Tricia Goyer, the author of the Grumble Free Year, shares some of her favorite books that teach kids not to grumble that she incorporates into her homeschooling. Chapter Books that Teach Kids Not to Grumble and Complain As a homeschooling, Sonlight mom, I love the joy of reading books together. I also love that… [Continue Reading]
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Growing Your Child’s Love For Jesus and Others!
As a homeschooling parent, I know growing your child’s love for Jesus and others is a priority. Like me, you probably chose to homeschool because you want your children to have a strong, spiritual foundation. We feel homeschooling will give us more of an opportunity to help our children to grow to love Jesus and… [Continue Reading]
How to Get Your Kids to Pay Attention While You Homeschool (Through Crafting!)
Want to learn How to Get Your Kids to Pay Attention While You Homeschool? Believe it or not, crafting can help them focus. Let me share how I’ve helped my kids learn better while keeping their hands moving. How to Get Your Kids to Pay Attention While You Homeschool We brought our kids… [Continue Reading]
Sleep as a Benefit of Homeschooling
I’d been a homeschooling mom for twenty years when I was forced to have kids in the public school system. I say “forced” because we had kids in foster care and DHS would not let me homeschool them. So for the first time ever I filled out paperwork and had to figure out the schedules… [Continue Reading]
How I Homeschool With No Stress (5 Grades!)
People are amazed that I homeschool with no stress (or very little) with FIVE grades all at once without losing my mind. I’m actually amazed too. When I first began so many years ago, I could not have imagined that I could have a large family AND teach homeschool with no stress. Multiple grades were… [Continue Reading]
Homeschool Resolutions
Homeschool Resolutions I love making homeschool resolutions. And after almost three decades as a homeschool mom, I can see the benefit each year from evaluating the systems I use and making adjustments. Even tiny changes can reap big rewards. Let’s look at what’s worked to make our homeschool run smoothly. Homeschool Resolutions I’m counting down… [Continue Reading]
Sonlight Unboxing & How I Homeschool Multiple Ages Together
One of my favorite times of the year is when my new homeschool curriculum arrives. The last couple of years I’ve used Sonlight to homeschool all my children together. It works great!! I’m doing the same thing this year, too. Below is my unboxing video. This year I’m using History/Bible/Literature (HBL) Levels C and H…. [Continue Reading]
Summer Reading For Family Togetherness
Would you like to create more togetherness for your family this summer? Here is some great summer reading! Summer is supposed to be a relaxing time, but I’ve found that kids who have too much free time often get into trouble. Also, my kids are also prone to fight because they don’t have many… [Continue Reading]
Seven All-Time Favorite Read-Alouds | Sarita Holzmann
As moms, we have the unique privilege and joy to read to our children. As Sonlighters, we get to cuddle on the couch to read every day and call it “doing school.” Glory! The natural love for reading and learning blossoms from these moments we spend together. I have always been a book lover. As… [Continue Reading]