Archive for August, 2007

 

* Why Agriculture in the homeschool curriculum *

August 30th, 2007 at 3:40 pm

I have always taught my boys and girls how to preserve food by canning, growing a garden, raise chickens and other such skills. Looking back the main reason I have done this is because it reminds me of my childhood growing up on a dairy farm. However, looking around at the world today I feel […]

* A fun way to learn spelling words *

August 29th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

For a fun way to learn spelling words try Discovery’s Puzzlemaker to create word searches with your child’s spelling words.  This would also be good to use for other subjects like science, bible and such.

* S.M. Davis - sermons to encourage and teach on line *

August 18th, 2007 at 7:27 pm

S.M. Davis is one of my favorite preachers to help encourage me to minister to my family, encourage others and keep my personal walk focused on Christ. BiblePreaching has many of his sermons on line. Below are some of the topics they have on line.

S. M. Davis
“Freedom From The Spirit Of Anger”
78 Min
Audio

“Freedom From The Destructiveness […]

* Time saving web site for a coupon addict *

August 18th, 2007 at 5:16 pm

I love couponing which takes a lot of prep time before I go however with homeschooling a large family my time is limited.  I have discovered a great time saver! Check out GroceryGuide!  Grocery Guide collects the grocery sales from around the country. You just plug in your zip code for your stores.  Those sales […]

* Habit chart *

August 8th, 2007 at 8:10 am

Each new school year I try to reevaluate how our large family home runs.  I was reading on Lazy Organizer’s web site some ideas on how she formed good daily habits.  I have decided to make a daily habit chart myself to help me remember to do some things daily that will make our […]