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Putting Poetry In Your Family Routine

January 29, 2020 by The Learning Basket Leave a Comment

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Poetry tea time is one of the things we enjoy doing as a family. We started it several years ago, inspired by veteran homeschool mom Julie Bogart. Having experienced poetry in the school setting (read: boring and scary at the same time), reading poetry while drinking tea - or any drink that we like - and relishing pastries seemed like a lovely idea. We started our poetry … [Read more...]

How to start nature study: A guide from a reluctant naturalist

November 19, 2018 by The Learning Basket Leave a Comment

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I never thought I would be writing about nature study and nature journaling. It’s one of the things I didn’t look forward to in our homeschool week. I would keep delaying it and we would end up not going out for nature study for weeks on end. But then one day, I realized (from talking to friends and listening to podcasts — yes this really was an issue for me!) that I needed … [Read more...]

A Fun And Easy Way To Teach Children Shakespeare

January 23, 2018 by The Learning Basket Leave a Comment

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I’ll be the first person to admit that I never had appreciation for Shakespeare and his works. When your experience consists of analyzing literature without enjoying it first, then being graded for it, I suppose you’ll naturally feel an aversion towards it. You can’t help but feel like it’s something that you won’t ever be able to understand, much less enjoy. However, … [Read more...]

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