Ten favorite How-Tos from the archives: 1. Skill Subjects vs. Content …
7 Lessons for Teaching Writing
As Ruth Beechick says, we learn to speak by listening and speaking. So the analogy is: we …
10 Steps to Build a Better Speller
We all know the drill: Memorize your weekly spelling word list, ace the test, promptly …
Letter Generator Interactive {Free}
After a child is able to write comfortably, he will need things to write. We have …
Activity: Measure Length and Distance
Young learners can greatly benefit by having many opportunities to measure things: to …
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First Year in Number {Free eBook}
One of the things Dr. Ruth Beechick always recommended when it comes to arithmetic and …
NASA Pre-K – 2 Educator Guide {Free}
If you are looking for a hands-on science option geared toward young children, you may …
Skill Subjects vs. Content Subjects {The Key to Simplifying}
If you look at the typical scope and sequence, you may wonder how you are going to cover …
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Making Wise Curriculum Purchases: Math
Math is one of those areas where we tend to struggle. Our frustrations in this area tend …
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Teach a Child to Read: The Natural Way
Teaching a child to read is one of the areas that we tend to make more complicated than it …
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3 Ways to Develop Critical Thinking Skills
In a chapter titled “Thinking Skills” in her book A Biblical Home Education, Ruth Beechick …
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Language Arts the Natural Way: Dictation
We started by reading to our child, familiarizing him with language. At some point we had …
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