Cheryl Ellicott of Sweetwater Still speaks from experience in This Means War: Equipping Christian Families for Fostercare or Adoption! Enter To win one of three copies of "This Means War", a fantastic book on Adoption. Comment on the blog for an entry in the drawing! Congratulations to Natalia, Rozfam7, and Caroline! See below!
Even though we had a few precocious readers, we're not big fans of the "Homeschooling From The Cradle To Create Super-Genius Kids" idea. Children need time to be, well, children. Don't push them into formal schooling too early! One great big exception, though, is talking to your children about God, Jesus, and the Bible --…
You are what you eat. What are owls? Maybe you can figure that out from these Owl Pellet Kits from Lighthouse Productions. Post a comment for your chance to win. Congratulations to Shannon Wallace!! See the comment below, Shannon!
Now here's a neat story-behind-the-story. Christina Gerwitz was a 14-year-old homeschooler who started writing novels for fun. She asked her mother, Felice Gerwitz of Media Angels, for help with the process of writing, and the two ended up collaborating on this cool, three-book series of adventures ... which also, by the way, teach about creation…
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Boys seem to love dirt. They seem to just attract it, almost like dirt loves them, too. Charles Schultz's little guy, "Pig Pen," is a real-life character some days. Well, if they're going to gather dirt and germs and stuff around them, why not do something educational with it? Joe and Teresa Wirtz of Lighthouse…
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An estimated 2 million children are homeschooled in the United States. This is a devotional for those dedicated parents.The author, Anita Mellot, is going to giveaway a copy of this soon-to-be-released new devotional book, School Is Where the Home Is: 180 Devotions for Parents The publisher says: Mellott’s 180 anecdotal devotionals explore specific homeschooling issues…
So what do you do when that little person looks up at you and says, "Mommy, can I start homeschooling yet?" Usually it's a bit early to start Latin and pre-algebra. SONBeams has all kinds of resources to start with the basic basics -- letters and numbers, colors and shapes, time, Bible (I guess that's…
How can you give your children the tools they need to teach themselves? Long ago students were first taught how to learn. Today, students are taught an encyclopedia of subjects – trivia – but they are not taught the basic skills of learning: to discover, to reason, and to apply. They are not taught the…