K8

Also Known As: Present Perfect Progressive Verb Tense Present perfect continuous is like a mashup of present perfect and present continuous. Remember, in speaking of verb tenses, “perfect” means “complete”. However, here’s the mind boggling part: “continuous” means “progressive”, or making progress. Those ideas seem to be direct opposites, don’t they? Oh, English. You are […]

Are you looking to make an impact with your homeschool schedule? Let’s face it, when creating your homeschool schedule, it can be hard to figure out if your plan will work in reality or not.  When creating a homeschool schedule, you want to make sure that you’re planning your time wisely in order to make […]

Also Known As: Present Simple or Present Indefinite As it turns out, the simple present is not so simple or even necessarily all that “present”. In other words, it doesn’t necessarily mean “this is what I am doing in this exact moment”. At ArgoPrep, we like to imagine that simple present tense is like a […]

Perhaps you’ve heard that “practice makes perfect”? That’s not quite the type of “perfect” we mean here. Rather, the definition for “perfect” in this context is “complete”. So the present “perfect” tense is the “present complete” tense. We use it to talk about an event started and completed at an unspecified time in the past.  […]

Have you ever wondered why it’s important to encourage science at home? Unless you have been living under a rock, you most likely have heard the word “STEM” before. STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, is now a key focus. Why is this? Our rapidly developing global workplace is putting a higher demand for […]

What is Personification? Teaching figurative language is one of my favorite steps into the exciting world of literature. Figurative language transports language from what is written on a page to creating an emotional, visual, and highly impactful experience for readers. It is always fun to see students’ lightbulb moments when they notice figurative language at […]

Science experiments at home is one of the easiest ways to demonstrate complex topics to kids. Plus, they’re fun and engaging for kids of all ages. We have compiled some of the best at-home science experiments that you can use to enrich your at-home learning experience! Use the Scientific Method All of these experiments are […]

When learning how to speak a new language, learning it’s alphabet is an unavoidable part of the process, the English alphabet includes two types of letters: vowel and consonants.  Consonants are any vowels that restrict airflow through the vocal tract. But what’s the point of understanding consonants in the alphabet? Whether you are a native […]