Morning Time goes by many names: circle time, morning basket, even symposium. In our home this time is anchored by…
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Living books
King Alfred’s English by Laurie J. White
This year I was looking for a way to teach my girls about the English language without teaching grammar itself. …
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The Word Spy
One day while wandering the aisles of the children’s library with my boys I came across a book entitled The…
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Seekers Of The Lost Boy
A few months ago I caught wind that a homeschooling mamma had followed her passion and written a book. Not…
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Honey for a Teen’s Heart
Most homeschoolers know about Honey for a Child’s Heart, and recently Heidi reviewed Honey for a Teen’s Heart here at…
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The Light and the Glory For Children
Often when reading history, we read from a point of view that leaves God out of the equation. When we…
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Getting To Know the World’s Greatest Artists for Homeschool
Our very favourite homeschool resource for Art Appreciation for the elementary years is Mike Venezia’s Getting to know the World’s…
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Ambleside Online: The Perfect Fit for Our Homeschool Family
When I began researching homeschooling options way back when, I ran across Ambleside Online and was immediately intrigued. For various…
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The Scout Series by Piet Prins
When I peeked into a room at our homeschool conference, I noticed keynote speaker Melanie Young (co-author of the excellent…
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Laying Down the Rails for Children
People have strong opinions about interjecting morals onto stories. Are Aesop’s Fables improved by tacking a pithy moral on the…
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Susan K. Marlow’s Historical Fiction
After two decades of homeschooling, I sometimes look back and see things I wish I had done differently. If I…
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The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
There are few books as suited to finding homeschool rabbit trails as The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss….
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