By Gloria Jones Ellis, M.A. – Educational Therapist & Co-Founder of Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions Homeschooling parents who are white supremacists will not appreciate the Lighthouse Homeschool Solutions curriculum. Our curriculum is intentionally designed to include a multitude of perspectives, and the learning activities included in our units of study are designed to encourage empathy, compassion, [Read More]
Summer Travel & Screen Time Challenges
By Jamaica Thompson Let’s be honest, as much as we try as parents to keep our children learning and engaged in non-screen activities during the summer, down-time happens and the screens eventually come out! Whether it’s during a long car ride or a boring layover in an airport, sometimes screen time is a necessity. [Read More]
Get Ready… Get Set… Let’s Read!
By Lisa Batchelder-Hetrick It’s time to grab a good book and head outside! No matter where you are, a book offers a change of scenery, and can truly soothe the soul. During the months of June through August, many students are impacted by a “summer slide,” which can set them up for challenges the [Read More]
Are We There Yet?
By Lisa Batchelder-Hetrick Are you dreading your next long car trip with your kids? Can you already hear “Are we there yet?” from the back seat? If so, here is my list of daughter-approved road trip activities to make your long-distance drive a lot more fun! Art Box/Clipboard: Fill a Tupperware box or [Read More]
Learning While Traveling
By Gloria Ellis If you’re anything like me, you are looking forward to traveling this summer! After over a year of quarantine, my family is excited to experience airplanes, campgrounds, rental cars, hotels, and Airbnbs once again. As a homeschooling family that loves to travel, we’ve made our formal learning model mobile, and we take [Read More]
