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Five Ways to Engage Your Children with Science

by Valerie Cox | Dec 14, 2020 | Teaching Strategies, Young Children, Creative Ideas, NCHE Blog

by Guest Contributor Valerie Cox Whether your children realize it or not, science is everywhere in the world around us. From the sunlight waking us up in the morning to how our bodies digest the food we eat, science is a major part of our daily lives. As their...

Christmas Enrichment

by Sarah Hicks | Nov 30, 2020 | Teaching Strategies, Young Children, Creative Ideas, NCHE Blog

by Sarah Hicks Thanksgiving has come and gone, but there are still so many things for which to be thankful! One of those things is DECEMBER! December if often an abbreviated month for textbook school work as parents and children incorporate enrichment opportunities...

Three Things You Are Doing that Crush Learning

by Sarah Hicks | Nov 23, 2020 | Encouragement, Teaching Strategies, Learning Styles, Creative Ideas, NCHE Blog

Learning is a discovery, an experience, and a marvelous, creative journey (or at least, it can be!) But sometimes learning is also messy, slow, loud, scattered, spontaneous, and completely unorthodox. This can leave parents feeling frustrated that learning is taking...

All about Morning Baskets

by Amy Sloan | Aug 24, 2020 | Resources, Creative Ideas, Getting Started, NCHE Blog

By guest contributor Amy Sloan Morning baskets are one way that homeschool parents, especially parents with multiple children, keep materials organized and in one place. It is an effective way for each member of your homeschool to begin the school day on the same...

How to Homeschool Art

by Sarah Hicks | Aug 3, 2020 | Creative Ideas, NCHE Blog

Art has always been a huge part of our homeschool because I am an artist. I love making art, I love teaching art, and I love watching children create art! After we began homeschooling, I realized that a lot of families did not regularly incorporate art into...

Summer Reading Goals

by Sarah Hicks | Jul 13, 2020 | NCHE Blog, Resources, Creative Ideas, Peace

There was a mother who had a plan and bingo was its name-o. B-I-N-G-O! Visual helps like progress charts are a great way for homeschool parents to help their children stay motivated with long-term goals (like more reading and less screen time this summer.) This month,...