Free Homeschooling Resources to Help Parents Raise Lifelong Learners
My kids and I are officially beginning our study of first aid this week since our science curriculum for the year is already done. The basic text we’re using is a Community First Aid & Safety manual from the American Red Cross that I picked up for free somewhere. We won’t be reading over each and [...]
Joely's been learning to facepaint. Obviously inspired by her past experiences with being the face paintee, she's decided she wants to be the face painter. So she's been spending a lot of time on YouTube watching facepainting tutorials like this one, and she even spent her own money to buy a set of face paints [...]
One of the perks of homeschooling is the ability to stay in pajamas all day long. And my kids and I have taken advantage of that perk on more occasions than I can count. It's just easier to stay in those comfy pj's, right? But what I've finally come to grips with is that for [...]
Judging distances and measurements, especially large measurements, is difficult for kids. 10 feet? 50 feet? Visualizing how long those distances actually are is a challenge. What we've found that really helps is having something familiar and concrete to compare distances to. So for my own kids, I decided to give them some models for comparison, [...]
Knowledge Quest, Inc. along with The Old Schoolhouse, Five in a Row, Amanda Bennett, Malia Russell and Ruth Beechick, are offering a wonderful free e-book to homeschooling families called The New School Year: Planning Your Course and Letting the Lord Determine Your Steps. Has the new school year started with gusto at your house? Or guesses? “I guess we’ll [...]
My son is officially a seventh grader this year, and that means his schoolwork requires a lot more effort on his part. than in previous year. He's also doing a lot more of his work independently, so he's having to be much more self-motivated and self-disciplined. Since we've switched to our new almost-year-round-calendar for this [...]
| ||||||||
By doing web searches online and referring others to do the same, I earn Swagbucks which I then redeem for Amazon.com gift cards. I then use the gift cards to 'purchase' books for free. If you like free stuff, you can sign up for Swagbucks too!
Joy is the wife of Jeff and mom to three more J's — Jaden, Jerah, and Joely.
She and her husband have been homeschooling their children since 2005, when their children were 3, 6, and 8. Joy works from home as a web & graphic designer and spends what little free time she has with her nose buried in a good book.
Joy's motto for parenting, homeschooling, and even business is “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” And that's what FiveJs.com is all about — teaching our children to "fish."
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
