Blog, Reading, Special Needs
Over the past few months, I’ve been wanting to write a blog post about dyslexia. However, I never quite got around to it until tonight. Tonight, when I’m sitting in a tent, without access to my books and to studies that would lend authority to my opinions....
Blog, Teaching Multiple Ages, Using HomeschoolingTorah
If you would like to take a break from your regular routine for a week without feeling as if your children will fall behind in their school work, here are some fun ways to review each of our subjects. (Note: This review would be most appropriate after completing Week...
Blog, Teaching Multiple Ages, Using HomeschoolingTorah
I am sure you are excited when you get near the 100th day of school! In our curriculum, the 100th day is the last day of Week 20. You might want to take a day off school and have a special 100th-Day Party! If so, here are some ideas to help you celebrate. Note that...
Blog, Reading, Special Needs, Videos
Links mentioned in video: Readiness for reading Book – Disconnected Kids Audio – Using the Bible to teach reading (60 minutes) Noah Webster – pp. 15-38 (for reading and dictation between Levels 2 and 3) Copywork Views:...
Blog, Reading, Special Needs
It’s every homeschooling mother’s worst nightmare to find that her child is struggling to learn to read. She begins to feel like a failure. She wonders if the public schools would have better resources. She wonders if she taught something wrong. She fears...Blog, Organization, Using HomeschoolingTorah
How long is the typical school year? For how many weeks should a homeschooling family plan to do school? In the United States, the majority of states require their public schools to do 180 days per year. (You can see your state’s public-school requirements...
2016 Conference, Blog, Copywork & Handwriting, Interviews, Videos
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs Welcome to Session 15 (Thursday, August 18, 7 pm Eastern). Simply click the video to start! Resources: Hirn Homeschoolers About the Hirn Family Klein Family – About Copying the Bible Scripture Lullabies...
Blog, Organization, Using HomeschoolingTorah
Every August, the big discount stores have lists of school supplies at the front of the store. Teachers from local public schools submit what they would like students in their classrooms to have. Well, if I were teaching HomeschoolingTorah in my home, these are things...
Blog, Teaching Multiple Ages
Please note that this post contains links to books and resources that will pay me a small commission if you click on the links. I truly only recommend things that I use and love… I am having a hard time believing how quickly this summer is going. We have had...
Blog, Marriage, Time Management
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...
Our Philosophy & Methods, Teaching Multiple Ages, Using the Bible in Every Subject
This time of year marks a new season of curriculum “shopping” among homeschoolers. For me personally, I start shopping in the spring because we get our tax refund soon, so I want to know how much money I should set aside for the coming school year. I also...
Blog, Free Teacher Training, Teaching Multiple Ages
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...
Blog, Free Teacher Training, Parenting
When I was in high school, I had the privilege of taking a “how to teach” class from one of our school’s elementary teachers. I took the class because I was considering majoring in elementary education in college, so I wanted to see if I would like...
