“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 … [Read more...]
Mastering Study Skills
"Work smarter, not harder." These are words I taught my children at a young age...though some days they come back to bite me. I'm thinking of that time they programmed a robot to mop the floors.... Highly successful students embody that statement. They … [Read more...]
Exploring Nature with Children
We are in the middle of winter here in Minnesota. This makes getting outside harder. While the temperatures are literally up and down, we still love to indulge in exploring nature anyway we can. We love do have the option in our homeschool to step away from books and … [Read more...]
Teaching with Dinner and a Movie
Let’s face it, as much as we try to get some of our children to love reading, there are just some kids that will never enjoy it. We are all wired differently, but that doesn’t mean that our children cannot still envelop the love of learning. For my youngest son, watching movies … [Read more...]
The Importance of Hymn Study
Do you take the time to study the worship songs that you sing? To ponder through the people of faith who wrote and to understand why they wrote the songs they did? If you don't, I urge you to consider doing so. Today I will talk about why you should, … [Read more...]
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