A Grab Bag of Useful Resources
Homeschoolers tend to be an individualistic bunch, so when looking for ways to teach our children, we often go beyond the standard lineup of textbooks and curriculum. Here’s a “grab bag” of resources that our […]
Curriculum
5 Tips and Flips
Over the thirteen years that I’ve been homeschooling, I’ve learned something about good advice: every helpful tip has a balancing flip. Here are a few examples. Good Tip! Know what your goals are. Does your […]
Teaching the Bible to Different Age Ranges
There is enough of an age spread between our oldest and youngest children that I find myself circling back with the younger ones to make sure they are also benefiting from some of the things […]
A Procrastinator’s Approach to School Planning
In the past couple of months, Rachelle and Sara have both shared their families’ approaches to school planning. Now it’s my turn . . . last, because that is how I do my school planning: […]
5 Tips for a Solid Start in Your New School Year
Last month, we talked about how to finish last year strong, what to do with all those papers (including the prolific artwork!), and what tools you can use to assess how the year went—plus some […]
Step 1, Step 2: School Planning as a Team
How do I plan school for the upcoming year? Well, I play to my strengths: I let my husband do it. “Okay, then,” you ask, “What does it look like with Darren as the planner […]
The Drawing Board: The Art of School Planning
I’m a planner. I don’t feel settled until there is a plan. Once I have a plan, I’m quite comfortable changing it as needed. But I need a plan. School planning has always been a […]
Getting to College Early by Keeping It Simple and Inspiring Passion
The Brainy Bunch: The Harding Family’s Method to College Ready by Age Twelve chronicles the homeschool journey of the Harding family and their overall philosophy of home education for their 10 children. Each of the […]
Quiz: What’s Your Homeschooling Philosophy?
I like self-discovery, and I like homeschooling. So I was pretty impressed that the folks at Eclectic Homeschooling managed to combine the two into one quiz. The Homeschool Philosophies Quiz scores your answers according to […]
4 Tests to Discover What Your Child Needs to Learn
Mayday! Mayday! The end is near! At least that’s how many of us feel as we are evaluating progress and starting to seriously look ahead for next year! Are you wondering if you really finished […]
