Home Educating

September at Our Home

September 29, 2011

I can hardly believe that fall is upon us already, but the beautiful crimson leaves outside my window attest to the fact that it's true. I am always sad to see the summer go, especially since we had such a short season of truly warm summer weather here in the Pacific Northwest, and yet I [...]

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Seven Strategies for Home Schooling Moms

September 27, 2011

Written by Natalie Klejwa, Guest Writer
When my oldest child was three years old, I began one of the most exciting and stretching challenges of my life. I started home schooling. Fifteen years later, I am teaching children in the 9th, 6th, 4th, 2nd, and 1st grades along with two toddlers. And that 3 year old? [...]

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Project-Based Homeschooling

August 30, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
This year is going to be our first year homeschooling. I'm excited! My first is finally 3.5 years old, meaning she's old enough for "preschool" now. She also has a strong interest in learning, and I can't wait to get started with her in a couple weeks.
We've chosen to do [...]

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Homeschooling Throughout the Summer

July 22, 2011

Written by Beth Corcoran, Contributing Writer
When I tell people that we homeschool year round, I usually get one of two responses. I often hear from homeschooling families, “Oh, we try to do that, too.” And then I often hear, “Why on earth would you do that to yourself and your poor kids?”
Well, don’t feel too [...]

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Lists for Homemaking and Home Educating (And a Giveaway!)

January 20, 2011

*Giveaway has now ended*
As I take some downtime this winter to recover and allow my body some time to heal, I am also contemplating my schedule for the upcoming months.
One of my major goals has been to clear a lot of the busyness off of my plate, making my schedule more realistic with a whole [...]

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Holiday Card Making with Kids Using Recycled and Re-Purposed Materials

November 2, 2010

Written by Stacy Karen, Contributing Writer
It never ceases to amaze me just how much joy a simple act of kindness can bring. A thoughtful card often takes very little effort, yet provides so much encouragement.
Taking the time to create something for another helps build character in our kids. It trains their mind and heart to [...]

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Memorizing Scripture as a Family

September 24, 2009

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The World is our Classroom

September 11, 2009

As a homeschooling mama who is just in her beginning years, I loved reading through this post! It really illustrates the type of learning environment that my husband and I aspire to develop in our home. There are so many excellent ideas here, and I hope that you will be both inspired and also that [...]

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Waldorf-Inspired Real Play

August 21, 2009

While we don't specifically use Waldorf methods in our home (simply because I've never studied about it myself), I think that there are a lot of similarities in our philosophy of how we would like our children to learn and play, especially as home educators. I've really enjoyed learning more about the Waldorf method from [...]

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