Making homeschool decisions easy
While I love a fun, colorful program as much as the next homeschool mom, sometimes I want something straightforward and comprehensive – especially when it comes to something like grammar. That’s why I chose the Rod & Staff English series for my daughter. It may not be colorful and flashy but it’s thorough and easy for this busy homeschool mom. Rod & Staff English Rod
Decimal Fun with The Number Diva – A Review We are enjoying a really fun year of math this year in our homeschool. Especially my 5th grader Gabriel as he is fast into fractions and decimals and loving it. I know – can you believe I just said that?? But hey, math can be super fun until say Algebra and then, well, you know what
Have you heard of The Virtue Training Bible? The Virtue Training Bible is a simple tool that will help you turn your Bible into a color-coded, highlighted text that will guide you and your children in studying 42 different virtues through more than 500 verses of Scripture. We’ve been using ours for over two years now and it’s one of my favorite resources for family
This post includes affiliate links. When I am looking for fabulous extras to round out our homeschool year, I always check out the offerings at Home School in the Woods. They have wonderful timeline materials, history studies, lapbooks, and more! Today I’d love to share how we’re using Home School in the Woods Composers Activity-Pak. Learning about composers Teaching music study does not come easily
Ancient Art and the Orchestra, A Review This year my 5th and 8th grader are studying Ancient History, including Egypt, Greece and Rome. As an accompaniment to our studies and an integral part of our Morning Basket time, we are working through the Harmony Fine Arts Ancient Art and the Orchestra. It’s a full year of music and art appreciation beginning with prehistoric art, a
The Story of the World series is well-loved by many homeschooling families (you can see a few past reviews from Cindy, Brenda, and Alicia). We’ve used the complete series from first grade through fourth grade and it’s one of our favorite homeschooling resources. This post contains affiliate links because I believe in this curriculum. See full disclosure policy for more details. A Look at The
At a certain point and with certain teens, we need to bring outside expertise into our homeschools. Miss 17, for whom reading and writing are almost as important as breathing and eating, needed a higher level of English than I could teach, so last fall we enrolled in Alexandra McGee’s online AP English Language and Composition course. It was one of the best homeschooling decisions
A few years ago Jamie Martin from Simple Homeschooling wrote about creating a Baking School for her children. Each child made a sweet treat three times: once just watching Jamie, once with help, and once on their own. I thought her plan was pure genius! I had visions of happily working side by side with my children, creating food that sustains us all. But, like
