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, 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...
Biblical Holidays, Blog, Preschool
(Is That Even Possible?) Guest post by Katie Hirn Recently, I was asked how do I make Sabbath happen with so many little ones. Currently, in our home we have four preschoolers, and one toddler. We also have ten other children ages 19 and down at home. So, is it even...
2016 Conference, Blog, Math, Videos
Conference Schedule | Sponsor Page | Goodie Bag | FAQs Welcome to Session 7 (Tuesday, August 16, 1 pm Eastern). Simply click the video to start watching! We invite you to leave comments below, so that others who come along later can hear your ideas and insights!...
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...
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, 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, 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, Teaching the Subjects
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...
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...
Bible, Blog, Teaching the Subjects
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...
