Whether you’re starting a unit study on horses, or your child is a horse lover or rider, this list is for you. Check out these horse-related homeschooling resources, gift ideas, activities, and more. Fiction Books About Horses Informational Horse Books Coloring & Activity Books Horse DVDs Horse Gifts Horse Toys […]
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Alene’s Homeschool Curriculum Picks for 7th Grade
This week we will be showcasing some of the members of the Homeschool Compass Team as they share what curriculum they are choosing for their own children in the upcoming school year. Today we hear from Alene who has a homeschooled 7th grader, a 10th grader in traditional school, and […]
Read MoreBuild a Reader, Build Her Library
As a kid, I had a lot of books . . . for a kid. We lived on an island, and it was easier for my parents to buy me books than to try to find a library. One of the most calamitous events of my short life occurred when […]
Read More10 Picture Book Biographies about World-Changing Girls
As you parent your girls to chase their dreams, fuel their creativity and inspiration with these picture books. You’ll read about ground-breaking women in the fields of math, science, literature, art, and more. What they all have in common is a drive to succeed and a determination to never give […]
Read More10 Activity Guides for Keeping Summer Boredom at Bay
Summer vacation is dragging on. VBS week is over. You don’t want the kids making mud by playing in the sprinkler in the backyard . . . again. They don’t want to ride bikes, they say the basketball needs air, they’ve lost the skateboards. And now they’re bored! We’ve all been […]
Read MoreFruit of the Spirit Devotional Skit & Craft
I wrote this devotional for Keepers of the Home, my local homeschool Mother-Daughter social and home skills group. You could use it as a Sunday school class, youth group activity, a lesson for your homeschool co-op, or as part of a Mother-Daughter social at your church. It includes a skit, […]
Read MoreHow To Host Your Own Year-End Homeschool Celebration
I live two minutes away from the local elementary school. We drive by it to go almost anywhere: grocery shopping, library, dance class. Often the latest school event is displayed on the sign. I confess that I often became envious about all the neat things the elementary kids were doing […]
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