I was reminded again why we'll be heading into our sixth year enjoying Rod and Staff English. Yesterday, third grader and I read... How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103 The assignment to emphasize that when we read God’s word we “should be careful to get all the good sweetness we can... ...We must not read so quickly that we miss the … [Read more...] about Rod and Staff English
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A Pioneer Story by Barbara Greenwood
Here’s one book no homeschooling family should miss: A Pioneer Story: The Daily Life of a Canadian Family in 1840. It combines heartwarming stories of a busy pioneer family with the background information and hands-on activities of a unit study. Truly, it is a winning combination. Beautifully illustrated, this story of the Robertsons fills our hearts and minds with the life of a pioneer … [Read more...] about A Pioneer Story by Barbara Greenwood
Apologia High School Science
Homeschooling parents used to send their teens to school, feeling they couldn’t provide quality high school science instruction at home. That hasn’t been necessary since Dr. Jay L. Wile wrote and revised his Apologia high school texts. These excellent, Creation-based courses are clear enough to be essentially self-teaching, even though they cover difficult material. In fact, as a scientist, I … [Read more...] about Apologia High School Science
Illustrated Family Bible
Our family uses the Bible itself as our main Bible curriculum. Every few years, however, we pull out the Illustrated Family Bible. With its stunning, historically accurate illustrations and informative side panels, it always gives us a fresh view of all those familiar stories. Currently we are going through this Bible for the third or fourth time as a family. (We’ve had it for almost a … [Read more...] about Illustrated Family Bible
French is Fun
In grade 7, after years of low-key, informal French, our children start French is Fun 1. This inexpensive textbook from AMSCO works well for us, helping the children consolidate all their earlier knowledge and extending it dramatically. French is Fun, Book 1: Lively Lessons for Beginners, Third Edition by Gail Stein and Heywood Wald brings beginners to a reasonable level of proficiency. … [Read more...] about French is Fun
Dover Coloring Books
We have many, many Dover coloring books, and they have changed the life of at least one of our children. Miss 12 spends hours carefully coloring fashions of the past. She has learned so much history simply from studying the pictures and reading the captions. In fact, when she looks at paintings she can date them accurately, just by what the people are wearing! She’s also learned a lot about … [Read more...] about Dover Coloring Books
Seterra Geography Program
My kids can easily locate many countries, cities, and landforms on the map. Part of this is because we like atlases and we look places up when we read about them. The main reason, however, is that we like to play Seterra. Seterra is an addicting and highly educational geography program. What’s more, it is free. Here is how it works. You open the program and decide what area of the world … [Read more...] about Seterra Geography Program
Rod and Staff Grammar
When I was a child, my younger sisters studied grammar differently than I did. They learned something mysterious called ‘diagramming’ and had very interesting textbooks. Many years later a friend of mine was selling some books, and in the pile I found Rod and Staff grammar texts. Exactly what my sisters had studied! Of course I bought them. We were ready for a formal grammar … [Read more...] about Rod and Staff Grammar
Using Your Public Library for Homeschooling
After the Bible, the library is probably the most valuable resource we homeschoolers have access to, and it amazes me that some people homeschool without it! Even those of us who use it regularly often do not take full advantage of its many resources. In fact, even though we use the library so faithfully that our librarian refers to us fondly as “my homeschoolers,” we, too, had been neglecting … [Read more...] about Using Your Public Library for Homeschooling
Three Computer Games I Almost Always Allow in Our Homeschool
I disapprove of screen time and, perhaps foolishly, long for the ‘good old days’ when we had no screens except the bug screens in our windows. Of course, too much screen time is good for no one, but I’ve discovered that I need to be realistic and allow some of it. Getting too much out of step with what their friends do is not good for kids either. Therefore I encourage some online … [Read more...] about Three Computer Games I Almost Always Allow in Our Homeschool
Homeschool Science and Nature Resources from Curriculum Choice Review Authors
Come take a look at our collection of homeschool science and nature study resources from all of us here at The Curriculum Choice. “She who opens her eyes and her heart nature-ward even once a week finds nature study in the schoolroom a delight and an abiding joy……She finds, first of all, companionship with her children; and second, she finds that without planning or going on a far voyage, she … [Read more...] about Homeschool Science and Nature Resources from Curriculum Choice Review Authors
Luther and the Reformation Resource List for Homeschool Families
Whatever one’s religious convictions, most agree that the Reformation was a pivotal event in Western civilization affecting not only religion but also politics, our view of ourselves, society, and science. Thus it has a foundational influence on almost every aspect of modern life in the west and also wherever the west has influence. I share with you this Luther and the Reformation Resource … [Read more...] about Luther and the Reformation Resource List for Homeschool Families