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10/09/2025

Now through October 13, save up to 40% when you switch to Well-Trained Mind curricula! If you're unhappy with your math, history, reading, writing, or grammar, come see what we have to offer - only at welltrainedmind.com 🏆

Admit it: that shiny new curriculum isn't working, and it's making you AND your kids miserable. Switch to our proven, sc...
10/08/2025

Admit it: that shiny new curriculum isn't working, and it's making you AND your kids miserable. Switch to our proven, scripted, effective curricula and save 40 percent! Math, history, phonics/reading, grammar, composition, and more.
Follow the link in the comments below.

10/07/2025

TimelineTuesday: 10/7/1777, at the 2nd Battle of Saratoga, Benedict Arnold (already a hero for multiple feats) leads a breathtakingly bold charge against the British and Hessians, capturing a key fortification and winning a tremendous American victory. At the climax of the battle, he is wounded and his horse falls on him, breaking his leg. If the shot had hit him in the heart and he had died right then, he would be remembered today as a brilliant American leader. Schools and towns would be named for him.

🌱 The ripples of what you teach today may echo for generations. Sometimes the smallest lessons end up being the ones tha...
10/06/2025

🌱 The ripples of what you teach today may echo for generations. Sometimes the smallest lessons end up being the ones that last the longest. Keep planting seeds—you may never see the full garden, but it will grow. 🌸
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In 2nd-century Han China, the brilliant scientist Zhang Heng created a device to tell the emperor if there had been an e...
10/03/2025

In 2nd-century Han China, the brilliant scientist Zhang Heng created a device to tell the emperor if there had been an earthquake anywhere in his domain, and in which direction from the capital city the earthquake had occurred, so that aid could be rushed to the affected region. Each of these dragons held a metal ball in its mouth, and by seeing which dragon was jolted and dropped its ball into the metal frog below, the emperor's men could tell whether the earthquake had occurred toward the Northeast, Southwest, etc.
This is just one of many new stories and illustrations in the 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition of THE STORY OF THE WORLD, VOLUME 1--available now on our site in PDF or digital audio, and coming in February in physical formats!
(Follow the link in the comments below.)

HUGE NEWS! We're so excited to announce the 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition of "The Story of the World, Volume 1: Anci...
10/01/2025

HUGE NEWS! We're so excited to announce the 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition of "The Story of the World, Volume 1: Ancient Times." Now available on digital audio and PDF; coming in February in physical formats with a new, revamped workbook.

Features:
--The same engaging storytelling and readability that children love
--Two new chapters on East Asian history
--Additional material in the existing chapters on key historical events, including: the rise of the Roman Republic; the beginning of the Han dynasty; the Silk Road; the rule of Herod the Great, and more
--Ten new biographies of fascinating historical figures (Spartacus, Zhang Heng, and more)
--Twenty new illustrations and maps
--A newly recorded audio version with a wonderful new narrator
--Updated pronunciation guide
--New chapter order for better chronological flow
--Clearer formatting distinguishing ancient texts, myths, and stories from historical narrative

More info, samples, etc can be found in the link in the comments. New editions of Volumes 2-4 will follow (one will be released each year). Get Volume 1 today on PDF and digital audio, or pre-order the physical versions at your favorite retailer!

09/30/2025

TimelineTuesday: 9/30/1938: Despite earlier commitments to protect Czechoslovakia, Britain and France abandon that country to Hi**er when they sign the "Munich Agreement" which allows him to seize a large chunk of that country. Fortunately, the bully was satisfied with just that one thing, and he never did anything aggressive or evil ever again.

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting IS teaching. Every story you read, question you answer, and adventure you share lays the foundation fo...
09/29/2025

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting IS teaching. Every story you read, question you answer, and adventure you share lays the foundation for your child’s education. Homeschooling just means we get to do even more! Here’s to embracing the beauty of everyday learning this week. ❤️
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09/23/2025

TimelineTuesday: 9/23/1865, birthday of Baroness Emma Magdalena Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orci, who would go on to write "The Scarlet Pimpernel," which helped establish the trope of the hero-with-a-secret-identity. That novel inspired one of our favorite book-to-screen adaptations, the 1982 TV movie "The Scarlet Pimpernel," with Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, and Ian McKellen.

✨ Imagination fuels discovery. Knowledge gives us tools, but imagination lets us dream bigger, connect ideas, and explor...
09/22/2025

✨ Imagination fuels discovery. Knowledge gives us tools, but imagination lets us dream bigger, connect ideas, and explore new worlds—whether in science, art, or the stories we tell our kids at the kitchen table. Let’s start the week by leaning into creativity, not limits. 🚀
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TimelineTuesday: 9/16/1979, two families escape from East Germany, flying over the heavily-fortified border in a hot-air...
09/16/2025

TimelineTuesday: 9/16/1979, two families escape from East Germany, flying over the heavily-fortified border in a hot-air balloon that they built secretly using a home sewing machine.
(We thought about having kids re-create this heroic event while studying the "Story of the World" chapter about the Berlin Wall, but quickly realized it would be a liability nightmare.)

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