Incorporating Delight Directed Learning in High School While Earning a Transcript

I’ve never been a true “unschooler”, but I’ve always incorporated principles of Delight-Directed Learning into our homeschool. For us this has often meant reading through series of living books that the kids loved or diving into unit studies on topics we were interested in. But as my homeschoolers have headed into high school, it’s been
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Great Imaginations

  Whether it’s a classic book of the western world or a thoughtful and creative response to a daily writing prompt, great imaginations are at work. In Great Books with Dr. Hake, Part Two, high school students are taught by Steven Hake, the Chair of the Department of Classical Liberal Arts and Director of the
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Squeezing into the “Experts” Mold

  Every parent knows there are milestones in a babies life. 2 months-holds head up 3 months-smiles 4 months-coos 5 months-first tooth 6 months-crawling 7 months-solid foods 8 months-says mama 9 months-drinks from a sippy cup 10 months-waves bye bye 11 months- self feeds 12 months-walking 18 months-stacking blocks 24 months-walks down stairs There’s an
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Keep It Up

  The summer is a perfect time to regroup and be encouraged and to brush up on any skills that seemed to be lacking during the previous year. Growing in Homeschool Confidence with Willemien Kruger can help parents grow in their confidence and know-how of home education. Whether you’ve already made the decision to homeschool,
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Servers and States

  With two of the newest courses on SchoolhouseTeachers.com, students can learn about servers and states. SQL Server Beginner Course, taught by April Schroader, introduces 6th-12th graders to relational databases and SQL (Structured Query Language), starting with the basics of what relational databases are and how they are used in the real world and moving
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Heroes and Heroines

  Any good story has a hero or a heroine. I know of a book overflowing with heroes and heroines, and I bet you’ve read it—the Bible—the best story ever told. In Bible Study for Preteens, Kathy Hutto helps students grow deeper roots by studying God’s Word. Daily studies take students into lives of heroes
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Making Fine Arts a Priority in Your Homeschool

  FINE ART(s): noun – a visual art considered to have been created primarily for aesthetic purposes and judged for its beauty and meaningfulness, specifically, painting, sculpture, drawing, watercolor, graphics, and architecture.   The Lord describes His handiwork as good. Yet, today we use words such as beautiful, wondrous, magnificent, glorious even. So why would
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Take It Outside

I can’t think of a better thing to do than to take it—the whole family—outside as the weather begins to heat up. As the weather changes, why not study it? One of our mini-courses is Wondrous Weather. Elementary students can explore the science of weather conditions, the tools of meteorologists, methods of weather observation, and
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