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Lori Harris

Lori Harris


Former columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine.

Lori Harris is a homeschooling mother of six. She has been studying the "Principle Approach" since 1981 and has used it to homeschool grades K-9. She and her husband Alan operate Landmark as a storehouse of reference and resource material related to a Biblical Worldview in all areas. They specialize in Principle Approach material written by and for real homeschoolers. Lori's southern charm makes her a popular speaker at homeschool conventions across the country.


Homeschooling Articles by Lori Harris

Controlling Apples How to keep the world's busiest homeschool moving.

The Principle of Sowing and Reaping You reap what you sow.

Homeschooling on a Budget Homeschooling on $100 a year.

Research Tips Using the Principle Approach Research can be done the old-fashioned way... with books. Here's how to make it one of the "4 R's".

Brave Pilgrims Plymouth v. Jamestown, or why we celebrate Thanksgiving and not John Smith Day.

Character and the 4 R's A primer for the Principle Approach.

The Outside World of an Inside Family The homeschooling benefits of 4-H.

Purity and Innocence The Principle of Covenant.

Stand Up In Your Community Teaching character through community service.

Art & Music on the Chain of Christianity Gaining a love of God through art.

Where Does the Time Go? Setting goals and accomplishing them.

The Head of the House Lori discusses the principle of sovereignty.

Cannibals Want Missionaries! The missions-minded family.

An Introduction to Principle Approach Science Lori Harris starts with the dictionary and ends with cats.

Time4Learning U of Nebraska-Lincoln ISHS

Popular Articles

Advanced Math: Trig, PreCalc, and more!

Saxon Math: Facts vs. Rumors

Teaching Blends

Top Tips for Teaching Toddlers

How to Win the Geography Bee

Can Homeschoolers Participate In Public School Programs?

Whole-Language Boondoggle

How to "Bee" a Spelling Success

A Homeschooler Wins the Heisman

Critical Thinking and Logic

Myth of the Teenager

Teach Your Children to Work

Classical Education

The Gift of a Mentor

Interview with John Taylor Gatto

Who Needs the Prom?

Discover Your Child's Learning Style

The Equal Sign - Symbol, Name, Meaning

Joyce Swann's Homeschool Tips

Patriarchy, Meet Matriarchy

Montessori Math

Why the Internet will Never Replace Books

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

Art Appreciation the Charlotte Mason Way

Character Matters for Kids

Montessori Language Arts at Home, Part 1

AP Courses At Home

Don't Give Up on Your Late Bloomers

Getting Organized Part 3

University Model Schools

Shakespeare Camp

Narration Beats Tests

I Was an Accelerated Child

The Benefits of Debate

Getting Organized Part 1 - Tips & Tricks

Phonics the Montessori Way

Combining Work and Homeschool

The Charlote Mason Approach to Poetry

Laptop Homeschool

What Does My Preschooler Need to Know?

The Benefits of Cursive Writing

Bears in the House

Give Yourself a "CLEP Scholarship"

Columbus and the Flat Earth...

Top Jobs for the College Graduate

A Reason for Reading

The History of Public Education

Getting Started in Homeschooling: The First Ten Steps

The Charlotte Mason Method

Start a Nature Notebook