What a great way to ease the stress that can come from the overachieving-home-school-mom syndrome (likely stemming from fear of failure). One way to incorporate some of the other subjects and still remain focused on the 3 R’s is to bring in reading-level books on the sciences and such. We also read, Heidi, Carry on Mr. Bowditch (your Mathematical Matthew would love that story), the Little House books, The Courage of Sarah Noble, Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates, etc., which gave great lessons in history and more, as well as character. There are so many excellent books out there to draw from and they so enrich the home school experience. Biographies written for children also sweeten the pot.

Some of the books my children read to me, and some I read to them. My son and daughter are nine years apart, so when I was reading the Little House series to my 11 year old son, my two year old daughter was on the floor playing. I didn’t think she was getting much out of it until she started making comments about the stories.

My daughter is about to embark on her second year of college and my son is pursuing his doctorate(he is a Math man too). I am so grateful God allowed me to teach them at home. I cherish that time.