Teaching Geography Through Family Travel
Forget the worksheets. See how family travel — from a Wyoming pull-off to a Kenyan mission trip — teaches geography teens actually remember.
Why Letting Your Kids Get Dirty This Summer Is the Best Thing You Can Do for Their Gut Health
Any time the weather is warm, we need to let our kids play outside as much as possible, soak up the sun, play in the dirt + gardens, splash in pools + oceans, eat fresh food, etc. As it gets cooler, sit out by campfires and you know that will get them dirty! Some how, most kids find a way to get the soot on themselves and their clothes!….We live in a bacteria 🦠 fearful world right now but not all bacteria is bad!!!.
When You Feel Like “Just a Homeschool Mom,” Read This
A woman, renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office, was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation.
She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself.
“What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “Do you have a job or are occupation……?”
“Of course I have a job,” snapped the woman. “I’m a Mom.”
“We don’t list ‘Mom’ as…
4 Steps to Teaching Multiple Ages
When you’re a homeschooling mom teaching multiple ages, you may feel stressed and overwhelmed. You want what’s best for your children, and this includes providing them with the best home education possible. Deep down you know there has to be a better and easier way to teach them all, but you just haven’t
Bring History to Life With Movies
With a DVD player, a smart TV and WiFi in your home the possibilities are almost endless…..
Surviving the Homeschool Winter Slump
Are any of you experiencing the homeschool winter slump right now? The holidays are over, Weather prevents most outdoor activities for many of us. Spring seems so far away. Colds seems to be shared better than anything else in the home. If you are new to homeschooling, don’t worry, this is normal. It happens to all of us, whether you have homeschooled for one year or 20+ years
Will My Children Ever Grow Up?
If you are the parents of young children, you may think that they will never grow up.
I remember looking forward to the days when I wouldn’t have to repeat myself over and over again, dress them, bathe them, carry them everywhere, go through the huge bedtime routine. I look back and see how much I missed by looking ahead to what I wished for rather than looking at the abundant blessings that God had given every moment of every day! Please take advice from this mom……
In Tears Over School: The Struggling Learner
We had tried just about everything I could think of: me reading to her, her reading to me, her reading to herself, taking turns reading, discussing what was read, her writing down important facts, reviewing what we talked about the day before….. and I had prayed, a lot about this! I had searched for answers in books, blogs, talked with friends. Nothing seemed to make learning easier for her.
The challenge was she did not have a definite learning disability that could easily be pinpointed. Of course, as a homeschool mother, I noticed that she…….
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