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Homeschool Grammar School Newsletter (Welcome!)
Teach like a Puritan.
What Is Grammar of Grace?
How did a mother of eleven young children write a homeschool curriculum…?!
What Makes Grammar of Grace Different
What if every Christian parent knew how to open up Webster’s Blue Back Speller and the Bible, and—with those two books as the primary textbooks…
Grown-Up Books for Children
I knew that Pilgrim’s Progress was good for children, and I knew…
Practicum & Posterity
Back in the days of the Reformers, Pilgrims, Puritans, and American Founding Fathers, parents were very intentional about how they raised their children. They often spoke of their posterity…
Christian & Classical… 9 & Up
So you started your little ones off with lots of memorization (especially the Bible)… Let’s talk Grammar School!
Christian & Classical Methods
Modern education has scientifically discovered the best methods for teaching children. Or has it?
Newsletter Archive: 2019
9/28/2019: 1st Newsletter: Why Anno Mundi Dates?
Hello, sweet friend! Welcome to our first newsletter! …
10/8/2019: Homeschool Grammar School: Free Alpha-Phonics Plan
Why Johnny Can’t Read took the nation by storm in the 1950s, and it’s been a topic of debate ever since…
10/30/2019: Grown-Up Books for Children
Did you know that you can read grown-up books to your children? Children have an amazing capacity for language. Whatever…
11/9/2019: Poetry
Or, How I learned to stop worrying and start loving the poetry.
11/14/2019: Encouragement
A lot has been going on in the van Eck home lately…
11/20/2019: The History of the Scientific Method
A few years ago, I was teaching in a homeschool co-op, and we teachers were told to read the Scientific Method to the children every week. But when our director passed around Scientific Method handouts for us to use, I noticed that the most important Step of the Scientific Method wasn’t right.
11/27/2019: Science & Thanksgiving
What is the true Scientific Method? And, one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions.
12/5/2019: The Rise (and fall) of Humanism
Should Huck Finn be on Christian booklists as a great book to have our children read?
12/14/2019: “Only” a 6th Grade Education?
How often do we learn about an important figure from American history who “only had a 6th grade education”?
Newsletter Archive: 2020
1/18/2020: Classical Languages for Young Children
If your homeschool is anything like ours…
1/22/2020: Christian & Classical In Name Only
Education: Does the method really matter? Does the content really matter?
1/29/2020: Consumed With Zeal for God’s Law
Why we homeschoolers are doing this…
2/5/2020: If You Can’t Say “Amen”, You’d Better Say…
Anyone with more than a passing familiarity with Voddie Baucham…
2/20/2020: Citizenship Celebration!
This week, something very exciting happened at our house.
2/26/2020: Reading Judges
Yesterday the children were especially excited to recount the stories of Ehud and Barack & Deborah…
3/5/2020: When to Start Grammar School?
It seems like there is a remnant of families hungering for something like this…
3/11/2020: The Student’s Psalm
Teachable. Not arrogant. Humble, always listening…
3/21/2020: The Way It Used To Be
As I’m sure it is at your house, too, things are… exciting… around here, right now. My husband’s American citizenship is on hold indefinitely…
4/15/2020: The Classical Education Timeline
Let’s talk Timeline.
4/22/2020: Memory Work!
Memory. Work. Two words that shouldn’t cause groans…
5/20/2020: Etymology!
The people who do the very most learning in a homeschool are…
6/3/2020: The Trivium & Grammar of Grace
The heart of classical education is the Trivium…
7/15/2020: Greek Made Easy!
Protestants coming out of the Reformation valued learning Greek as a high priority. They knew from firsthand experience how badly Christians could be deceived about what the New Testament truly said, when no one was able to read the New Testament in the original Greek for themselves.
9/23/2020: Where We’ve Been
Curriculum news, homeschool news, and big news…
10/7/2020: Do Some Astronomy in October!
It’s October! For most of us, school is back in full swing. The days and nights are cooler…
10/14/2020: New Baby!
Not exactly Homeschool Grammar School, but it is the news around here…
11/5/2020: Preparing Our Children for Persecution
Is Christian persecution coming to America? If it is, how should we respond?
11/19/2020: Astronomy Night
This was my first foray into Astronomy Night with such a big group, so I also learned a few logistical things; in case you’d like to plan something like this, here are some practical tips you might find helpful…
12/3/2020: The Genius of Copywork
Isn’t this a little bit of a difficult time to homeschool?
Newsletter Archive: 2021
1/28/2021: An Old-Fashioned Endeavor
This week, we’re thinking about Letter Writing…
2/22/2021: We’re Back!
Yes, the Texas storms hit Honey Grove, and yes, it was pretty dicey for the van Eck family for a few days…
3/4/2021: What Is Grammar of Grace?
A friend asked me the other day, How did a mother of nine children, ages 12 and under, write a homeschool curriculum?
