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Homeschool Video Classes and Screen Time

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01/10/2019 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Are you worried about screen time? Is that why you haven't taken the leap to get help in your homeschool by using video classes? Screen time is all in your perspective. When you are facing up to 32 classes to teach daily finding help is key to destressing. Video classes can help relieve stress. When we first began homeschooling, we too began by teaching each subject ourselves. We used the … [Read more...]

Best Time to Try Online Videos from BJU Press Homeschool

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01/08/2019 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Are you still trying to find that help you need to effectively homeschool? BJU Press Homeschool is a great help to any homeschool family. Video classes are flexible and self-paced. The online platform is so simple to use and helps our children learn that independence we need them to have. Yet, we are still in complete control as homeschool parents. Spring time is a great time to think … [Read more...]

How to Combine BJU Press Distance Learning Record of Grades Excel Files

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01/02/2019 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Recording grades can be challenging, but BJU Press Homeschool has really made it very easy for us to record those grades for each subject. How to Combine BJU Press Distance Learning Record of Grades Excel Files Do you love those excel spreadsheets with the calculations already in them for keeping track of grades? I know I am very thankful for those special files. I get one for each subject … [Read more...]

How to Manage Science Labs in Homeschool

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10/26/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Several have asked me how we did our science labs in our homeschool. Four kids and four science classes and lots of experiments and projects! How can you fit it all in each day? The simple answer is we didn't! I had a set time each day for science for each child. When that time was up then science was over for the day. I didn't add enough time in that time slot to do the extra projects. … [Read more...]

Is Vocabulary a Forgotten Subject in Your Homeschool?

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05/21/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Vocabulary is one of the most important subjects we can teach. Yet, time after time I see homeschool families forgetting about the subject of vocabulary. Why is vocabulary so important? Because comprehension is the ultimate goal of reading, you cannot overestimate the importance of vocabulary development. BJU Press Vocab for middle school and high school is a part of the English program that we … [Read more...]

How Do I Organize My BJU Press Distance Learning?

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04/02/2018 By Eujeana Chism 2 Comments

This question comes up all the time. How do I organize my BJU Press Distance Learning? BJU Press Distance Learning, in my opinion, is designed with flexibility in mind. There are multiple ways to organize and many homeschooling moms like to share their organizational ideas. The teachers provide handouts and worksheets and refer to all kinds of resources for us to tap into from multiple sources. … [Read more...]

Music Appreciation in Homeschool – Music Video Lessons

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03/23/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Well, that is a story! My husband was an OPERA Performance major in college the first time he went to college. Music is in the genes. He even sang with a boys choir at 7 years old in Carnegie Hall. He sang in our own Nashville Symphony Choir for many years as well. Therefore, there was not a lack of musical knowledge in our homeschool. However, I was the one teaching! My knowledge was not up to … [Read more...]

How to Add More Activities to Your Homeschool Day

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02/27/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Does adding other activities to a homeschool day seem impossible? To add other activities to your homeschool day is actually not hard at all today. All of us want to join in other homeschool activities simply because it is fun. Field Trips, CoOps, Music Choirs, Play Day and so many more all give the kiddos some fun and much needed fellowship. However, we sometimes feel like we just do not have … [Read more...]

Slow and Steady Homeschool Routine – How to Restart After a Break

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02/23/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

As we enter a new year, we tend to set goals and begin to plan to reach those goals. We must get back into the routine of our day. As homeschool moms, we feel the weight of the new year upon us. We feel like we will never get back into the routine and we will never finish the school year. Let me encourage you. Take a breath. A slow and steady homeschool are keywords to repeat this year. January … [Read more...]

Take Time for the Teachable Moments During the Homeschool Day

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01/22/2018 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Are you taking advantage of the teachable moments? One of my favorite things about homeschooling my children was all the impromptu teachable moments that came along the journey. I loved my curriculum and it was a great guide to get us through our day. We had a schedule to keep us on track and moving forward as well. However, I grew to understand that the teachable moments were just as important … [Read more...]