Informative Reviews for Homeschooling Moms…and a slice of our life as well
At one point I was asked exactly how I recorded my teens’ Canadian history studies for their university admission records. I could see no other way to answer the question than to cut and paste the relevant sections from their comprehensive records, which makes this article incredibly long. Hopefully it will benefit some of you. […]
Because homeschooling is a marathon, not a sprint, we must emphasize the right things and minimize many others in order to be able to continue year after year in love, joy, and peace. I’ve been homeschooling for over two decades and still forget so much so often! So here’s a simple list of reminders for […]
For a few days now we’ve been busily squirreling away garden goodies. Although the various weather forecasts disagreed, the predicted temperatures were cool enough that we, in a valley, expected frost last night. And, yes, we got it. The garden was mostly covered with tarps and sheets, and it will be a few hours before […]
When Phonics for Parents showed up in the mail, I was instantly captivated. How much it would have helped me when I was trying to teach my children to read! I relearned phonics alongside them, using the teacher’s guides of our reading program, but that is a very inefficient way to do things. With this […]
There are many good books and a few great ones but only a handful that should be read by all Christian homeschooling parents and teens. How Should We Then Live? by Francis Schaeffer is one of them. Beginning with the Romans, Schaeffer traces the history of Western thought right up to the present. Yes, even […]
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