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…
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How to Sing Psalms with Your Children
Can you actually sing psalms with your children? I mean, obviously the Israelites sang them in the Old Testament—come to think of it, people still sang them in the New…
Read moreYour Forgotten Homeschooling Resource
Which homeschooling resource is doing the best job of teaching your students this year? When I started writing this post, a certain memory came to my mind of a student…
Read moreMusic and Education: Is it a Peripheral Subject?
Music and education. Homeschooling moms love to discuss their curriculum choices. You hear them comparing math books, and literature programs, and timelines and wall charts. But what about music curriculum?…
Read moreSurviving the Pitfalls of Scheduling
How do you survive the pitfalls of scheduling? Have you ever been part of a scheduling disaster? One of those days when you (according to the schedule) were going to…
Read moreAre Schedules Really Worth It?
Are schedules really worth it? You’re a week into the homeschooling year. The shiny gloss is starting to wear off your lovely new schedule. The kids are losing motivation. Getting…
Read moreThe World Needs Good and Great Poets
A number of years ago I bought one of my family members (an avid lover of good and great poems) two beautiful old volumes of classic poetry. They were the…
Read moreHow to Add Hymns to Your History Course
Would you like to add hymns to your history course? Can you add hymns to your history course? Are hymns even a legitimate resource when it comes to teaching history?…
Read moreBuilding Good and Great Homeschools
Do you want to build a good and great homeschool, but aren’t quite sure where to start? Statistics reveal that there are over two million homeschooled students in the United…
Read moreIs Home Ec Just for High School?
Is Home Ec just for high school? If you have ever seen a little child up to their elbows in rice crispy square batter (or dough, or whatever you call…
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