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Architecture Unit Study by Beverly S. Krueger
The study of architecture can be and often is sprinkled into any good history or humanities course. For those who find a love for it, architecture makes a perfect topic for a unit study that can be focused in the direction most pleasing to the student. Whether you want to pursue the technical aspects of architecture such as drafting or construction, to study architecture from an art perspective, or to study how architecture played a role in history we have online resources, projects, lesson plans, books, videos, and hands-on resources to tailor your unit study to your interests.

Louis Sullivan: The Art of Architecture by Sharon Jeffus
Louis Sullivan left his imprint on American architecture in the skyscrapers he designed and in the influence he had on other great architects like Frank Lloyd Wright. Learn more about this innovative architect and about two-point perspective drawing.

Ending the School Year Right by Tammy Marshall Cardwell
May is looming and with it the end of the school year. If you’re not a year-round-schooler, you may be looking forward to tossing everything in a box and locking it away for the summer before collapsing into a chair and heaving a huge sigh of relief. Don’t. Not yet.

Let’s Not Be Fooled by Beverly S. Krueger
Getting a tax refund this year? Makes that tax bite seem not quite so bad, but have you really thought about how much money you paid in income tax? Do you know exactly how long you unofficially work for the government to pay your annual tax payments before you begin putting money in your own pocket? April 23, 2008 is the official Tax Freedom Day calculated by the Tax Foundation. Americans spend nearly one-third of the year working to pay their taxes. I guess how you think of taxes depends on which numbers you look at and how you crunch them into pertinent statistics. Statistics can fool you. We’ve listed resources to help you learn how to deal with the many statistics bandied about in the news to increase yours and your children’s knowledge.

Getting Along Online for Kids and Teens by Beverly S. Krueger
Protecting children and teens from the evil online is rule one when dealing with children and cyberspace, but one aspect of protecting them isn’t often considered. Just as you teach the lesson that stealing is wrong when a young child takes a piece of candy from a store shelf and puts it in his pocket, so too there are things children and teens need to know about cyberspace to keep them from crossing boundaries of good manners or even the law.

Training Children (and Parents!) by Tamara Eaton
The first key to successful Biblical child training is parent training! It all starts with us—are we seeking the Lord for wisdom? Do we have a positive attitude toward our child or do we view him as a burden or a problem? Are we disciplining calmly, in love, or are we giving into anger and raising our voices? The Lord delights in working in our own hearts as we strive to be responsible, loving, godly parents.

Feeling Frazzled? by Tamara Eaton
"I'm often asked if I ever feel like sending the children all off to school. Honestly, I don't, but there ARE days when I feel the need for some peace and quiet and time alone!" So states Tamara Eaton as she shares that's okay to take time to recharge and then gives us some terrific ways to do so.

Imagination by Tammy Marshall Cardwell
How many times have we, as homeschoolers, taken for granted our own children's bright and lively imaginations...until we encountered a child who had none?

Listen to the Children by Tammy Marshall Cardwell
We cruise the aisles, listening to sales reps and our fellow home school parents expound upon the benefits of this curriculum and that teaching style. We peruse catalogs and absorb magazines. We sit at rapt attention through seminar after seminar and high light our how-to books until they're more colorful than circus tents. We listen to all the experts, both professional and non-, and pray we'll make the right choices. But do we listen to the children?

Reading Aloud by Jean Hall
If reading aloud to your children sounds like a good idea to you, but you never seem to find the time for it, let Jean Hall tell you how reading aloud became a major part of their school day and how that changed everything for their family. She’s got a great how-to list to get you started on the right foot, too.

Getting the Most from Reading Aloud to Your Child by Tammy Marshall Cardwell
Convinced that daily read aloud time would be a great benefit to your children but unsure how to begin? Tammy Cardwell shares the “secrets” of how to get the most from your read aloud time.

Helping Your Child Use the Library by Tim Burr and Christina Dunn
Helping your children to enjoy reading is one of the most important things you can do as a parent and well worth the investment of your time and energy.The best help of all, though, is at your neighborhood library.