Hey Mama Monday: What Are YOU Reading? Children Follow by Example, Mama

Let them catch your love of reading and model your reading behavior. Seems so easy. Not always. It works for most kids. Then there are those who don’t love to read. Maybe it’s physically hard for them to read, they have a learning disability, or maybe it’s just not something they enjoy doing. I had
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Hey Mama Monday: Teachable Moments, Mama

  Hey Mama,   When you homeschool, you have the gift of time. Time to be a super model. Not the kind the world drools over. I mean the real kind – a model of the Lord your God. A super role model to your children, who are always watching. You’re not perfect, and you
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Hey Mama Monday: Can You Teach Civics & Government, Mama?

  Hey Mama,   It’s almost June . . . and then on to July . . . can you believe it? Summer always seems to fly by (even though it’s hardly started), and with summer comes BBQs, picnics, fireworks, and 4th of July! I love hearing phrases like “one nation under God” and “in
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Hey Mama Monday: The Solution for Family Stress: Family Rest, Mama!

  Hey Mama,   Is there stress or strife in your family? When the family isn’t rested, there tends to be more stress and strife among its members.  I don’t know about you, but our summer so far has been the busiest ever. In fact, we have been doing nothing but running around (all really
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Hey Mama Monday: Schooling on the Go, Mama

  Hey Mama,   There was a season not so long ago that I had three teens who each had an outside class, a job, and a ministry—and didn’t drive. Talk about on the go! I was doing more going than schooling in those days! There were also times we were on the go due
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Hey Mama Monday: Step One for Teaching Science to High School Homeschoolers, Mama

  Hey Mama,   So my house is really a mess right now. There’s a tall tower of folded towels on the coffee table which may or may not make it to the linen closet (ever). Often it seems they get knocked over before I can even deal with them. I have blueberry pancake batter
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Hey Mama Monday: Why Study Foreign Language, Mama?

  Hey Mama,   There are a lot of options for teaching foreign languages now–online, DVDs, co-ops, etc. Sign language can even count as a foreign language credit. Check out some options: The Value of a Foreign Language Teaching Foreign Language Which Language to Learn? American Sign Language Have you looked lately at the Foreign
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Hey Mama Monday: Say “Yes!” More Often to Games, Mama!

  Hey Mama,   We often think that games are keeping us from the real stuff of academics, but often, games are what make it stick. So say, “Yes!” more often to games! Games are wonderful teaching tools. I once heard a homeschool graduate speak about his education. What he remembered most fondly were those
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