by Kris Cox | May 1, 2023 | educational games, Elementary age students, Great Homeschool Ideas, homemade games, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Reluctant learner, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Games are excellent tools to use for teaching your children. They strengthen focus, memory skills, executive functioning skills, analytic and problem-solving skills, and even socialization skills. The hands-on, active learning opportunity it provides is also...
by Kris Cox | Feb 7, 2023 | Character Building Ideas, Elementary age students, family, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Preschoolers, Reluctant learner, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Over the years, our family played a lot of educational games to help our children learn. Phonics games, math games, geography games, strategy games, you name it, we may have played it! And our children greatly enjoyed learning through games. Now that our children are...
by Kris Cox | Jan 19, 2023 | Abiding in Christ, Character Building Ideas, Delight-directed learning, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Learning stations, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Reluctant learner, Teaching Tips, Thankfulness
For several years, I really struggled with the winter blues around this time of year. Maybe you do too. Many feel a letdown after the holidays. The colder, shorter days make it hard to get the kids outside to play. The lack of sunshine affects our moods as well. Plus,...
by Kris Cox | Sep 26, 2022 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Joy of learning, learning disabilities, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Reluctant learner, Respectfulness, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
“I hate math!” “Why do we have to do so much writing?” “Will we ever be done with school?” Does this sound familiar? As homeschoolers, our children feel a bit too comfortable expressing their complaints at times, don’t they? When teacher is mom or dad, it’s easier to... by Kris Cox | Feb 3, 2022 | Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, discovery learning, Elementary age students, family, Finding joy, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Learning Styles, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Reluctant learner, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games
Photo by Юлія Дубина on Unsplash Some children just naturally love to learn, they’re easy to teach because they soak up information like a sponge. They beg you to teach them math and reading and more. Other children don’t gravitate to learning on their own. They’re... by Kris Cox | Oct 9, 2021 | Bible study, Character Building Ideas, COVID-19 Pandemic, Delight-directed learning, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, School Planning, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games, Toddlers
Photo by Juliane Liebermann on Unsplash With COVID fears and our current world situation, there have been numerous families making the choice to homeschool for the first time over the last year. The National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI.org) gives the... 
