Book of Time

Eldest girl was browsing her Tapestry of Grace notebook. “So it says here I’m supposed to keep a time line.” Then she saw the light bulb floating above my head. The Book of Time from our early Sonlight days. The book I set aside for later. I pulled it from the long-forgotten section of the
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Adam and His Kin

As a supplement for studying ancient history this year, my children and I read Adam and His Kin. Ruth Beechick has done a fantastic job retelling the Biblical story of Creation through Abram as he leaves Ur (Genesis 1-11.) Reading like living literature, the author fills in some of her own imaginations about how the
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The Key To… Math Curriculum

As a physicist, I understand, somewhat, the nature of mathematics.  It’s actually a language, and children can benefit from being taught it as a language.  Among other things, this means using many different resources rather than just one curriculum.  One wonderful resource, the Key to… Math Series, has been a part of our math program
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My Access!  Vantage Online Writing Course

My Access Home Edition is an online interactive writing program designed to be added to any curriculum seamlessly.  You can purchase the program for three students for $99.95 HERE. From about first grade through high school this program will help your child develop valuable writing skills at his or her own pace. My Access is
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Simply Grammar

Simply Grammar by Karen Andreola has been simply wonderful for my 5th grade son! The subtitle of the book is: A Revised and Expanded Edition of First Grammar Lessons by Charlotte Mason, Founder of the Home Schooling Movement. Charlotte Mason’s teachings tell us that formal grammar lessons are not intended to start until the age
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Hooked on French Program from Hooked on Phonics

Having taken French in high school and college, I couldn’t help but want to work on French with my children once we started homeschooling.  Urged by many people to focus on Spanish instead, we spent a gross amount of money, bought Rosetta Stone, and started working on Spanish. After six months, when my kids only
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