Homeschooling Styles and How-Tos

Reading Journal Elementary children free printable

My First Reading Journal: developing the reading journal habit in our elementary students

A reading journal is a wonderful way to develop the habit of careful, engaged reading. Even our elementary-aged children can profit from developing the simple habit of keeping a reading journal!  They will not be expected to write original thoughts, but they are forming the habit of reading with a pencil and paper nearby.

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Morning Time Gathering Homeschool

Our Morning Gathering: Memory, Laughter, and Relationship      

Morningtime provides the framework for my ultimate goal in education: raising people who believe what is true, honor what is noble, stand uncompromisingly for what is just, keep their desires pure, love things that are lovely and relish those things that are praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8). Our morning gathering lends great joy to this crazy family life. It builds memory, laughter, and relationship into our days.

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