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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 courses 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 about … [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...]

BJU Press Biology for Homeschool – Facing the Biology Challenge

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10/27/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

BJU Press Biology for Homeschool Teaching BJU Press Biology is not for the faint at heart. When I entered the journey of homeschooling my mind wandered at how we were going to accomplish teaching the high school subjects. I wasn’t worried about every subject. However, science was definitely on my mind as a great challenge for me to actually teach. Thankfully the curriculum we chose created an … [Read more...]

Clever Ways to Study Spelling Words – Make Spelling Fun

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08/25/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Do you need clever ways to help your child study spelling words? I have two who struggle with spelling, so I had to reach for ways to help them learn to spell. Spelling Word Memory Work It isn't always about memorizing the spelling word. It is about analyzing and figuring out how to spell the word. Sometimes it helps to feel and touch each letter. It might also be helpful to analyze the word and … [Read more...]

Vacation Stations – Keeping up with Academics on Summer Vacation

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05/22/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Do we need to continue working on academics during the summer? I hear that question all the time. Personally, I think we as homeschool families need to take a summer break. However, there are those days where it is yucky outside and the kids are not on a schedule and mom is ready to pull her hair out. Those days are the ones were we are ready for school to start again. Right? There is a little … [Read more...]

Standardized Testing in Our Homeschool Yearly

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05/08/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Standardized testing in our homeschool became very important to us as parents. The testing was not for the kids but for us as parents. We wanted to be sure we were using materials that provided the foundation needed for their future endeavors in college. Standardized Testing - Start early This process started in early elementary in the 1st grade. As my husband and I talked about the process of … [Read more...]

Encourage the Love of Reading in Homeschool – Ideas to Make Reading Fun

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05/03/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Reading is one of the most important subjects in education today. To encourage the love of reading, it helps to know why it is so important. A homeschool reading curriculum to love reading is key. To encourage the love of reading, it helps to know why it is so important. I am not a scholar on the topic but I can give some practical reasons. For starters, if you are reading this blog post then you … [Read more...]

Secrets to Homeschooling with Toddlers

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01/19/2017 By Eujeana Chism 1 Comment

People often ask me how do you homeschool with toddlers? What is the secret? Engaging with toddlers while you are teaching older siblings is a challenge a lot of homeschool moms face. Let me simply share things I did to keep those toddlers busy and yet still learning while I was working with my other children. Toddler Toys First, I took a day or two to go through all their toys, separating them … [Read more...]

Why Encourage Research and Writing Skills at an Early Age?

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01/09/2017 By Eujeana Chism Leave a Comment

Research and Writing Importance Research and writing were my least favorite to teach and encourage in our homeschool. However, I knew these skills were of the utmost importance for each of my four children. First, I found a curriculum that I could understand (since it just wasn't my favorite, I needed all the help I could get). I needed that teacher's edition to teach me, guide me, and help me … [Read more...]

Cultivating Spiritual Independence

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01/01/2017 By Eujeana Chism 3 Comments

What is the goal for teaching our children spiritual independence? Teaching spiritual independence can be challenging as we want to be sure the foundation is there, but at the same time, we need to teach them to think and study for themselves. During the teen years they ask lots of questions, and as they grow to adulthood, they begin to form their own standards and convictions. Teaching them … [Read more...]