Overview: Being a mom with boys is a blessing. But it can also be difficult. Here are 8 things moms should know about their sons which will help us raise good men! Contrary to popular opinion in our modern society, boys and girls are wired differently. God has created men for different purposes than women. This […]
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Overview: Are your older kids struggling with their writing? Have you had trouble teaching writing to them? The program you choose can make all the difference! Writing is one of those subjects that can be difficult to teach in our homeschools. That is especially true if we are encountering resistance from our kids. You can
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Should we all be preparing our homeschooled kids for college? Or is there a college alternative which would be a better option for some of our teens? College has fast become the normal path for most students after they finish their high school studies. However, now that my boys are both high school age, I
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The other day, I was feeling behind. I was attempting to prepare my boys’ homeschool lessons for the coming week, to unload the dishwasher so that I could empty the sink, and to make several different types of sandwiches for the various members of my family because we all like them prepared differently. Suddenly, I
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Homeschooling almost always creates a better environment for learning than does any other form of education. The lessons are able to be individualized for our students. The activities can be tweaked to have better appeal. And you can’t beat those class sizes! However, there are a few subjects which are actually less intuitive to teach
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Overview: Rewards for kids can be controversial; but, we base our entire capitalist system on rewards. Find out why I think we SHOULD offer rewards to our kids! You might wonder if rewards for kids are really a good idea. There are many parents and educators alike who tend to think of rewards as bribes and
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Overview: Writing is one of those subjects that can be DREADFUL if you aren’t sure how to teach it. And being a writer can make it worse because it’s hard to relate to their reluctance. If you have a reluctant writer, here are some tips to ease the pain! Homeschooling is a wonderful educational model
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Science is one of those homeschool subjects that comes alive when we add in experiments and other hands-on science projects. But sometimes it’s just easier to skip over the experiments and keep on moving through the book. After all, it takes a lot of time to build a volcano from scratch just so your kids
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I love books! I have many beautiful leather-bound editions of classics on my bookshelf. They are precious to me! And I don’t just own these classic books – I have also read many of them. I love to read classic authors such as Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Alexander Dumas, and more. But
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Most homeschoolers live on one income, which can make our budgets extremely tight. Some of us supplement our family incomes by working part-time or creating our own businesses. Others work a full-time job and homeschool when we aren’t working. Still others can find ways to stretch the budget and make one income work. Before we
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