April 23, 2012
Looking for encouragement and practical tips for your homeschool journey? Join me for the conference you can attend at home!
There are dozens of speakers on a huge variety of topics ranging from communication to computer science to couponing! I’ll be speaking twice–once on overcoming interruptions and distractions and once on building a home library and [...]
February 9, 2012
83 Ways to Celebrate Valentines – February 1-14, 2012. Celebrate with us by receiving a gift!
Includes history of Valentines Day, Homeschool Activities, Crafts, Special Family Activities and much more
I am partnering with “How To Homeschool My Child” to bring you a special gift on Monday, February 13, 2012.
Go to http://www.HowToHomeschoolMychild.com now to sign up on [...]
December 21, 2011
Twelve Days of Christmas – December 26, 2011 through January 6, 2012. Celebrate with us by receiving a gift for the season!
I am partnering with Homeschooling Today magazine to bring you a special discount on January 2.
Go to www.HomeschoolingToday.com now to sign up on the home page for the Homeschooling Helper e-newsletter [...]
December 5, 2011
Are you overwhelmed by juggling everything on your endless to-do list? Is it tough to balance your family life and work responsibilities? Throw in a home business and/or homeschooling, and the challenges grow even more! If you’re frustrated, exhausted, and overwhelmed, you may benefit from my 7-hour home study course, How Do You Do It [...]
December 2, 2011
I teach a weekly literature class for grades 9-12 as part of our homeschool co-op. Here’s this week’s assignment, which I developed 4 years ago in response to a student’s complaint: “Why do we have to read this stuff? Why can’t we just read whatever we want?” The answers were fascinating. Eager to hear what [...]
March 15, 2011
I’ll be speaking at the online Schoolhouse Expo on March 15 at 7:00 p.m. Central. My topic is “How Do You Do It All? Balancing Family Life and Home Business.” Here’s the workshop description:
Home business blends well with homeschooling, but it can also create frustration, exhaustion, and chaos. You may be paralyzed by an overwhelming [...]
August 28, 2010
My good friend Kerry Beck is offering 2 weeks of homeschool interviews to get your homeschool year off to the right start!
I’m honored to be one of the guests who was interviewed. I’ll be sharing my tips for staying organized and setting goals. My interview will air on Monday, Aug. 30, between 2:00 [...]
August 27, 2010
Today is the first class day for my high school literature class for our homeschool co-op.
When I taught my first group class 4 years ago, I mostly lectured, anxious to cram the information into my students. My teaching style has evolved so that now I teach almost entirely by leading class discussion. I’ve found [...]
August 25, 2010
My high school literature class for our weekly homeschool co-op follows the time period we are studying in George Grant’s Gileskirk Humanities curriculum. Here’s our reading list for this year’s Modernity class:
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813)
The Antiquary by Sir Walter Scott (1816)
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847)
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (1860-61 serial, [...]
August 20, 2010
THOMAS – 4TH GRADE:
Latin:
Latina Christiana II
Composition & Grammar:
First Language Lessons
Complete Writer, Writing With Ease
Bible:
Child’s Story Bible
Science:
Exploring Creation w/ Human Anatomy & Physiology (Apologia)
Literature:
Island of the Blue Dolphins, Scott O’Dell
Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain
Bound for Oregon, Leeuwen
Around the World in 80 Days, Verne
Little Women, Alcott
Twenty-one Balloons, Du Bois
Heidi, Spyri
Call of the Wild, London
Where the [...]
