By Gloria Ellis Summer is just around the corner, and along with enjoying vacations and camps, many parents hope to keep their children’s academic skills sharp over the summer months. The good …
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Summer Learning Starts at Home!
There are many reasons to prioritize summer learning, but countering the summer slide is a big one! The term “summer slide” refers to the loss of academic skills that occurs over the summer. Students …
Presidential Portraits
By Lisa Batchelder-Hetrick When a new U.S. president enters office, they get to choose which portraits and artifacts of past presidents will hang in the Oval Office and be on display throughout the …
We Love Books!
By Lisa Batchelder-Hetrick At Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions, we seriously love books! This Valentine’s Day we'd like to share a collection of special books in honor of Black History Month. We …
The Significance of the Neighborhood
By Lisa Batchelder-Hetrick The Harlem Renaissance refers to the period of time, during the 1920s and 1930s, that was rich with culture and filled with an explosion of art celebrating African …
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The Harlem Renaissance
By Jamaica Thompson As we continue to explore African-American literature, we move from the slave narratives and political writings of Early America, and onto the Harlem Renaissance. This period in …