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Ideas for Teaching Child Safety Skills

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03/23/2021 By Brittany Chism Leave a Comment

One of my daughters is currently in Kindergarten. There are several safety skills we feel are important we implement for our kids to learn as soon as possible. We have taught her mommy and daddy’s name, our fire safety plan, and are working on the importance of phone numbers this month. These are essential safety skills we want our kids to know. Teaching the fire safety plan and names was … [Read more...]

Reaching – Reaching Homeschool Families

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05/11/2020 By Mark Chism Leave a Comment

As homeschoolers, we have taken on a huge responsibility. We have taken a stand that says the world is not going to raise my children. The government is not going to raise my children. The church is not going to raise my children. Through my relationship with God and by His grace, we, as parents, are going to train up our children. We are going to start a walk across a raging river and with each … [Read more...]

Accreditation for Homeschool

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01/25/2020 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

My children all graduated from our homeschool with no accreditation. We researched this term to see just how necessary it really was and found out that it really wasn't an issue for our homeschool. What exactly is accreditation? What exactly is accreditation? There is a post that really explains it very well. Check it out Accreditation in your Homeschool. No reason for me to rewrite that … [Read more...]

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...]