Why does your homeschool group exist?
by Angela Lasch When was the last time you thought about why you do what you do? Why do you spend so many hours per week helping homeschool families? What does the future of your group look like? Maybe these questions keep you awake at night. Perhaps you have never...
Sorting Through All the Options
by Dena Bless Have you ever heard stories of when homeschooling first started its resurgence in the ‘80s and parents couldn’t find curriculum to use? There weren’t any classes or other activities to include as part of your child’s studies. How things have changed! Now...
Discipleship: Homeschooling a Child With Special Needs
by Melisa Stark How can we successfully homeschool our child with special needs? This is one of the questions a concerned, loving parent asked this past year during a Special Needs consultation. We want the best for our children, and that’s one reason we decide...
Your Curriculum Isn’t Working. Now What?
by Angela Lasch It’s the first day of school. New shiny books line the bookshelves. The sharpened pencils are neatly stacked, and the notebook covers are clean. Everything is ready, so you begin. The first week goes pretty well. You feel confident this will be a good...
Seek First His Kingdom
by Christa Svoboda This time of the year always gives me reason to pause. It usually comes in waves: when creating our daily schedule, when praying over the hymns we’ll be singing, when looking with great expectancy at the stack of books we’ll read together, and...
When You’re Not Ready
by Katie Julius It’s the start of another school year. Normally, this brings feelings of excited anticipation as a new school year signals a fresh start. You stock up on your favorite school supplies (yes, homeschoolers do use school supplies!). Your fresh new...
Lessons I Learned on the Way to Jail
by Zan Tyler Editor's Note: Zan Tyler will be one of the speakers at our last Leadership Conference of 2024 on Friday, August 23 in San Diego. We hope you will be able to join us to hear more she has to share with those who lead homeschool groups or are interested in...
Teaching According to Ezra
by Charity Silvers As we head back into another school year, I have been going through the Bible looking for verses about teaching. This one in Ezra 7:10 really struck me as having a lot to say about the whole process that leads up to teaching. “For Ezra had set his...
5 Steps to Prevent Homeschool Burnout
by Natalie Orzame I’ve been homeschooling for six, going on seven years, and I have a confession to make. I felt ignorantly confident coming into this, even when most of my friends who wanted to homeschool did not have the confidence to try it. My sister homeschools...
Summer Unit Study: Olympic Sports
by Katie Julius The Olympic Games are officially underway! This weekend was filled with competitions in a number of different sports and disciplines, which continue through August 11 (the Paralympics will be held August 28 - September 8). From some of the more popular...