The IAHE Blog
6 Ways to Make Your Backyard a Science Center
Children are naturally fascinated by nature. How many times has your child pointed out yet another budding tree branch, or showed the “bestest ever dirt-covered rock” (that looks strangely identical to all his other dirt-covered bestest ever rocks)? Making time...
Homeschooled & Proud of It
My homeschool journey began a decade ago, when my parents decided to homeschool me in second grade. Before that, I had attended a private Christian school where I learned virtually nothing and was bored to tears. My parents thought homeschooling would be the best...
Exploring Career Options: HVAC/Electrician/Plumber
As homeschoolers, we are blessed to be able to provide our children with the opportunity to learn about and experience first-hand various career options. Preparing them to be self-sufficient adults can be a daunting task. But that is made easier by the freedom we have...
Finding Joy in Your Homeschool
Whether you’ve been homeschooling for years or are just getting started, we all run into rough patches along the way. You can find joy in your homeschool journey and enjoy this amazing experience with your kids! HOMESCHOOLING CAN BE A REMARKABLE ADVENTURE Teaching...
5 Tips for Planning Your School Year
Evaluate Your Current Year When you started out this school year, did you set any goals for your child(ren)? Did they reach them? Did you tweak those goals as the year went on? What worked for you and them and what didn’t? Did you make any adjustments to those goals...
Raising Money-Wise Kids
Money management is an essential life skill for everybody. Kids of all ages can and should learn about it. Here are some ideas, inspired by finance expert Dave Ramsey, for you and your family to get started on this very important journey! For preschoolers and...
Reading Aloud to Teens and Pre-Teens
The benefits of reading aloud to children are numerous: higher cognitive performance, improved vocabulary, deeper empathy and understanding, wider imagination, closer bonding with parents. The list goes on. But what about older children… like tweens and teens? These...
Time Management for Moms
Ahhh…time management. I love to speak and write about so many things—weight loss, teaching language arts and writing, ballroom dancing, parenting, marriage, life coaching, relationships, grandparenting—oh I just love it all! But there is a reason that three of my...
Exploring Career Options: The Law
Homeschooling provides some amazing opportunities to provide our children with knowledge and opportunities to learn about and experience job opportunities as we prepare them to be self-sufficient adults. We have the freedom to tailor our children’s education to fit...