According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, more than 60 percent of homeschoolers choose to teach their children at home because they want to “provide religious instruction.” That was true for my parents when they decided to homeschool me, and it is true for my family as my wife and I now homeschool our children. […]
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Lessons from Our First Year of Homeschooling
Nineteen. As I write this, there are only nineteen more days left in our homeschool year. Only nineteen more days until our first year of homeschooling is nothing but a memory. So what have I learned so far on this journey? Here’s my list of the good and the needs-to-be-better lessons from this year. The […]
3 Ways to Encourage Children to Love Learning
As a parent, you know that your children are much more likely to succeed at something when they enjoy doing it. In a previous post you met Dynel Fuller, a homeschool mom of ten, who uses routine to foster her children’s independence. Another of her goals for her children is for them to have a genuine […]
My 5 Favorite Things to Give a Homeschool Mom
As thunder roars and lightning flashes, seven children huddle around Maria. In a strange new place, she must comfort these frightened kids, ranging in age from preschooler to teenager. She rises to the occasion with one of The Sound of Music‘s best-known songs, “My Favorite Things.” Maybe you or someone you know is having a […]
The Easy Way to Plan Your Homeschool Year
When I was a kid, at the beginning of every homeschool year, my mom would buy several spiral-bound lesson planning notebooks. She would spread all our textbooks out in front of her on the kitchen table, and she would meticulously handwrite all our assignments and lesson plans into her blank notebooks. It took hours. Now you don’t have […]
Tour These Homeschool Spaces
Whether your kids work at the kitchen table or in a dedicated homeschool space, you’re probably always looking for creative ways to stay organized. Here are some of our favorite homeschool room designs, ideas, and hacks from Christian homeschool mom bloggers. Mandy from Biblical Homemaking takes organization and design to a new level with her creative […]
How to Create Your Own Grading Rubric for High School (Printable)
Grading a high school writing project can be more than a little confusing. Outside of simple grammar problems, there are a lot of different things to look for in an essay. A grading rubric is an invaluable assessment tool that gives you objective standards to assess your child’s writing. Teacher’s editions for BJU Press writing […]