The Sequoia Breeze

Do you dread state testing? Are you wondering if you should even bother having your kids participate? Listen in and hear why it's critical to our schools AND how it can benefit your kids! You'll hear great ideas about how to make testing easier on your students--and you! Lacey Carroll and Brad Mumaw join in from the testing team.Parent Assessment tools (practice tests, etc)Typesy.com Readandspell.com (available as All Access curriculum)Contact Brad and Lacey at [email protected].

Season 3 releases February 1!

Let’s Hear it for the Average Child (mistakenly called “Let’s Hear It for the ‘C’” in the episode)Blake Boles - The Art of Self-Directed LearningCollege without High SchoolWhy Are You Still Sending Your Kids to School?

Story of the WorldJohn Taylor GottoBlake Boles

Mark RoberAdventure AcademyJ/HSVAKiwi CoMel ScienceBill NyeLending LibraryExploratorium Science Snacks

Shel SilversteinBach to Rock

HiGasfy Curriculum Grandma Moses “Sugaring Off”

“The Power of Reading Aloud” blog articleBooks mentioned in the episode:Kite FightersI Rode a Horse of Milk White JadeShadow SpinnerThe Year of Ms. AgnesHome in the WoodsBecauseRed Sails to CapriThe Wheel on the SchoolGooney Bird Greene“I Had a Mother Who Read to Me” Poem by Strickland Gillilan

I Can StatementsKhan AcademyBedtime Math6 Unproductive Ways to Learn Math Basics—and What to Do InsteadEdutopia - Math ArticlesTop 5 Math Strategies for Struggling StudentsMath Strategies: Master the Basics FirstHelp Them Understand the Why. Struggling students need plenty of instruction.Make It a Positive Experience.Use Models and Learning Aids.Encourage Thinking Out Loud.-MagooshHow to Learn Math: For Students (Great for parents & teachers too!)Learning math through games:NRICHDesmosMathigonPhETToy TheaterMath PlaygroundMath TricksWould You Rather MathPersonal Finance LabSolve Me MobilesFree online math lessons:Math AnticsMath PlanetMyWhyU - Pre AlgebraMath in the WorkforceMath WorksheetsAlgebra WorksheetsPerformance TasksOpenStax - High School level FREE textbooksYouCubed - Parent ResourcesYouCubed at HomeData TalksData ScienceCODAPSubscription-based math lessons that I’ve used and like:Mind Benders - The Critical Thinking Co.Balance Math - The Critical Thinking Co.Amplify/DesmosManeuvering the MiddleClark Creative (Performance Tasks)Use code BTS22 for a 25% off discount on any MembershipCTC MathBeast AcademyDimensions - Singapore Math

Stanford History Education Group (Learning Coach: preview lessons for subject appropriateness)Adventure AcademyDBQ (Document based question) Puzzles:Send an email request to: Scott Steffens Request the time period/ topic you are looking for. For example: Middle or high school, Declaration of Independence ColomaCSI investigations Lost Colony of RoanokeMushroom Bread

CNN10Shel SilversteinDr. Seuss

Planning Your Day Zoom PresentationMoving Beyond the Page

Watch the video about Seuquoia Grove that Jenell referrs to here.California Dashboard--A school's 'report card.'

We're back! First episode drops on September 7. You won't want to miss it!

What is a unit study?Math U SeeStory of the WorldGrowing with GrammarSoaring with SpellingSaxon mathBookSharkBright ThinkerIEWTime for LearningAcellusMobyMaxMoving Beyond the PageOak MeadowLapbooksSingapore Math US Edition

Please Understand Me II by David Keirsey

Write Reflections

School Calendar on the Homeschool HelperBookShark CurriculumEasy GrammarAR (Accelerated Reader) pointsIce Cream Multiplication Clip Chart

Erin Emerson joins me to conclude our series about teaching your child to read.

All About Reading Decodable BooksBookShark Decodable BooksBob Books for Beginning Readers

The measuredmom.comMontessori crosswords (apple)Montessori Crosswords (android)Explode the codePeachie SpeechieElkonin boxes

Raffi Singable Songs for the Very YoungRaffi “Apples and Bananas”Peachie Speachie

Clarksville Charter SchoolFeather River Charter SchoolLake View Charter SchoolHomeschool HelperCathy Duffy Homeschool Curriculum ReviewsRainbow ResourceA Brighter Child

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