About Grandma Debbie
She didn't just read the books.
She wrote them.
For over forty years, Debbie Snyder has been doing what she loves most: teaching.
From public school classrooms to Christian co-ops to her own kitchen table, she has spent a lifetime finding creative, joyful ways to help children learn.
When you've homeschooled seven children for twenty-seven years, you figure out pretty quickly what works and what doesn't.
Spoiler: worksheets alone don't cut it.
A Sister’s Dream
Years ago, Debbie and her sister Jeanette started dreaming out loud. What if they could take their decades of combined teaching experience and turn it into something lasting? Something their children and grandchildren—and yours—could actually use and enjoy?
Debbie started organizing lesson plans. Jeanette started drawing pictures of Grandma.
What began as a dream around a kitchen table became a full curriculum series. Her lessons are faith-filled, hands-on, and tested in real classrooms with real children.
The goal was never to publish a book.
The goal was to leave a legacy.
Tested Where It Counts
These books didn't come out of a vacuum. Before a single one went to print, they were put to the test:
Berryville Homeschool Academy, Berryville, VA (ages 7–9)
Classical Cottage School, Winchester, VA (ages 5–9)
Grandchildren — in person and online (all ages)
Deaf children in Guatemala (ages 5–14)
More Than a Curriculum Writer
Debbie's teaching experience spans Bible, science, anatomy, health, drama, speech, and debate. But her life has been about more than lesson plans. She was happily married for forty-one years until her beloved husband went home to be with Jesus. She is now the proud grandmother of fourteen grandchildren, each one a daily reminder of why this work matters.
The hard chapters of her life didn't go to waste either.
Today, Debbie facilitates Mending the Soul groups and hosts a yearly seminar called You Are Not Alone—a space for people who have carried heavy things in silence for far too long. Her memoir, Light in the Darkness, tells that story with honesty and hope.
She'll be the first to tell you that the dark parts of her story might surprise you. But so will the light.
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Why She Made These Books
Not every grandparent lives down the street. Not every mom has a teaching degree. And not every child learns the same way.
These books were designed with all of that in mind: flexible enough for a grandma guiding a grandchild over a video call, simple enough for a mom adding supplemental science to her week, and engaging enough to hold the attention of a wiggly seven-year-old.
Learning should feel like an adventure. And grandmas give the best adventures.
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You Can Always Trust a Grandma
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“I will give thanks to You,
because I am awesomely and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works.
And my soul knows it very well.
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— Psalm 139:14