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5 Steps to Developing a Lifelong Learner
Hey, that’s the point, right? We all want to be able to learn anything for ourselves. And we want to keep learning our entire lives. So, as educators, how do we encourage lifelong learning? Here are 5 simple steps — things to focus on when developing a lifelong learner: 1. Exploration Lifelong learners areContinue reading “5 Steps to Developing a Lifelong Learner”
10 End-of-Summer Ideas
Celebrate the end of summer with these 10 educational and fun ideas!
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.
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.
10 Ways to Overcome the February Blahs!
Are you hoping spring blossoms a little early this year? Perhaps it is the letdown after the holidays. Maybe it’s the weather, or being indoors. Perhaps it’s the routine of routine. Whatever IT is, many of us find ourselves — and our children — fighting the February blahs. Here are 10 ideas to spark upContinue reading “10 Ways to Overcome the February Blahs!”
Summer Fun Activity: Scavenger Hunt!
Develop skills in a fun way while staying active: Summer is a great time to enjoy a scavenger hunt!
What is My Vocation?
Perhaps the answer lies in the way we ask the question. How do we know our vocation? Strictly speaking—and contrary to the way we pressure young people to ‘decide’ what they are going to do when they grow up—a vocation is not something we choose for ourselves. Rather, it is given by God, who ‘calls’Continue reading “What is My Vocation?”
6 Ways to Incorporate Geography
Geography the natural way by introducing a topic when it is most relevant. Tips and resources.
12 Fun Ways to Learn with Kites
April is National Kite Month. Here are 12 fun ways you can go fly a kite — and learn something along the way.
Productive Alternative to a Gap Year: Run a Business!
It has always been true, but perhaps with college having become a default societal setting it is even more obvious now — there are a vast number of students attending college with absolutely no idea why they are there! Unfortunately, many will leave deeply in dept, not terribly more skilled than when they started, andContinue reading “Productive Alternative to a Gap Year: Run a Business!”
Instilling a Proper View of Work
Much like it does of success, our world has an odd view of work. We daily see those who loathe their jobs, who do the minimum amount possible to still receive compensation for their work, and those who feel that they are owed. There are also those who daily complain about doing the work inContinue reading “Instilling a Proper View of Work”
Why Read Aloud? {Free Poster}
Here is one to hang up somewhere in full view. ReadAloud.org offers six reasons to read aloud to your children in this free infographic download: Language development. Instill a love of reading. Gain and share knowledge. Build literacy. Brain development. Bonding. Reading aloud is one very nonnegotiable tool in the homeschool mom’s toolbox. Why? CheckContinue reading “Why Read Aloud? {Free Poster}”
8 Things to Make Time for … No Matter Your Method
8 things to do to provide an education for that is individual, interesting, in-depth, and full of life!
A Natural Beginning: 9 Helps for Preschool the Natural Way
Preschool these days seems to emphasize the “school” part without taking notice of the “pre” part. It is possible to provide a natural beginning — while still developing a love of learning. Did you ever notice that homeschool moms and their children play School, while good teachers at school play Home? A Biblical Home EducationContinue reading “A Natural Beginning: 9 Helps for Preschool the Natural Way”
Activity: Collect Vocabulary
We’ve already provided 5 ideas toward a richer vocabulary. The takeaway is that developing a rich vocabulary is directly correlated to the amount of attention paid to it. In other words, a rich vocabulary is dependent upon the habit of collecting words. So let’s get to it: Collect Vocabulary! Suggestions Some of us are simplyContinue reading “Activity: Collect Vocabulary”
Activity: Learn to Sew
There are few skills so valuable as the ability to sew — whether stitching a tear, hemming a garment, mending a ripped shirt, creating household accessories, or fashioning a new dress. There are several reasons to pass this skill on to our children and teach them to learn to sew: Learning to sew helps buildContinue reading “Activity: Learn to Sew”
Activity: Slicing Verbs
Sometimes it is a good idea to illustrate or reinforce a concept with a hands-on approach.
22 Ways to Love, Do & Think Every Day
Looking for simplicity? Use this three-pronged approach to building a better learner.
Activity: Dictionary Skills
If your child is learning to learn on his own, he’ll need to develop a set of research skills — including finding his way through a dictionary. The dictionary is often the first place we turn when trying to find out what something is or means. Before your child is ready to consult a dictionary,Continue reading “Activity: Dictionary Skills”
Activity: Feel Your Adjectives
For those kinesthetic students, it is sometimes easier to explain a concept by using one of the five senses.
Summer Fun Activity: Summer Memory Jar
When the summer ends, the school supplies are brought back out, and the pencils are all sharpened…is the first thing your child looks forward to that “What I Did This Summer” report? I think not. Try something new! Make a summer memory jar! This Martha Stewart memory jar idea can easily be adapted to holdContinue reading “Summer Fun Activity: Summer Memory Jar”
