We all want our children to be successful in school. How do we help our young children learn what they need to learn so when school starts they will be all set? I work full-time as a Speech-Language Pathologist with young children and their families. I go into the…
Do you have a child with speech or language difficulties? As a former Speech-Language Pathologist, I have a great interest in helping young children’s speech and language skills. Parents make great teachers. I’ve been homeschooling for 9 years now and this time has further reinforced the idea that parents…
I’ve used Explode the Code with all of my children. Although reading tended to come easy to my kids, I wanted them to have a strong phonics foundation. The Explode the Code workbooks contain simple black and white drawings and require quite a bit of writing. These elements made me search out…
Do you have a child who looks at a piece of trash and sees a treasure that can be shaped or made into something else? Or perhaps you have a child who is constantly creating something out of whatever can be found. When my son was younger, he enjoyed watching…
Back when my boys were in 2nd grade and Kindergarten, I did a health study with them. I had originally purchased a curriculum, but didn’t like it so I made up my own study with a book that I owned and added in online resources. This year I am revisiting…
Back when my boys were 6 and 4, we embarked on our study of the world with a unit study on the Arctic. Since that time we have studied North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Soon we will begin studies of Central and South America. Our Arctic…
Learning the books of the Bible doesn’t have to be boring. When my boys were 6 and 4, I discovered a fun song on Youtube that teaches the books of the Bible. The Bigsby Show put together this video that goes through all the books of the Bible in an…
When my daughter was young, I would grab some picture books off the library shelves to bring home to read aloud to her. Let’s just say that this method resulted in many duds. I knew there were tons of great picture books available, so I decided to put in some…
This was a year of big change for our family. First of all, there was now a baby in the house. Also, a few months into our school year I sold my business that was taking up about 60 hours a week of my time. At the same time, I…
For this school year my kids were in 5th grade, 3rd grade, and Junior Kindergarten. 5th Grader Bible – Precept Upon Precept – Ephesians and Story-focused Fruit of the Spirit study. Watch The Visual Bible – Matthew, The Gospel of John, Acts, Nest Animated Stories From the New Testament, The Jesus Movie, Greatest Heroes & Legends of…
