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Using the 5W's and a H
Do you use the 5W’s and a H to teach your children? Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? A printable Observation Sheet.
A Sabbatical Year in Homeschooling
Sharing about the how and why of our Sabbatical Year of homeschooling. Our Sabbath year.
If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them!
You'll be so glad you did. Okay, what am I rambling about? Many years ago, when I was a young wife, my husband used to follow the football (Go Crows! AFL) My childhood was spent playing softball in summer and going to watch mates play baseball in winter. Football just...
Shakespeare Study, the HomeGrownKids Way
To study, or not to study Shakespeare: that is the question: When I first read Charlotte Mason's writings I was thoroughly blessed. The CM series gave me some valuable tools that I could use to enrich our home and family life. I had never read or viewed any...
Does Your Child Read Aloud?
Is there any value in having children read aloud? As tedious as it may be, it has tremendous value! I love books! I love reading and I like reading aloud to the whole family. But what about having children read aloud to us? Having a child read aloud is recommended by...
That Which Is Plain
That which is plain to you and concerns you — do. That is righteousness.
That which is plain to you but does not concern you — do not demand of others. That is judgment.
That which is not plain to you, study, and pray. That is wisdom.
Reading for today…striving to find a sense of normality
Well, we've been in this house for over one week now but I have to say that this seems like one of the hardest, longest moves we've done in quite awhile. I don't know if it is because it wasn't an interstate move and only 20 kms away or that we're just plain tuckered...
Where we've been…
Whew! What a few weeks it has been. A few weeks ago, we went to Sydney to watch 'Miss A' play in a softball tournament for the Youth Development Squad for Australia. It wasn't too bad except two children didn't want to be there and are totally bored by it all (their...
Is Body for Life Suitable for Homeschool Mums?
The other day I received an email from a fellow Aussie homeschooler questioning why I seemed to advertise books by Bill Phillips (Body for Life) and Tom Venuto (Burn the Fat). You can see the page in question here. I thought that maybe other's might have thought the...
Holiday and moving-whew!
Can you imagine a show ride that would be a mixture of the huge, fast, scary roller-coaster combined with the whirliness of the 'Tornado' ride? Well, I have my ticket and I'm preparing to board. I tell you, life with my husband is never boring! My mother used to call...
Bible Study This Week…
We've been so busy house-hunting for a rental house that there hasn't been much time for anything else. Anything else except AFL (Aussie Rules football, of course!). We drove to the Gold Coast on Saturday night to the watch the Adelaide Crows beat North Melbourne. It...
Training Children in Innocence or Ignorance?
Are we raising our children to live in this world as productive members of the community where God has planted them or are we raising them for something else? We have a deliberate and purposed training plan for our children. There are things that we discuss, read and watch that may not be ‘pure’ as such, but we find them to be a beneficial training aid which assists us to work toward our goal. Musings from the pen of a 38-year-old woman who has lived a full life, and had many experiences which has shaped my view of the world. I endeavour to follow Jesus and live by the word of God. So, with that in mind, if you dare, read on…
Creation Museum Opening
We saw a brief report on the opening of the new Creation Museum in the US. Not only are we Creationists but take a slight special interest in Ken Ham as he was instrumental in John's conversion to Christianity many years ago. I couldn't believe that there were...
People will learn what they need to know, when they need to know it.
People WILL learn what they need to know, when they need to know it.
Moving house sometime…again
I spent the first 18 years of my life in one town, one house. Very secure and stable. I married my dear husband and have moved around ever since! In the last 6 years we have moved house 4 times...and we're off again! Some might say that it doesn't really count if...
Christian Labels
Who likes those Mac/PC ads? Oh, when they air and we're all watching tv the children and John all turn the volume up so we can have a giggle. um, er belly laugh. Even though we don't own a Mac, the reason we don't own a Mac is a financial one. Anyway, GodTube.com has...
Teach Children to Plan with Index Cards
What is it about children that they always want the opposite? 😉 My girls always wanted to be independent in everything when they were young. Of course, as the 16yodd gets older, she is becoming more aware that independence comes with responsibility but that's a...
Christian Biographies
Christian Biographies A few years ago, I felt strongly impressed of God to read more biographies of believers to my children. We have read some of the book published by YWAM and the Trailblazer books by Dave and Neta Jackson New Creation Teaching Ministries is an...
The Secret
Some of you may have seen the show on tv last night...or seen the book in the shops...or heard the latest rave...all about the new book called The Secret. I haven't read it, nor will I. (Mind you, I'm not one to shy away from reading a book just because it is...
Kingdom's Hope
Yesterday we started our new read aloud! Book Two in the Kingdom series. I blogged about Book One (Kingdom's Dawn) and we zipped through it in excitement so we could start Kingdom's Hope. This book spans the time from Moses to Malachi. It is has on the edge of our...
