I am always looking for fun ways to teach my boys with a hands on approach. The other thing I am looking for is easy to use curriculum to accomplish that task. I found some wonderful hands on products that my kids just love to work on and put together. Evan Moor publishing has a line of History Pockets which helps bring history alive in your children grades 1-6. As your child is … [Read more...] about Evan Moor History Pockets
Beautiful Grace
I remember my first year as a homeschool mama. We had just pulled my daughter out of public school. She was going into the 4th grade, only because she had been through 3rd grade twice, and she could not do 3rd grade again. My middle son was going to start kindergarten. The summer before we started homeschooling everything changed. My daughter had had a couple of very rough previous … [Read more...] about Beautiful Grace
Fortunately for You – literature units
Have you ever wondered if your child was understanding and comprehending what they were reading? My oldest son was a late bloomer when it came to reading and I wanted to make sure he understood the books that I chose for him. I came across a wonderful website called Fortunately For You Books. Fortunately For You Books carries a variety of hands on ways of teaching reading comprehension with … [Read more...] about Fortunately for You – literature units
Teaching Tapestry of Grace to Young Children
Tapestry of Grace is an award winning program that has repeatedly gained a name for itself among the top three homeschooling curricula in History, Unit Studies, Classical Approach, and other categories (see TOS EE awards). It is a solid Classical Christian curriculum that covers a wide range of subjects, but the question I hear often is, “Is it right for my lower grammar student?” These are some … [Read more...] about Teaching Tapestry of Grace to Young Children
The Easy Spanish-Charlotte Mason Style Learning
This past year we finished up The Easy Spanish or El Espanol Facil! Level I. I found the link through the recommendation of a friend and after watching the introductory video explaining how the program fit a Charlotte Mason style of learning, we decided to investigate the book further. The approach is multi-faceted with listening, narrating aloud, and then writing in Spanish. It is also … [Read more...] about The Easy Spanish-Charlotte Mason Style Learning
The R Road to Biblical Wisdom
This is one of my new favorite books in regards to Biblical reasoning with your children. It is not a Bible program, it is an instructional book on how to attain Biblical wisdom in every area of life. We all know we should instill wisdom in our children but exactly how do we do that day to day? Freedom & Simplicity R Road to Biblical Wisdom: A "How to" Guide to Biblical Learning in Home … [Read more...] about The R Road to Biblical Wisdom
Primary Language Lessons
I'd like to start off with a little background before I give this review because I think that understanding the circumstances can be helpful to another mom with a similar situation. So, here I was homeschooling my two oldest boys and getting ready to begin some sort of formal studies with my third son. I was using Shurley Grammar for my older two and knew that I could not teach three levels of … [Read more...] about Primary Language Lessons
Character Building for Families
Character Building For Families Here is a typical scenario in my house: One of my sons decides he wants to make "shooting sounds" with his mouth while he is drawing his civil war scene. My youngest daughter who is also at the table drawing gets annoyed with her brother and starts to tell him he needs to stop making that noise. Ahh, now my son has realized he can now tease his sister with this … [Read more...] about Character Building for Families
Sons of Norway
Years ago, after writing a paper for a college history class about Norwegian Americans, I became familiar with a fraternal organization called Sons of Norway. I joined and though I wasn’t an active member, I enjoyed reading the Viking magazine that arrived in my mailbox each month and I dreamed of someday traveling to my ancestral homeland. As a parent, I want the best for my children. … [Read more...] about Sons of Norway
A Guide to American Christian Education
It's the all-in-one book for all things BPA. If you only bought one book, I would recommend A Guide to American Christian Education by Mr. James Rose. It details everything you need to know, from the foundations to how to 4-R to lesson planning. He also included a section for home educators with quotes from families in the trenches and answers questions specific to our situation. He goes … [Read more...] about A Guide to American Christian Education
Updates to The Homeschool Gadget
If you haven't downloaded the Homeschool Gadget Toolbar yet, there are now 2 more reasons to have this toolbar on your computer. The first is a facebook application that allows you instant access to our Curriculum Choice facebook page and a personal facebook gadget. The second new reason to download this amazing toolbar to your computer is that we now have a gadgets menu that has things such … [Read more...] about Updates to The Homeschool Gadget
Rod & Staff English
Sometimes it seems like curricula create confusion. Brightly colored texts, songs, jingles, computer programs, and educational games can all be useful learning tools, but perhaps we think that learning always has to be fun and exciting. Do all the extras really help, or could they actually be a detriment? Simple, systematic, and effective. These are all words that describe Rod & Staff's … [Read more...] about Rod & Staff English