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 […]
VIDEO: Reading Problems
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: 37
When You Encounter Reading Problems
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 that her child may have a serious health problem. Another problem families […]
The Bible: Our Best Textbook
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 taught His children, the children […]
When Mom Struggles with Math
Math is a topic that frightens the best of mothers. If you didn’t especially love math yourself, you might be thoroughly intimidated at the thought of teaching math to your own children. If you were raised in a public or private school setting, it’s easy to see why math might be difficult for you. In […]
Sacred Names for School Children
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 festival days in this curriculum (Spring and Fall equinoxes, Winter and Summer […]