When I was a school girl and I returned home in the afternoon, my mom had the house tidied up, a plan for dinner and sometimes laundry was still drying in the Yakima, Washington sunshine. I envisioned something similar to occur with my own family. Then it dawned on me, my mom had eight uninterruptedContinue reading “Homeschool Lesson Plan – A Unique & Intuitive Approach – Elementary Years”
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Making A Learning-to-Read Homeschool Board Game
When my children were in the early stages of learning-to-read, I observed, they had an amazing memory. They were able to “read” from their early reader book, perfectly. Actually, they were reading the picture that accompanied the text. I soon caught on and asked them to read the same word in an unfamiliar story, theirContinue reading “Making A Learning-to-Read Homeschool Board Game“
The Intuitive Homeschool Method
Intuitive best describes the type of homeschooling method I use. Albeit, in the beginning I wouldn’t have used that particular discriptive word. Rather, I was deliberate and fairly consistent. Our style of homeschooling reflects our family’s lifestyle. Purposeful, slow paced, God centered and flexibly fun. I prefer not to rush learning. Our lifestyle suggested pacingContinue reading “The Intuitive Homeschool Method”
Why Homeschool?
The obvious question needing to be answered is why choose homeschooling? It wasn’t a decision my husband, Dan, and I took lightly. We came to the understanding, that we are the ones responsible for our children’s education, no matter what path we chose. After much soul searching, it dawned on us, me in particular, thatContinue reading “Why Homeschool?”
Carol Hookham 