Using the Community in Your Homeschool
Using the Community in Your Homeschool: Explore practical, local-resource ideas to enrich your homeschool with real-world learning and meaningful connections.
Guest Posts
Reading Comprehension for Any Book – Questions to ask your Child for any Book
We love taking novels and turning them into novel unit studies — as evidenced by our ever-growing list of free novel studies! Sometimes, however, you just want to read the book without doing an in-depth unit…and that’s why we’ve created this list of questions for any age, any book… Setting Where does this story take place? … Read more
The 5 W’s of Scripture Memorization (who, what, when, where, and why)
Scripture memorization is something I have done with my kids for as long as I can remember. It was something I did as a child with my parents. I was involved in Bible Drill at our church, where we had to memorize 25 verses, 10 key passages, and the plan of salvation each year. When … Read more
What You Can Learn about History From Watching TV Shows
“So what did you notice about the older TV shows compared to the more recent TV shows?” I asked a roomful of homeschool kids. We had just finished watching 2 TV sitcoms from the 1950s to the 1980s. I expected to hear about the funny hairstyles, fashion, family values, or furniture. I was surprised when … Read more
Why Charlotte Mason Narration Is Better Than Traditional Tests
Let’s break out of the cultural norm and stop teaching to the test. By using Charlotte Mason’s testing method called “narration,” we can achieve a higher level of learning in our homeschool.