This week’s Blog Cruise question is, “How do you handle multiple ages?” Although I’m still looking for the perfect answer to that question, here’s what I’ve learned so far with our five children. Choose your curriculum carefully. There are wonderful programs, such as Ambleside Online, that take a lot of a mother’s […]
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Learning Skills: Little by Little and Day by Day
I suppose it applies to life in general, but I find it applies especially to homeschooling certain subjects. You can’t get away with a marathon learning session in phonics, foreign languages, math concepts, writing skills, typing, or any skill-based learning. It just doesn’t work. Learning these sorts of skills is like eating, exercising, dieting, or […]
Review: WeE Books
WeE Books are based on the sensible premise that home school mothers are very busy and want information that can be read in a short time, between dinner preparation, algebra questions, potty training, and phonics studies. Because I love to read, I find time for books and magazines despite home schooling five children. However, any […]
Proverbs: A Curriculum for Wisdom
The one thing I really need is wisdom. Daily, there are questions about how to manage time well, raise my children, love my husband, use my talents, manage our house, guard our health, be a friend, contribute to our church, and educate my children. When I feel overwhelmed, frustrated, impatient, angry, or focussed on my […]