Time for God, Husband, and Kids — When You’re Exhausted!
I received an excellent reader question lately, and she gave permission for me to share it with you: I am a homeschooling mom of 8. Our oldest child is 18 and no longer at home, but the others are 10, 8, 8, 6, 4 (with Asperger's), 2, and newborn. 1. How do you...
Should We Teach Mythology?
As we're preparing to launch our new world history curriculum (Daniel's Statue: Babylon, Persia, Greece, and Rome), I've been really pondering what we homeschoolers should do about teaching pagan mythology to our children. Should we teach about Greek gods and...
How to Teach Chemistry and Physics
Why Teaching Chemistry and Physics Is So Hard It's been 20 years since you had high school math or science. You weren't paying attention 20 years ago. You didn't even understand it if you had paid attention. You didn't think you'd ever need to know this stuff. The...
Feeling Like a Terrible Mother
Way last June (!), I received this note: Please, please could you help me out with something? Sometimes I think I missed out on your "foundational fours" and need to spend time going back to that. Our multi-grade classroom is not working, and I'm going crazy. It's...
Using the Book of Revelation to Teach History
Many curriculum use the Bible to teach from Creation until the Roman Empire. The problem comes when we must then teach the rest of time, from the Roman Empire to modern times. There are so many things to teach our children that it becomes difficult to know which...
Bible Curriculum That Is Anti-Bible?
Several weeks ago, I first heard about a Bible curriculum by Peter Enns, published by Peace Hill Press, the publishing arm of The Well-Trained Mind. Since so many homeschoolers are "classical" in style, this really made my ears perk up. I read about this curriculum by...
Homeschooling, Adam Clarke Style – Part 2
Note: Last week, I started a two-part discussion from a commentary note by Adam Clarke, originally published in the early 1800s. He wrote the following about Deuteronomy 6:25, with what I feel is about the most excellent summary of homeschooling philosophy I've ever...
Homeschooling, Adam Clarke style… (Adam who?!)
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible, originally published in the early 1800s, has an interesting note on Deuteronomy 6:25. It is about the most excellent summary of homeschooling philosophy I've ever read. I can't stop thinking about it. I wish I were smart enough...
The Multi-Age Homeschool
One of the toughest things about homeschooling is managing multiple ages at once. Since I believe that my job as a mother is to be with my children while they're learning (see Deuteronomy 6:7 and Proverbs 29:15), I have to figure out how to be with seven different...
Just Follow Your Heart
Today, we're continuing on with our discussion from chapter 3 of Juggling Life's Responsibilities. "According to Jeremiah 17:9, we should not trust our own judgment. Why not?" Let me give you a little background to this discussion. In my Juggling book, I wrote, "Women...
What IS Good Character Anyway?
Let's quickly summarize what we've already studied about character. Character can only be passed on to our children when we have it in our own hearts first. When we say that we want to teach "good character" to our children, we mean that we want to teach them how to...
Helping Children Serve Others
What does the Bible say about serving others, and how can we encourage our children to devote some of their time to service? I decided to spend some time researching ministry this week, and here are some things I learned: 1. Real religion is characterized by service...
When a Homeschooling Mom Needs a Substitute Teacher
In another place, I've written about how to prepare for those days when you are exhausted. You're the mom, the wife, and the teacher -- but some days, you're just too tired to do it all. However, if you're blessed to have a mother, a sister, a husband, or a close...
Biblical Calendar
We will list the dates for the biblical months (according to the aviv and sighted moon in Jerusalem), as well as special events for the members of HomeschoolingTorah. If you would like to add these events to your own calendar, click the blue "Google Calendar" button...
Sibling Fighting Isn’t Funny
What is the most important character lesson we need to teach our children? I thought I'd start right where Yeshua does: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Yeshua replied: “‘Love YHWH your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with...
Resources for High School Foreign Language
Note: This page is a work in progress. I'll be adding more links as I find them. Please feel free to comment with ideas and links that you know of! ~Anne American Sign Language Many colleges accept ASL as a foreign language. Here is a free website: www.lifeprint.com...
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