A Quiet Simple Life
Celebrating Faith, Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Hope
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There are two broad camps regarding teaching children to read – whole language and phonics. When I went through my teacher education program, I was exposed to both …
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Creativity is an often admired but frequently misunderstood trait. Most of the time it doesn’t matter if creative people are misunderstood. They simply go about their …
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The explosion of the Charlotte Mason phenomenon in homeschooling brought about the widespread use of the word “twaddle” when referring to less-than-desirable …
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I never know when the moment will hit, but it always comes. There is something that happens that signals Christmas is over and it’s time to put it all away. I sent out …
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Finding wholesome books for girls and early tweens can be challenging. So much of what is being published today is drivel at best to downright concerning or even abhorrent. If …
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Caroline is a visual learner and she is not an avid chapter book reader (yet!). Like most visual learners, she enjoys color, engaging comics, photos, and strong graphics. …
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Have you thought about homeschooling your gifted daughter? Here are 100 reasons I thought of to homeschool your gifted daughter. 1. Time to develop a better one-on-one …
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Here is a fantastic graphic that explains why a child needs to read every day. It points out the stark difference between a child who reads for twenty minutes every day and …
