Never let your schooling interrupt your education.
Written by Simple Homeschool contributor Heidi Scovel of Mt. Hope Chronicles. Have you ever finished reading a book and craved to share the experience with someone? Maybe you wanted to find out if they loved the same characters, if they identified with the emotional theme, if they were frustrated …
Sharing a Love of Reading: Book Clubs for Young PeopleRead More
Written by Heidi Scovel of Mt. Hope Chronicles. Summer. There is something delicious about that word, especially for a mother of three young boys after an even-rainier-than-normal Pacific Northwest spring. Children need to stretch their lungs, their legs, and their imaginations. The great …
Reading books about other places and cultures opens up a previously unknown world for children and adults alike. Picture books have an added dimension: a visual feast within their illustrations. Sunny, colorful worlds. Quiet, dramatic worlds. Peaceful worlds. Chaotic worlds. As I mentioned …
One of the beauties of homeschooling is the ability of the parent-teacher to weave together life and lessons. For some, creating that integration and balance comes naturally. For others, like myself, it is a constant work in progress. But many of us, at one time or another, face huge waves of …
Keeping Your Head Above Water: Homeschooling in Survival ModeRead More
Have you ever just sat and gazed at your child, wondering: Who is this person? What is she feeling? What is he thinking? What moves her? What does he aspire to be? After researching, dreaming, and planning my children’s education even before they were born, I have found it to be a fundamental …
