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 …
After making it through a crazy spring, we’re entering a summer filled with unknowns. Many of us live in areas where businesses and libraries are still closed. And even beaches and parks require social distancing and other things that none of us are used to doing. So, we’re all spending more time at home. Which …
Got anxiety? If you have a child who is struggling right now, there are things you can do. Here are some ways we can all help kids handle uncertain times. We are living in historically important times right now. Years from now, people will look back at 2020 and will talk about how we handled …
Overview: Having a hard time finding a unit study for a particular topic? Why not make your own? It’s EASY and FUN! Let me show you how. The entire world has been turned upside down over the past year. We’re all dealing with lots of uncertainty and sitting down to go through the same old lessons …
