“The Berkshire Tragedy,” which some far more learned than I am think is a variation on an earlier song called “The Bloody Miller,” relates the story of a miller who comes across a pretty girl and tells her he will marry her if she sleeps with him. Believing him, the girl sleeps ...
URM "Synthphonics 2:Hush on the Peace Terrain" URM and General Chaos Visuals "Luminations" DVD Vlor "A Fire is Meant for Burning" Wassonic "Wassonic" Geoff Wakefield "Sonic Dreamtime" Wierd State Inbetween "It's You Who Made My Head Spin" ...
To use modern education parlance, this is a knowledge-rich curriculum. Mason’s principles are over a hundred years old and will take you far but there are still areas for you as the educator to fill in, e.g. choosing your own phonics programs, supports for students with special needs, ...
Mr. K in particular fell in love with the story and demanded that I go back to the beginning and read the chapters he missed (which we did the next day). Meanwhile, Miss M grabbed the book and started reading herself. While I normally ask her to wait and not “read ahead”, for ...
A huge online community exists for a style of music called ‘plunderphonics’, which involves using samples and piecing together creative material from this. A truckload offree samplesexist online, so commercial tracks can be released by someone without a shred of musical knowledge. ...
I watched the video for Bill Fisher’s song, “Celador,” at three or so in the morning on Saturday and am beginning this entry three days later, having thought about it in my usual spiral of insomnia-laced (un)focus. As soon as I realized I was going to write about Bill Fisher, ...
The Holphonics have always been on top of their game and this album is no exception. It gives ska, pop, and metal then shakes it out into something completely new. This album sounds like it could be a soundtrack to a movie of some sort, which I would pay money to see. ...
This year, we’re using The Kind Kingdom fromThe Peaceful Press. This curriculum is a gentle, Charlotte Mason-inspired literature and project-based program for elementary children. I’ll be using it for both Zoe and Naomi, and will be supplementing with Math, Handwriting, and Phonics. The ...
Slip It In!- A great phonics game that kids can play over and over again. Our version features short vowel words, but you can adapt this game for other phonics skills as well. Second grade spelling words- A list of 175 important spelling words for second graders. Other helpful word lists...