Homeschool Tips & Resources

Do you know how to write a resume? Suppose a family friend alerts you to a part-time job opportunity that sounds perfect for you. Or you learn of an outstanding scholarship in your area of interest—except the deadline is in two days and the application is four pages long.  Do you know how to write...

Science is about the wonder, discovery, and exploration of God’s Creation. Here are six tips to encourage and inspire your homeschool science plans. 1. Get organized and work smarter, not harder. Spend an hour or two each week looking over and planning the week. As a homeschooling mom of four, I enjoyed going to the...

The home, and its surrounding community, used to be the center of family life, a place pulsing with productivity and learning. A lively home is hard to find now. How can you cultivate one? Let’s find out!  When my brother and I started school at home, we had already experienced both public and private schools....

One of the many benefits and challenges of homeschooling is the mix of ages gathered in your school each day. Popular culture says effective teaching means dividing everyone up by ages into “grades” and handing out materials that have been assigned to that group to learn. Children will certainly be mastering skills at different ages,...

Ever planned a family picnic only to have it rained out? Rather than think of it as missed outing, look at this as an opportunity to study weather with your children. We all want to plan our outdoor events for when the weather is prime. Of course, you can just pick a time and hope for...

We want our children to succeed but how do we facilitate this? How necessary is it that our children choose a career path before graduating high school?

Do you have some leftover candies from gingerbread house decorating? We have an easy way to make cute Christmas ornaments with those goodies.  Sweeten up your Christmas science fun with these quick and easy Christmas ornaments. Enjoy a family activity night with hot cocoa and gather a few simple materials for hours of fun. These...

There are plenty of good reasons to educate your children at home, and I’ve put together a top ten list that’s intended for fun but is true nonetheless. Counting down from number ten: 10. Your kids will never miss the bus. 9. Praying and reading the Bible are allowed. 8. You don’t have to make...

What is Sound? Sound starts as a vibration of the molecules in the air, called sound waves. If the sound wave makes it into a person’s ear, it will vibrate the structures of the inner ear, which will be interpreted by the brain as sound! If sound is caused by a sound wave, why are...

Writing is hard. At least, that’s what students tell me. Writing makes their hands hurt. They don’t know where to begin. They don’t know how to construct paragraphs. If they’re not interested in the topic, they can’t think of anything to write anyway. The list goes on and on and is pretty much the same...