Vocabulary Cartoons, SAT Word Power

I have to admit, when I find a book or resource that works wonderfully for my family, I love to tell everyone about it. That’s exactly how I felt when I found this book.  I was so excited by the results I saw right away that I literally carried this around in my purse so
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The Welled Planned Day - Homeschool Planner

The Well Planned Day is this homeschooling mother’s dream!  I have searched high and low for a complete, comprehensive planner that offered both homeschooling and household planning in once space, without a zillion separate forms.  I was thrilled when I stumbled upon the Well Planned Day. The planner is created by “Home Educating Family” which
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Scribblenauts Game for the Nintendo DS

We are a household of gamers.  While the games we like to play are different from one another, right or wrong, we all seem to answer the call of that gentle glow of an electronic game. In particular, I am a fan of the Nintendo DS.  Although I have never personally played it for more
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Our Mother Tongue

I really love the Rod & Staff English curriculum. It is wonderfully thorough, sequential, and it just makes sense to me. (I even reviewed it on The Curriculum Choice. ) I thought I would continue using it through the 8th grade. But last year my son (currently 11 years old) asked me why he had
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Some children are natural readers.  They analyze, synthesize, understanding inferences, cause and affect and other advanced reading comprehension issues in a natural manner.  However, other children will struggle with one or more of these issues for a variety of reasons.  Perhaps they simply need more experience with reading, or maybe, as with my own high school
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Language Skills: It's all a game!

Discovery Bay Games offers a variety of fun and often educational games for families to share. Their mission is simple: bring friends and family together to play, interact, and laugh! This mom believes they have won victories on all counts. As a homeschooling mother of four with a background in educational psychology, I appreciate games
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