I thought you might enjoy some “surfing” today, while you’re playing around online. I’ve got a new website: Homeschooling Bible – Practical ideas to help you use the Bible as your primary textbook, for every subject! If you’ve been hanging around my blog for long, you’ll recognize most of the [...]
I want to encourage you to plan out some of your own curriculum for the coming year. There are several reasons why you make the best “curriculum planner” for your own children: God has given parents the responsibility to train and teach their own children. You know your children better [...]
You know what would be awesome? Awesome would be a camera crew going into a variety of homes on an average Tuesday morning and filming what their homeschool actually looks like.We could see how their kitchens were set up, how they handled the toddlers at breakfast, how they got the [...]
The first of February marks a new season of curriculum “shopping” among homeschoolers. For me personally, I start shopping in February because we get our tax refund soon, so I want to know how much money I should set aside for the coming school year. I also start shopping now [...]
If you’ve been following along with our current year’s homeschooling plans, you know that we’re homeschooling five children, plus we have two little ones. This gives us a 10th grader, 7th grader, 6th grader, 4th grader, and 1st grader. Several of you have written to me, wondering how we get [...]
This post needs a subtitle, so we’ll call it “How to Teach Our Children about Idolatry.” If you’ve been reading my posts this last year, you’ll know that I’ve been spending a bit of time in the book of Deuteronomy. Do you ever get the feeling that something you’re learning [...]
Our seven kids love to play games with mom and dad! We enjoy games more than worksheets in school, video-game tournaments more than television, and board games more than other family activities. As a homeschooling mom, I love how playing games together as a family provides benefits that go far [...]
Nothing is quite as unnerving to a homeschooling mom as finding out that her child is struggling in school. I know, because I’ve been there! I have several children that struggle in reading, spelling, handwriting, and math — and it can be scary! In addition, my youngest child (not quite [...]
Ask any veteran homeschooler about burn-out, and she’ll quickly get to the topic of curriculum. What mother hasn’t sincerely purchased piles of curriculum only to discover later that her choices were a terrible fit for her family? (Waving my hand here!) If you’re already partway into your homeschooling year, yet [...]
Towns everywhere are struggling with economic recession. Major companies are laying off workers. The housing market is struggling. Jobs are scarce, and the low-paying jobs that are available are being sought by workers needing a second or third job. Debt is high. The number of families living under the poverty [...]
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