How to Replace Geography Quizzes with Geography Games
Timeless Tips from Educators of the Past is a companion series to our Timeless Tips from Homemakers of the Past – highlighting useful and thought provoking advice from the generations…
Read moreHow to Make Vocabulary A Family Pursuit with the FREE Word of the Week (WOW) Program
Do you find that you can always pick homeschoolers out of a crowd? As a homeschool graduate, I often flatter myself I can do a pretty good job of just…
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Have you ever wondered whether there’s somebody out there who has figured out your problems? As you struggle through teaching your ten-year-old a math lesson which she can’t (or won’t)…
Read moreHow to Give Your Kids a Solid Grasp of Grammar
As a writer, I am expected to like English. That’s fair, I guess, and it’s also true. I do like English—I even like grammar in moderation. But that wasn’t always…
Read moreGood and Great Books: Are You Building A Legacy?
Do you know the charm of an old book—a favourite in your childhood—with the sweet, musty smell of its pages, and the worn, fabric cover and now flimsy cloth spine?…
Read moreWhy Is Kitchen Dust Sticky?
I used to keep my teacup collection on top of the kitchen cupboards. I don’t anymore. I used to have to thoroughly wash each teacup before I used it—now I…
Read moreWhere to Find Christian Poetry for English Courses
Do you remember anything you learned in Preschool? Kindergarten? Grade One? I don’t mean just, “I learned to read” or “I learned addition and subtraction.” I mean, do you remember…
Read moreHow to Teach Your Students to Think
Timeless Tips from Educators of the Past is a companion series to our Timeless Tips from Homemakers of the Past – highlighting useful and thought provoking advice from the generations…
Read moreHow Do You Get Your Kids to Love Literature?
Fifteen years ago, a first grade student walked into a doctor’s office after her mother, lugging a fat, heavy volume under her arm. The spine of the book was fully…
Read moreMy Reading Goals for 2019
It’s New Year’s Eve, and an undercurrent of excitement is running through all the preparations and employments of your busy morning. Perhaps you plan to go to a friend’s house…
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