Beat the Winter Blues with a Study on Light

  At this time of the year, there is less daylight and more darkness in the northern hemisphere. To remind us that the days are getting longer again with more light and that Jesus is the Light of the world, here are a few ways to incorporate the study of light, for all ages, into
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Hey Mama Monday: Homeschool Handwriting Help, Mama

  Hey Mama,   A couple of my kids have chicken scratch for handwriting. And they are the adult children, even though we all went over handwriting together for years. Some of my kids’ writing abilities are just neat from birth, and others need a lot of help. We should teach excellence but not stress
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Using Literature to Teach about World War II in High School

  Many of us use a curriculum to teach history, but using literature to teach history can be a great teaching tool. I am continuing this history literature series with some of the best books to teach about World War II. Using literature to teach history illuminates the time period, helps integrate the history curriculum,
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Homeschool Curriculum to Make Learning Spanish Fun

  I have always wanted to learn Spanish. I took two years of high school Spanish, and then after college, I married the son of Colombian immigrants. My in-laws frequently conversed in Spanish with my husband, leaving me to rely on what I could recall from almost ten years earlier. Living in a culturally diverse
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American Revolution Unit Study

“Long live the king” was a common toast heard among Englishmen of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries living in the American colonies. The American Revolution started the day the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence … or wait, maybe it was when the first shot was fired in Lexington the morning of April 19,
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Ben Franklin Exhibit Tours the US

Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World is an outstanding traveling exhibition celebrating the 300th birthday of this famous American. It was launched in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center on December 15, 2005, and is now traveling to major cities throughout the United States. The exhibition examines his contributions in the fields of
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Stopping by at Christian Cottage

Unit studies! Most of us love ’em, especially when they are well presented and mom-friendly! Teri Spray has authored The Christian Cottage Unit Studies, a four-volume set of very user-friendly materials. She also offers individual school services to families. We are blessed to have Teri stop by to chat with us this month. TOS: Teri,
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Don’t Forget the Fun!

Do you ever feel like all you do is cover the basics? Jumping from math to English, to history and science, then off to the kids’ activities or church and all those other good things you do. Before you know it, the week is over and you didn’t do nearly all you’d planned. I know
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