Homeschool Spark Video Courses

Learn about the annual Chincoteague pony roundup, pony swim, foal auction, and the "wild" Assateague ponies in this course on the best-selling book by Marguerite Henry, Misty of Chincoteague.

Learn computer programming using python with this detailed, instructional video course. Python is becoming one of the most popular programming languages for high school and college introductory programming classes. Its simple syntax and streamlined editing environment make it one of the easiest languages for aspiring programmers to begin with. Python is a traditional, text-based language that runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Raspberry Pi systems.

This is lesson 5 in the python introductory programming course. It introduces the if statement and conditional or branching logic, allowing the program to perform different operations based on the outcome of a true/false condition.

This course gives you the best of both worlds - thorough step-by-step instruction on Inkscape's tools and features as well as hands-on, practical assignments for you to complete. The progressive assignments help you master the concepts taught in the video lessons. Part of Homeschool Spark's Inkscape Adventure course

If GIMP is the Photoshop of free software, then Inkscape is the free equivalent of Adobe Illustrator. Inkscape was designed to create scalable vector graphics. It has amazing capabilities for a free program! Part of Homeschool Spark's Inkscape Adventure Course

Students gain knowledge and experience working with layers and the paintbrush tool by adding color to a transparent, outlined, image. This is a sample lesson from the GIMP Graphics course. Students gain knowledge and experience working with layers and the paintbrush tool by adding color to a transparent, outlined, image.

More info about the content and approach of this creative fiction writing course.

Learn to write fiction with the author of the Sonrise Stable series of horse books for children. Don't care for horses? No problem. The course is designed to help you write about whatever you're interested in.

I'm not a fan of conflict, but good fiction does need some level of tension or suspense to keep it interesting. Learn some approaches to that in this 12th lesson in the Sonrise Stable Fiction Writing course.