Do you have a favorite Christian children’s Easter book you like to read to your children? I have seven children and I do have a favorite Easter book that we have been using for about 16 years. It is called, “Love One Another: the last days of Jesus”. It is retold by Lauren Thompson and […]
Math Facts: A Successful Math Education Begins with the Basics
Many adults today have strong recollections of their childhood math education. If you’ve ever had a conversation with a friend, colleague, or neighbor about what their math experience was like as a child, you may begin to develop a picture of many adults who remember struggling through years of muddy math concepts or who still […]
Homeschool Reviews
This is a round up of all of the Homeschool Reviews I have done as a product reviewer on The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Homeschool Review Crew as well as some I have done on my own. Just click the title to the article you would like to read. My referral affiliate links are below. If […]
Keeping Your Child’s Homeschool Curriculum Fresh
One of the most important factors in designing the homeschooling year ahead is deciding on the curriculum you’re going to teach. However, if you focus on what you’re going to teach and not how you teach it, it’s easy for lessons to become stale. Let’s look at how you can make your lessons a lot […]
Creating A Homeschooling Area
When you homeschool your children, it’s so important that you are creating a homeschooling area for them where they can learn best. As a homeschooling mom of 8 that has lived in seven different houses, I have had some practice with this and I will share what I have learned. This post contains affiliate link. […]
Homeschooling With Patience and Kindness
Have you ever looked back on a really great day of homeschool and thought to yourself, “That was a really great homeschool day, I wonder what made the difference?” In my 13 years of homeschooling, I have found that the answer is homeschooling with patience and kindness. How do you “get” patience and kindness? Here […]
Appreciating History: Teaching Your Students Beyond the Usual Way
History is one of those academic subjects that students don’t usually appreciate. This is a contributed post and my referral affiliate links are below. If you click through and take action, I will be compensated. My full disclosure is here. Thank you! Let’s face it – we’ve fallen asleep at least once during history lessons […]
Dreams and Stories: Finding Inspiration for Young Students
When your writing students have hit a wall, frustrated with their blank papers, let them go to the ultimate treasure trove of creativity and imagination: dreams. For sure, they’ll find inspiration for a character or an element of magic. This is a contributed post and my referral affiliate links are below. If you click through […]
