From the category archives:

games

God’s Method for Choosing Education : Choosing Curriculum – Raising Olives
What does the Bible say about educating our children and how can we apply that to our curriculum choices?

Learning at the Grocery Store : Have a Color Hunt – Quirky Mama
This simple game uses easy tools to make grocery shopping fun!

Tips for the Stressed Out [...]

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In our homeschool, I try to incorporate hands-on projects at several different points in the learning process.  We do hands-on projects:

to learn new material
review new and old materials
as a form of assessment.

One of my favorite hands-on projects are child-created board games.  Not only is the whole process of making the game educational, the game itself serves [...]

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Spring has officially arrived! Now is the perfect time for kite-flying, gardening, and hiking! But there is no need to go all out — start slow. Design the kite, plant some seedlings, and take a micro-hike.
What’s a micro-hike, you ask? It is a trek like no other, where you can climb mountainous peaks, cross deep [...]

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Free Bible Worksheets – Heart of Wisdom Publishing
These free worksheets help organize Bible Study information.

Rain in a Bucket – The Fantastic Five
This fun experiment demonstrates the water cycle.

So You Think You Look Like a Homeschooler – The Quiet Life
A humorous look at hands-on learning.

Funny Videos – Special Needs Homeschooling
Videos to lift a homeschoolong mom’s spirit [...]

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In Cathy Duffy’s Book, 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, she outlines a few key learning styles. One of those styles she calls, “Sociable Sue.” If your child loves interaction, is warm and responsive, interested in people, motivated by relationships, and care what others think of them, they may be a “Sociable Sue.” (Or [...]

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Snow, snow, and more snow… The Crafty Crow
Great winter crafts and some new ideas to have fun in all that snow a lot of you have gotten!
The Olympic Torch… No Time for Flash Cards
It’s a T.. no it’s the torch… it’s a cute craft that can go with your letter of the week theme [...]

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