Tools for the Homeschool Handy-Mom
We don’t need workbooks and worksheets to teach our children how to follow directions! Here are a few simple ideas to help your child learn to process instructions. (Additional resources follow.) Crafts. Assuming your child can read on his own, have your child pick out a simple craft he wants to try. Ask him to [...]
You don’t have to plan “creative writing” lessons. Just set the stage for writing lessons, plain ones. If creativity comes along, nurture it, but don’t worry if it doesn’t seem to be here today…. Forget about pushing for creativity. Just get the child to practice writing, so he’ll be ready for the day when he [...]
Our Wonderful World by Emery Lewis Howe is a rich nature study book available for free download covering backyard neighbors, feathered friends, garden life, four-footed comrades, and the earth and its neighbors. By covering one chapter a week, there are 32 weeks worth of lessons. Enjoy the complete series! Spider Weavers The lesson on [...]
This is the first in a new series of posts that hopefully will illustrate activities compatible with a learning lifestyle. The take-away: learning is fun! Have you ever considered the fact that those cookie cutters you keep out of sight in the pantry are all nouns? You know: star, heart, tree, bell, butterfly (yes, thanks [...]
To homeschool, we really need to be “home.” Regardless, most families spend a great deal of time in the car. Here are a few ideas to help us make the most of “car time.” Listen to audio books. There is nothing better than a good read-aloud shared by the entire family. When you can’t spend [...]
Our Wonderful World by Emery Lewis Howe is a rich nature study book available for free download covering backyard neighbors, feathered friends, garden life, four-footed comrades, and the earth and its neighbors. By covering one chapter a week, there are 32 weeks worth of lessons. Enjoy the complete series! Ant Workers (Part II) Ant [...]
Carry a Big Stick: The Uncommon Heroism of Theodore Roosevelt by George Grant is part of the Leaders in Action Series published by Cumberland House. Courage, humor, a love of family, faith, and “the Strenuous Life” are just a few of the characteristics that define Theodore Roosevelt in this easy-to-read biography. Theodore Roosevelt was not [...]
The original 12-volume Beacon Lights of History series was written from a Christian perspective by John Lord in the late 1800s to early 1900s. These volumes present an excellent world history “text” for the older student. It has been my object in these Lectures to give the substance of accepted knowledge pertaining to the leading [...]
We’ve mentioned before that to get the most out of any reading, you must interact with what you read. Mortimer Adler, probably best known in homeschool circles as the author of How to Read a Book, makes the case for marking in a book and the role writing plays in activating the mind. He then [...]
Our Wonderful World by Emery Lewis Howe is a rich nature study book available for free download covering backyard neighbors, feathered friends, garden life, four-footed comrades, and the earth and its neighbors. By covering one chapter a week, there are 32 weeks worth of lessons. Enjoy the complete series! Ant Workers Ant workers is [...]
Drawing Made Easy is another wonderful book by E.G. Lutz. I would classify it as the next step after What to Draw and How to Draw It. Subtitled A Helpful Book for Young Artists, Drawing Made Easy … Continue reading →
