Author Archives: Administrator
Homeschool Exercise Tip #2 – Warm Up
Whether you are performing structured or unstructured activity for your physical education component it is important to warm up before doing any kind of strenuous work. A warm up readies your body for more intense activity as well as decreases … Continue reading
Homeschool Exercise Tip #1 – Obstacle Course
Ever found your kids climbing the walls for want of exercise? The picture to the left is reason enough to make sure your children are receiving enough physical activity or they will take matters into their own hands. I will … Continue reading
New History/Literature Curriculum
Our new website is up! After what seemed like ages we finally have something up for everyone to look at. You can visit LEAF – Lifelong Education and Fun here. A bit of background information… As homeschoolers with a … Continue reading
Homeschooling a Child with a Disability
When I first thought about writing a blog post about home educating a child with a disability I thought “no problem”. I have a bachelor’s degree in a disability field and have worked with people with a disability for nearly … Continue reading
Family Dynamics
When you have a larger family, people always ask how the mom can cope with the needs of all the children. Usually the answer is that the older ones help with the needs of the younger ones. I know in … Continue reading
Lesson Ideas – Combining Subjects
Ever felt like you were going 47 directions at once? Homeschooling multiple children in multiple grades can feel like this on many days. One way we have found to help focus things more and have a lot of fun is … Continue reading
Learning and Fun
“I’m bored” “I don’t like that subject” “Why do I need to learn this anyway” A lot of homeschoolers hear these statements from their children from time to time. While education should be fun my wife and I did not … Continue reading
Scheduling Can Help You Keep Your Sanity
Whenever I tell people that I educate our children at home the response is invariable, “Oh, I could never do that. I wouldn’t have the patience.” I never quite know what to say to that because I wouldn’t describe … Continue reading
Top 10 Book For Teens Picked By Teens
Are you looking for reading material for your kids? Here are some ideas for books you may not have picked up, or read yet. We have kids aged 6 to 16 so we decided to split our top ten lists … Continue reading
Top 10 Literature for Pre-Teens picked by Pre-Teens
Are you looking for reading material for your kids? Here are some ideas for books you may not have picked up, or read yet. We have kids aged six to 16 so we decided to split our top ten lists … Continue reading
