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10 Online Coding Resources for Kids to Learn Computer Code
The digital age is here and we need to be preparing our kids to speak the language of computing, coding. Most likely, whether we’ve taught it to them or not, they have a decent understanding of it all by just being around computers their entire lives. Looking forward to their adulthood we must recognize that computers, and coding of computers…
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An Explanation of why Eclectic Method Works Best
Eclectic Method is Our Homeschool Choice I’ve broken down for you the various educational methods in the past. There are so many to choose from. Each one has ideas that seem like they’ll work but often holding to a rigorous method simply doesn’t work in a home education setting. For us the eclectic method works best. A Review of Eclectic…
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Easy to Use Parental Control Tool for Online Safety Coming Soon
As my child has gotten older and has been allowed more freedom online to explore his own interests and enter the age of social media usage I am becoming ever more concerned for his online safety. Of course, his dad and I have done as much research as possible and implemented as many kid-safe protections as we can. Still, we worry. We…
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10 Powerful Scriptures for Training your Son’s Heart for Responsibility
With Free Responsibility Scripture Art Printables In our home, we’ve been focused on training our young man in responsibility for his future role as a husband, provider, and leader. Training a boy to be responsible can be a difficult task. This can be especially true for moms. For some reason, boys tend to “buck up” and listen when dad speaks more…
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Middle School Selections for Homeschooling 8th Grade
I can’t believe my son is turning 13 this week! This summer I purposed to sit down and make some tough decisions about moving forward with homeschool. With homeschooling 8th grade year upon us and realizing that he already has a couple of high school credits under his educational belt, (math), I know that decisions made now will be foundational to…
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A New Find: Excellent Language Arts using Great Literature
Language Arts Study for Gifted Students As we enter what I consider to be our 8th grade year of homeschooling, I’m beginning to realize that my son continues to need increasingly challenging work. Each year it becomes more and more apparent that he needs differentiated learning opportunities in every subject matter. Yet, I find myself always gravitating to more challenging…
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Sparking a Love of Reading with an Audio Drama
I recently discovered a way to encourage my son to find reading for the enjoyment of a story. I found that an audio drama excited his curiosity and inspired him to ask for more books. I’ve often written about my son and how he started reading at a very early age. I can remember he would take his Winnie the Pooh…
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Homeschool with Super Science Resources
Love Science? One of my favorite times of the year as a homeschooler is back to homeschool time. I just love stocking up on school supplies like, Ticondaroga pencils, all sharpened with fresh erasers on the ends, pristine new spiral or composition notebooks, binders and dividers. I love having on hand brand new text books organized and ready to…
