I have come to the conclusion as of late that history, social studies, and political science are among the most important things I can teach my daughter. Numerous historians, politicians and philosophers have had their take on the saying that those who do not know history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of history. Without [...]

Homeschool science. Ok, my daughter would do her whole home school science curriculum to the exclusion of everything else. Over the last month or so my mother has been in the hospital and so my daughter’s school has been not quite as regimented as I would like it to be. While I spent time with [...]

Reading, reading, reading! Did you know that it is as important for you to read as it is for your child to read? Well, it is, for a couple of reasons. First of all, if you are modeling the behavior you want your child to copy, then reading is a great thing to model. If [...]

When we first started home schooling it was the hardest thing I believe I have ever done. I was terrified. What if I were to skip something vital and mess up my child’s education? I never wanted to home school to begin with, and when the…”opportunity” (read unfortunate circumstance) to home school presented itself, I [...]

Has your child ever needed just a little bit of extra practice doing math or handwriting? Mine sure has. Many home schooling parents ask for just a page or two more practice on something. When your child is in lower elementary school it is easy to find work books at low cost for practice in [...]