by Kris Cox | Jan 25, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Elementary age students, Evaluation, Goal setting, Great books to read, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling Through High School, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Reluctant learner, Scheduling, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
As we began homeschooling, I remember thinking that I needed to do things right! I wanted our kids to have the best education possible. I bought little metal desks for the two oldest kids (ages 6 & 4) to do their school work in. I bought all the workbooks and the...
by Kris Cox | Jan 4, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, Elementary age students, Great books to read, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Joy of learning, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Reluctant learner, Struggling Learner, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
Some of my fondest memories from our families homeschool years were when the kids and I were reading a good book together (or rather, I was reading it aloud to them). I remember getting all choked up in the touching story of an orphan called “Freckles”, and laughing... by Kris Cox | Aug 17, 2016 | Character Building Ideas, Elementary age students, Great Homeschool Ideas, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children
(5th in a series on building godly character in your children) Our youngest son has always been curious and adventurous. As soon as he learned to open doors, he had trouble controlling his curiosity and desire to go outside. We had to install a “Jonny-lock” (named... by Kris Cox | Dec 18, 2015 | Great Homeschool Ideas, Learning Styles
In part 1 of this series I shared about Learning Modalities, which refers to the sensory method that a person prefers to use for taking in information when learning. Just to recap, visual learners prefer to be able to see what they are learning, and auditory learners... by Kris Cox | Dec 16, 2015 | Great Homeschool Ideas, Learning Styles
As a parent, you probably have realized that even if children are raised in the same environment, they can still be totally different in the way they approach life – each child is unique in the way they think and act. Even identical twins often have completely...
