We moved to a mini farm about 5 years ago because I wanted my boys to experience farm life.They have learning so much caring for animals (horses, goats, chickens) and having a vegetable garden. (While I learn patience from lousy Internet connection). If you can’t move to a farm the second best thing would be [...]
How do you feel about Christmas? Do you observe it differently now compared to how you observed it when you were a child? Do you observe it at all? Did you know Christmas has pagan roots? Does that bother you? Don’t get nervous. I’m not going to tell you what you should or shouldn’t be [...]
Most of us know about the deaths of two children at the hands of their parents—seven year-old Lydia Schatz and four year-old Sean Paddock. Both families used the discipline techniques described in books by Michael and Debi Pearl, To Train Up a Child. The Pearls’ teachings are still huge in the homeschool movement and we [...]
While we are teaching our children to study, research, and write, we need to remember that they are establishing and perfecting tools that they will one day use to God’s glory, depending on their unique, individual talents. Homeschoolers sometimes get so wrapped up in academics they forget the one needful thing. Remember the story of [...]
It’s the thing that no one likes to talk about, the dirty little secret that plagues a good number of us homeschoolers. We don’t dare say it out loud to the “You’re Not Qualified to Teach” crowd, in fact you’ve been avoiding those people for some time now. I am talking about getting behind. I’m [...]
Last week, my husband was helping me teach math to our boys. He made a remark about how they were both struggling with multiplication. You can imagine how that went over. My self worth as a mother, wife, and person is completely wrapped up in my homeschool abilities (not really, at least not anymore, but [...]
There is no need to suffer though boring history text books. I teach my youngest boys American history by combining wonderful engaging read aloud books (like the Jean Fritz books) and YouTube videos and/or documentaries. No brain work required. Simply read the story aloud and combine with narration, copy work or activity and a YouTube [...]
If you haven’t been to our new Lesson Plans site you are missing some neat printables.
Beginning August 15 the following will be posted online one week at a time. Bible Study Day by day History & Science Day by Day You will need the following: Bible (here are a few suggestions) God’s Great Covenant OT 1 God’s Great Covenant OT 1 Teacher Edition Discover Jesus in Genesis Rose Book of [...]
My daughter, Rebecca and her family have been traveling to homeschool fairs all summer promoting their Home Educating Magazine. My grandson Joe — unknown to his parents — set up his own booth at a homeschool fair. He purchased arrow heads from a vendor during the convention. He then proceeded to borrow some string and [...]
I’ve been using the term Scrap-Lapbooking to describe how we make our lapbooks. Here are some terms to clarify: Scrapbooking – a method for preserving family history in the form of photographs, printed media, and memorabilia contained in decorated albums. Digital Scrapbooking – is the art of creating a digital scrapbook page using an uploaded [...]
# If I can learn my ABCs, can read 600 words per minute, and can write with perfect penmanship, but have not been shown how to communicate with the Designer of all language,
# I have not been educated.
# If I can deliver an eloquent speech and persuade you with my stunning logic, but have not been instructed in God’s wisdom,
This is a squash book for the Genesis Bible Lapbook. You can download the 6 page PDF file below free. The folds are a bit tricky so I wanted to give it its own post with a video. Taken with my iPhone by my 10 year old son. I got the inspiration for the cover [...]
This Bible Lapbook includes the Bible stories in Genesis 1-11. It is our gift to you to encourage Bible study and lapbooking. Download the Genesis Lapbook Free HereThe files have been updated since this video was made. This is an excellent lapbook for beginners as it is made with two file folders and can [...]
More free printable for the Genesis Lapbook! Booklet#7 is the “Noah’s Ark Accordion Booklet” and #8 is the “The Flood Question Wheel”. Links to the previous six books also included.
This is a Giveaway! Leave a comment below and download this free Bible Lapbook game (also called file folder game)! Instructions and game cards are included in the 4 page PDF file with a copywork Bible verse page.
This is a Bible Lapbook to go along with the Adam to Abraham lessons. It includes the Bible stories in Geneses 1-11: Creation, Adam and Eve, Garden of Eden, The Fall, Cain and Abel, Noah’s Ark and The Tower of Babel. Get this Scrap-Lapbook Kit Free here. The files have been updated since this video was [...]
There is no one more qualified to write homeschool curricula than a homeschool mom. Homeschool Share (HSS) is a on-line cooperative effort of several homeschooling moms to provide free but quality literature-based unit studies and resources. Homeschool Share offers hundreds and hundreds homeschool lapbooks, unit studies and notebooking pages for FREE. These resources go beautifully [...]
Index cards are low-tech but super handy teaching tools. The cards are small (3×5, 4×6, 5×8) and easy to carry around in your purse or pocket.
In Genesis, He’s the breath of life
In Exodus, the Passover Lamb
In Leviticus, He’s our High Priest
Numbers, The fire by night
Deuteronomy, He’s Moses’ voice
This is a file folder game or lapbook game to learn the books of the Bible. It includes 84 Bible trivia questions (easy and medium levels) and blank cards to make your own questions. Availble to download and assemble.
We organize our homeschool days using the workbox system (usable with any curriculum). Since we started using this system we get twice as much done and my boys really look forward to school! I love it. Scheduling what will go into your workboxes for the entire week is a huge time saver. It is more fulfilling than a [...]
This is actually a File Folder Game or a mini lapbook. Everything you need to make this lapbook is available to download below. A coloring page goes on the front of the folder. Inside is a game board and two pockets. One pocket is for game pieces, the other is for Bible memory verses. I found this [...]
The purpose of this post is to show you examples and explain the exciting and creative option of digital scrapbooking a Nature Sketchbook. Using this methods students not only learn science they also learn computer layout and design.
Once upon a time there was a village far away in a remote location, which had experienced a hard year of severe weather. A group of missionaries worried that the villagers’ crude huts would not be able to withstand the strong weather any longer. The missionaries wanted to help by taking supplies to the village, [...]
Studies show that seventy percent of children do NOT learn well in the way the schools teach-lecture/ textbook/ test–most students need more. Learning styles researchers state there are 4 identifiable learners. The four-step lesson cycle is a way to teach to all four learning styles. It does not isolate one type of learning but, instead, [...]
Can MP3s and Ipods improve your children’s reading comprehension and speed? Can it help same you time teaching and story reading? Here are 7 ways to use MP3 in your homeschool including listening to the classics, homeschool software , improving reading, Bible study, where to get FREE downloads, and more.
In a previous post I explained where you can download books in audio and ebook format online. Below is a sampling of the available titles from Overdrive. Browse the site for thousands more. Listen to audio books from your computer or burn to a CD, MP3 player or Kindle (See using Kindle as an MP3 [...]
Thousands of audio books and ebooks are available to download FREE! Play from your computer or download to a CD or MP3 player. If you want young children to become readers, it is important to instill a love of listening to good stories. Take advantage of these free audio books. Overdrive and Netlibrary are public [...]
Little Blots Visit Valerie’s Little Blot community for ideas, resources and Free Printable Bible Crafts for teaching our children about God’s love. You will find Bible Crafts, Preschool Lessons and Christian values to homeschool and teach in Children’s Ministry. There is a growing section for Bible Crafts and Bible Lapbooks, all of which are [...]
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