Teaching Toolbox
- Beechick Basics
Dr. Ruth Beechick is a skilled teacher and curriculum developer who happens to think that home is the best place to learn and that parents don't give themselves enough credit for being the best teachers! Continue reading...
- Learning Lifestyle
We are not simply teachers, although we are certainly mentors; we are also parents - parents with the responsibility to train our children. The training of our children, in all areas of life, revolves around our lifestyle. Continue reading...
- Learning Styles
Ever hit a brick wall when helping your child understand a concept? Did you take into account his learning style? Everyone has a preferred way in which they process information and learn new skills. Sometimes presenting the information in a way that agrees with your child's learning style will help the concept become clear. Continue reading...
- Literature
“[T]o introduce children to literature is to install them in a very rich and glorious kingdom, to bring a continual holiday to their doors, to lay before them a feast exquisitely served.” - Charlotte Mason
- Managing Materials
With such a variety of homeschooling materials to choose from, how do you know what will work for you? Find materials to meet your needs.
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Mentoring
"We will suffer tremendously for lack of knowledge. Fear and ignorance, our greatest enemies, keep us from moving out into God's plan for our families. We need to equip ourselves with knowledge of the truth that will enable us to boldly move out ahead of our children - in scholarship, in godly character, and in our faith." - Marilyn Howshall, Wisdom's Way of Learning
- Methods
Confused by the different homeschooling methods available? Want to know how to take the best from each to create your own approach? Take a tour through some of the options.
- Notebooking
From a scrapbook to save those precious homeschooling moments to a personalized “textbook,” there are many ways to incorporate this unique method of making lasting impressions into your homeschool days. Continue reading...