Do you ever find a new or at least new-to-you curriculum that you just want to try? You just feel that you must have it? It doesn’t matter that you already have that subject covered using other resources or that your child is not old enough for the material, you just have curriculum envy anyway.Read more
We had the chance to review part of the worldview curriculum series from Apologia Educational Ministries. We reviewed Volume 4 What on Earth Can I Do? along with the Notebooking Journal, Junior Journal, and Coloring Pages. What is it?Apologia Educational Ministries is a homeschool publishers that offers science texts for elementary through highschool asRead more
This is my 3rd year using Bible Study Guide for All Ages and we still love it! I enjoy how much I learn from it and my kids impress the socks off their Sunday school teachers with their Bible knowledge. What is it?Bible Study Guide for All Ages is a non-demoninational program for studying theRead more
Here is my list of our favorite curricula that we used for our 2013-2014 school year! Right Start Math – I have all of my kids working through Right Start at various levels. Sure it’s time consuming but the math ability that they are gaining is so very worth it! It teaches the “why” andRead more
We do some schooling over the summer when we’re not outside swimming, playing in the sprinklers, going on field trips, or hanging out at the park. It is nice to have some days with a normal routine and it’s even better when my kids have not forgotten everything they learned the year before once weRead more
This year we used a combination of two writing programs. Crazy, yes I know! But they worked together so very well for us! For the fall semester and part of spring, we used Writing with Ease Level 2. Ok, so this may not be the most fun, exciting, and inspiring curriculum on the market forRead more
I love grammar and English and literature and reading – and even phonics! It’s crazy I know! But I’m excited that we’ve found a grammar program that I enjoy and that is relatively painless for Curly. Ohh-and she retains the information really well! And it’s even easy to use! It might be love! We finishedRead more
While we do use a hodge podge of science curricula, Nancy Larson Science is our “main” curricula. We may not always get to the extras, but we get our Nancy Larson lessons done. When we first began homeschooling, I saw several science curricula options and I thought for sure that we would use those inRead more
I am not a “mathy” mom. I never enjoyed math in school. I would do anything to get out of doing math. I just don’t “get” it. Well, after teaching with Right Start Math for 3 years, I enjoy math and I understand the hows and whys behind what we’re doing. In fact, math isRead more
Here’s what we use for US geography: This year we are using the Trail Guide to US Geography from Geo Matters. We are loving it! It is simple, straightforward, and gets done at our house – plus Curly (and I!) are learning so much from it. I have the Teacher’s Manual that gives the questionsRead more