Author: mymentech

We have our Easter Sunday traditions. Church, a delicious buffet and spending time with family. Additionally, we have several activities we started to implement throughout the days leading up to Easter to help us draw closer to one another and to Jesus.

Homeschool convention season is right around the corner. Local and regional conferences usually run from March until June with a few outliers here and there.

The more you live, the more you grow. Homeschooling is no exception! If I could go back in time, here’s a piece of advice I’d give my younger self concerning a child who struggles with creative writing.

To truly learn something requires working through four steps that can be described by using the acronym TEAM: Teach; Engage; Assess; and Master. These steps can be linear but often the teacher and student may cycle back on the different steps as needed.

Does your first grader naturally gravitate towards mathematically rich activities? Does he thrive on figuring out math problems? If so, then now is the time to expand his horizons.