Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Using HomeschoolingTorah
Before you become a Homeschooling Torah member, it’s good to know what you’re getting into. Here are 20 of the most common reasons why Homeschooling Torah hasn’t met the needs of some families and why parents opted against Homeschooling Torah...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods
Shalom, dear moms! As homeschooling moms, we often wonder how big biblical mandates like the Great Commission apply to our daily lives. Matthew 28:19-20 calls us to “go and make disciples of all nations,” but what does that look like when you’re at home most days,...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods
Today, I’m excited to share insights from a fascinating study on the three stages of Hebrew education in the first century. These ancient practices offer valuable pointers for how we educate our children in the 21st century. Let’s explore the stages, their...
Blog, Organization, Our Philosophy & Methods, Teaching the Subjects, Using HomeschoolingTorah
Have you SEEN the price of ink toner recently? (Gulp.) Like everything in our society, prices are really going up. For some homeschooling families, spending tons of money on printer ink toner is just not as important as purchasing meat for tacos on Tuesday night...
Blog, News & Announcements, Theology
Shalom! I wanted to write to you and let you know that I updated the Torah-portions schedule on the Homeschooling Torah website yesterday. As stated in our Homeschooling Torah Doctrinal Statement, we follow the Aviv and Sighted-Moon Calendar to celebrate the biblical...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods
When YHWH wants to teach mankind something, He follows a very specific method that I can copy in my homeschooling. For instance, let’s look at how YHWH teaches all mankind about His “invisible qualities, his eternal power, and divine nature”:...
Blog, Organization, Our Philosophy & Methods
If I invited a professional organizer to come over to my house and help me with my goal of organizing all my homeschooling “stuff,” the first thing this expert would do is sit me down in my living room. She’d pull out a clipboard, and she’d start to ask me questions....
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Teaching Multiple Ages, Using HomeschoolingTorah
What grading system do you use for your family? All subjects? At what ages? I need to show records of my children’s schooling and am not sure how to do it. We read off the computer for history and Torah, so I don’t have much written except for Scripture in...
Blog, Notebooking, Organization, Using HomeschoolingTorah
It’s a smart idea to take a day to set up your teacher notebook, plus a notebook for each of your children. This video will give you lots of ideas! This video was first made in the fall of 2013, while my children were still young and all seven of them were still...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Science
I have naively believed for far too long that if a person regularly attends church, sings songs about how God created the world, mentions creation in prayers or liturgy, or homeschools her children, that she must therefore be a creationist. Those in the old-earth camp...
2021 Conference, Blog, Theology, Videos
Community Connections SESSION: 12 SPEAKERS: Kraig and Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, Kraig and Anne talk about the value of having like-minded community to support your family in your homeschooling. They also share several practical ideas on what to do if...
2021 Conference, Blog, Organization, Our Philosophy & Methods, Videos
Setting Long-Term Goals in Homeschooling SESSION: 9 SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, we’re going to learn how to set long-range goals in seven areas of your life, and how to help your children do the same. Anne shares tips on lesson planning,...
2021 Conference, Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Videos
How to Teach: Part 2 SESSION: 8 SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, we continue to learn the seven “laws” of the teacher. For part two, we’ll learn how to build your lessons on what your student already knows, how to direct your...
2021 Conference, Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Videos
How to Teach: Part 1 SESSION: 7 SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session and the next, we’re going to learn the seven “laws” of the teacher. For part one, we will examine what you need to know to teach, how to help your student increase his...
2021 Conference, Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Parenting, Videos
Essential Frameworks: Self Control SESSION: 4 SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, Anne looks at the fascinating way the brain is connected to godly character, as we examine how self control affects neurological and educational development. She provides...
2021 Conference, Blog, Marriage, Our Philosophy & Methods, Reading, Videos
Books That Give Your Children Godly Role Models SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this special session, Anne shares ideas for reading books and focusing on the positive, the good, and the lovely. She also explains how to use the following notebooking pages....
2021 Conference, Blog, Marriage, Our Philosophy & Methods, Videos
The Heritage and History of Homeschooling SPEAKERS: Christine Miller and Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this special conference session, Christine Miller tells us about the unique history of homeschooling, the throwing down of the Greek educational model, and the rising...
2021 Conference, Blog, Marriage, Our Philosophy & Methods, Parenting, Videos
Building a Family Vision SESSION: 1 SPEAKERS: Kraig and Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: A family vision is a family’s purpose and reason for existence. In this session, we’re going to learn how to discover what Yah’s vision is for our own family and how to...
Blog, History, Using the Bible in Every Subject
There are many good history curriculum available to homeschoolers today. Why write another one? One reason is that we want to use the Bible as our primary textbook when homeschooling our children. We believe that the Bible is 100% accurate and was written by our...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Parenting
There are many ways to describe how children grow into maturity. Classical education, for instance, uses the “grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric” stages to show how education needs to change as children get older. Christine Miller explains it: The Grammar Stage –... 
