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Johanna Banham

Johanna Banham


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Johannah lives in northwestern Washington where she contemplates "Ten Kids, Ten Minutes Silence" and "Ten Errands, One Van."


Homeschooling Articles by Johanna Banham

10 Kids/10 Minutes Johanna Banham tells us how to get the housework for a family of twelve done every day by harnessing the energy of ten kids for only ten minutes at a time.

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Popular Articles

Combining Work and Homeschool

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Teaching Blends

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

Start a Nature Notebook

The History of Public Education

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

The Gift of a Mentor

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

How to Win the Geography Bee

Bears in the House

Phonics the Montessori Way

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Narration Beats Tests

Classical Education

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

AP Courses At Home

What We Can Learn from the Homeschooled 2002 National Geography Bee Winners

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Getting Organized Part 3

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

Teach Your Children to Work

A Reason for Reading

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

The Benefits of Debate

Laptop Homeschool

The Charlotte Mason Method

Who Needs the Prom?

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

University Model Schools

Montessori Math

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Character Matters for Kids

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Myth of the Teenager

Critical Thinking and Logic

Shakespeare Camp

I Was an Accelerated Child

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy