The Curriculum Choice

Making homeschool decisions easy

by: Heidi Ciravola

An Overview of Train up a Child Publishing

An overview of Train up a Child Publishing – a literature based Charlotte Mason approach to homeschooling using the Bible and great children’s literature to teach Bible, History/Reading, Science, Language Arts, and Fine Arts together. A review from The Curriculum Choice

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by: Kortney Garrison

Morning Time Is Better Together

Morning Time goes by many names: circle time, morning basket, even symposium. In our home this time is anchored by our history study.  We read aloud from our spine book, look at maps, and have rollicking discussions.  From this firm foundation, we move into individual skill work in language arts and math.  But our time learning together anchors and defines our homeschool. My oldest was

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by: Annie Kate

The Poetry Homeschool

Throughout the ages people have sung, recited, or read poetry. Poetry seems to have always been a vital aspect of human life, and as homeschoolers we have the opportunity to introduce it to our children in such a way that they will enjoy and be inspired by it for the rest of their lives. The authors at The Curriculum Choice share their favorite poems and

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by: Tricia

Grammar of Poetry Review

We have a love of poetry. Robert Frost, Shel Silverstein, and many of those in 100 Best Loved Poems by Dover Publications. Yet I felt – and our older children asked if – we could dig deeper and study about poetry. The art of poetry to be exact. I had been eyeing Grammar of Poetry available via The Compass Classroom for a while. We love

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by: Barb

How To Teach Your Children Shakespeare

We all appreciate any help we can get in teaching anything to do with Shakespeare. How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare by Ken Ludwig is a guide to teaching your children to memorize some of the best passages from Shakespeare. This post contains affiliate links because I own this book and highly recommend it. See full disclosure policy for more details. This book uses memorization

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