Obedience is More Than An Action!

Teaching Obedience

Obedience is more than an action. It is obeying, right away, with the right attitude, tone of voice and facial expression!

To help you teach obedience, use this whole child method to teach obedience for better results.

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November 15, 2019February 13, 2023

Homeschool Grading: Don’t spend too much time grading your kids’ papers!

Homeschool grading helps you get your time back!

Homeschool grading should not take all evening. Don’t spend too much time grading your kids papers!

Honestly, I can hardly believe I’m writing this but it is true. If you are trying to get your 6th grader to write a perfect essay and so you correct every.single.thing. that you can find, re-write all the sentences, and re-arrange the content YOU ARE DOING TOO MUCH.

The curriculum we use (BJU Press Homeschool) comes with rubriks* to help us grade each writing assignment. There are points for content (Did the students get the point across in the essay? Did the ideas have logical progression?) and points for technical skills (Capitalization and punctuation, etc.) Those 2 scores are combined and a grade is assigned. This way both the student and the teacher know what is expected!

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October 22, 2019February 13, 2023

Identify Behaviors that Need Changing and Have an Action Plan for Change

Do you need an Action Plan?Let’s face it- we all have bad days. This action plan is not for a bad day, but it may help you break a bad pattern of behavior. And sometimes, it just helps you identify and decipher what is really going on with your child. Continue reading “Identify Behaviors that Need Changing and Have an Action Plan for Change”