Making homeschool decisions easy
Like many Christian families, our home and family has seen several different children’s Bibles come through our doors. I appreciate Bibles for little minds and hearts that tell things accurately, but not too descriptively on everything. Quite honestly, the Scriptures are not G-rated! In time they’ll read more, but for the littlest ones, about ages 3-7, we’ve found one that works for us — The
We’ve been homeschooling for a number of years and have tried a variety of math curriculums over time. Finding a great fit for curriculum + child + family budget to work out is always a juggling act! For the younger years, about Pre-K to 2nd grade, I’ve always appreciated materials that didn’t require a lot of fuss or gadgets — just seems to fit our
Ann Voskamp may be widely known for One Thousand Gifts, but our homeschool has benefited from one of her other, maybe lesser-known, books as well – A Child’s Geography :: Explore His Earth. We’ve used this resource about 4th/5th grade as an introduction to earth and space science by reading generally and completing the more hands-on activities. Then again about 8th grade as a deeper
Ever wanted or needed a fresh offering of picture books to read? How about locating several books on a theme in a short amount of time? For pre-K to 2nd grade, there’s an excellent little resource to help :: Literature for Lively Lessons! Easy to use, Literature for Lively Lessons is a whole year’s worth of picture books separated into a month-by-month format. But, it’s
I think the favored 19th century educator would agree — this resource is far from ‘twaddle’. Jimmie over at The Notebooking Fairy has made available an e-book which clearly and concisely explains the art of notebooking. Not at all new to using this method, I was pleasantly surprised to find my definition of notebooking greatly expanded! It’s so much more than simple lines on a
As homeschool parents, we have so much to focus on: preparing for our days being a huge responsibility. Being an eclectic type of curriculum user, I typically make up my own planner and haven’t invested in purchasing one through the years. I appreciated the idea of customizing and tailoring to my needs. Introduce the Weekly Homeschool Planner. Jolanthe of Homeschool Creations has made available a
