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October 31: An Important Day in Christian History

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October 31st, best know as Halloween is also  Reformation Day, the anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses on the door of All Saints’ Church—an event that eventually sparked the Reformation. This is an excellent opportunity for Protestants to celebrate how the gospel of salvation has been accurately taught since the days of the Reformation. Click here to find books, unit studies, coloring pages and more on Martin Luther.

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Why Art is Important for Children and Teens

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Ancient Greeks, philosophers like Plato recognized the inherent value of studying the arts. music, dance, theater and the visual arts and were seen as integral to Greek society. 

For the last ten plus years, our culture has put a heavy emphasis on S.T. E. M. (Science Technology, Engineering, Math) Although, these are important and have improved many aspects of our lives, we can not forget about the arts....continue reading

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4 Steps to Teaching Multiple Ages

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When you’re a homeschooling mom teaching multiple ages, you may feel stressed and overwhelmed. You want what’s best for your children, and this includes providing them with the best home education possible. Deep down you know there has to be a better and easier way to teach them all, but you just haven’t .......continue reading

 

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Music, is it Essential to Your Child's Success?

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Is Music Essential to Your Child's Success? The answer will depend on what your goals are for your children.

Countless studies have shown that when music is a part of a child’s life, they excel beyond their counter parts that do not include music into their lives.... continue reading

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Making History Come Alive

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Learning along side my children was one of the many perks to homeschooling. In fact, now that my children are all grown, I really miss the continued learning about places, times, people, I even miss working on math so I can keep my math skills sharp! (I don't miss the tears and attitudes when the math books came out!😄)
History was my favorite subject to teach. I learned some pretty amazing things about people and places with my kids.
Whenever I could find a movie that went along with what we were learning, I would make time in our school schedule to watch it. People of all ages learn best when they can use as many ways of learning as possilbe.

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