Homeschooling with Heart Blog - The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Writing at a Gallop

Thursday, 17 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Passion is the heart of story. No good writer has ever existed without him being thoroughly interested in what he is writing about – as an essay by a young English man over two hundred years ago teaches us. While we don’t know much about the childhood education of Thomas Clarkson, we do have

Published in Articles, Blog

No Comments

Faithfulness

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 by TOSBlog

How do people invest 14 years of their lives to homeschool their children? Ask any Christian homeschool parent and they’ll tell you – faithfulness. Faithfulness can be described as being strict or thorough in the performance of duty. Faithfulness, then, applied to homeschooling is persevering in teaching your children even when you are criticized

faithfulness homeschool homeschooling susan reed

Published in Articles, Blog

No Comments

5 Patterning Games for Kids

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 by TOSBlog

Red. Blue. Red. Blue. Big. Big. Small. Big. Big. Small. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4. Patterns are everywhere! If you’re looking for a fun way to practice patterns with your kids, give one of these games a try. They’re: Easy to set up Fun to play Full of learning Because learning

5 patterning games for kids homeschool homeschooling lisa tanner

Published in * Teaching Methods, Articles, Blog

1 Comment

Preventing the Winter Blues

Monday, 14 January 2019 by TOSBlog

With the busyness of the holidays behind us, January can be a time of rest or a time of new beginnings with ambitious resolutions. As the month wears on, with gray days and cold temperatures, it can also be a time of dreariness. As the frigid weather in some areas hinders regular outdoor playtime,