Teaching writing can be a stressful endeavor for many homeschooling parents. It’s a skill our kids will use throughout their lives, and many parents don’t consider themselves good writers. You can teach your child to write (a solid writing curriculum doesn’t hurt). Just make sure you aren’t making these mistakes when teaching writing. This post…
Written by Susan Williams of Education Possible. Books offer children a unique way to learn about the world around them. They can share details of events from the past, offer a glimpse into the future, and introduce fictional worlds that seem very real. Families can use books as a springboard for learning about history, geography,…
Teen Read Week happens annually in October. Started in 1998 by the Young Adult Library Services Association and typically observed the week of Columbus Day, Teen Read Week’s purpose is simple – to encourage teens to read. If you have avid readers, they may not need encouragement. For the rest of us, I’ve brainstormed 10…
Teaching a child to read will probably be the single most important thing you’ll ever do in your homeschool because once a child can read he can learn anything. It’s been awhile since we were in that stage, but I pulled some resources from the archives, dusted them off, and added some new favorites to…
Written by Sara Dennis of Classically Homeschooling. Have you ever woken up one morning and known you needed a break from the normal routine but didn’t want to take a holiday? I know I have, so let me introduce you to reading days! Reading days are those days you bring your normal homeschool plans to…
I remember my grandfather telling me how exciting it was to study history and thinking that he was probably just a bit senile because I couldn’t imagine a more boring subject – except math. I’d have taken history over math any day. Now, I understand his passion. History is so much more than dusty, dry…
