In our homeschool, my middle school daughter was all about story writing. She loved to read and write mysteries and…
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Learn Basic Writing Skills with Spectrum Writing 2nd Grade – My Review
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Introduce the A,B,C’s with The Big Book of Alpha Tales – My Review
Are you looking for a fun way to introduce the alphabet to your younger ones? Or do your children need…
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Early Math – Geometric Shapes and Fractions – My Review
In our homeschool, we have always loved doing hands-on math during the early elementary years. Sometimes I wondered if I…
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Sequencing Simple Stories AND Story Writing Activities
When I taught preschool, I often worked with the concept of sequencing, “which comes first”. Later I found that it…
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Seeking True Values by Pathway Publishers
Over the years, we have used a variety of programs for reading comprehension. By far, my favorite has been the…
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ScienceWorks Series — Grades 1 – 3
During the early elementary grades in our homeschool, we focused on the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. We tended…
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Oak Meadow – Literature and Composition II
My family has used Oak Meadow curriculum through many of our homeschooling years. In 5th grade, we used Oak Meadow’s…
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Playing and Learning With Manipulatives – Numbers and Patterns – Kindergarten
Early math is all about hands on learning and the use of manipulatives for young mathematicians! The basic manipulatives…
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Spectrum’s Test Prep – Grade 3
In our homeschool, we tend to stress hands on learning and creativity with our academics. But I also wanted my…
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Evan-Moor’s Building Spelling Skills – Grades 1 – 6
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Early Reading – Word Families – Reading Success Mini Books
One day, while doing phonics with my first grader, I realized that we needed a break from our regular curriculum…
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