April 2018
Arbor Day Free Study Resources
Is it true that we can save the planet by planting more trees? Are trees really that important to the environment? Believe it or not, they sure are! Trees help break the wind and keep soil in…
Making a Memorable Graduation
At long last, your teen is finally graduating! Graduation is the official finish line of your child’s primary education, and you can certainly be proud of that! Start planning about six months…
Has curriculum become your religion?
A guest post by Julie Polanco A curriculum can be a great tool as long as it does not become our religion. What do I mean by that? Anything that we follow just for the sake of following it,…
Guest post sponsored by Time4Writing.com You know that feeling where you turn around twice, and your infant is suddenly walking and talking? Then you turn around again a couple times, and…
San Jacinto Day: A Battle For Independence
Independence isn’t something we should take for granted. After all, independence and individual freedoms lie at the heart of our ability to homeschool. But sometimes, independence comes as…
The Cost of Low Literacy to the Nation
Did you know that the U.S is the only country (out of 30) where the current generation is less educated than the previous generation? Literacy rates are down, and this fact has a huge impact…
A Different Drum… Special Needs Homeschooling
You will be extremely happy to know that you have nothing in common with me. You glide along through life like a leaf down a crystal stream. You tend to steer in the direction everyone else is…
Benefits of Summer Enrichment Programs
Summer enrichment is traditionally considered to be a great way to expose students to new or more advanced areas of learning during the long summer vacation break. No argument there. But the…
Grounding Yourself in Mathematics
By Karen Branch - Homeschool math guest post sponsored by CTC Math There’s that moment in every comedy where the befuddled comic relief character says, “Wait a second…” as he notices…