Reading aloud is one of the best, most impactful things we can do for our children. It’s also one of the easiest and simplest. Anyone can do it, it’s free or costs almost nothing, and doesn’t require any special knowledge or training. It doesn’t even have to involve a huge investment of time to be impactful. And it’s fun! This…
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The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting Review for Homeschool
Do you have any budding meteorologists in your home? Have you been taking extra notice of the weather lately due to unusual storms or frigid temperatures? Are you trying to find ideas for nature study when it’s too cold to be outside, or maybe looking for a fun science unit study? Well, The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting might be…
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Real Food Kids Cooking Course
We have about 18 years to teach our kids all sorts of academics, from reading to advanced math. It’s an overwhelming load, and occasionally homeschooling parents forget the importance of practical subjects like nutrition and cooking. This is a bad thing, because food and food preparation choices can affect our lives in many ways. In fact, there are some who…
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Farm Food and Nature Anatomy: Books for Exploring our Natural World
Have you seen these Julia Rothman books? Farm, Food, and Nature Anatomy are three books you want to have on your homeschool bookshelf! Whether you are currently engaging in nature study, plan to include nature study in your homeschool, or simply have curious kids, these books are sure to hit the mark! I stumbled upon Nature Anatomy a little over a…
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In The Hands Of A Child :: The Industrial Revolution Review
I often supplement our learning with a lapbook. Lapbooks are a great tool to cover topical studies or perhaps something relevant to the seasonal year. Our latest purchase is a project pack from ‘In The Hands Of A Child’ called ‘Industrial Revolution’. We have used many of their lapbooks and notebooking packs over the years, and I keep returning to…
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The Game Homeschool
The authors at The Curriculum Choice share with you their favorite game content. Whether stuck inside or adding fun to your learning, our authors have many ideas for The Game Homeschool. The Game Homeschool Games are a great way to learn while having fun! Practice skills Learn strategy Connect with people Have fun! The Game Homeschool Here at The Curriculum…
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Portals & Prophets Biblical Time Travel Game
Portals & Prophets is a Biblical time travel game focusing on moving your player to various locations on the map of Israel. The trick is to be in a location in the correct century. If your family is like mine, you love games! We collect games. We play games. We love new games. Biblical games are a unique challenge for…
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Do Hands-On Learning with Oak Meadow First Grade – My Review
I was delighted when I found Oak Meadow First Grade. It is full of hands on activities, beautiful art, and lots of resources. The Oak Meadow introduction spoke of developing the whole child: head, hands and heart. ~ I received product samples in exchange for an honest, independent review of this curriculum I love and have used in my homeschool….
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Homeschool High School Advanced Biology
My high schooler thrives on independent study. She is a “give me the book and the notebooking journal and let me go” learner. Do you have a student like this? Apologia Homeschool High School Advanced Biology meets my daughter’s needs in her independent learner way with the tools for her learning style. Don’t miss the giveaway at the end! We…
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Sonlight Core 300 Review
Our family has used the Sonlight Curriculum in some fashion for the past seven years. Over the years we’ve moved through a variety of the Sonlight Core programmes, science programmes, and even a few of the language arts programmes. So it was that the 2018 school year found us with a student in Sonlight Core 300. Sonlight lists their levels…
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