This is my second installment in “Draw for Bible memory”! Let’s draw and talk about some beautiful verses in the Bible, Psalm 19:1-4a! [Video below] If you didn’t see my first blog post or video on this where we drew…
When you lose that feeling of anticipation for school, everything seems hard and time-consuming, you’re stressed and feel like a failure, you doubt you are doing your kids any good and the pressure of homeschooling is mounting up…you know homeschool…
No matter what type of schooling you went through as a child, you know what it’s like to have your efforts graded. You may feel really good about this, or really bad! But how do homeschoolers receive grades when assignments…
I don’t know about you, but I’m not observing much “conversation” happening anywhere anymore. Remember what that was? Two people, talking about a topic, sharing ideas, listening, giving feedback, politely challenging each other when appropriate. Put aside we can’t see…
Is Bible memorization tricky for your kids? We know how important it is to hide God’s word in our hearts (Psalm 119:11) so the Holy Spirit can come alongside us and remind us when we need to use that verse…
Homeschooling multiple grades simultaneously with babies in tow is always going to be a challenge! But it can be done! Check out my 4-pronged approach to success! I. Group timeII. Independent studiesIII. One-on-one learningIV. Pre-school strategies for infants, babies, toddlers,…
The mouth is such a small yet powerful thing. Communication connects us and can build up or tear down. But how do we tame the tongue and take control of our words? What fruit do we want our tongue to…
Over 15 years of homeschooling I’ve learned that having a structure to the homeschool day is vital to efficiency and making productive use of the 24 hours we are given. Let’s unpack some buzz words used and talk about the…
You thought the day was going well…until the younger ones kicked up a fuss and ran off crying, and the older ones started fighting…or was it the older ones who kicked up a fuss and ran off crying and the…
Starting the homeschool day is always tricky because it involves, well, waking up and getting out of that warm, fuzzy bed! Should you let your kids sleep in, or start bright and early with an alarm clock? Our family has…
