• Answers to 5 top questions homeschoolers ask: “My child wants to go back to school.” “My child doesn't respect me.” “My child is a perfectionist.” “Do I need an accredited curriculum?” “What can I do if we fall behind?”
• How to homeschool when you have a newborn as well
• Reading comprehension—how to teach it. How NOT to teach it!
• A family with a special-needs child and her two sisters shares their homeschool day
• A public-school teacher turned homeschooler tells us about her homeschool day

• Lawyer Antony Kolenc explains the rights of a homeschool parent whose child has special needs
• Sam Blumenfeld shares, from his personal experience as student “back in the day,” the how language-arts curriculum in schools has changed over the last 80 years—and why homeschoolers might want to turn back the clock a bit
• Bess Wuertz unveils how Montessori “grace and courtesy” lessons work
• Michele Lee has found the 10 best apps for teaching and practicing high-school math
• Melissa Morgan has 20 resources—many free—that both Christian and secular families can use to teach important character lessons to their preschoolers
• Dr. Kuni Beasley unlocks the mysteries of Academic Talent Searches. Yes, participating can eventually help your child get into a top college.
• From best-selling author Janice VanCleave: some simple Winter science activities and facts.
• Mary Pride explains how to get ready for the Spring semester. (Yes, it’s actually time to think about that!)
• Anne Wegener has some sweet thoughts on the timeless memories we are building through our homeschools

• New report has a few important things to say about young children and how their use of “screen media”—e.g., tablets, TV, and electronic games
• How new fashions can actually decrease student privacy in schools (and it has nothing to do with the actual style of clothing)
• “Experts” share some shocking thoughts about the future of school education

• Do you have a child who hates traditional education? These books might finally rope him or her in
• A creative-writing course for girls, with accompanying Christian teen novel and paper-doll crafts

• How to write a successful college essay
• A helpful guide for teaching language arts
• How to increase your child’s language skills by storytelling
• A quick introduction to Chinese history
• How to get your child started in Pinewood Derby racing

• Contests for subscribers with awesome prizes!
• Envelope Gallery of kids’ art
• Ads with special offers

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