Is it Too Early to Teach a 4 year old to Read?

Read my newest article: ” Teaching a 4 year old to Read” at my newest website “Study at Home with Joy“. With 9 children to raise and homeschooling, it almost seems like I am an expert on teaching a child to read. When I gave birth to my first child, I did not want to [...]

Tips to Handle a 4 year old Boy

I do have a 4 yo who is turning 5 in July.  He can be a handful unless he is not busy.   Since he wakes up late, I try to get the home school going before he wakes (still working on it).  The older kids have already learned how to ignore his noises.  But [...]

Robinson Curriculum – Starting It

Just bought my Robinson Curriculum CD’s!!! Kathleen from SC   Mrs. Treasures writes: It  seems too simple to be true in the beginning. Also, you might feel very insecure on the new freedom you just acquired as the homeschool Mom. Those are initial normal feelings.  LOL. The challenge is really to stop yourself from doing what you [...]

Homeschooling Question: How Do You Wake Them Up?

What type of consequences to give my children who don’t wake up in the morning? my teens are sleeping in and not waking up for school. what do you do or have you done to keep things on a schedule? They are still sleeping this morning (10:00am) and are not waking when i call them. [...]

Raising a Catholic Preschooler

I found this book “Guiding Your Catholic Preschooler”  by  Kathy Pierce and Lori Rowland in our parish library. Well, I do have a preschooler.  With 8 other children, I really want to just relax in raising my 4 year old.  I do not even want to teach him like how I did with JJ, who [...]

How to teach a preschooler to read

How do I homeschool my preschooler? I am a strong proponent of early studies.  I begin their education as early as when they are born.  But, for today I will focus on the preschool age. Pio turned 4 years old last July.  I do not think he is gifted with high intelligence.  But, he is [...]