We believe that so much of what we call “Language Arts” is much easier learned in the context of actual language.Not only will your children learn all the separate components of language, but they will also see how real words operate in real-life writing. In our family, we use “real” books to ... Read More about The Importance of Reading
Handwriting
We have agonized over handwriting in our house. We have two seemingly conflicting viewpoints: First, we don't consider handwriting "busy work." Rather, we think handwriting should be incorporated into the other subject areas your children are learning, such as Bible, history, science and ... Read More about Handwriting
Teaching Grammar
We have fallen in love with a very unique method of grammar, called the K.I.S.S. Approach and designed by Dr. Ed Vavra, a professor of English grammar at Penn College. We encourage you to visit his website and read more about the K.I.S.S. Approach at http://home.pct.edu/~evavra/KISS.htm. The ... Read More about Teaching Grammar
Creative Writing
Writing is one of the tools God has given us to communicate with others. Not only can writing be a more permanent form of communication (than, say, speech), it is also more closely evaluated than speech. For instance, if we make a grammatical error while we’re telling about our visit to the mall, ... Read More about Creative Writing
How to Calm Clutter
Clutter is certainly a beast that must be tamed for us moms to ever have enough energy to homeschool. You already know that, so I won't spend a lot of time repeating why we need to get rid of clutter. Let's get right to the how! Calm the clutter in only one room at a time. (Don't ask me how I ... Read More about How to Calm Clutter
Over 200 Summertime Activities
Copyright 2002/2003 Deborah Taylor-Hough. Used with permission. All rights reserved. http://simplemom.com/ Since we don't use the phrase "I'm bored!" in our home, we don't hear our kids complaining about being bored during those long days at home during the summer months. But ... I have to admit ... Read More about Over 200 Summertime Activities
Why One Mom Loves to Homeschool
by Laura Q. -- used by permission I'm not patient, I'm far from organized, and I'm not disciplined. But guess what? We're doing great! It would be very very hard to do worse than the public schools in educating your child. My daughter attended a "good" private Christian school. I have always ... Read More about Why One Mom Loves to Homeschool
Hints for Homeschooling a Kindergartener
(Originally written in 2001, when my oldest son was in kindergarten, to give some advice to a friend ...) Hi, friend… My dishes are done and my laundry is folded, so now I can play for a few minutes. I’m going to try to write down my favorites for homeschooling in every area I can think of, to ... Read More about Hints for Homeschooling a Kindergartener
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