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You want your children to succeed in their education. We do too. We offer practical tips for teaching your children math, science, writing, and more! These tips can be applied to any homeschool curriculum. There are also highlights of our new textbooks with examples of how our curriculum trains your children to have success in their learning.

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3 Go-To Activities for Homeschooling Phonics

October 23, 2018 by Megan

Last week my four-year-old and my nine-year-old were arguing over the ownership of a toy. Unlike many toys in our house, this one was clearly labeled with the owner’s name. But my four-year-old can’t read yet. She is, however, learning to recognize letters, so I decided that this was a good time to introduce her […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: homeschool, letter sounds, phonics, phonics activities, pre-reading skills

Math Automaticity: The Secret Key to Math Success

October 16, 2018 by Jenna

If you’ve read any educational articles about teaching math, you may have come across the term automaticity. It may seem like a scary word, but it’s not. It simply refers to the ability to do something without thinking about it, or automatically. In math, it most often refers to the ability to use basic math facts […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: automaticity, homeschool, homeschool math, math, math automaticity

5 Ways to Use Leaves in Your Homeschool This Fall

October 11, 2018 by Guest Writer

One of the wonderful things about homeschooling is the freedom to adapt your lessons to the seasons or to your kids’ needs! This autumn, why not incorporate natural elements, fresh air, and movement to spice up those lessons? Check out these five ways to use leaves in your homeschool lessons. 1. Hone those identification skills. […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: fall leaf art, fall leaf crafts, homeschool, homeschool lessons, math manipulatives

How to Engage Your Kinesthetic Learner with Art

October 9, 2018 by Megan

One of my daughters is a classic kinesthetic learner. She hops while practicing spelling words and taps her foot while doing math problems. She pretty much never stops moving. Homeschooling a kinesthetic learner has been a bit of a challenge. For concepts to stick, she has to be physically involved in the learning process. BJU […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: art, homeschool art, kinesthetic learning, types of learning

A Challenge for Your Young Writer: Homeschooling NaNoWriMo

October 2, 2018 by Jenna

Are you training up a young writer? Or do you want to switch up your writing instruction for a while? You might consider homeschooling NaNoWriMo this year. NaNoWriMo is National Novel Writing Month, a special opportunity for writers to join a yearly writing competition in November. Many writers struggle with finishing a story because they […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: homeschool, homeschooling NaNoWriMo, NaNoWriMo, writing

4 Tips for Developing Phonemic Awareness

September 25, 2018 by Megan

Have you ever found yourself correcting your toddler or preschooler’s diction? “No, Abby. It’s not eye cream; it’s ice cream. Ice sounds like nice.” Then you start hissing like a snake to emphasize the /s/ sound in ice. It’s in those moments (ignoring the snickers of the adults around you) that you’re beginning to develop your […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: homeschool, phonemic awareness, pre-reading skills

How to Train Young Scientists with Science Hikes

September 20, 2018 by Guest Writer

Our family loves hiking. In fact, we think that any time except the dead of winter is the perfect time for a hike! We love the sense of freedom, of adventure, of separation from a too-busy world. And in the fall, hiking can be an even more enjoyable and educational experience. Creation reveals its Creator, […]

Filed Under: Successful Learning Tagged With: hiking, homeschool, observation, science hike

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