Homeschooling – Page 5

Small Successes 11

1. Thanks to a former homeschooling aunt and her encouragement to start praying the Stations of the Cross at home with my young children, I’ve found a meaningful way to help my preschooler journey with Jesus to the cross this Lent. Here’s what we’re doing to bring the stations into our home: I light aRead the whole post >>

Life as a Classroom

I once had a friend lament over how she hasn’t signed her 6-month-old up for any baby “classes” yet. “Are you wanting to get out more?” I asked her. “No. I’m fine, but she seems bored. I think she needs more stimulation.” My friend is a product of modern parenting and the school of thoughtRead the whole post >>

Free Stuff

A friend of mine recently sent me this link, and it’s been fun checking out the Homeschooling Freebie of the Day. Even if you don’t homeschool, there’s some great stuff. Best of all, it’s FREE! From the website: “Every weekday, Monday through Friday, we’ll post a new homeschooling “freebie” to this site. What kind ofRead the whole post >>

How to Raise a Writer

I was privileged to teach a mini creative writing camp to children this past week. The budding Hemingways inspired me with their stories of twin sisters releasing coconut candles into the sea mist and man-eating blueberry muffins. These kids are brimming with creativity and I don’t want that to change, so I gave the parentsRead the whole post >>

Poetry Analysis

If you saw the following lines from a poem by Grace Nichols, what would you guess the poet was talking about? Tall and blue true and open So open my arms have room for all the world for sun and moon for birds and stars Yet how I wish I had the chance to comeRead the whole post >>