All Posts By Christina
Course Management Software for Your Co-op
This is a guest post by Andy Harris. Many homeschool families (like ours) belong to a co-op. It can be great to be part of a group, sharing your teaching gifts and working with other homeschool families. Our kids are in great classes we could not teach ourselves, and parents can share their gifts with…
Printable Halloween Picture Match for Beginning Readers
Pumpkins! Spiders! Ghosts! Oh, my! Halloween is almost here! One of the best things about homeschooling is that you, the parent, can decide when to take a break from regular studies and find teaching opportunities in every day life.
One of my favorite things to do is to incorporate holidays and fun days into my homeschool curriculum. If you do too you’ll find a lot of Halloween and fall-themed activities right here on our site! And, now, we’re adding one more!
The Four Components of Really Good Writing
This is a guest post by Jennifer Courtney. Is our entire civilization in danger because of our impoverished language? Is text speak a sign that we are losing the ability to construct and communicate complex ideas through written language? In a philosophy class, I led a group of high school students to come up with…
Oreo Caramel Apples Recipe
Oreo cookies aren’t just good dipped in milk. Crush and sprinkle them on a Pink Lady Apple beautifully coated with a layer of rich and smooth caramel for a perfect Halloween treat. Type of apple: Pink Lady Apple preparation: To remove the wax coating from store-purchased apples, you can dip them in boiling water mixed with…
9 Spooky Halloween Activities
If you are looking for Halloween fun you are in the right place! I found 9 Spooky Halloween Activities that I can’t wait to try with my family this year. I have a feeling you are going to love a few of these activities too! From DIY decorations to handmade treat bags there is something…
How to Get Scholarships to Ivy League Schools
This is a guest post by Elizabeth Hartley. College tuition has increased almost 500% over the last twenty years, causing many families to conclude that a college degree is out of reach. While the sticker shock can be intimidating at first, there are many ways to approach the process strategically and intentionally so that the…
The “Real World of College”
A guest post by Dr. Brian D. Ray, Ph.D. Okay, it appears that the homeschooled students score well above average on achievement tests in elementary school and high school. And I am willing to concede my experience and research I have read suggest they seem to know how to get along with others— that is,…
3 Sanity-Saving Strategies for Homeschooling With Toddlers
Let’s take a look at the best ways to be a great parent for your toddler, while still devoting a good portion of your day to teach and train older kids at home. Do you get nervous when it gets really quiet around your house? Do you have to put markers, glue, and other…
Your Homeschool Toolbox
A Toolbox of Strategies to Balance Home Life, Home School, and Home Business Time is our most priceless resource. It’s the one thing we can’t get any more of. No one will ever have more than twenty-four hours in a day . . . but some people use their time much more efficiently and effectively…
I’m a Homeschool Graduate… Now What?!?
At times, it seemed like it would never end. Week after week, month after month, grade after grade—surely my home education would last forever, I thought. As a child, I wanted to finish my schoolwork as quickly as possible so that I could play. As a teen in homeschool high school, I had writing…