Unless your faith tradition has strict rules and accountability for observing the Sabbath as a day of rest, your homeschooling family may struggle with the concept. What does God's admonition to "Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy" in Exodus 20:8 even look like in our modern world? Of course, most of us go … Continue reading Embrace Sabbath rest in your homeschool
Homeschool parents have one of the toughest (and most wonderful) jobs in the world! So in honor of Homeschool Teacher Appreciation Day, I'm offering Let's Go! Field Trips for Teachers, Homeschoolers and Active Families free of charge all weekend (April 21 through 25, 2016). This compilation of creative activities offers pre- and post-trip suggestions, key … Continue reading Free gift for Homeschool Teacher Appreciation Day
There are fewer things more frightening to a homeschool mom than the idea you may not know enough to give your children the best education possible. Even if you have an extremely high IQ, chances are your kids do as well. Even if you are a grammarian par excellence, you may not be able … Continue reading How to homeschool when your kids are smarter than you
If you had told me two years ago--or even two weeks ago-- that I would be the featured guest on a radio show, I would have laughed. Yet this crazy life of mine took a turn that direction this week. It began with an email from a young, hip 'n' happenin' friend, Paul, who … Continue reading An accidental radio debut
(Reblogged from the Midwestern Parent Educators blog post I was honored to write recently.) MPE provided numerous resources and blessings during our 20 years of homeschooling, but none as important as our small cluster group. Each family in our little group planned and executed an annual field trip or activity, and by the end of … Continue reading Twenty field trips for KC homeschoolers
As a homeschool family, we were always on the lookout for potential gaps in practical areas that our kids were not exposed to in the classroom--knowing how to say the Pledge of Allegiance, for example. One gap was summarily exposed when we were on a field trip to a student performance of a play in … Continue reading “Let’s Go” field trip book now available
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