Learning Styles: It’s the Way to Learn
Have you ever been so excited when new curriculum arrives at your door? You have spent hours patiently looking over catalogs marking the things that look exciting and interesting. You have posed countless questions to your...
read moreUsing Portfolios in the Home
Part notebook, part scrapbook, portfolios offer an ongoing and natural way to assess and record the abilities of our students. They not only remind us how much each of our children have accomplished over a school year,...
read moreHow to Get Started Homeschooling
For various reasons, whether religious or educational, more and more families each year are deciding that homeschooling is an educational option they want or need to try. So where to begin? First, find out your state’s...
read moreThe Formula Trap
Homeschooling a large family has its own challenges and rewards. On the plus side, there is a lot of fun involved. I love having a large group of people to do big projects or for playing games. I love having all levels of...
read moreThe Power of Teamwork
Brother A steps over the fallen fork of Brother B. Sister A points out the failings of Sister B. We don’t even want to talk about the wranglings of Brother A and Sister A over whose turn it is to sit in the front seat. I know...
read moreThis Week At Heart of the Matter
During this Mother’s Day Weekend, grab a cup of coffee or tea and take some time to catch up on these amazing articles from this week at Heart of the Matter! HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Housekeeping Tips for...
read moreHousekeeping Tips for Disordered Moms
There’s a great housekeeping tip cycling around on the web recently. And it’s so simple: host a monthly support group in your home for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and at least one of them will be agitated...
read moreAre We There Yet?
It’s May. It’s almost the end of our school year. Finally—at least for our family, who follows a nine-month school year. Why is it that the last few weeks of homeschooling are the hardest? Maybe it has something to do with...
read moreEmbracing Spring
This is the year. We will laugh gaily through our day (even while completing math lessons!), the children will sing and cry out, “More, more, more!” I bought all of the right curriculum. I have planned all the...
read moreBlessing Your Children
A few years ago I read a short devotion about a mother who daily prayed a prayer over her children—by placing her hand on her child’s head and saying a prayer for whatever their need might be that day. Then a few months...
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