Telling Your Family’s Stories: A Group Writing Experience Our family has a language arts project this year – a group project, where we’re all contributing. I’m loving it, the kids are loving it, we’re learning a lot, and we’re building our family’s identity. We’re telling stories. Our stories. Little snippets of everyday life, exciting moments, about challenging and even scary… View Post
The Best Thing You Can Do to Help a Struggling Reader
The Best Thing You Can Do to Help a Struggling Reader… I have been homeschooling for ten years now. Over the course of the past decade, there is one area of study that has been the most frustrating, and if I’m honest, the most terrifying for me. Teaching my youngest son to read has been, by far, the most difficult… View Post
5 Practical Ways to Help Your Homeschooler Write Better
Are you a homeschool mom struggling to help your child become a better writer? It’s not as hard as you think. Try Bethany’s tips to help your homeschooler write better. Written by Bethany Ishee of BethanyIshee.com. Want to know a secret? Writing is a subject that many homeschool parents dread as much as their children do. While kids are groaning,… View Post
Christmas Read-alouds: 10 Surprising Christmas Tales You Need to Read This Year
Enjoying Christmas read-alouds as a family is a wonderful holiday tradition. This year, consider these ten books that break away from the typical Christmas story recommendations. Written by Bethany Ishee of BethanyIshee.com. For most of us, it’s the time of year for choosing Christmas read-alouds, and the classic holiday stories are at the forefront of our minds. It doesn’t seem… View Post
5 Simple Ways to Add Just for Fun Reading to Your Family’s Daily Routine
Homeschooling families tend to read a lot, but do you include enough just for fun reading in your homeschool day? Try Sara’s simple tips to make sure you do! Written by Sara Jordan Panning of Heart and Soul Homeschooling You’ve seen them in the library – the family pulling the wagon loaded with books. Maybe you were looking in the… View Post