Teaching your children to fish is the real secret to homeschooling success. Every homeschooling mom longs for that one, perfect curriculum. That magical homeschool program guaranteed to transform her children into the kind of students who will ace their SATs and attract the attention of prestigious universities. If you're one of those homeschoolers searching for that Holy […]
Archives for 2014
7 Habits of Highly Effective Homeschooling
The 7 habits of effective homeschooling should be considered while you are considering homeschooling. I receive many emails asking me for advice about homeschooling. How do I start homeschooling? What's the best curriculum to use with a child who struggles with reading? Can you tell me how to homeschool eight children at the same time? […]
How to Raise and Encourage Your Young Writer
Hello, Five J's readers. I'm Jeff, Joy's husband. I'm insinuating myself onto her blog (with permission!) to start a new series of posts concerning raising and encouraging the young writer in your household—through both the struggles and the joys. I've been a writer for most of my life and I've been through the ups and […]
Memory Pegs (How to Help Your Children Learn More & Improve Their Memory)
Both children and adults learn better when new information can be related to information that is already known. New information that is completely unfamiliar is unlikely to be remembered or understood well. But if something in the new information is recognizable in some way, the brain will have a reference point and that new information […]
How to Help Your Children Learn More & Improve Their Memory
Sponges. That’s how many people describe children. Kids naturally soak up all the information they see and hear without much effort at all, right? Likening children to sponges might be true in some respects, but I don’t think it fits all children, and especially not children as they get older. Are Children Really Sponges? I’m […]
Our 7th, 10th, and 12th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
Last year we embarked on a new school year with a number of major changes: my husband had just retired from full-time ministry so he joined me working from home full-time, plus we had moved to a new church after being at our previous one for ten years. The change was good for our family, but it […]