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Mind Your Manners!
Dale and I loved watching Disney’s animated version of Robin Hood with the kids. There is a scene where the little sister bunnies say to the older brother, “Mind your manners.” Here are some resources...
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Working on Character
I recently had a conversation with my homeschool support group leader and friend, Suzanne. She and I were talking about the importance of building character. What she had to say was insightful and...
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Morning Knowledge Nuggets
Angela sent me these wonderful ideas after she read last week’s guest blog post that Suzanne wrote on Character. This was too good to keep to myself so I asked her if I could share this with you and...
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Homeschool Magazines
To me, there is just something about reading magazine articles that I find inspiring and invigorating. The articles have proven to be the extra boost that I have needed when I have been “stuck” on a...
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Safety and Manners Books
I found these darling books for you to read to your early elementary students. The first one by author Margery Cuyler is called Please Play Safe! The book first gives a scenario of the wrong way to act...
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Chore Cards: Completing Housework
Chores can be a negative word in a child’s mind, okay, in an adult’s mind too! So, how do you get housework done around the house without a lot of nagging and threatening? I wish I had the cure to...
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Helping Children Tell the Truth
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, Finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, until at length it becomes habitual. He tells without attending to it, and truths without the...
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Just a Touch of Love
I was preparing for my history lesson today and was reading about the Franciscan and Dominican orders of priests and nuns in the Roman Catholic Church. Both of these orders were begun with their...
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3 Books about Manners
Recently I discussed the importance of manners. This week I have a few more books to add to a study on manners. Author, Julia Cook, has written several stories about various topics about social skills....
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Two Great Books for Middle Schoolers
Yay! I finally have read some books that I can recommend to you for middle school/ junior high students. Weaving three stories into one wonderful tale, Echo, written by Pam Munoz Ryan captures the...
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Opportunities to Help Others
Helping others is one of the best things you can do to let children see the needs of others. There are organizations that you can take your children to help as well as ministries where you can send...
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