A few years ago we decided that it was time to start introduce formal spelling lessons to our children, especially as one was struggling something fierce to spell correctly. We went with Spellwell which we enjoyed and saw some progress with, but we noticed that all of that didn’t carry over to everyday spelling with our struggler. Which is when…
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Learning Geography With GeoMaster Plus App
Geography is one of those subjects that is best learned through multiple approaches. My children trace maps, draw maps, and complete mapping exercises in our history curriculum. One learning method, however, that ALWAYS speaks to them (no matter the subject) is using an app on the iPad. Enter GeoMaster Plus – one of our all time favorite learning apps. About…
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Scholastic’s Idiom Dictionary :: a handy reference tool!
‘We can’t go to the store now, it’s raining cats and dogs out there!’ ‘You’ll get through this, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel.’ ‘If you advertise this for free, every Tom, Dick and Harry will come out to get it.’ Recognize the idioms in these sentences? Are you sure of what an idiom is? idiom |ˈidēəm|noun a…
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The Ultimate Guide to Brain Breaks Review
Ever have those moments when you are explaining something to your children, or reading a passage from a book aloud and you glance at them and just know they aren’t paying attention? They are in “la-la land” as we call it at our house. We’ve all had those moments with our children, and probably our spouse too! I have long…
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History and Geography Resources from Curriculum Choice Review Authors
*contains affiliate links My favorite subject to relearn with my children is history. Most of the time I find myself thinking I must have been absent the day {or the week!} we covered a particular topic. The reality is, I rarely missed school. We most likely just weren’t able to delve deeply into most topics in a classroom with 30+…
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A Review of ABC Mouse
We don’t use the computer often in our daily schooling, so I thought doing a bit of summer learning with the computer would be fun. The kids can enjoy some time on the computer while I slip in a bit of school work. I have been using ABC Mouse with my three youngest children. They are working at the Kindergarten…
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Homeschool Encouragement for You!
My friend, Kerry Beck, has organized Homeschool Super Heroes for the past four years. Her daughters interview homeschool experts and play the interviews as a Back to School event each August. This year has been tremendous. One of her listeners said: I appreciate the knowledge and wisdom of those who have paved the way in homeschooling. I will be homeschooling…
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Review: Leap Frog “Sing-Along Read-Along” Karaoke Reading Set
Disclosure: Affiliate Links Appear in This Post When it comes to learning toys there are a lot of companies creating fun and interesting products, but today I want to share a product (or two!) from one of my absolute favorites, LeapFrog. I love how easy it is to incorporate these toys into a lesson or as a fun concept reinforcement!…
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Do Early Phonics with Explode the Code Primers
Do you have a young learner who is eager to learn to read? Are you looking for a good, easy-to-use, phonics program? Explode the Code offers all of these and it is a great way to introduce phonics and early reading to your young ones. You can do early phonics with Explode the Code Primers. A Review from The Curriculum Choice
Learning History through Song with Veritas Press
Last summer my son started asking lots of questions like “What did people do before there were shoes?” and “Where did people live before there were houses?” That let me know that it was time to start learning history! Being that I love the classical model of teaching, I knew that I wanted to teach him history chronologically and that…
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