Barnes & Noble offers a wonderful Summer Reading program that will encourage your students to explore the world around them!  Here is how it works: Kids read any eight (8) books of their choosing. Kids use the Passport to Summer Reading to document the places visited in each book.

Celebrate Memorial Day the traditional way — as a remembrance of those who have given their lives in service. At usmemorialday.org you’ll find downloadable historic Memorial Day postcards, photos, quotes from presidents, and online activities for adults and students.

When homeschooling, many people make this educational choice for religious reasons. Although we feel strongly that we need to share our religious beliefs with our children, this was not the primary reason that we chose to homeschool. Bible studies are an important part of our school d

“Constituting America is holding an arts contest we are proud to pass along to you. The contest, ‘We the People 9*17,’ offers children in grades K-12 the opportunity to submit a cool song, entertaining short film, Public Service Announcement, holiday card, poem, or e

Get a broad overview of homeschooling in general or enjoy reading up-to-date articles from some of the best authors and homeschool companies that TOS has been bringing you for years. With almost 200 pages full of supplemental homeschooling articles and resources, you won’t want to mis

As we move from preschool and kindergarten,  I believe it is important to start laying the foundation of writing, and First Language Lessons provides a wonderful transition as parents move into 1st grade studies.  Here is a brief explanation from the author’s website: “Thi

Help your child learn with games, software and educational activities from Owl & Mouse Educational Software.   Early reading software—phonics software, alphabet games, and Dolch sight words in a fairy tale story.  All of it FREE!  Free online USA maps, world maps, map of Europe, m

So, that ends our discussion of recommendations for preschool/kindergarten—-“Wait!  What about social studies, history, science, grammar, foreign language, and physics?” OK, you are right.  We don’t want to have children who don’t understand the laws of p

Prepare to be encouraged and equipped! Morning speaker, Shelly Stockton,will show you practical tools for bringing breadth and depth to your family’s learning. Discover how the classical model takes education beyond a textbook for relational and transformational learning. Econom