2011 Quarterly
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Spring 2011
Are you tired of humdrum schedules and ready for a spring break? Let The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine take you away from your usual routine.
- Read a delightful interview with Carol Barnier.
- Learn how to put pain and prayer together to tap into God’s limitless power during the storms of life. Ruth Gulbranson will help you be inspired to trust God.
- See the world through the eyes of missionaries from the U.S. to Kenya, Indonesia, and China and discover the blessings and challenges of homeschooling on the mission field.
- Pack away your usual books and studies and head out on the Appalachian Trail or to the nearest park.
- Go behind the scenes at LEGOLAND and find out how to attend a LEGO convention and display your own creations.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Summer 2011
Do you need to re-energize and restore your spirit? Would “grueling” be a word you would use to describe your homeschool year? Do you want a jump-start for your homeschool? Travel down memory lane as Deborah Wuehler shares how God’s grace and a parent’s prayers kept her from moral destruction in school. She’ll tell you why a home education is the best education.
- Discover ways to revitalize your homeschool with the Charlotte Mason educational style for fun summer learning or a new approach for the school year.
- Worried about your child’s development? Find out about issues from right-brain dominance and dyslexia to developmental delays and autism.
- Is America in the grip of a civil war? David Kupelian, editor of Whistleblower magazine, reveals why he believes that’s true.
- Find out nearly everything you ever wanted to know about horses . . . plus how to reduce the costs of owning a horse.
- Find encouragement as experienced homeschool moms share how to move from doubt, frustration, and fear to confidence.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Fall 2011
Do you ever believe that you’re not equipped to be a homeschool teacher? Do you ever doubt your calling to educate your children at home? Do you ever feel intimidated by stories in the media about extraordinary homeschool families? What do you do? Where do you turn? You’re not alone . . . Are you the parent of a teen?
- Todd Wilson provides tips for those turbulent teenage years and reveals why “smile and wave” may be the key to survival in “Teenland.”
Are you a homeschool dad?
- Discover God’s purpose for your life. Learn how you as a man, husband, and dad can reflect God’s love and light and be a part of the cure for this ailing society.
Are you homeschooling grandchildren or wondering how to involve grandparents in your homeschool?
- Grandpa George Dalton admits his misgivings about his children’s decision to homeschool his grandchildren—and how his doubts were dispelled.
Are you a single parent?
- Divorced, unwed, or remarried parents can face challenges when homeschooling their children. Attorney Antony B. Kolenc shares five factors parents must understand to help protect their ability to homeschool when they’re not married to their child’s other parent.
Are you and your teen considering college?
- Follow Debra Bell as she provides a road map to college at home.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
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2010 Quarterly Issues
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Spring 2010
Find rejuvenation with articles on travel, Biblical flowers, teaching math across the grades, and more in this issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine.
- Enjoy articles on math, marine biology, and gardening.
- Learn about a bit of history with a cast-iron campfire dinner, as well as information on camps of all kinds.
- Try your hand at a drawing lesson from Carolyn Hurst, author of the popular Draw, Write, Now! series.
- Find information galore in 30 product reviews in our Lab Special Feature.
- Teach yourself a little more about Russian homeschoolers in our “Show and Tell” article.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Summer 2010
Re-energize with this Summer issue of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine.
- Read Senior Editor Deborah Wuehler’s insightful editorial for homeschoolers, then be uplifted as the homeschooling mom of eight provides a biblical example of encouragement in her article “I Quit!”
- Teach phonics with guidance from Dr. Ruth Beechick—she just might surprise you!
- Teaching manners? Learn how our culture has changed in the past 150 years.
- Find great learning opportunities right in your own backyard.
- Explore legal issues and homeschooling; judicial bias has very real danger zones.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Fall 2010
Buried in schoolbooks? Juggling home and school? Prodding, pushing, and spurring your children to learn? Depend on The Old Schoolhouse® to inspire you and your students in this issue.
- Revive a spirit of thankfulness in your children.
- Discover why God’s children should choose thankfulness rather than self-pity.
- Create high school transcripts (even if you need one tomorrow).
- Prepare teens for the job market.
- Investigate the value of dual-enrollment classes.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Winter 2010/2011
Even in the dead of winter, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine will warm your heart and encourage your soul.
- Dig yourself out of the winter doldrums, clean and organize with Molly Green, and re-energize your home and homeschool.
- Find fun and constructive ideas for your little ones as seven godly moms share the joys and challenges of homeschooling preschoolers.
- Get messy with frugal craft recipes.
- Boost your child’s language development with two easy activities.
- Discover the importance of prayer and taking care of yourself.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
2009 Quarterly Issues
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Spring 2009
Do you ever need a little help getting organized? Where do we store the books, hands-on materials, and miscellaneous supplies? This issue is packed with ideas.
- Five ways to get your high school student organized.
- Who has the responsibility to teach and train our children? Pat Marcum shares his insights.
- The 2008 Excellence in Education Award winners.
- A grandmother reveals her highest calling: homeschooling.
- Amanda Bennett shares a garden unit study.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Summer 2009
“I just don’t know HOW you get it all done. I could never do it! How do you teach so many children in different grades all at once?” Homeschooling families face an extra organization challenge, but you’ll find help in this issue.
