To encourage students to take up literature for learning and enjoyment we asked the Seton Counselors for their favorites from the Seton bookstore.
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As with many families in military service, the Lara family appreciates the continuity homeschooling allows in their studies and curriculum.
Read More »Preparing for Advent – One Week at a Time – Week Two
A collection of timely crafts, books, and activities for Advent, in weekly snippets, can help families welcome the Christ Child into their hearts and homes.
Read More »Why Good Stories Make it Easy to Teach Moral Lessons
Teaching the difference between right and wrong is not always easy but stories impart values and teach moral lessons, whether in fairy tales or real life.
Read More »Is There an Advantage to Homeschooling Over the Summer?
Are there advantages to homeschooling over the summer months? Dr. Clark advises on that and shares ideas on motivating active children to read and what a parent should consider before having a child skip a grade.
Read More »Ten Tips for Tackling Tests – It’s More Than Preparation
Here are ten tips to help students do better with tests. Ten simple steps to help you make the most of your efforts and prove your hard work has paid off!
Read More »Don’t Give Something Up for Lent – Just Add It!
Just Add It! 35 ways to improve your spiritual life this Lent. Homeschool grad Clara Davison on daily prayers, spiritual readings, Works of Mercy, and more!
Read More »7 Christmas Gift Lists to Enrich Your Homeschool Experience
It's the time of year when parents are making their lists and checking them twice. Jennifer Elia presents some gift ideas that will keep giving all year.
Read More »College Prep 101: The 5 Tools to Prepare for College Success
Tom McFadden, an expert on college prep, has five critical elements for parents to consider as they prepare their children for the task of going to college.
Read More »The Unexpected Benefits of Taking a Summer Break from Homeschooling
If you close the books all summer, won’t the kids forget what they’ve learned? Amy Pawlusiak considers the unexpected benefits of taking a summer break.
Read More »St. John Bosco: An Inspiration for Fathers?
Dr. Clark shares how St. John Bosco is an amazing patron for homeschooling fathers, and we should follow his example through prayer, work, and study.
Read More »5 Activities to Foster Reading Readiness in Children
Patricia Purcell discovers that early literacy activities not only prepares kids to be good students but that the simplest projects can be the most special!
Read More »5 Simple Ways to Find More Time to Read
Breana English loves to find more time to read. Could her 5 simple, creative and family friendly ways to fit more reading into daily life work in your home?
Read More »‘Go Read a Book’: How to Raise an Educated Young Thinker
When he was bored, John Clark's mother said 'read a book'. Now, he's amazed at how that little adage has transformed western culture, and we need it back.
Read More »Reading: Opening the Doors to the Rest of Education
There are three good and simple reasons why the Seton curriculum places such an emphasis on reading, and how it shapes our kids' worldview in a healthy way.
Read More »Walking through Wardrobes: Bonding with Your Children by Reading Aloud
by John Clark | We’ve all probably been in conversations in which a parent will comment that his child spends too much time on the computer or iPad, as though the parent had no control at all over his children. That’s pretty sad for a number of reasons, beginning with the fact that it alludes to a relationship breakdown.
Read More »7 Ways Our Children Can Keep Their Way Pure | Part 5
In the “Armor of God,” with which we are all called to equip ourselves (Ephesians 6:10-18), the Word of God is the “sword of the Spirit.” Daily, reverent reading of Sacred Scripture can help us to immerse ourselves in the mind of Christ and cultivate our personal relationship with Him. It can also help us to develop a living, breathing, personal relationship with the Holy Spirit, the Author of Sacred Scripture.
Read More »7 Tips To Improve Homeschooling This Year
At the beginning of every school year, I make a little personal checklist as to how I can improve homeschooling in the upcoming year. I don’t always stick to the ...
Read More »Reading for an Assignment: How to Be Successful
Reading for an assignment is not like reading to unwind before bedtime, or scanning the comic section of the newspaper, even if you enjoy “school reading” as much as “pleasure reading.”
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