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, Our Philosophy & Methods, Teaching Multiple Ages, Using the Bible in Every Subject
Last week we talked about the importance of learning to read the Scriptures clearly. As we said, in our curriculum we want to emphasize literacy — the ability to understand written words, to apply them to life, and to use language with proficiency in order to...
Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Teaching Multiple Ages
Recently when our family was fighting a lot of colds, and life was especially busy, we got a bit behind in our schooling. I was lying in bed one morning, trying to figure out how to keep school going even during busy times. I remembered the words of the Shema, and I...
Blog, Teaching Multiple Ages
Our seven kids love to play games with mom and dad! We enjoy games more than worksheets in school, video-game tournaments more than television, and board games more than other family activities. As a homeschooling mom, I love how playing games together as a family...
2017 Conference, Blog, Special Needs, Teaching Multiple Ages, Videos
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs SPEAKER: Anne Elliott DESCRIPTION: In this live webinar, we’ll talk about the special challenges faced when your children are gifted and advanced beyond their peers, or when they have special learning needs....
2016 Conference, Blog, Our Philosophy & Methods, Teaching Multiple Ages, Using HomeschoolingTorah, Videos
Special Needs, Chronic Health Problems, Parents Working, Independent Study, Making Daily Routines, and Maintaining a Love of Learning Throughout Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs Welcome to Session 14 (Thursday, August 18, 3 pm Eastern). Simply...
Blog, Teaching Multiple Ages
We have had a lot of people write and ask us if we know of any good resources that they could use in a classroom setting on Sabbath, to teach children about each week’s Torah portion. Let me point you to some very helpful websites:...
Blog, Organization, Teaching Multiple Ages, Time Management
How many more weeks until school starts at your house? We’re planning to start back up again by late August — and it just recently dawned on me how soon that will be! So I thought I’d make a list of the things I need to get done in the few weeks of...
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, 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...
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...
