Jessie Wise

Fun can be an ingredient in the total life of the child, but the training of the child should be preparation for adulthood. ~Jessie Wise I love learning from home educators that are further down the path than I am. Maybe it is a birth order quirk. As the younger sister, I quickly learned the

Intentional Parenting

Truth is, if you homeschool, then you are intentional in your parenting. It would sure be a lot easier to let the kids get on the magic golden bus and disappear for eight hours each day. But you didn’t choose that because you didn’t think it was best for your children. You prayed, weighed your

Harmonious Homeschool

By Betsy Chastain   Many things can cause disharmony in our homeschools. I’ve come up with a few ideas that might be able to lower your “stress meter.”   MORNINGS Prayer: “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Phil. 4:6).

Effective Spelling Strategies

Most good spellers aren’t born; they are made. Good spellers are simply those people who learn the most effective spelling strategies and apply them on a routine basis. If your student masters effective spelling strategies, she masters spelling altogether. There are four categories of spelling strategies: phonetic, rule-based, visual and morphemic. A successful and effective
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