By Julianna Dotten Civics is not only a required subject by the Colorado Homeschool Law, it's crucial to preparing our...
Why (and How) to Teach Your Children Civics
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It’s Not Too Late to Start Homeschooling!
By Julianna Dotten Is it too late? It’s never too late to start homeschooling. In fact, many families choose to begin...
When Tragedy Strikes Your Homeschool
By Shari Howard McMinn, trag·e·dy /ˈtrajədē/ noun an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as...
Reformation Unit Study
By Julianna Dotten It was the eve of All Saints' Day in medieval Germany, and a coarsely-dressed monk wandered the...
10 Ways to Add More Fun to Your Daily Homeschool Schedule
How to Spice Up Your Homeschool Schedule Every homeschooling family is different. Some have one child, some have many....
Recommended Readings: Historical Fiction
By Julianna Dotten I'll admit it: growing up, I loved historical fiction. I can honestly say I wouldn't love history...
5 Ways Dads Can Help with Homeschooling
By guest author Pete Olson Unfortunately, too many dads look at home education as the wife’s hobby. Their role, they...
Teaching Your Children to Love Jesus
By guest authors Taryn and Mirren Martin Contrary to anticipating today’s popular “norm” that one’s children will...
Home Organization or Laziness
by guest author Kyndra Steinmann How can we keep up with home organization and homeschooling? Do you have trouble...
6 Practical Books: Skills Your Kids Must Learn
By Julianna Dotten One of the great benefits of homeschooling is the daily opportunities we have to teach our children...
Balancing Ear and Eye Reading
by guest authors Jamie Richardson, Amy E. Vanden Boogart, and Denise Douce With the onslaught of new technologies,...
Teaching Tip: Daily Lesson Planning
By guest author Carrie Austin After 11 years of writing lesson plans during my public school teaching days, by the...
Tips for Teaching Sons
I'm excited to introduce you to Shalyn Roach, a friend of mine and long-time homeschool mom and now, homeschool...
Encouragement For the Journey
Feeling weary or alone in your homeschool journey? Below is a list of 6 positive actions you can take to gain the...
Homeschooling Your Adopted Child
By guest author Shari Howard McMinn More and more Christian families are adopting, with many already homeschooling or...
A Mid-Year Makeover Part 2
by guest author Marcia Washburn This post is Part 2 in Marcia Washburn’s A Mid-Year Makeover article. Read Part 1...
A Mid-Year Makeover
By guest author Marcia Washburn And so it’s January — that month we face with combined anticipation and dread. We’ve...
Homeschooling Different Learners
Can a struggling or different learner be effectively homeschooled? The answer is yes! To help equip you for this...
Balancing the 3Rs and Bible
By guest author Robin Sampson Telling a homeschooling parent to teach with a Bible focus is easy. Accomplishing that...
How to Teach Persuasive Writing in 3 Steps
By Julianna Dotten I know. It’s a big step. The days of elementary school stories and paragraph-writing are over. Your...