I’ve just found a Christian book series especially for tween girls aged 9 to 12 years old called Young Women of Faith and the Lily series by Nancy Rue. Here is the complete listing of all the Lily books and Young Women of Faith books in order.

Spooky up your homeschool curriculum with the free Halloween lesson plans and worksheets below. There’s still time to add some fun into your everyday lesson plans and add a little fun with some cool Halloween home school projects! These Halloween homeschool free tools are good for home school families and school teachers alike.

Halloween calls for celebration and decoration, and we’ve got plenty for you and your kids to do! Spooky up your homeschool curriculum with the free Halloween lesson plans and worksheets below. Turn your house into a haunted house with the many fun Halloween kids’ crafts and decorations projects (they’re fun for adults too – you’ll see!). Even cut loose with free Halloween coloring pages for the kiddies or for your Halloween party’s coloring contest.

When I just started homeschooling, I thought it would be incredibly helpful to have a list of parents who also homeschool and are online. If you’re a homeschool parent and would like your name, twitter name, or blog link included on the list, please leave a comment below and we’ll add you to the directory.

I feel lucky and very blessed to be starting my homeschooling adventure when I have so many great and experienced homeschooling friends to help me along.  The last week has been a flurry of planning, organizing, printing, worksheets, and more.  I’m both nervous and excited at the same time, and I’m very anxious to find [...]

I’m happy to wrap up the Scaling Down the Homework series, and even happier that the 16th was the last day of school! If you missed our 4-part series Scaling Down the Homework, click the links below to check it out:
Scaling Down the Homework (Part 1)
Scaling Down the Homework (Part 2)
Scaling Down the Homework (Part [...]

If you missed the first three installments of Scaling Down the Homework, you should read them before continuing down the page.
Scaling Down the Homework (Part 1)
Scaling Down the Homework (Part 2)
Scaling Down the Homework (Part 3)

How do you motivate a “moving away from” child in a positive way? What is the proper approach to homework [...]

Homework is a very personal and sensitive topic, and most parents have their opinion on what is appropriate: what subjects, how much, due dates, and more. If you missed the first two installments of Scaling Down the Homework, you should read them before continuing down the page.
Scaling Down the Homework (Part 1)
Scaling Down the Homework [...]

School has finally wrapped up for the year, and we, as parents, are left to contemplate what WE learned from the school year. My husband and I finally got the homework situation figured out with our daughter once the school year was already drawing to a close. If you missed the first installment of Scaling [...]

The Homework Situation
Our daughter is slow. She takes her time with everything she does: writing her name, walking to the door, putting on her socks. Her teacher told us she takes so long on her class work that she is the last kid to finish, and often she doesn’t get finished at all. As Hannah [...]