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, Using the Bible in Every Subject
This post was written in 2012, before we started writing curriculum for all sorts of subjects here at HomeschoolingTorah and over at Foundations Press. You know what would be awesome? Awesome would be a camera crew going into a variety of homes on an average Tuesday...
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, Using the Bible in Every Subject
For several years now, our family has been trying to use the Bible as our primary textbook. We were first inspired to do so when we noticed that the book of Deuteronomy has a multitude of references to children and how to teach them, especially when we read how God...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Theology
In our curriculum, we teach that idolatry is the worship of any created thing in place of YHVH. In its purest sense, idolatry includes any deviation from worship commanded in Scripture. Therefore, we do not practice or promote overtly Satanic, Wiccan, or pagan...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...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods
In this edition of the Hebrew Nation Morning Show, the morning show crew interviews Kraig and Anne Elliott from HomeschoolingTorah! (Click here to listen in a new window) Kraig and Anne are the creators of a homeschooling curriculum that is based first of all in...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods
There are many opinions on what things are needed in the Messianic “movement” over the next few decades. I don’t think I’m an expert on this subject at all, but I do have some opinions as a mother and as a “teacher” at...
2017 Conference, Blog, Copywork & Handwriting, Using the Bible in Every Subject, Videos
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this session, we’ll talk about the importance of copying the Scriptures and how it helps our children mature in every way. We’ll share the benefits of biblical...
Blog, Using HomeschoolingTorah
We have been asked to provide an overview chart showing a way that a student could logically progress through all of the subjects available at Homeschooling Torah. Our goal is to provide you with a well-laid-out plan of schooling from preschool to high school. Click...
Blog, History, Our Philosophy & Methods, Theology, Using HomeschoolingTorah
I’m a lot like you. I’ve been following Torah since 2006, and I think I know Scripture fairly well. Even more, I want to know Scripture better and to be accurate in its interpretation — so that I can apply it to my life and obey it! There are a...
Blog, Theology
We wanted to share with you our YouTube testimony that explains a little more when and how our family started to keep Old Testament laws, such as dietary laws, biblical holidays, and sabbath. The audio for this was originally recorded in 2009 as part of a series of...
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, High School, Using HomeschoolingTorah, Using the Bible in Every Subject
We are often asked if Homeschooling Torah includes high school subjects. When looking at the website, it can appear that teaching most of your students together means that advanced students will not be challenged or might even be left out. We have carefully checked...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Using the Bible in Every Subject
As I’ve studied the Scriptures, I’ve noted that the book of Deuteronomy seems to suggest specific methods for not only what and why we should teach our children, but how we should teach them. I’ve also noticed that each chapter or group of chapters...
Our Philosophy & Methods
Many people contact us to ask about our stance on the Common Core State Standards (or CCS). Foundations Press, our publishing company, has therefore prepared an official statement: We believe that God’s Word, the Scriptures (all 66 books), are the only...
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...
History, Using the Bible in Every Subject
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...
Our Philosophy & Methods
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...
Our Philosophy & Methods
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...