Summer School for Mom: Introduction
Summer School for Mom series to help you prepare and be fired up for the next year!
Category How-To
7 Easy Summer Learning Strategies
7 summer learning strategies to help you combat learning leak!
6 Tips: Making Wise Curriculum Purchases
Did you know that you can provide your child with a quality education for nearly no cost? And that in doing so, you can at the same time provide him with a very personalized education? The trade-off is time for…
Learning Styles: 3 Things to Remember
Three things to remember when using learning styles.
9 Ways to Encourage a Lifelong Reading Habit
Updated studies show more promise in the area of reading. Here are 9 ways we can encourage a lifelong reading habit.
Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying}
Here is the key to simplifying home education — understand the difference between skill subjects and content subjects.
4 Ways to Provide Time for Productive Interests
4 ways to create time in the day for your student to pursue productive interests.
Over 100 Free Units! {And Ways to Use Them}
DIY Homeschooler / HomeHearts is now in our 19th year. Over those years we have posted a great number of free unit studies. The other day we stopped to count them. Over 100 free units! Who knew? These units cover…
14 Ways to Plan Studies Around an Interest
14 ways to plan studies that focus on essential skills, while honoring individual interests.
6 Ways to Encourage Your Children to Pursue Their Interests
In the midst of academic basics, scopes and sequences, record keeping, and chores, here are 6 ways to encourage your children to pursue their interests.
Making Wise Curriculum Purchases: Math
Math is one of those areas where we tend to struggle. Our frustrations in this area tend to stem from one of a handful of problems: A particular math curriculum just doesn’t seem to fit a particular child. There are…
Teach a Child to Read: The Natural Way
Simplify the process of teaching a child to read — try the natural way.
14 Forms of Writing for the Older Student: Note-Taking
Develop a note-taking system that you can improve upon as you develop your skills.
8 Ways to Supplement Your Math Program
There are always ways to make the one you are using more effective. Here are 8 ways you can supplement any math program you are using.
11 Tips for Choosing a Math Program
Choosing a math program can be a trial! Here are 11 tips based on our experiences, observations, and extensive math background.
Confusing Words: Shades of Meaning
Students have a tough time with certain confusing words. We’ve looked at perplexing prefixes, and pesky parts of speech. In this final installment we will look at: Shades of Meaning Many words have similar meanings. To choose from some of…
3 Ways to Develop Critical Thinking Skills
In a chapter titled “Thinking Skills” in her book A Biblical Home Education, Ruth Beechick explains that we don’t need a “thinking” class. Instead we want our children to apply critical thinking skills to every subject. She relates an anecdote…
Confusing Words: Parts of Speech
We are looking at confusing words. Last time we covered those pesky prefixes. Let’s take a look at: Parts of Speech Many confusing words can be differentiated by examining their use in the sentence. When presented with a difficult choice…
Confusing Words: Perplexing Prefixes
All writers can point to a collection of words and phrases that they find confusing—and each individual writer’s list looks a little bit different. Isn’t there a simple way to keep all of those similar-but-different words straight? Let’s take a…
16 Tips: Building a Better Writer
16 of our best tips to help you help your child develop his writing ... the natural way.
Language Arts the Natural Way: Dictation
We started by reading to our child, familiarizing him with language. At some point we had him narrate to us what was read, absorbing the language. Our child traced his name. Then he began copying — letters, sentences, paragraphs. Now…
Language Arts the Natural Way: Copying
Once a child is comfortable holding a pencil, he can begin copying. Rather than starting with copywork, some prefer to start with tracing. Probably your child’s first writing lesson was when you printed his name and he traced it or…
Language Arts the Natural Way: Narrating
Narrating employs all of the skills we use in writing — but without the pencil.
6 Ways to Incorporate Geography
Geography the natural way by introducing a topic when it is most relevant. Tips and resources.