Tip Tach Tech knew how much I loved their math facts app Mathopolis, so they offered to let me try their new spelling app: The Spelling Bee. I had high hopes and wasn’t disappointed! What can you do with The Spelling Bee? With this app your child can play games with spelling words and be [...]
Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! Do you know what PHOTOGRAMMETRY or THERMOPHILE mean? How about ZOOMETRY or SYMPHILY? Your children will be able to tell you quite easily what the definitions of these words are after spending time playing Rummy Roots. This game is teaching my children all about English words through learning [...]
The school year is approaching its end and it’s time to once again re-asses our homeschools. Are there things we need to change? Resources that have or have not worked? Perhaps you are moving into a different season in your homeschool. This is what we as a homeschooling family have recently gone through. Up to [...]
This post contains affiliate links because I believe in this curriculum. See full disclosure policy for more details. WonderMaps from Bright Ideas Press is a must have product for map-loving families. It is a purchase that you make one time and then you can use it the entire length of your homeschooling years. You can [...]
What a delight it has been to work with A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels written by Tricia Hodges and Lucia Hames (Nana)! For several years we have been using Nana’s tutorials to enjoy art along with our nature studies. I’m enthusiastic about sharing our experiences with you so that you can enjoy some simple [...]
As a military spouse I know that freedom comes at a price. As a homeschool mom I want to teach my children to be patriotic and to be good citizens. We can’t lose a sense of belonging to our nation nor the acknowledgement of freedoms we enjoy due to the sacrifices of those who have [...]
In looking for a US History curriculum for my teen, I searched for something that covered both history and geography but also encouraged critical thinking. Using the homeschool catalog by the Rainbow Resource, at www.rainbowresource.com, one program caught my eye. It was Short Lessons in US History. I found this book to be engaging while [...]
A few years ago, after enduring a handful of math programs that did not work for our home school family, I began teaching from Math-U-See and breathed a sigh of relief. Thanks to Math-U-See, I became a proficient math instructor and my children started enjoying numbers. So much that we lived to tell about it [...]
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