Summer is almost here. You’re almost done with this year’s school books and have begun making a curriculum checklist of what you need to get to be ready for the next semester. Don’t forget to add some helpful parent resources to that list. Having trained as a school administrator, and being a curriculum writer and […]
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The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Homeschool
If there was only one thing you could do per year to improve your homeschool experience overall, what would it be? My answer: The number one thing is prayer, of course, but after that it would be to attend a homeschool conference or convention. Homeschool conventions are a smorgasbord of encouragement, ideas, and resources that […]
Missionary Biographies (What to Read Link Up)
Who are your heroes? Many of my heroes are people I’ve met through the pages of my favorite missionary biographies. My children have met many of their heroes in the same way, through books or DVDs documenting the life, adventures & ministries of so many great men and women. It thrills me to hear Flower speak […]
A Homeschool Mom Teaches Bible
If you’ve never considered Bible as curriculum vs. Bible as life, I encourage you to read today’s post by Suzette, a former classroom teacher, with an open mind. How we teach the Bible to our children (whether homeschooling or not) will have a lasting impact on their lives! As a 4th and then 5th grade […]
Hydro Science Fun (video)
Hydro means water. My kids LOVE water! Anything having to do with water grabs their attention instantly. So when we started unit 3 on the Hydrosphere in Christian Kids Explore Earth & Space (by Bright Ideas Press), I knew we were in for an enjoyable learning experience, and I was not wrong. One of the […]
What if this were your last day on earth?
Today’s post by Susan is very timely, and a subject I have been meditating on much while recovering with a new baby. There are important things in life that need tending to, but let Susan encourage you today to take time to make the most important things (people), most important. Would you do what you […]
Homeschool Unit Studies (Link Up)
If you’ve never looked into Unit Studies as an option for your homeschool, you should investigate. Unit studies usually surround a certain theme and incorporate study in all the subject matters supporting that theme. The neat thing is that it makes it easy to incorporate several grade levels at once and learning together can be […]
5 Reasons We are Not Homeschooling this Year
I always knew I’d be a homeschool mom. I trained as a teacher, worked as a teacher, and always looked forward to teaching my own children. Our homeschooling family is now active in the Spanish homeschool movement, and I have even enjoyed speaking to homeschoolers and writing a Spanish homeschool curriculum. So why on earth […]
Gloria, a Christmas Hymn Study (Review)
In today’s world you are more apt to hear the “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” than “O Come, O Come Emanuel” or “Oh Little Town of Bethlehem” at Christmastime. For our family, hearing and knowing the words of the English Christmas Hymns is even more of a challenge as we’re surrounded by the Spanish language […]
The Volcanic Eruption in our Back Yard (video)
Today’s post is an update on our progress with the Bright Ideas Press Earth and Space Science this year. Well, actually this is something we did in Unit 2, Lesson 5 all about Volcanoes! When I introduced the lesson the kids eyes got big – volcanoes are so intriguing! But then I told them we were […]