- The Eye of a Naturalist
- Information about photography
- The gift of art journaling
- Everything you always wanted to know about the Charlotte Mason method
- Words from Zan Tyler of Apologia
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Fall 2009
Fill your back-to-school time with the best of back-to-homeschool information.
- An interview with Twila Paris
- College Prep 101: Teaching Responsible Study Habits by Kim Kautzer
- Prominent Colleges Jump on the Recruiting Bandwagon by Claire Novak
- Earn a Legitimate Law Degree From Home?! by Donna Rees
- What Is Critical Thinking? by Rebekah Wilson
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Winter 2009/2010
Learn more about David Bill, a British artist whose illustrations have been commissioned by the BBC and others. He’s a homeschooling dad with a clear vision for his family. Also in this issue:
- “Speech & Debate” by Chris Jeub
- “Top 10 Tips for Teaching Writing” by Fran Santoro Hamilton
- “Three Keys to Teaching Writing” by Danielle Olander
- “Helping the Reluctant Writer” by Lee Roddy
- “10 Common Writing Traps” by Ruth Beechick
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
2008 Quarterly Issues
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Spring 2008
This issue of TOS is not to be missed. It provides product reviews, teaching ideas, and numerous articles written by your favorite homeschooling experts.
- Our Excellence in Education Awards
- Teaching and learning classical violin
- Homeschool lessons through gardening
- Homeschool units: “Nuclear Energy: A Primer”
- Making and using biodiesel
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Summer 2008
The Summer 2008 issue of TOS is not to be missed. It provides product reviews, teaching ideas, and numerous articles written by your favorite homeschool experts.
- 10 reasons to homeschool your child with special needs.
- Nothing compares with the good, old-fashioned, tried-and-true learning that takes place outdoors, especially for special needs children.
- In a family with a disabled child, following the Holy Spirit each day, minute by minute, is the key to balancing all these parental responsibilities.
- Homeschooling the gifted child.
- Adoption—Several articles about open adoption, domestic adoption, and international adoption.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Fall 2008
This issue is full of articles providing help for homeschooling, encouragement for your soul, tried-and-true advice and the coolest unit study. You don’t want you to miss it!
- The “Me Time” myth
- Homeschooling and interruptions
- The adventure of serving God at home
- The sacrifice of praise
- The importance of a homeschool father
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Winter 2008/2009
Packed with articles and resources, this issue will encourage and equip you to homeschool with excellence.
- Deborah Wuehler contributes Part Two of one of her all-time most popular articles, “Homeschooling the Rebel!”
- Learn how Andrea Newitt, homeschooling mom of three, approaches classical education.
- Ruth Beechick exposes the preposition ending myth.
- Carol Topp gives some dos and don’ts about fund-raisers for homeschool support groups.
- Jay Ryan explains that astronomy is the most ancient science, studied for millennia before the invention of the telescope.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
2007 Quarterly Issues
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Spring 2007
Look for hundreds of pages of practical and inspirational content in the Spring 2007 issue. Designed by your fellow homeschoolers, TOS understands the real issues and challenges that home educators grapple with and presents solutions with wit and insight. There sure are a lot of great articles in this issue as well as several themes running through the magazine—Can we “over-shelter” our children? What it was like to live during simpler times (including a great article on one-room schoolhouses of the past)? And what it’s like living on a farm. It is time once again for our Excellence in Education awards—read about the curricula that other homeschoolers have chosen as their favorites!
- Learn how to teach grammar, reading, and writing with Ruth Beechick and Jessie Wise.
- Design your curriculum around field trips.
- Meet three homeschooling families, and get a peek into their homes and homeschools.
- Use the enclosed unit study on farm life to help teach your children, and let them use the art lesson to learn how to draw a barn.
- The Natural Schoolhouse explains how to keep chickens, grow your own food, and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Summer 2007
Homeschooling by and on the sea; oceanography; a feature on special needs, including autism and vision therapy; a closer look at Charlotte Mason; and much, much more—you’ll find it all in this issue.
- Goodbye, Dr. Raymond Moore
- Asperger’s syndrome—what is it?
- Chores and homeschooling
- Parenting a special needs child
- Single parent homeschooling
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Fall 2007
This issue is packed with the information you need for high school plans and college options, along with more on what research is showing about homeschooling: that it works!
- The joys and challenges of raising a large family.
- Homeschool stats—how are we measuring up?
- Rob Reich argues that homeschooling must be regulated.
- The NEA’s position on homeschooling.
- Unsung heroes: firefighters, law officers, paramedics.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
Winter 2007/2008
We’ve got articles on balancing home and work, tips on organizing your homeschool, a look at day-to-day life with Susan Wise Bauer, our first ever Freebie Directory, and so much more.
- First Annual TOS Freebies Directory!
- Modern-day slavery.
- Our God of Hope.
- Why old schoolhouses on the front cover?
- Readers helping readers.
Equip yourself, dispel your doubts, and become the homeschooler God intends you to be. Don’t homeschool alone; get help and advice with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. |
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