People often have certain thoughts going on in their heads when they see our family of 8 or hear that we have 6 children (no, no twins, thank you very much!). Then when they find out that we homeschool, have no maid and that dh is in fulltime ministry, their eyes grow bigger and they start […] Read more…
When Being A Mom Isn’t Enough
You know that feeling? That down-in-the-dumps, what-am-I-staying-at-home-for feeling? Well, I was feeling down and God sent this article to me by Amy Hollingsworth (reproduced here with permission) to encourage me and which made me smile. I hope it blesses you too. When Being a Mom Isn’t Enough Amy Hollingsworth I have to say, it took […] Read more…
So much busywork – for mom!
Lesson Plans, Circle Time, Flashcards, Reading Aloud, Phonics, Lapbooks, Arts & Crafts, Bible Memory Verses, Field Trips…So much busywork for mom! It is intimidating to a mother who is exploring homeschooling for her little ones. It seems impossible to handle, on top of the daily stuff that needs to be done. How??? Read more…
Homeschool Helps
This blog, Heart Of The Matter Online, may be of use to those of you who are starting out in Homeschooling. It’s FREE! Sign up for their newsletter and you’ll get loads of information about homeschooling. Click HERE for a posting on Math Manipulatives. Read more…
Choosing Friends
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Cor 15:33 (NIV) Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; Psalm 1 I have been thinking about this for a while. These verses reminds […] Read more…
How This Blog Got Started
Building Up Moms has its beginnings as Building An Ark In Singapore on the HomeschoolBlogger site. Of course it no longer exists. This was what I wrote way back in 30th July 2006. “Today, I join the blogging community! So why did I succumb? I had always wanted to write down my journey as a mother firstly […] Read more…
The Myth of Socialisation
Homeschoolers get asked this question the most frequently by those either ignorant to or opposed to homeschooling. Sadly, we sometimes get fellow homeschoolers asking us the same question too! Here are 3 links to Gena Suarez‘s (Publisher of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine) Blog on the topic of socialisation. She writes far more eloquently about it […] Read more…
Don’t Homeschool If…
We have been officially homeschooling since September 2004. We are now teaching a P3, a P1, a K1 and a N2. While we ourselves are convinced and convicted that this is our path to walk in, it is not in our practice to hard sell homeschooling. Why? No, it is not because we are better/holier […] Read more…
Choosing A Curriculum
How does one choose a curriculum to use once you have decided to homeschool? Ask any or every veteran homeschooler and they will tell you the same thing – What are your goals? Do you want an academically rigorous curriculum to push your gifted child to his limits? Or do you want to focus on […] Read more…
HOW do you homeschool?
How do you homeschool? How do you teach so many children at one time? What method do you use? These are often questions I am faced with when people hear that we are homeschooling 4 out of our 5 children. The toddler just listens to everything we say. How we homeschool and the method we each […] Read more…