Here’s a question: Do you feel like you’re responsible for teaching your children EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW? If you think the answer is, “Yes,” then, break out the books on everything from abacus to zoology, because you have just taken on...
When my children were 10, 8 and 6, a friend wrangled an invitation for us to join her at a farm for a homeschool science field trip: watching a butcher cut up a cow. It was supposed to be a practical view of—as well as a fascinating glimpse into—the insides of a...
As a young homeschool mom, I thought that teaching a child to read must be as difficult as learning to speak Swahili. This was my first great hurdle to jump if I was to continue homeschooling my children, so I pored through the catalogs available to us in 1986,...
Do you have a child who is struggling to read? If so, I have a story for you. If you have ever met a high school graduate who says, “I will NEVER crack a book again as long as I live!!”, and you ask them why, you may discover something quite startling. The...
Writing and spelling are another aspect of the Three R’s. If your kids love to write and are great at spelling, then move on to the next blog, which is on the third “R” — arithmetic. If that’s not your situation, I’ve got another story....
Teaching grammar is a must! It provides the foundation and building blocks for writing. And, if you’re like me and you never learned much, now is a great time to learn! I somehow missed this subject, or at least most of it, as I moved from school to school...
