My reading goals in retrospect. Do you like to hear the end of a story? I don’t mean a storybook story—I take it for granted, if the story is well-written,…
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Nellie’s Christmas Letter: A FREE Christmas Story
What would you do if you opened a long-awaited envelope to discover nothing but a blank sheet of paper? Nellie’s Christmas Letter by Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott hinges on just…
Read moreDon’t Waste the Holidays: Reading Aloud to Your Children
Are you planning on reading aloud to your children over the Christmas holidays? Holidays are a break from regular school, but do they have to be a break from education?…
Read moreWhat If My Student Hates School
What do you do if your student hates school? Most homeschooling parents feel a certain amount of pressure to succeed. Some of this pressure is applied by external sources. Some…
Read moreThe Christmas Hymns You’re Missing
Are there really all that many Christmas hymns you’re missing? I mean, after all, you know a lot of Christmas hymns. Come to think of it, you probably know most…
Read moreSheep Among Wolves Publishing: Who We Are and Why We’re Here
Sheep Among Wolves Publishing will celebrate an anniversary this week. Most North Americans are familiar with the concept of a golden anniversary, (marking fifty years). A somewhat less publicized event…
Read moreThankful for the Legacy of Books
Do we value the legacy of books—the wealth of Christian reading material to which we have access today? Just how high does it rank on our list of blessings? We…
Read moreWhat If My Student Hates Science
Obviously, these posts have turned into a series. I probably would have remarked on that fact when I did What If My Student Hates Math, except that I really couldn’t…
Read moreHow to Grade Poetry: Part Two
Have you ever assembled a child’s toy with bad instructions? That question sounds too negative. Let’s reframe it: Have you ever assembled a child’s toy with really good instructions? By…
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How do you come up with a formula for how to grade poetry? Poetry isn’t like math. I mean, it is like math, in the sense that it involves numbers…
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