Did you know you can Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer with free resources to make schooling fun? It’s not summer school–it’s Fun School! Help Your Kids Learn At Home This Summer There are few things kids look forward to more than summer break. Yet, things are different this year. Most… [Continue Reading]
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Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home
Here’s some hope and help for Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home! Teaching the Strong-Willed Child at Home I used to laugh when my mother-in-law, Darlyne, told me how my husband was a strong-willed child. That was until our daughter turned out to be exactly like her dad. A scrawny high schooler, John… [Continue Reading]
Balancing Working From Home With School At Home
Balancing Working From Home With School At Home Are you trying to balance working from home with homeschooling kids? It’s hard, right? Here are some things that I hope can help! Know It’s Possible First of all, know that working from home and schooling at home are both possible. It’s true! In the almost three… [Continue Reading]
Over 200 Free Resources and Help for “Schooling at Home”
Over 200 Free Resources and Help for “Schooling at Home” I’ve been thinking about your family during this time and found Over 200 Free Resources and Help for “Schooling at Home” to share. I’m hoping this will help you thrive as a family while at home this spring. It’s been a busy, hopping week… [Continue Reading]
Rationing, Recipes, and Teaching Real Life
Rationing, Recipes, and Teaching Real Life We all want to teach our kids about real life. And there are so many ways to do that. For instance, just going to a grocery store and learning to prepare simple meals are life skills we can teach our kids. Even though going grocery shopping and cooking during… [Continue Reading]
Attend the Teach Them Diligently Online Conference
Attend the Teach Them Diligently Online Conference Have you always wanted to attend a Teach Them Diligently event but have never been able to? Now you can!! With meet-ups, a LIVE Exhibit hall, recorded workshops, live sessions, and too many other elements to mention, this will be as close to a TTD event as we… [Continue Reading]
How to Manage School-at-home Schedules
Are you a parent suddenly thrown into the sea of homeschooling? Or, maybe you’re a homeschooling veteran trying to manage the changes to your system during the quarantine? Either way, these ideas for how to manage school-at-home schedules are for you! How to Manage School-At-Home Schedules 1. Pick a shorter pocket of time to… [Continue Reading]
Helps for the Whole Family During Quarantine and Beyond
Hello friend! I was thinking of you and wanted to share these helps for the whole family that can get us through quarantine and beyond. It’s a time of unrest. Schedules have been changed. Many people are not able to go to their workplaces. Children are home from school, and even for homeschoolers, normal activities… [Continue Reading]
Math Mastered with the Less-Mathy Math Bundle from Sonlight
Math Mastered with the Less-Mathy Math Bundle Do you have a math-hater? Do one or more of your kids struggle with math confidence? As a 25-year veteran homeschooling mom, I know mine have. After homeschooling our three biological children, my husband John and I went on to adopt seven children from foster care. Many of… [Continue Reading]
Chapter Books that Teach Kids Not to Grumble and Complain
Chapter Books that Teach Kids Not to Grumble and Complain As a homeschooling, Sonlight mom, I love the joy of reading books together. I also love that books allow me to talk to my children about important character traits, such as not grumbling. As we read about a character’s challenges, my kids and I also… [Continue Reading]
Growing Your Child’s Love For Jesus and Others!
As a homeschooling parent, I know growing your child’s love for Jesus and others is a priority. Like me, you probably chose to homeschool because you want your children to have a strong, spiritual foundation. We feel homeschooling will give us more of an opportunity to help our children to grow to love Jesus and… [Continue Reading]