How can you keep up with schoolwork while still enjoying the beautiful weather while it lasts? Keep reading for ideas for incorporating fresh air into your schoolwork!...
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While teaching our multiple-aged children together is a fun and engaging way to approach the education of our children, sometimes it is advantageous to allow our children to learn with other students of a similar age or academic level....
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In a fit of frustration I asked, “How do you encourage creativity without the house getting trashed?”...
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With the opportunities for technology use in the fine arts, your student has options that can take her further than anyone has gone before. Who knows, the next great technological revolution in the arts might just come from her!...
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Yes, the arts can be messy or loud. Yes, they take a great deal of time for practice. But in the end, the benefits are well worth it. So, how can you go about adding fine arts to your daily schedule?...
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Whether you are a teacher, a surgeon, a mailman, a carpenter, or whatever the calling God has placed on your life, you will need to know how to communicate effectively. ...
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Enrichment programs are outside courses that supplement homeschool curriculum. They can be hosted by public or private schools, homeschool parents, or community groups....
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Extracurricular activities have both positives and negatives. On the one hand, they can offer creative electives options and help build experience. On the other hand, they can take over a family's schedule, both academic and otherwise. It is important to go into all extracurricular planning with balance and boundaries in...
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Sure, the flexibility in how to handle classes like American history or Algebra 2 is one of the benefits of homeschooling your teen, but electives classes are where you can really create an individualized education for your student....
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High school elective options abound if you know how and where to seek them! Here are some ways to fill high school elective credits - and have fun doing it!...
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Stories have a structure. Stories have an emotional logic. There are tried and true ways to say something meaningful without being cliché or preachy....
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By processing through each of the following questions, then reviewing them regularly, you can create and maintain a solid blog. ...
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There are several platform options for your brand new blog, but WordPress is the one we'll focus on here. This is not because of any commercial endorsement. Instead, WordPress is the one hosting option I have found to best fit the full range of blogging options....
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When you hear words and acronyms like FTP, SQL Database, config file, and root directory, it’s easy to think that blogging is beyond your capability. However, with over seventy million WordPress sites on the web, companies across the Internet have quickly seen the need to develop turnkey solutions for the...
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With self hosting, a world of options open up to you for design and customization. But, it can also be intimidating to look at the blank slate of a self-hosted blog. Of course, if coding is part of the experience or credit you are seeking from the blogging experience, now...
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Congratulations! You’ve taken the plunge and started your blog! My guess is that you want to be a good blogger, but you might be a bit overwhelmed. Don’t worry! Here are three basic tips for building your blog....
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Blogging can be rewarding and fun, and for some people can develop into a money-making venture or career. But as you work to choose your platform, build content, and engage with your audience and community, blogging can also become very time consuming. ...
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You don't have to settle for just tossing post links out on all social media outlets and hoping for the best. Instead, you can determine which options have the greatest tendency to reach your intended audience....
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With over 150 million blogs on the internet, how will your blog be found? With a little intentionality, SEO, and time, you can make sure that web crawling search engines find out the most important information to reach your market....
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So, how do you ensure that your web traffic, social numbers, and e-mail list grow well? Well, the first step is to know your audience. Once you have a solid grasp on who your audience is and where their interests lie, you can then find ways to meet those interests....
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As you research, remember that brands range widely from the well known to the local. Don't be afraid to contact big companies or hesitant to partner with a friend down the street. Your goal is to find brands that complement your site goals and connect with your audience while also...
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A simple Google search will render hundreds of bloggers with great tips and ideas for developing a media kit. As a business owner, however, I would like to describe to you what I look for in a media kit that would pique my interest and cause me to advertise....
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You've been blogging for a while now. Maybe a few months. Maybe a year. Whatever the case, you started with a plan. But, have you held to that plan? If your answer is yes, did it turn out to be a good plan, or was it a struggle? If you...
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Some moms don’t feel qualified to teach a language they can’t speak themselves. Others believe their children should focus on English first, so they won’t confuse their grammar and vocabulary. Still other moms worry about the effort required to manage children of different ages and ability levels who are learning...
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Winter is almost upon us, and with that comes so many exciting things to look forward to: chilly weather, mugs of hot chocolate and marshmallows, family gatherings, and in many areas, even snowy goodness to play in. If you have had a rough start to this homeschooling year, or if this...
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