Seton provides the framework of the reading club and the incentives, but it is the parents who help their students select the books and guide the reading.
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If a child can do all the math in the math book for his grade level, can he skip to the next level math book? Dr. Mary Kay Clark's advice may surprise you.
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Children love being read stories by their parents or grandparents. Tom McFadden has five timeless series he's found to be favorites with children aged 5-12.
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Elizabeth Turajski takes the stress out of Advent projects with her favorite non-artistic ways to celebrate the season with her kids. Glue gun not required!
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You'll be pressed to find Seton Home Study's American Literature curriculum's profound appreciation about being an American in your average American school.
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Want children's literature to compete with the computer? Mary Kay Clark says look for adventure fiction, biographies of adventurers and even science books.
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We know that sickness can be disastrous for a homeschool schedule. Homeschooling mom, Patricia Purcell, shares her strategies to minimize sick day damage.
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Interested in a personal booklist? Mary Donellan decided that's what she needed to reclaim her reading habit and came up with a simple three step solution.
Read More »Is it Necessary to Memorize the Catechism Answers?
In this round of Q & A's from homeschool families, Dr. Mary Kay Clark responds to memorizing the catechism, standardized testing, summer school, and more.
Read More »6 Simple Ideas to Encourage a Reading Habit
Gina Berrios shares seven wonderful ideas that she has successfully used over the years to develop a reading habit for her children and you can too!
Read More »Savoring the Gift of Seton: The Evinger Family Story
Amanda Evinger, tries to spend her homeschooling days giving glory to Almighty God, who is so gracious in endowing His children with talents and gifts.
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Fr Mark Wenzinger introduces us to the basic idea and practice of 'lectio divina', the ancient practice of reading Scripture aloud. Start off small!
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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.
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John Clark is digging into C.S. Lewis, St. Athanasius and the Summa for his Lent reading, and he's actually making them sound pretty intriguing.
Read More »How to Structure a Book Club Meeting for Children
Patricia Purcell shares her five steps to setting up a book club meeting, and how to inspire kids to join it and enjoy it too!
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The good news is that often young readers are not born, but made. No matter how old your child is...
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by John Clark | Some 14 Family Activities to Try: Think you won’t be a better person when you’re done? We need to spend more time with our kids. Some simple family activities could be;
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Running a children's book club takes hard work and dedication but seeing a child bursting with eagerness to talk about a book makes it more than worthwhile.
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by Dr. Mary Kay Clark | Education should not take a vacation during the summer. In the past, the public schools closed during the summer months...
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