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Joyce McPherson

Joyce McPherson


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Joyce McPherson is the creator of the online programs "Homeschool Tools" and "Shakespeare Tools," as well as the author of a series of biographies for Greenleaf Press. With her husband, Garth, she homeschools their nine children. She can be reached at mcpclan@comcast.net.


Homeschooling Articles by Joyce McPherson

National History Day An essay writing contest to help get students interested in our nation’s past

Math Counts What can our children gain by entering this famous math competition?

Not Just Another Spelling Bee Kids can just stand there and spell. Or you can use your Bee to motivate, teach spelling, and even improve handwriting. Here's how.

Starting a Homeschool Yearbook The nuts and bolts of starting a homeschool yearbook.

A Mother-Daughter Book Club Why should the kids get to read all the good books? Enjoy them together.

Shakespeare Camp Joyce tells how to start and run your very own Shakespeare camp.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

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Laptop Homeschool

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Teach Your Children to Work

Start a Nature Notebook

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Who Needs the Prom?

Critical Thinking and Logic

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

I Was an Accelerated Child

Shakespeare Camp

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Montessori Math

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Gift of a Mentor

Character Matters for Kids

Combining Work and Homeschool

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

How to Win the Geography Bee

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

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

Whole-Language Boondoggle

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Bears in the House

Narration Beats Tests

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Myth of the Teenager

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

AP Courses At Home

A Reason for Reading

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

The Benefits of Debate

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

The History of Public Education

University Model Schools

Phonics the Montessori Way

Classical Education