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Five Things That Make School Run Smoothly

Five Things That Make School Run Smoothly People often ask me HOW we manage things around our house. So this month I have five things to share with you that have worked well in our large family homeschooling situation....

Review: The Easy French

Many times as homeschoolers we wish to teach our children a foreign language but funds, as well as talent perhaps, hinder us from taking on this challenge. Let me share with you what our family is using to further our horizons...

Learning Styles

For as long as I live, I will never cease to be amazed at how so many different looking children can come from the same two parents. My husband and I have five children – five very distinctly different looking children....

SO WHAT ABOUT SOCIALIZATION?…AND OTHER QUESTIONS (part 2)

SO WHAT ABOUT SOCIALIZATION?…AND OTHER QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING! (This is part 2 in a 3 part series.) THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE. I’M GONNA LET IT SHINE! Matt. 5:13-16 “You are the salt of the earth;...

Review: Finding a College

College Safari (sung to the tune of “Surfin’ Safari”) Lets go visit now Everybody’s learning how Come on and safari with me (come on and safari with…) Right now is the perfect time to plan a...

Review: The Organized Home Schooler

1 Corinthians 14:33 … “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace” …What I need is some order in my life! I rely heavily on lists and calendars (my friends often mistake this for being organized and...

In the Kitchen…..

Do any of you cook with your kids? I wasn’t always keen on the idea. Even when thinking about it as a class. It was hard for me to let go and slow down long enough to even allow my children to help. For me, I just wanted to...

Reading is an Adventure

Last week my kids and I started reading Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Our World History curriculum has landed us in America during the 1800′s when people looked to the West for a new life and cheap...

The Principal of The Matter

Today, most homeschooling families are functioning as one income households which means the main financial resources are being derived from the father’s employment while mothers are usually the formal educators of the home....

Dear Mr. President…

We recently studied the US Constitution and the three branches of government in our homeschool. And lest ye think that it was an in-depth discussion, let me remind you that my children are 6 and 8 years old– so adjust your...