Mary Ellen Barrett on instilling a joy of learning in our children and why Seton Home Study School is adding more Read-Aloud books to the Pre-K curriculum.
Read More »The Secret of Literacy Learning in Life’s Little Moments
Christina Patterson holds that literacy can be found in everyday activities and moments and that we can teach literacy learning through the “little things”.
Read More »Homeschooling One Child: How I Stay Positive with the ‘Just One Syndrome’
by Anna Marie Jehorek | We’re still discovering the pros and cons unique to homeschooling one child. We’re learning what works for us and that’s part of the beauty of homeschool.
Read More »5 Ways to Raise Readers in Our Digital World
The good news is that often young readers are not born, but made. No matter how old your child is...
Read More »When Public School Wasn’t Working, We Took Charge of our Child’s Education
by Danielle Harris | My husband and I had made the decision to move our son from his private school to public school after two successful academic years.
Read More »How to Teach Children the Faith with the… Parish Bulletin!
by Debbie Gaudino | One unique tool is the parish bulletin - which can aid in illustrating how the teachings of the Church are lived out in a practical, local way.
Read More »Homeschool with Toddlers: Why I (Mostly!) Miss it, & How I Handled It
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I love toddlers and I really miss the days when I had a bunch of them around. Mostly.
Read More »6 Ways We Taught Our Kids to do Chores… And Learn to Work
by Jennifer Tutwiler | These days, the measure of good parenting seems to be how care-free and enjoyable an existence we have enabled for our children. Children are expected to play with their toys, play outside, play with their friends, play sports, play with video games... and yet today’s children are some of the most behaviorally challenged in human history.
Read More »6 Steps to Survival: How to Outsmart Your Kids… and Defend Your Dessert!
by Kerry Costanzo | Let's face it. In this kids-eat-your-treats-and-break-your-things world, it's every mom for herself. How many of you moms out there have faced this scenario: It's 11 PM at the end of another homeschooling day.
Read More »Identifying 4 Kinds of Conflict for Book Reports
Several of our graders and counselors in the English Department came up with some ideas to help students to understand the different kinds of “conflict” which students are to write about in a book analysis for high school English. We think this might be useful for all our parents and students when analyzing books.
Read More »5 Tips and Tricks for Teaching Math to Tikes!
Little learners still have to memorize their math facts— addition, and subtraction—and Mom, or in this case Grandma, still has to drill them. Each time I open Math 2 For Young Catholics to one of those long drill pages, I think to myself that it must seem like approaching Mt. Everest to a little kid.
Read More »The Tortoise and the Hare in the Classroom
Most everyone is familiar with the fable of the tortoise and the hare, but have you ever thought about what lessons this fable holds for education? There are always a few students who are at the head of a class—the hares. For them, the pace of the class comes easily—too easily in fact.
Read More »5 Catholic Homeschooling Keys to Success
We recently asked our readers to share homeschooling advice that they have found helpful or that they often share with others. Here are five of the most popular Catholic homeschooling ...
Read More »Students Working on Their Own: How & When Parents Should Help Out
Some subjects require more attention from parents, others are solid opportunities for students to learn how to study on their own. The question is how much?
Read More »Why Pre-K at Home is Better!
Ginney Seuffert shares her excitement and experience with schooling Pre-K kids at home, and the amazing edge it gives them in education.
Read More »‘Don’t Forget Me, Mommy!’ Involve Your Pre-Schoolers with Seton Pre-Kindergarten
In the context of a loving, Catholic family, your child can start learning about the Faith and have educational fun through Seton's activity-based program!
Read More »Boys Don’t (Usually) Like to Write
Parents often call our counselors and tell them that their boys don’t like to write. What many do not realize, unless they have several sons, is that most boys don’t ...
Read More »Teaching English in Primary Grades
We often receive phone calls from parents who ask about teaching English to their children in grades one through three. They wonder why we teach English when it is not ...
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