Overview: Better late than early? Should we start teaching young kids or wait until they’re older? Let’s explore both sides of the issue. What’s best for them? Is it better if we start teaching our kids when they are as young as 2 or 3? Or should we wait until they are as old as 8 or […]
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Some of our kids are naturally strong writers. Some of them are not. We all have different strengths and weaknesses, and I’m a huge advocate of allowing our kids to build on their strengths rather than constantly trying to shore up their weaknesses. There are some subjects in which all kids must attempt to become
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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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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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If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you know that I’m a huge fan of hands-on and real-life learning. Any time you can allow your child to experience something you’re trying to teach him, he will remember it much more vividly than if you have him read about it, listen to
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Overview: Are your kids learning everything that you THINK they are?!? Would you like to be sure? There are ways to find out that won’t be a burden on you – or them! As homeschoolers, we all know the value of teaching our kids how to become independent learners. We work hard to pass the mantle
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This has been an extremely busy summer for us. Both of my sons have had a lot of awesome opportunities to be involved in things that have given them some pretty cool experiences. Between the two of them, they’ve had a 2 1/2 week missions trip to Brazil, film camp, Jesus Loves Kalamazoo, camping
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Overview: Homeschooling our kids can be a pleasurable experience – or it can be a nightmare. Here are some things that are working in our homeschool! Homeschooling our sons has been an amazing blessing for our family. We enjoy being able to spend lots of time connecting as a family at night rather than struggling
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Overview: We’re halfway through the year. Need to make a change? If so, be sure you check out these tips for a mid-year reboot so you avoid some common mistakes! We’ve made it through Christmas break and all the December craziness and most of us have a few full weeks of schooling under our belts this
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Overview: Do your sons hate homeschooling? You may be surprised at how easy it is to help them love learning again. Here’s how! Homeschooling our kids can be an AMAZING journey – or it can be an excruciatingly painful process. When we first start homeschooling our kiddos, we have dreams of helping them to receive a world-class
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