Teach your child to read! This is one of the greatest delights of homeschooling! It is so exciting to see the little lightbulb go on when your child first gets the concept of forming letter sounds into real words. Once your child learns to read, the world will open before him; exploring the world is…
Reading matters! So try to develop a love of reading in your children.
Unit studies – have you heard of them? Have you ever used one? What about making one for your kids based on their interests? Let’s look at what a unit study is and how to plan a unit study. What Is a Unit Study? It’s always a good idea to define your terms when introducing…
Are you having a hard time trying to beat those winter doldrums? Has everyone sunk into “boring routine” mode? That is easy to do this time of year. All the holidays are over, nothing exciting is happening. The weather is probably lousy. Time to shake things up a bit! Add a bit of excitement to…
Setting goals is a good thing. We set goals for business, for our home, and for our finances. New Year’s resolutions are basically goals we set for ourselves. A “to-do” list is a set of daily goals we intend or need to accomplish. So why not set goals for your home school and your students…
A New Year’s Assessment – Looking Back, Moving Forward – A great slogan for the first few weeks of any new year. But really, that phrase is so much more than a slogan. It is an action plan! Let’s take that phrase, looking back, moving forward, and put it to work for our benefit. Looking…
Let them help – Do your kids want to help you decorate for Christmas? Or bake cookies? Let them help you! They will learn so many important things by helping you and working beside you! Their Christmas, and yours, will be so much more meaningful if you let them help you. I don’t know why…
Are you looking for the perfect Christmas list for homeschool parents you know? Christmas wish lists and gift guides are great. We are always looking for good ideas as we shop for gifts for others. Gift lists for homeschool families may be a bit different from other lists. If you looked on Pinterest now, you…
Are you always looking for great ideas? Especially now? Looking for great ideas for Christmas and homeschooling? Or are you feeling like you are always behind, finding all the ideas the week after you really wanted them? Do you ever envy those people who always seem to have everything together? Everything about them is completely…
Even though your Thanksgiving may not look the same in 2020 compared to “normal” years, you can still have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Maybe it is good for us to “withdraw” from the usual crazy preparations and have a quieter and more thoughtful Thanksgiving. I know my usual plans are completely upended and suspended, and I…