3/11/2021: What Makes Grammar of Grace Different
What if every Christian parent knew how to open up Noah Webster’s Blue Back Speller and the Bible, and—with those two books as the primary textbooks—
3/18/2021: Christian & Classical for Ages 9 Through 12
Let’s talk Grammar School!
3/22/2021: Come hear Robyn speak at Teach Them Diligently!
You’ll have lots of fun hearing other speakers, visiting other booths, and meeting other homeschooling families, too; homeschool conventions are awesome!
4/1/2021: Christian & Classical for Ages 9 Through 12
The exciting conclusion…
4/7/2021: Treasures from an Old Book
I have some gems for you this week!
4/15/2021: The Man Who Knows All the Words
Who was Noah Webster, and why was he important?
5/14/2021: What About Older Kids?
The children recited the Creation account, scriptures in classical languages, a good selection of History quotes, Kipling’s The Gods of the Copybook Headings, and more…
5/26/2021: Great Summer Read for Mom
This Homeschool Grammar School Newsletter will be a quick one…
6/9/2021: Practicum Videos!
We had a fabulous time…
7/12/2021: Is My Child a Strong Reader?
Summer time is reading time for many students…
11/17/2021: Other Strengths
I have a fun story for you this week.
Newsletter Archive: 2022
2/9/2022: 10 Tips on How NOT to Talk to Your Kids About…
Homeschool grammar school feels like it’s been scrambling for the past few months around the van Eck house, but this week a nice ice storm slowed down the pace in Texas, and—voila!…
5/21/2022: New Baby (& Leadership)
Did you know that Leadership is part of classical education? But yes, Christians of the post-Reformation era taught their boys (and, by extension, girls) to be leaders, and we should do the same. In fact, we should learn about leadership for an even more pressing reason…
6/2/2022: They’re Here!
Good things come to those who wait!
7/12/2022: 2022 Practicum Videos Posted!
The 2022 Wisdom’s Way Practicum videos, from our local Wisdom’s Way, are posted. This year’s theme was Education in the American Classical Style.
11/23/2022: The 3rd Rail of Education
Yep, I’m going there.
12/3/2022: Literacy Is Not a Neutral Topic
The second installment in our series on learning disabilities, AND homeschool grammar school music tips for this month…
12/7/2022: So What Is The Truth About Learning Disabilities?
Yes, some children have more trouble than others with schoolwork, but is there something wrong with these children…
12/17/2022: How to Help Someone with a Learning Disability
Fancy programs for children with learning disabilities… according to the classical and Christian approach, are they even necessary??
Newsletter Archive: 2023
2/2/2023: Q&A-Kindergarten, Writing, & Ebooks
Did you know that the idea of a “school year” is relatively new in history?
3/10/2023: How Should We Teach History?
One of the things that sets Grammar of Grace apart from all other curriculums is our emphasis on history, and the absolutely based Christian worldview we take in our approach toward history.
3/27/2023: The Two Big Things to Remember When Studying History
People ask me how I can tell if a history resource we’re using is trustworthy.
7/4/2023: Read the Declaration Today!
Happy Independence Day, American friends! We may be seeing our cherished liberties threatened worldwide in these times…
9/27/2023: Mathematics & Family
A revelation about mathematics curriculums…
11/6/2023: Worldview Help!
This’ll be a quick newsletter…
11/23/2023: After-Thanksgiving Encouragements & Recommendations
For over ten years, in the midst of having lots and lots of little children…
Newsletter Archive: 2024
3/12/2024: Uprightness, Conventions, & Other News
The Homeschool Grammar School Newsletter has been slow to send out news this year, but it’s only because we’re making so much progress in our own homeschool grammar school!
6/8/2024: Email Fixed & Teach Them Diligently Video Posted
Take some time for a little homeschool “continuing education”!
7/4/2024: Classical Christian Independence Day
Classical & Christian education-types approach holidays differently…
9/24/2024: Printing News, Online Summit, & Baby Update!
Happy Autumn! It’s amazing how when we diligently homeschool, and keep after it day after day, it soon turns into month after month…
Newsletter Archive: 2025
1/8/2025: A Voice Crying in the… Country
Wisdom crieth aloud! I may not be speaking from out in the wilderness…
1/15/2025: To the Young Ladies
I promised you’d get the other half of the story this week.
3/3/2025: C.S. Lewis, Dressing Nicely, & Hardcovers
A few weeks ago, something clicked…
4/26/2025: The Worldview of Longfellow’s Evangeline
This week, a little Christian worldview literary analysis.
6/30/2025: Technology & Education
What is the Christian and Classical approach to using technology in education?
7/3/2025: Classical Christian Independence Day
In 1776, representatives from all 13 colonies were sent to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in response to a crisis…
10/11/2025: In Sickness and In Health
It’s that time of year, isn’t it?
11/11/2025: When Context Clues Fail
You know I kind of find myself going after sacred cows… I know it might sound crazy, but I’m ready to declare war.
Newsletter Archive: 2026
6/26/2026: Subject
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