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...
by Julianna Duerksen To get you started on a Thanksgiving Unit Study, here’s some background about the history of Thanksgiving. Try reading it out loud, then, check out the activities below! “They found the Lord to be with them in all their ways,...
By Shari McMinn Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into...
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...
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...
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,...
By Julianna Duerksen Twenty-six years ago, my mom showed up with six-month-old me to attend her first-ever CHEC Homeschool Conference. The halls were bustling with enthusiasm, she remembers, as that first generation of homeschoolers planned and...
By Julianna Duerksen One of the biggest obstacles to homeschooling is the predicament of finances. How in the world can a family cut their income in half so mom can stay home full time to teach the kids? Especially in Colorado, with the insane...
