May 232012
 
The Creation Children's Book

The Creation is a lovely hardback children’s book telling the story of Creation in the Bible. I suppose there are numerous children’s books on Creation out there but this book has something different… …each day of The Creation is illustrated by way of hand-appliqued quilt illustrations! Author Janice Green has done a fabulous job of
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May 182012
 
Improving Thinking Skills with Mind Benders

We did a product review some time back and part of the suggested items for doing that review was Mind Benders. I had never heard of them but the curriculum said they were “highly recommended” and that they had actually tried removing them from the curriculum but received so many complaints that they put them back in! With
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May 162012
 
Evan-Moor's Building Spelling Skills - 2nd grade

When my daughter was a second grader, she loved to write and create her own sentences and little stories. I was so pleased that she liked to write but not pleased with the number of misspelled words! I didn’t want to correct each word, as that would affect her free thinking writing attempts. So I
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May 142012
 
Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz

Big Brainz is giving away a deluxe version of Timez Attack multiplication and division, valued at  $59.99, to one Curriculum Choice reader – don’t miss it at the end! We’ve enjoyed Timez Attack by the Big Brainz company in our homeschool for several years now. These fun, multiplication games were recommended to us by my
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May 112012
 
Charlotte Mason, You'd Love This Notebooking Resource!

I think the favored 19th century educator would agree  – this resource is far from ‘twaddle’. Jimmie over at The Notebooking Fairy has made available an e-book which clearly and concisely explains the art of notebooking.  Not at all new to using this method, I was pleasantly surprised to find my definition of notebooking greatly
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May 072012
 
Go for the Gold with Olympic Games!

Is your family looking forward to the Olympic Games this summer? My children are already talking about which events they hope to catch on TV. (My secret hope is that the stations show more sports coverage and less chit-chat, but that’s just me.) Even if Olympics fever hasn’t yet hit your house, now is a
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May 022012
 
Excellence in Literature: Reading and Writing Through the Classics (IEW)

Wondering what your student can do with all those wonderful writing skills they learn using IEW in the younger years?   The IEW system is a complete writing system that homeschooling families can build on from year to year. If your family has worked through the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style course and your older
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