You never know when a fun little activity might become one of your child’s favorite memories. And what mother wouldn’t be pleased if one of her child’s favorite memories turns out to be about learning something new? Recently I sat down with Michelle Jarrell, one of our Distance Learning teachers, to talk about the file folder games that […]
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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.” You might recognize this text from Isaiah 40:5. Some might also recognize it from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered more than fifty years ago. Dr. King quoted God’s Word as he sought unity […]
Celebrate America’s Past with Christmas Traditions
We all enjoy different Christmas traditions, but one is a special delight for almost all Americans—Christmas cookies. Whether at church fellowships or at home on Christmas Eve, these holiday treats seem to be everywhere. But where do Christmas cookies come from? I confess that I hadn’t thought about the origin of this tradition until I was […]
Teaching Civics to Your Children
On weekends, two or three different trucks cruise slowly through our neighborhood with music blasting loud enough to be heard for blocks. Inevitably, as soon as my little ones are old enough to know what the music means, they want to go out and get some ice cream. “No” is always the answer in our family. […]
History Begins at Creation
I’m a few weeks into teaching Heritage Studies 2 to my oldest daughter. One day as we started our history lesson after family worship, my daughter exclaimed, “I learned this in Bible class!” (That’s because our second-grade American history textbook began with creation.) She was surprised to be learning something in history class that she learned […]
Our Homeschool Field Trip Journal
This summer our family had the opportunity to visit Jamestown Settlement. It isn’t on the original site of the first permanent English settlement in North America, but it is nearby on the James River. It’s a terrific place to teach children about history. All over the living history museum, docents encourage the children to touch […]
Homeschooling During an Election Year
The controversies surrounding the 2016 presidential election have at times made me want to shut politics out of my life until the election is over. But each time, I decide against that because I know how important it is. As Christians, we can’t hide from the issues since many directly impact us. It’s our responsibility […]