Overview: Having a hard time focusing? Feeling tired after a long winter? THERE’S HOPE! Here are some tips to help you homeschool successfully in the spring! It’s spring! We should all feel refreshed and full of energy after a long winter, right?!? Somehow, that isn’t the case around here. Between the pandemic, the fact that …
Overview: Does your child hate reading? Learn easy ways to change your approach so that your child will no longer hate to read! Some of our kids hate to read. This is even true for parents who LOVE books and who appreciate the value of books and reading. How is this possible?!? One of the …
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Overview: Want to share some beautiful books about love and friendship with your kiddos for Valentine’s Day? Here are 15 of the BEST Valentine’s Day Books for Kids! Valentine’s Day is only a few weeks away, so this is the perfect time to stock up on some books for your kiddos. There are lots of …
Overview: Got gratitude?!? Even during difficult times, it’s not only possible to be grateful, it’s a posture that God has instructed us to take. Here are some tips to cultivate gratitude during a difficult year. No doubt about it. The year 2020 will go down in the history books as being a difficult year. One …
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Overview: Have kids who love dinosaurs?!? Help encourage READING by giving them books about things they’re passionate about. Here are books for your dinosaur lover! Most kids, at one time or another, have a fascination with dinosaurs. Even adults enjoy learning about them and imagining what life would have been like when they were roaming …
Overview: Is it even possible to teach a child who hates writing?!? It sure is!!! Here are 5 homeschool tips for kids who don’t like to write. When our kids hate writing or put up a fuss every time we ask them to pick up a pencil, it can make homeschooling miserable because writing is …
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Overview: So much is not going according to plan right now. For all of us. Learn the importance of leaning into whatever God presents and embracing the unknown. When homeschoolers are asked their favorite things about homeschooling, one of the number one answers given is we love the flexibility. Even in states with a lot …
Overview: We MUST teach our children to value people who are different than they are from a young age. Want books to teach diversity?!? Here you go! We are all unique individuals with different strengths and weaknesses. But we do have lots of commonalities with other people in our community. We can relate best to …
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Overview: If your kids are rapidly approaching adulthood, have you thought about what comes next?!? When the kids leave the house, what’s YOUR next step? When my boys were fairly young, I started homeschooling them. My oldest son was two at the time, which is really young. However, the days can be long when you’re …
Overview: Curious about which essential life skills our teens should know before leaving home? Here are the best ways to teach these essential life skills for teens as well as a FREE, printable teenage life skills checklist. Both of my boys have been working part-time jobs since they were 15 and 16. This is a …
