College Prep 101: Teaching Responsible Study Habits
Kim Kautzer
For high schoolers, there’s more to planning for college than simply getting accepted. Unless your student has experienced a more rigorous course of study and learned some good study habits, he’ll be overwhelmed to arrive on campus and discover the mountains of reading, writing, and studying [...]
Great Books for High School Economics, Government, and American History
By Silas
Part of the standard U.S. high school curriculum requires credits in economics, government, and American history. Finding textbooks that approach these subjects in easy-to-understand formats can be a challenge, not to mention locating textbooks that coincide with the Family’s worldview. Too often we [...]
1 Make a scrapbook of everything you do this summer
The Basics of Scrapbooking
http://www.scrapbookscrapbook.com/beginners.html
2 Have a picnic
Planning a Picnic
http://www.the-picnic-site.com/
3 Learn how to play soccer
How to Play Soccer
http://www.ehow.com/PrintArticle.html?id=2044097
4 Visit another country
Lonely Planet Destination Guides
www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/
5 Go to a ballgame
Major League Baseball Team Schedules
mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/schedule/index.jsp
6 Get a job (parent permission)
Teens 4 Hire
www.teens4hire.org/
7 Become a photographer
BetterPhoto for Kids and Teens
www.betterphoto.com/photography-for-kids.asp
8 Make dinner for your family
Do-It-Yourself [...]
Here’s a review of a series I’ve been using for my kids. We use these books for our devotion time as well as for our book reports in school. The kids love them and so do I!
Christian Heroes Then and Now–Janet and Geoff Benge
These exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories chronicle the lives of [...]
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