Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! Do you know what PHOTOGRAMMETRY or THERMOPHILE mean? How about ZOOMETRY or SYMPHILY? Your children will be able to tell you quite easily what the definitions of these words are after spending time playing Rummy Roots. This game is teaching my children all about English words through learning their Greek and Latin roots….
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Logic Resources from The Critical Thinking Company – A Review
My husband wants our kids to be able to think. He especially wants them to be able to think critically about all the information and ideas they are being fed every day. That’s why we emphasize logic in our homeschool. We’ve used a wide variety of resources over the years. While we use other materials as well, the bulk of…
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WonderMaps from Bright Ideas Press Review
This post contains affiliate links because I believe in this curriculum. See full disclosure policy for more details. WonderMaps from Bright Ideas Press is a must have product for map-loving families. It is a purchase that you make one time and then you can use it the entire length of your homeschooling years. You can print maps for each of…
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Dyslexia 101: Truths, Myths and What Really Works – A Review
It’s such a joyous occasion when our young children learn to read. Homeschool or not, learning to read is a life changing event. The whole world opens up like never before. When our children struggle to learn a task that is basic and fundamental to their learning, it’s heartbreaking. As parents, as teachers, we tend to blame ourselves and start…
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Traditional English Sentence Style Helps Prepare Students for College-Level Composition
Ask a college English professor and chances are he or she will tell you that most incoming freshmen are woefully unprepared for college-level compositions. Why? Consider this commentary from Dr. Robert Einarsson, professor of English at Grant Macewan University in Edmonton, Alberta: In the past, the carefully structured sentence was the medium for encapsulating and precision-stating our thoughts. Today,…
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A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels Art Curriculum Review
What a delight it has been to work with A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels written by Tricia Hodges and Lucia Hames (Nana)! For several years we have been using Nana’s tutorials to enjoy art along with our nature studies. I’m enthusiastic about sharing our experiences with you so that you can enjoy some simple art in your homeschool. Chalk…
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Patriotic Resources from Curriculum Choice Authors
As a military spouse I know that freedom comes at a price. As a homeschool mom I want to teach my children to be patriotic and to be good citizens. We can’t lose a sense of belonging to our nation nor the acknowledgement of freedoms we enjoy due to the sacrifices of those who have served. How can we pass…
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Thank You to HSLDA
Homeschool Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) does so much for the homeschool community. Earlier this month, Vicki Bentley visited Curriculum Choice to tell us about their free membership for parents of preschoolers. Vicki and HSLDA also generously gave away a regular HSLDA membership plus cookbooks and Veggie Tales DVDs. Here’s what some of our winners had to say: Marie, winner of…
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Make Your Own Chocolate Kit Is A Hit at Our House
I am a dark chocoholic. For me, milk chocolate is for kids (although I’ll admit to savoring delicious milk chocolate in the UK), but dark chocolate is divine. In fact, the Latin name for the cacao tree is Theobroma cacao, which means “food of the gods.” This makes sense as the Aztecs believed that the god, Quetzalcoatl, brought the cacao…
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Home Art Studio {Grade 5} Review
Our family had the privilege of using Home Art Studio’s Grade 5 DVD art program. This program’s content is meant for one year of art instruction given by Lindsey Volin via DVD. We received the Grade 5 program as a resource in exchange for this review. Who is the Art Program for? students in grades K-5 busy families with an…
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