Homeschooling with handicrafts has received recent hype with the popular rise of the Charlotte Mason teaching method among the homeschooling community. Although the Charlotte Mason method is not new, some homeschoolers are just now being introduced to this relaxed approach. Every new homeschooling parent hears the advice that you do not need to recreate the
Hey Mama, Classical Education and Charlotte Mason Education both vouch for creating good habits and starting them when the children are young. There are so many benefits that result from the forming of good habits. Peace is one of them. Wouldn’t we all like a dose of peace in our homeschool days? It
Click on the Article Below to Read Article Spotlight~ *Introduce your children to the fun of history with picture books! *Give your children an interesting look at history through well-written picture books. *Use storybooks to introduce your children to the drama of history. *Engage your children with a good story and watch them
Click on the Article Below to Read Article Spotlight~ Only by looking outside herself can a girl worship God. Because they are “un-self-conscious,” modest girls make the best sisters, the best wives, the best mothers, the best Christians, the best citizens. Training helps children learn to be aware and concerned about others—a trait
Mary Jane hears a tapping sound coming from the direction of her son, David, who has spastic cystic fibrosis. He cannot roll, sit, walk, or speak, yet he is enjoying reading. The tap is his signal for Mom to turn the page. Chris’s 17-year old son, Tim, has fetal alcohol syndrome. He experiences difficulty focusing
Karen Lange Fall is for Planting– You see this advertising slogan often at garden centers in autumn. So what does this have to do with homeschooling? More than you might think.Planting in the fall helps trees and shrubs become established during the cooler months, before enduring the warm, often dry conditions of summer. The
At the end of each school year, are you finding yourself swimming through mounds of worksheets, quizzes, tests, and half-finished workbooks wondering just what to do with it all? Where does the organization begin? What do you keep? Where will you keep it? How much should you, dare I say, throw away? As you begin
By Rea Berg Mentors of the Modern Homeschool Movement Next year will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of Susan Schaeffer Macaulay’s book For the Children’s Sake: Foundations of Education for the Home and School . Neophytes to home education back in the early 1980s (as most of us were) found in Macaulay’s
What is Copywork Copywork is simply the practice of copying a piece of well-written work from any of a variety of sources onto paper or into a notebook. The student copies from the chosen source using his best penmanship to create a “perfect copy” that is properly spaced and includes all proper capitalization and punctuation