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Yard Games: Learning In Your Own Backyard

May 15, 2024

National Backyard Games Week begins the Monday before Memorial Day weekend, and is a great unofficial kickoff to the summer season. Take the opportunity

Wise County 5/9/24

May 9, 2024

Homeschool parents in Wise County have been sent a packet of information regarding the district’s virtual public school option. Although many homeschool parents express

Are You Doing Enough?

May 8, 2024

Homeschool parent, put your fears at rest.As a family, we are going into our sixth year of homeschooling! Many emotions have surfaced throughout this

Best of Virginia Museums

May 8, 2024

Whether you’re marveling over Ice Age artifacts in Saltville, experiencing daily life in a 16th-century farm household in Staunton, or puzzling over an antique

National Weather Observance Weather Tracking

Weather Tracking Unit Study

May 1, 2024

National Weather Observers Day on May 4th is the perfect opportunity to introduce a weather tracking unit study into your homeschool. You can incorporate

Telephone Unit Study

April 24, 2024

Tomorrow is National Telephone Day, which marks the anniversary of the day Alexander Graham Bell introduced his “electric speaking machine” in 1876, a revolutionary

Keeping the Tabernacle Central for Family Worship

April 18, 2024

by Abraham Hamilton III Numbers 2 is a very interesting chapter. It consists of thirty-four verses containing the specific instructions YHWH gave to Moses

DMV Website Changes 4/17/24

April 17, 2024

Over the last four months, HEAV has worked with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to correct inaccurate website text. At HEAV’s request,

Deaf History Month

April 17, 2024

April is National Deaf History Month, a great time to explore the history of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community, experience the beauty of American

Science and Art of Teaching Math - Kathleen Cotter Clayton

The Science and Art of Teaching Math

April 15, 2024

by Kathleen Cotter Clayton Teaching math to your children is both a science and an art. It is a science because much research has been done

Family Discipleship Ideas for Busy Homeschooling Families

April 10, 2024

by Katie J Trent As busy homeschool parents, trying to fit everything in can be hard. Suddenly, discipleship feels more like a chore than

Spotsylvania

April 10, 2024

HEAV reached out to the homeschool liaison regarding information relating to the description of curriculum requirement, NOI option (iii), and compulsory attendance compliance options

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