Dreading Teaching Multiplication & Division Facts? Have no Fear!
I think my son Bradley is a pretty bright cookie, but then I could be biased. Even so, I was dreading teaching the multiplication and division facts. Why, you ask? Because it seemed like addition and...
View ArticleBible Memory for Children
As I discussed in a prior post, Bible memory is a very important part of our family devotions. It is a discipline we believe has a lasting impact even on our young children. It’s a discipline we...
View ArticleMemorization in the Elementary Years: Charlotte-Mason Memory Box
Memory work is so important in the grammar stages of education (kindergarten-6th grade). Classical education places a high premium on memory work in the early years of school. Children have a capacity...
View ArticleHow to Use Copywork for Bible Memorization
Copywork is a cornerstone of education in the elementary years (both in the Classical and Charlotte Mason education models). This is for good reason: copywork is an integral component in acquiring...
View ArticleHandwriting Worksheets that Help Your Child with Bible Memory
When we released both our manuscript and cursive handwriting workbooks two weeks ago, we were unprepared for the enormous response: more than 4,600 people have downloaded it in the last two weeks! What...
View Article5 Great Ideas to Help You Choose Bible Memory Verses for Kids
Many Christian parents desire their children to memorize Scripture, and for good reason. With a strong parental tone, Solomon instructed his students to treasure his commands: “bind them on your...
View ArticleHow to Train Your Kids to Memorize Scripture in 5 Minutes a Day
For every Christian family, especially when kids are young, memorizing Scripture together is a great goal to have as a family. Dallas Willard, a philosophy professor at USC, says, “Bible memorization...
View Article5 Great Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize About Anxiety
In times of anxiety, our children need God’s truth to fill their minds. Below are a few ideas. I recommend choosing one of these passages or chapters and make it a point to study it together as a...
View Article5 Great Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize About Anger
Parents and kids alike can easily give into ungodly anger. It is important for families to renew their minds with God’s truth to combat these impulses and help us get to the heart of anger. Not all...
View ArticleNew “Write Through the Bible” Handwriting Workbooks: Now in KJV
Back in March, we were not prepared for the response we got when we released our original Write Through the Bible handwriting workbooks. Within 48 hours of release, thousands of people downloaded the...
View Article5 Great Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize About the Gospel
What could be more central for our children to memorize than the gospel message itself? For this it is best to find passages that give kids a concise summary of the gospel, giving you, the parent, room...
View Article10 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Memorize the 10 Commandments
There are many reasons why our children should memorize the 10 Commandments. 1. God hi-lighted the importance of the 10 Commandments by how he gave them to His people. The giving of the 10 Commandments...
View Article5 Great Bible Verses for Kids to Memorize About Patience
I’m a fairly impatient person. Unfortunately some of my kids have picked up this nasty trait as well. For some, patience might be a more natural virtue, but the Bible teaches that true Christlike...
View Article3 Reasons Your Family Should Memorize Philippians 2
If you have your children memorize Scripture, unless you plan on memorizing the whole Bible, you’re going to have to be choosy. What passages should you memorize? There are many texts in the Bible...
View Article3 Great Psalms to Use for Mealtime Blessings
“God is great, God is good…” “Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts…” There are a number of good traditional Christian mealtime blessings out there, but why not use meals as a opportunities to also...
View Article5 Reasons to Teach Kids the Apostles’ Creed (plus a free printable)
It is ironic we even need to be persuaded about this issue today. The Apostles’ Creed is one of the oldest Christian creeds, confessed by believers as a summary of the faith for more than 1600 years....
View Article3 Psalms to Use for Bedtime Prayers
“Now I lay me down to sleep…” “Father, we thank Thee for night…” My wife and I try to pray with our kids every night before they go to sleep. Probably a lot of Christian parents do the same. One way to...
View ArticleThe Sermon on the Mount: Bible Copywork
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most well-known of Jesus’ speeches. The first part of this message (Matthew 5:1-20) includes the beatitudes, the commands to be salt and light, and He promises...
View ArticleThe Ultimate List of Bible Memory Tools
As taught about in our last webinar, Bible memory is a wonderful discipline for our children to learn while they are young. In the elementary (grammar level) years, their minds can easily absorb large...
View ArticleThe Ultimate List of Math Facts Memory Tools
Times Tales - This is one of our personal favorites. This DVD and book use simple stories to help children memorize multiplication facts. We used it and loved it. Read more about how we used it with...
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