loves to readContinue Reading
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Library Skills for Children, by Jane-Emily
When Sandbox to Socrates was in its early days (we are headed toward our SECOND birthday!), contributing author Jane-Emily wrote this guest piece for ToContinue Reading
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Library Skills Scavenger Hunt, by Jane-Emily
Recently Sandbox to Socrates published the guest post I wrote for To the Moon and Back on teaching your child library skills. I’d like toContinue Reading
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Homeschooling While Working Part-Time, by Jane Emily
I’ve homeschooled my two kids for over ten years now, and for five of those years I’ve been working part-time. I won’t say it’s ideal, but it’s reality for many families. Here’s how I manage. I’m a...
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Self-Education: How I Do It, by Jane-Emily
Georgiana’s post about self-education got me thinking about the many projects I’ve taken on over the years. I’ve been homeschooling classically for ten years now, and I’ve spent a good bit of my time...
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Longer Books to Read Aloud to Younger Children, by Jane-Emily
As a new mom, I couldn’t wait to start reading to my baby. You know how it is; you’re just so excited about everything! We read picture books together all the time, but by the time she was 3 or so...
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StS Goes to the Moon and Back!
Our own Jane-Emily is guest-blogging today over at To the Moon and Back! As a librarian, Jane-Emily definitely knows the best ways to introduce our early elementary-aged children to the skills and...
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How I Taught 7th Grade Chemistry, by Jane-Emily
Middle School Day Last year I had a twelve-year-old in seventh grade and a nine-year-old in fourth. For science, I wanted to concentrate on chemistry — one of my very favorite sciences! It’s the...
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Teaching Physics With an 8th Grader (and a Few More), by Jane-Emily
Middle School Science This year, we are studying Physics. I have used the four-year science/history cycle described in The Well-Trained Mind for eight years now; this is the end of our second cycle...
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Watching an Eclipse, by Jane-Emily
Science With Friends In late May 2012, I was very lucky; there was a solar eclipse right where I live! We had a great time getting our friends to come and watch it with us, and preparation was the...
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