Help your kids develop important touch typing skills with these fun online typing games. I will never forget my ninth-grade typing class . . . 1980’s style, of course. No computers, just typewriters. Almost all the students had the latest electronic typewriters. Except me, of course. I had an ancient,…
Over the years we have used a variety of homeschool math programs. We have ditched several along the way, but others continue to serve us well at various levels. For years, though, I had wanted to try Teaching Textbooks with my kids. I’d heard so many good things about it,…
Learning to read doesn’t have to be drudgery! Even for a child who may be struggling to master reading skills, online reading lessons can provide extra reading practice and a healthy boost of self-confidence. Reading Eggs: Online Reading Lessons for Kids Reading Eggs is a website with fun online reading…
Math has been a long-standing struggle in our homeschool. Over the past thirteen years, we have used a variety of homeschool math courses and math accommodations to meet the individual needs of each child. Two of the math curricula we have used with success are CTCMath and Math-U-See. Both programs…
Instilling a solid work ethic in our kids has been a priority for my husband and me. From a very young age, each child has had their own set of chores to complete each day. They’ve all survived doing laundry, cleaning bathrooms, and washing dishes (much to their surprise!). As…
Homeschooling high school doesn’t have to be a stressful, overwhelming experience. Yes, students need to complete the required coursework, and teens who plan to attend college need to prepare academically. But that doesn’t mean that high school needs to be crammed full of MORE—more hours, more busywork, more rigor (I…
Math has always been one of the most challenging subjects in our homeschool. We’ve used a variety of math curricula over the years, and I have genuinely loved them all. But my kids? Not so much. I’m always on the lookout for materials that meet my kids’ individual needs and…
As a child I was a voracious reader. I will always be grateful that my parents encouraged my love of reading. My mom made dozens of trips to the local library to keep me in books. My dad bought me books for Christmas, always stretching my abilities with books that were…
Teaching my children to read has been one of the highlights of homeschooling for me. I’m so thankful I’ve had the opportunity to watch them learn and develop their reading skills! Several of my children were natural readers that taught themselves to read before their fifth birthday. A couple of…