Why should you use copywork in your homeschool? There are wonderful benefits to this type of activity, including, but not limited to, the following: teaches children to correct grammar and punctuation exposes children to noble thoughts gives a reluctant writer a safe place to hone his/her skills introduces children to various genres of […]
Following the Path to Freedom
‘I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.’ Miss Harriet Tubman Though our trip to Niagara Falls was a purposeful excursion while dropping our daughter off at her home-away-from-home for […]
A New Start, A New Year, An Old Lesson
If there is one constant in life, it’s change. So, it should be no surprise that after a certain amount of pride in my planning and other preparation for the best homeschool year ever (at least, since last year), we started it in a very different place this year–Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. […]
Plant Now, Harvest Later
I wrote this article in June of 2012. It was originally published on Heart of the Matter Online (now theendinmind.net) as “5 Summer Seeds to Plant for a Ripe Fall Harvest.” If you follow a traditional school schedule, these months of the year might find you sipping lemonade or sweet tea in the […]
Catapulting Your Homeschool with Social Media
There are mornings when I have to repent for waking up to answer the many notifications—Facebook, Twitter, etc., –on my phone rather than waking up to pray. There are mornings when I prepare breakfast, prepare for our school day, and manage a sundry of activities all while “catching up” on what my friends and family […]