As annoying as they might be, then, experiments are something that you need to do as a part of home education. Does that mean you need to outfit your house with a $20,000 OSHA-approved laboratory? Of course not! Today, there are all sorts of resources that allow you to do...
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That well-rounded target we are aiming for could possible be the cause of a great deal of stress, both for us and for our children. As you lay out your schedule, plan a new school year, and fill in all of the extras, keep the health of your family in...
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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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Just as the nickname suggests, children in the middle school and junior high school years are “in between” childhood and the teenage years. These in-between years are full of developmental and cognitive milestones. ...
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I recently heard a pastor say that to be a successful Christian, you need three ingredients: the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and the community...
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During these years, I realized I had an opportunity to take their eagerness and use it to train them to be responsible, diligent, and add a bit of nutrition along the way. Regardless of your kitchen expertise, here’s a few tips to remember during this fun stage....
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While it may be true that a science lesson is hardly to blame for such chaos, the establishment of evolution as a common course of study formed a large block in the foundation of our rejection of God and biblical truth....
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The immensity of science points us to a God who is greater, and the pursuit of knowledge should encourage us, not intimidate us. We will find that the universe we live has been made amazing by an amazing Creator, who set the earth in motion around the sun....
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Although we all take in information through our senses, we process this information differently. While every individual’s learning preference is unique, researchers in the fields of psychology and education have divided them into three main categories called learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic....
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I’m not saying you should never buy a textbook, but it shouldn’t be the lifeblood of your program. Use it more to sort of pull concepts together. Reading about science is okay for some of the time. For the other 95% of the time, just have a blast doing science....
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