Visual learners, auditory learners, tactile learners, oh my! The different ways and styles of learning are so diverse and our children with them. Homeschooling is amazing because it allows you to directly create activities that can help your child learn in the way that God created them to learn. To hone those skills that they
Your oldest is yearning to start learning, but there are pros and cons to introducing academics at age 4 or age 5. What’s a mama to do? Many experts that I respect suggest that kindergarten is too early to introduce rigorous academics to a child. A young student should not be pushed to write letters
Are you taking a family vacation this year? Would you like to sneak a little learning in? No matter where you are going, this family learning experience will be fun for the whole family and will give you something to keep memories alive for years to come. Gather the Materials Start with an empty scrapbook.
My best summer memories include the tangy taste of lemonade, a red-and-white-checkeredtablecloth laden with picnic treats, and my boys playing a round of Wiffle Ball© on the freshlymown lawn. I used to laugh when moms with older children told me to enjoy the fleeting summers with my children. Now, here I am with my last
Our country has a glorious Christian heritage that is being rewritten and erased. It’s up to us as homeschooling parents to pass the baton of faith to the next generation. Here are 10 ways to teach your beloveds about our nation’s Christian Heritage. #1. Look at Faith in Our Nation’s Founding Grab original documents and
Summer, with its bright sunny mornings and long lazy afternoons, is right around the corner. So are the exclamations of “I’m bored!” and “There’s no one to play with!” Why not fight the summer blues by getting your kids involved in planning a summer backyard club? Not only will a backyard club give them something
Spring often brings those April showers that bring the beautiful May flowers. When the day is rainy, making nature study and playing outside out of the question, it’s time to have fun inside. Here are 10 homeschooling activities for rainy days. Put Together a Floor Puzzle These are fun anytime. I love to do map
Spring! The time of rebirth! Everything is fresh and new. Flowers are back. Trees are budding. Whenever I think of spring, I remember the scene in the Disney cartoon movie Bambi where all the baby animals are being born, the birds are singing, and flowers are everywhere. The animals are singing, “Spring, spring, spring!” It’s
Do you have a morning basket routine in your homeschool? This is a time when everyone in the family gathers together to work on certain subjects together—regardless of any age gaps. A morning basket does not need to be a physical basket, although that is a handy way to keep everything together in one spot.