This year my daughter Kaylee entered ninth grade and we began the important step of counting high school credits. I spent much of the summer considering various courses for her, trying to balance state requirements with her interests and learning style. Since we love Mystery of History from Bright Ideas…
Even with eight years of homeschooling experience, I still struggle to teach writing effectively. Although I love to write, I seem to lack the ability to confidently teach writing skills to my children. Of all my children, my fourteen-year-old daughter Kaylee especially enjoys writing. I was thrilled to find a…
I am always looking for ways to encourage my hands-off children to actively participate in learning. Yes, they love to learn through their reading, but I want them to have the benefit of more varied educational experiences, as well. Recently we have been implementing online educational programs to help us…
One of the things I love about Mystery of History is its predictable weekly routine. Lesson planning is greatly simplified because each week follows the same basic pattern. (Read my review here.) Mystery of History: Weekly Activities Pretest–an ungraded learning activity designed to spark the student’s interest in the next…
Since beginning our homeschooling journey twelve years ago, I have developed a genuine love of history. All those facts and dates that were such a jumble during my own school years are now being replaced by fascinating stories of the people and events that make up history. In order to…
Writing is undoubtedly the subject I have found most challenging to teach in our homeschool. After trying several different writing programs with only minimal success, I seriously doubted my ability to teach writing to my children. With three children in high school, I was desperate to find a writing course…