by Shari McMinn And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night (Exodus 13:21 ESV). My late husband was a car...
Don’t Start Early: Why Waiting to Begin Homeschooling Your Child Is Better!
By Julianna Duerksen “The earlier they’re in school, the earlier they’ll read.” “Kids need preschool to learn to sit still so they can learn in kindergarten.” “Children will never be socialized if they haven’t experienced a classroom.” Such are the...
Thanksgiving Unit Study
By Julianna Duerksen Here's some background about the history Thanksgiving. Try reading it out loud, then, check out the activities below! "They found the Lord to be with them in all their ways, and to bless their outgoings and incomings, for which...
Resistant Learners: Help for the Journey Part 2
by guest author Patricia Dotten [Welcome to part two of this series on help for teaching resistant learners. If you missed last week’s post, you can find part 1 here.] 4. Remember, homeschooling is really just doing LIFE with our children Play...
Resistant Learners: Help for the Journey Part 1
By guest author Patricia Dotten Yesterday I got coffee with a friend, a homeschool mom of four children ages 7–17. As we sat and sipped our lattes, she started bemoaning the state of her homeschooling: “I haven’t done enough school this year. My...
Summer Struggles and Solutions
By Shari McMinn And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years (Genesis 1:14 ESV). I love how God created the signs and seasons,...
Experiential Learning
by Shari McMinn You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. (Deuteronomy 6:7 ESV) As homeschool parents, we should...
Homeschooling is a Lifestyle, Not a Classroom
by guest author Patricia Dotten I remember as a young mom being so excited to start homeschooling! I envisioned a small row of desks in a meticulously organized and colorfully decorated school room in our basement, posters of presidents and the...