For years our sons did research (many people refer to this as notebooking) for part of their home education program. Each day they were required to spend a certain amount of time reading non-fiction books and adding information to their notebooks = doing research. The time required to spend on research each day varied according to their ages. By the teen years usually at least 3 hours each day was required. This time did NOT include the time spent doing math and reading aloud with the family, personal devotions, etc.

This method worked really well for our family; both of our sons were able to see what area of study they had a desire to study at a higher level. Much of our method of doing research came from the writings of Chris and Ellen Davis, Marilyn Howshall, Ruth Beechick, and Barb Shelton to name just a few.

I'll share more in the future- including details of how we did what we did (and how we still do it) and links to really awesome websites and articles.

God bless you on your journey through life!

~Penni