by Kris Cox | Sep 26, 2022 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Joy of learning, learning disabilities, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Reluctant learner, Respectfulness, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
“I hate math!” “Why do we have to do so much writing?” “Will we ever be done with school?” Does this sound familiar? As homeschoolers, our children feel a bit too comfortable expressing their complaints at times, don’t they? When teacher is mom or dad, it’s easier to... by Kris Cox | Aug 3, 2021 | Abiding in Christ, Bible study, Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, family, Family Bible time, Fruit of the Spirit, Homeschooling, Honesty, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Respectfulness, Summer ideas, Teaching Tips, Toddlers
The root word of faithfulness is ‘faith’. Faith is the belief or conviction that God is in control and is worthy of our trust, that He is working things out for our good. Faith is essential in the Christian life. The good news is that faithfulness, which includes... by Kris Cox | Jan 3, 2019 | Abiding in Christ, Character Building Ideas, Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, Discipleship, discovery learning, Elementary age students, Evaluation, Finding joy, Goal setting, Holidays, Homeschool burnout, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Through High School, Homeschooling with Confidence, Joy of learning, Language arts, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Reluctant learner, Respectfulness, strategy games for learning, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games, Thankfulness
The holidays are done, and the new year stretches before us. It’s time to begin a new semester of school…and I’m guessing that some of you may not be feeling very excited about getting back into a school schedule again. Maybe you feel a bit overwhelmed with the idea... by Kris Cox | Apr 7, 2018 | Curriculum, Delight-directed learning, Elementary age students, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Through High School, Joy of learning, Learning Styles, Preschoolers, Reluctant learner, Respectfulness, Teaching Tips, Teaching with Games, Toddlers, Uncategorised
Over the years that we homeschooled, we played a lot of educational games to help our children learn. Phonics games, math games, geography games, strategy games, you name it, we probably played it! Our children really enjoyed learning through games! Even now that our... 
by Kris Cox | Oct 30, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Great Homeschool Ideas, Homeschooling, Honesty, Joy of learning, Purity, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Respectfulness, Teaching Tips, Thankfulness, Toddlers, Uncategorised
We smile as we see a father and son walking down the road and the son is the spitting image of his dad, from his looks to his mannerisms, to what he’s wearing. It’s fun to see children want to be like their parents! As parents, we have such an amazing opportunity to... by Kris Cox | Aug 2, 2017 | Character Building Ideas, Discipleship, Elementary age students, Goal setting, Great Homeschool Ideas, Preschoolers, Raising Godly Children, Raising Responsible Children, Respectfulness, Teaching Tips
“Respect means honoring other people and treating them with care and courtesy. While respect includes good manners, the core of the behavior goes deeper than politeness. It stems from the belief that other people have as much worth and dignity as you, and that harming... 
