Making History FUN!

Thanks to Susan Wise Bauer’s The Story of the World sets for children, history studies are like playtime for my children!  Some days, however, I find I don’t always have the time to get to the library and obtain Bauer’s “supplementary readings” (to go with each lesson) or do all the lesson activities the way I would [...]

The Successful Nap Time

I almost had a breakdown when my first child reached the age when she no longer napped.  How was I going to survive without those two hours of peace, quiet, and time to myself?
Thank heavens for good friends!  I learned from another mother about “Nap Time Backpacks.”
This mother told me that no matter what the child’s age, [...]

No More Tears During Homework!

It worked!  When I followed the advice from Jessie Wise’s article, it worked!
I sat down with my gradeschoolers two days ago and told them how upsetting it was to me when they whined at chore time or schoolwork time.  I basically told them: “If anyone whines when I ask them to do their schoolwork or [...]

Schoolwork without tears

I teach my children at home.  I will talk more about my decision to do so in another post, when I have time to share what I want to say.  Today I have one very specific goal: to help my oldest grade-schooler get through the day without crying!
For some reason, after Thanksgiving break, my oldest [...]