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Review – Beginning Public Speaking
Beginning Public Speaking Written by: Teressa Moon Publisher: Communicators for Christ For the past several months I have been teaching a public speaking class to about 13 homeschoolers. My guide for conducting the class has been Beginning Public Speaking by Teresa Moon, published by Communicators for Christ. It has been a wonderful resource. There is a Teacher’s Edition, Student Workpack & DVD which are all available from Communicators for Christ for the price of $99.95. I did not have the DVD’s but used only the Teacher & Student Book and I think you really could just use the Teacher’s Edition and not purchase anything else. The individual books can be…
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Getting Organized with Schedules – Part 2
After I made my 12 week schedule for our Middle Ages unit study (see this post – Keeping Organized with Schedules – Part 1), I then did another spreadsheet that shows me what we should be doing at what time. I put the times in to help keep me on track. You could also do a schedule that showed general blocks of time, for instance: 8:30-12:00a.m. Unit Study, 1:00-3:00p.m. Independent Study. As I said, I did mine with specific times for each part of our unit study to help me to be able to just move from one thing to another without having to put any thought into what is next on the agenda. On my…
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Getting Organized with Schedules – Part 2
After I made my 12 week schedule for our Middle Ages unit study (see this post – Keeping Organized with Schedules – Part 1), I then did another spreadsheet that shows me what we should be doing at what time. I put the times in to help keep me on track. You could also do a schedule that showed general blocks of time, for instance: 8:30-12:00a.m. Unit Study, 1:00-3:00p.m. Independent Study. As I said, I did mine with specific times for each part of our unit study to help me to be able to just move from one thing to another without having to put any thought into what is next on the agenda. On my…
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Keeping Organized with Schedules – Part 1
I cannot function very well without a schedule. Oh, I manage to squeak by but inside I feel like I have nothing together. I do whatever task or distraction is at hand rather than doing what may be a higher priority. By the end of the day when I look back on what I have accomplished it amounts to very little. Did I do a load of laundry? Yes, but somehow I never did find the time to put it in the dryer, never-mind it being folded. The baskets start to overflow and the ironing piles up. The family eats well (most days) but what about the dishes that need to be hand-washed? …
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Keeping Organized with Schedules – Part 1
I cannot function very well without a schedule. Oh, I manage to squeak by but inside I feel like I have nothing together. I do whatever task or distraction is at hand rather than doing what may be a higher priority. By the end of the day when I look back on what I have accomplished it amounts to very little. Did I do a load of laundry? Yes, but somehow I never did find the time to put it in the dryer, never-mind it being folded. The baskets start to overflow and the ironing piles up. The family eats well (most days) but what about the dishes that need to be hand-washed? …
