Do you have natural spellers at your house? I don’t! Spelling is not a favorite subject at my house. And as the kid who went to spelling bees, it hurts me that my kids aren’t better spellers. We had much crying, whining, and complaining over spelling until we found our current spellingRead more
Are you looking for a writing program in your homeschool? I have one that I can highly recommend! But first, let me tell you briefly about my thoughts on teaching writing. I have always been intimidated by some of the writing curricula out there. Another program I tried felt scattered and required tooRead more
I received a free copy of this product in exchange for an honest review. Can I admit something to you? I am a bit of a grammar nerd. I love diagramming sentences. I’m often silently correcting other people’s grammar. And that’s why I was so excited to have the chance to review theRead more
Teaching reading is the absolute worst part of homeschooling. And you thought it would be math! Nope! It’s definitely reading. Nothing is more tear inducing for a homeschool mom than listening to a child sound out the same word 20 times in a row. Of course, when that child sees the same wordRead more
Have you seen the writing program from Classical Academic Press? As soon as it came out, I knew that I just “needed” to use it. Have you ever seen a curriculum that you knew that you absolutely had to try right away? That might be me every time a new curriculum comes out.Read more
Is there a curriculum that you loved in the beginning that you’re just not enjoying anymore? Have you ever contemplated quitting a curriculum outright? I have. Oh I have! I’ve told myself that I shouldn’t give up. I’ve thought of the time and money I’ve invested into a program. But I’ve finally concluded that itRead more
We start our school day with a few poems. It’s the perfect way to ease into learning. My kids love our tradition and look forward to our poetry time. They’re even starting to recognize many of the authors and their works. I keep our poetry time very low-key. We sometimes have a very brief discussionRead more
Today I’m writing about how I adapted Well-Ordered Language to fit our homeschool. I love products from Classical Academic Press and am always excited to see what new curricula they produce. I was so excited to see a new grammar program but sad to see that it was initially marketed to schools. I wasn’t sureRead more
Ok, if you’ve read my blog for any length of time then you know that I love curriculum. And nothing is more exciting than a brand new curriculum that is hot off the press. When I saw that one of my favorite publishers (Classical Academic Press) had released a new program for grammar I knewRead more
May contain affiliate links This year we are taking a bit of a review year in our spelling studies. I have two children who are working through All About Spelling Level 1 as a way to review and cement their beginning spelling skills. Since both are new readers I did not want to push themRead more