Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, June 18, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: Sports Books for Kids
The Best Sports Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. With a houseful of boys, it's always some type of sports season at my house, whether it's on TV or in the backyard. Over the years we've had fun finding good books that celebrate my sons' love of sports. We have tons of baseball books on our … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Sports Books for Kids
High School 4-Year Plan
When your child enters middle school, you can start planning ahead for high school. In many states, eighth grade courses can count towards high school credits, depending on the course. In my home state, these courses must be core subjects like English, math, and science, and they must include high school level work. If you are strategic with … [Read more...] about High School 4-Year Plan
Making Dual Enrollment Work for You
WHAT IS DUAL ENROLLMENT? Do you have a high school student? Do you have some difficult subjects to teach? Is your high school student planning to go to college after graduation? Is your high school student hoping to graduate early and start a job? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then dual enrollment might be right for you. My … [Read more...] about Making Dual Enrollment Work for You
A Game Plan for Choosing Curriculum
Here are some critical pre-season preparations! It’s that time of year! Around mid-summer, homeschool moms begin a type of training camp to get ready for fall. You may be inundated with curriculum catalogs in the mail and emails selling digital bundles. You may have attended your first homeschool convention (spring practice) near the … [Read more...] about A Game Plan for Choosing Curriculum
Summer Reading Fun for Moms and Kids
Snuggle up with a good book and explore new worlds together! To me, summer is all about sweltering humid days, thunderstorms, a beach vacation, exploring creeks and nature trails, camping out, and visiting air-conditioned museums and movie theaters. It’s also about having extra time to snuggle up with a good book and explore new worlds … [Read more...] about Summer Reading Fun for Moms and Kids
Encouraging Hearts & Home, June 14, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, June 14, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: Father Books for Kids
The Best Father Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Let's celebrate fathers this week! Since Father's Day is coming up, we are pulling out all of our favorite father books for kids. These books wonderfully celebrate the special bond between a dad and his kids. We are busy making homemade Father's Day … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Father Books for Kids
Homeschooling Algebra: A Different Perspective
Tears . . . That is the first word that comes to my mind when I think of the word algebra. My past experience with algebra wasn’t great. I struggled to understand the concepts, spent hours studying, and got help with my homework from friends and family. I just didn’t get it. When we decided to homeschool eleven years ago, I knew I’d have to … [Read more...] about Homeschooling Algebra: A Different Perspective
The Homeschool Balancing Act
Living Each Day in the Moment We moms know that life in general can be a balancing act, but when you throw homeschooling in with all the other stuff you have to get done, it can seem like an overwhelming task. On top of that, you might be teaching multiple grades, tackling high school subjects, or dealing with a curious toddler. Field trips, … [Read more...] about The Homeschool Balancing Act
Encouraging Hearts & Home, June 7, 2018
< Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! This blog uses referral links. Please read my disclosure policy. Are you a blogger? If you are, you don't want to miss the 2018 Homeschool Moms Conference! Do you want to... learn how to better utilize affiliate monetization? learn the secrets of being an awesome podcaster? learn what … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, June 7, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: Game Books for Kids
The Best Game Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Ah! Summertime! It's just around the corner! I don't know about you, but I don't want my kids looking at a screen the entire time they are on break! There are many times where I live that it's just too stinkin' hot to send them outside, so I like … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Game Books for Kids
Bringing Literature to Life: Motivating Preteens to Study Literature
6 tips for engaging your reluctant reader in the world of great literature. This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Soon after college, I taught English in a public middle school where English was a second language to many of my students. After spending several years immersed in literary adventures as an undergrad, I … [Read more...] about Bringing Literature to Life: Motivating Preteens to Study Literature
Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 31, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! This blog uses referral links. Please read my disclosure policy. Attention Homeschool Moms: RUN, don’t walk, and sign up for the 2018 Homeschool Moms Conference NOW! The BEST thing you can do for you homeschool is attend a homeschool conference. The encouragement, practical helps, and … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 31, 2018
What I Wish I’d Known When I Started Homeschooling
Homeschooling Can Be Isolating This blog uses referral links. Please read my disclosure policy. Someone recently asked me this simple question: "What do you wish you would have known when you started homeschooling?" It really got me thinking. You know what? 15 years later, our homeschool looks NOTHING like it did when we first started … [Read more...] about What I Wish I’d Known When I Started Homeschooling
What to Read Wednesday: Flower Books for Kids
The Best Flower Books for Kids This blog uses referral links. Please read my disclosure policy. I don't know about you, but my favorite thing about spring is seeing all the flowers bloom and the buzzing bees and beautiful butterflies that visit them. I don't have much of a green thumb, but I have pretty good luck with geraniums on my porch, and … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Flower Books for Kids
Surviving (and Thriving) Summer At Home
In Stay-cation Mode? #locallegends This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. Are you staying close to home this summer? Since our homeschool schedule is flexible, we take a week of vacation just before school gets out for summer. It is a great time to travel, and most places we tend to go aren't crowded yet. But, … [Read more...] about Surviving (and Thriving) Summer At Home
Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 23, 2018
Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home! The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, … [Read more...] about Encouraging Hearts & Home, May 23, 2018
What to Read Wednesday: Feelings Books for Kids
The Best Feelings Books for Kids This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. If you were ever in my local grocery store when my kids were little, you know that kids can have BIG feelings. They often don't know how to talk about how they are feeling, so the BIG feelings come pouring out in loud and tantrum-y ways. … [Read more...] about What to Read Wednesday: Feelings Books for Kids
High School Resources: ACT and College Preparation
Preparing for the ACT College Exam This blog uses affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy. My high school junior is preparing this summer for both the SAT and ACT exams. We're using several resources to help him get ready, including the ACT Prep Course from Master Books. ACT & College Preparation Course for the Christian … [Read more...] about High School Resources: ACT and College Preparation
