by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Does music give you a bounce in your step, a smile on your face, and the zest to do your to-do list? Have you ever felt like you are dragging through the day. . .UNTIL you put on music? If so, the energizing effect of music is one great indicator that you...
by Diana Waring | Apr 25, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Today begins an eight-part series on how God has made each of us smart. Now, you might be thinking, “Oh, well, maybe YOU are smart, but I’m not. . .and I have the grades to prove it! Uh-huh. I understand! And I beg to differ. You are smart. And so...
by Diana Waring | Apr 2, 2024 | Different Smarts & Learners, Educating at Home
Do you have a doodler? Someone who is constantly drawing pictures when you think they’re taking notes? Maybe you’ve got a Lego-loving kid, who only seems interested in building the latest set of Lego structures. Perhaps you’ve got one who really...
by Diana Waring | Jun 3, 2023 | Educating at Home, What Every Homeschooler Needs to Know
Here’s a question: Do you feel like you’re responsible for teaching your children EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO KNOW? If you think the answer is, “Yes,” then, break out the books on everything from abacus to zoology, because you have just taken on...
by Diana Waring | Jun 3, 2023 | Educating at Home, What Every Homeschooler Needs to Know
When my children were 10, 8 and 6, a friend wrangled an invitation for us to join her at a farm for a homeschool science field trip: watching a butcher cut up a cow. It was supposed to be a practical view of—as well as a fascinating glimpse into—the insides of a...
by Diana Waring | Jun 3, 2023 | Educating at Home, What Every Homeschooler Needs to Know
As a young homeschool mom, I thought that teaching a child to read must be as difficult as learning to speak Swahili. This was my first great hurdle to jump if I was to continue homeschooling my children, so I pored through the catalogs available to us in 1986,...