How can children be self-taught in art?

by | Aug 3, 2012 | Art, Homeschooling

It’s in the area of art that homeschooling can show itself to be especially valuable. Here are some of the things we learned over the years. Provide children, especially those below age ten, with the space, the tools, and the time for their art work. Don’t load up...

Sit Next to Me Mom

by | Aug 3, 2012 | Homeschooling

Dear Laurie, Is it necessary for my child to do all his schoolwork on his own? I sit on the couch with my 10-year-old son and help him with the introduction to his assignments. For example, with his math lessons, I go through the lesson with him (takes us five...

Memory Work

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Homeschooling

Dear Fellow Laborer, 
 I have 4 young children ages 9, 7, almost 5, and 2 1/2 years. Every morning after breakfast we gather for our devotion time where we sing whatever hymn we’re learning, we pray together around the coffee table, then we read our devotional...

Suggestions to Combat Homeschool Burnout

by | Jul 17, 2012 | Homeschooling


We hear a lot today about burnout in homeschooling. … I lie in bed at night and dread the thought of starting school 
the next day….. A life of drudgery is not what I envisioned a few short 
months ago… It’s such a struggle to get the kids to...