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My New Kentucky Home

A blog about faith and family, home and homeschooling.

Amazing Ancient History for Middle and High Schoolers

April 5, 2020 by My New Kentucky Home

Amazing Ancient History for Middle and High Schoolers

They called the class World Civilization when I was in middle school.  Aside from what I knew from the Bible, it was my first real introduction to ancient history.  And it was so. incredibly. boring.    And I have always loved history!  But when you reduce all the amazing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Compass Classroom, History, Homeschool, homeschool curricula, homeschool curriculum, homeschooling, homeschooling curriculum

3 Reasons to Try Something New in Your Homeschool

August 27, 2019 by My New Kentucky Home

3 Reasons to Try Something Different in Your Homeschool

Overall, I’m a creature of habit.  I like routine, and once I’m comfortable with a particular system, it’s hard for me to break away from it.  But especially where homeschooling is concerned, I have learned that changing things up from time to time is one of the best things I can do for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homeschool, homeschooling Tagged With: Homeschool, Homeschooling

The Ready-to-Get-Back-to-Homeschooling Phenomenon

August 6, 2019 by My New Kentucky Home

The Ready to Get Back to Homeschool Phenomenon

  Sometimes I see the appeal of year-round homeschooling.  Keeping information fresh in a child's mind is important, and more frequent breaks during the school year can be a real Godsend.    Every year I tell myself we're cutting our summer break short this time.  And … [Read more...]

Filed Under: back-to-homeschool, back-to-school, grace, Homeschool, homeschooling, Summer, summer's end, Uncategorized Tagged With: Homeschool, Homeschooling

Studying History Through Primary Source Documents

June 4, 2019 by My New Kentucky Home

Studying History Through Primary Source Documents

Good history books, documentaries, and even historical fiction and film can teach us a lot about the past.   But if you're looking for the best, most telling, most accurate way to study history, you really need to check out primary source documents.  By that I mean things like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: American history, History, Homeschool, homeschooling, homeschooling resources, U. S. History Tagged With: American history, Homeschool, Homeschooling, living history, U. S. History

Homemade Bible Characters for Church, Class, and Homeschool

May 14, 2019 by My New Kentucky Home

Homemade Bible Characters for Church, Class, and Homeschool

No matter how old you are, visual aids make any story more memorable.   When it comes to Bible storytelling, people make fun of the old flannelgraphs.  I realize the technology is pretty antiquated, but as a kid I loved a story told with visuals of almost any kind!  Now more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children's Ministry, Christianity, Homeschool, homeschooling, visual aids Tagged With: Bible, children, children's ministry, Homeschool, kids, kids ministry, storytelling, Sunday school, teaching, visual aids

Why I’m Thankful for My Struggling Learner

October 23, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

I wish I could tell you I've never experienced feelings of envy as I stood talking to a mom whose children excel academically.   Her children read and test above level in every subject.  Her children are articulate and precocious.  Her children are everything it seems a child … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dyslexia, Homeschool, homeschooling, learning disability, Motherhood, struggling learners, Uncategorized

Why I Would Rather Pull Together My Own Homeschooling Curriculum

October 2, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

Why I Would Rather Pull Together My Own Homeschooling Curriculum

It's seems like a no-brainer, right?  Go to the big-name homeschooling curriculum website, add "Grade X" kit to your shopping cart, click 'submit order', and then wait for the box of books to arrive on your doorstep. Bam!  You're ready to homeschool!  What could be easier? So if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: curricula, curriculum, eclectic homeschooling, education, Home education, Homeschool, homeschool curricula, homeschool curriculum, homeschooling, homeschooling books, homeschooling curricula, homeschooling curriculum, homeschooling moms, homeschooling resources, homeschooling success, traditional homeschooling

September Book Share: The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling

September 4, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

September Book Share: The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling

--I took a break over the summer, but it's time to bring the Book Shares back!  I love sharing some of my favorite books with you, and I hope you can find some interesting, fun, and informative reads among them. --   When I first began to explore the idea of homeschooling, I read every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: book share, books, Homeschool, homeschooling, homeschooling books, homeschooling resources

5 Lessons I Learned This Homeschool Year

June 7, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

5 Lessons I Learned This Homeschool Year

A couple of weeks ago I finished out another homeschool year and, just as I do at the close of every year, I'm reviewing and analyzing and figuring out just what worked and what didn't.  I'm always learning lessons of my own as I work to educate my kids, and I try very hard to apply what I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Homeschool, homeschooling, homeschooling moms

May Book Share — Home Sweet Homeschool

May 8, 2018 by My New Kentucky Home

May Book Share -- Home Sweet Homeschool

When I was first considering homeschooling, I went to my local library and checked out every book they had on homeschooling.  Every. single. one.   And I read them all, because I wanted as much information about homeschooling methods and philosophies and curricula as I could … [Read more...]

Filed Under: book share, books, Homeschool, homeschool survival, homeschooling, homeschooling books, homeschooling curricula, homeschooling moms, homeschooling resources

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