The Gospel in Our Stories
We often recognize stories as having a beginning, middle, and end but do we recognize the smaller points of the Gospel, the pointing to God in literature and storytelling?
Continue reading →Gail Cartee
Gail is a pre-K teacher in the Upstate of South Carolina. She holds a degree in Early Childhood from USC-Upstate and a MEd from SWU. She enjoys teaching a teen Sunday School class and writing. Her passions—creation, family, and teaching—often appear in her writing. Gail comes from a family of storytellers—a background which sparked her interest in writing. She has contributed to Guardian Angel Kids and Country Magazine. In 2016, she self-published Tsali: Legendary Hero of the Eastern Band Cherokee, a historical-fiction picture book for ages 8 and up. Gail is currently working on picture books about her beloved Appalachia. And she writes a weekly blog of family devotions at GailCartee.BlogSpot.com."
Cool Homeschool
Do you have a favorite bird? While birds are beginning their fall migrations, it’s a great time to delve into ecosystem science. This summer my favorite bird found its way back into our neighborhood. The pileated woodpecker had been missing … Continue reading →
Integrate Learning to Improve Reading Skills
Remember learning skills to help you find the main idea in a piece of writing? I was never good at that. What I got as the main idea was totally different from the teacher’s or her manual’s idea. Not sure … Continue reading →
Opening Windows of Learning
Are your children daydreaming, staring out the window, never finishing their studies in the time allotted, just plain bored? Is it their fault or is there another way to approach learning that is more enjoyable and sustainable? I wonder what … Continue reading →
Joy in Learning
Maybe you have homeschooled for years or maybe this spring was your first attempt. Either way, you have learned the joy of watching “the light come on” when your child made a discovery or grasped a concept. As the joys … Continue reading →
Parenting Through the Phases
The past few weeks/months have been challenging for most of us. Many of us are trying to juggle work from home schedules, becoming homeschool parents, while parenting our youngest children. Writers and teachers often learn about children’s developmental stages but … Continue reading →