My kids love the challenge of learning a new language so we were excited to try a new-to-us language program called Middlebury Interactive Languages. We reviewed the Elementary Spanish 2: Grades 3-5 Spanish Courses. What is it?Middlebury Interactive Languages offers foreign language learning opportunities that were designed by linguistic experts. The program uses technology toRead more
I love filling our house with Biblical resources and I enjoy taking some time to educate myself. The new books from Apologia Educational Ministries allowed me to do both! I was able to review 3 books about Bible history and archaeology: Old Testament iWitness, New Testament iWitness, and iWitness Biblical Archaeology. What is it?ApologiaRead more
I made some simple interactive check lists for the kids. All the chore charts or checklists I found already had pre-created lists or task cards. Some of them didn’t fit our family and I wanted the flexibility to be able to change out the chore and task cards easily. So, I made interactive checklists withRead more
Guess what we’ve been doing this summer? We’ve been learning some Latin. No summer brain drain here!!!! We had the chance to review Visual Latin I from Roman Roads Media. What is it?Roman Roads Media publishes video-based courses for the homeschool. Their courses are rooted in classical education and taught from a Christian perspective. TheyRead more
My kids all enjoy playing the piano and I enjoy teaching them. But we were thrilled to have online piano lessons through our review of HomeSchoolPiano lessons! We received a life time subscription for HomeSchoolPiano – Complete Set of Books. What is it?HomeSchoolPiano is a series of online piano lessons. The instruction starts with pianoRead more
Curly and I had some fun making some Mother’s Day gifts for my mom and my mother-in-law. I’m not the most crafty or artistic person but these mugs were doable even for me! They turned out pretty cute as gifts I must say! You need:oil based Sharpie markers in at least 3 different colorsmonogram printRead more
Most of our summer plans include lots of fun hands on art and projects. Here are some links to a few of the ideas that I found on Pinterest. Freezy PaintsIce SculpturesExploding Sidewalk ChalkDrip-paint PotsPaint with BubblesSummer Snow GlobesSolar Crayon ArtEgg Carton BoatsGlow JarsPaint with Rolling PinsPaint with FlyswattersPaint with SpaghettiPaint with Squirt GunsLife-size PortraitRead 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
This year we have focused on violin studies and have not done a good job listening to classical works and studying composers. I was excited to review and receive the CD’s My Name is Handel: The Story of Water Music and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice from Maestro Classics to enjoy classical music with an educationalRead more