Do You Need a Homeschool Support Group, Mama?
Monday, 20 March 2023
Hey Mama, Do you need a homeschool support group? Yes, you do! Encouraging one another is just as important for homeschoolers as it is for believers in Christ (Hebrews 10:25). There is something special about traveling a road with others who are headed in the same direction. If you don’t have a homeschool support group,
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Are You In Survival or Revival, Mama?
Monday, 13 March 2023
Let’s talk about the hard things of homeschooling. There are times (maybe years) where you are homeschooling through illness. Or, maybe the lack of finances or job security is particularly hard. What about that marriage that is hanging in the balance? What about those teens that are rebellious? What about the trials that keep coming?
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Do You Have Time to Serve Others, Mama?
Monday, 06 March 2023
When you think of “ministry opportunities,” do you think that there’s no time or opportunity for you or your family to serve anyone right now? The term ministry opportunities is simply a fancy way of saying “serve others.” Teach your children that serving others can be something simple like helping a sibling pick up
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Keep Science Fun and Real, Mama!
Monday, 27 February 2023
Hey Mama, When did your littles learn so much from just playing and hanging out with you, sweet Mama and your husband? But they did learn. Even today they’re learning (and so are you). Using apps, textbooks, even fun experiments from time to time, they’re learning about science and nature and life. While they’re still
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Should You Teach Typing, Mama?
Monday, 20 February 2023
When I first began homeschooling 25 years ago, I didn’t even think to add typing to my children’s education. But when I saw them use an online learning game and watched them “hunt and peck” for letters on the keyboard, I knew it was time. Today, typing has become a skill that most of our
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Do You Have a Late Reader, Mama?
Monday, 13 February 2023
Half of my children were early readers, and half were late readers. There were struggles that we pushed through. Some tears were dried. But in the end, with consistent day by day help and encouragement, they are all good readers now. One needed vision help; one needed help for dyslexia—some needed more time. We read
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Jiggles, Wiggles, and Giggles, Mama
Monday, 06 February 2023
Our youngest is now an active ten year old. He can’t sit still while doing book work. His body has to move. The chairs have to move (rock, shuffle, and fall over). The pencil has to fly. His body and hands and feet have to move. His mouth has to make noises. It can be
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Creative Ways to Teach Math, Mama
Monday, 30 January 2023
It’s easy to be creative with math in the elementary years. I am not creative when it comes to middle, junior, and high school math. My kids just have to do it. Yes, there will be hard math days and sometimes even tears. These are opportunities to teach children to do hard things and to be overcomers.
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