What can be better for learning about composers than listening to a wonderful living story about the composer’s life with his music intertwined in the story? My children and I have SO enjoyed composer study when we’ve been able to add a Classical Kids CD to the mix. The Children’s Group from Canada has been producing classical music products for…
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Math Analogies Beginning from Critical Thinking Co.
We requested, and were given, “Math Analogies Beginning” from The Critical Thinking Co. Anything from this company is awesome but we are particularly excited about this book. If you are serious about your child’s mathematical development, than you need to add critical thinking and analogical thinking to your curriculum. Here is a sneak peek of two of the 38 pages…
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Hearts and Trees Kits
If you are looking to add handicrafts, art and nature study to your homeschool but do not have the time to gather materials and ideas then Hearts and Trees kits would be the best bang for your buck. We were given a Spring Kit to review and I thought it would be the perfect thing to add to our summer activities. …
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Oregon Scientific Smart Globe
I’m going to be honest. Geography has not been a subject that I’ve done a good job of working into our schedule. Every year I have plans to add more geography study to our days, and every year I start off strong and then let our geography studies fizzle out. My husband is a geography fanatic. (He memorized all the…
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Miller Stories
From the time my children were preschoolers, and even now, we have enjoyed the Miller Stories by Mildred A. Martin over and over again! We started our journey with the Miller books by reading Storytime with the Millers. After gobbling up each and every story several times, we realized that the entire set would eventually sit on our bookshelf….
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Tips for Preparing for a Convention
If you are going to the 2009 Southeast Homeschool Expo, raise your hand! I’m going and I can’t wait! I love conventions and expos, especially the vendors and freebies. At my last convention (NECC ’07), I won a bundle of fabulous software. I also came home with enough free pens, notepads, and post-it notes to stock our school closet for…
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Walking with Jesus: Noah Plan Bible and Reading program
Biblical Principle Approach is big on reasoning, especially reasoning from God’s word. It can be a challenge to a home educating mom who was not taught this way. One resource to consider to help you on this journey is Walking with Jesus. This is designed for fourth grade, but I believe a fifth or even sixth grader could glean a…
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Managers of Their Homes – Scheduling for Homeschooling Families
Being a mother of five, I am often asked how I manage our homeschooling day. Some are just curious and others are hoping to see if there is anything that we do differently that might help them manage their day. Each family functions differently, and each mother desires a smooth-running home. But the consistant theme that I have seen with…
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Brandenburg Studies
Do you enjoy unit studies? Do you enjoy unit studies that are already prepared for you? Do you enjoy unit studies that require little to no gathering of materials on your part? Do your children enjoy learning on the computer? Do you desire for your children to be able to learn independently? If you answered ‘yes’ to one or more…
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Living Memory: A Classical Memory Work Companion by Andrew Campbell
Many people today think that memorization is unimportant. They argue that anything that they need to know, they can look up on-line. But can a person be truly educated if he doesn’t “know” anything? I think not. We need knowledge in order to understand new concepts. Critical thinking programs are wasted if there is no foundation of knowledge to build…
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