Making homeschool decisions easy
In big church, I find myself humming the tune of Happy Birthday to You when we read, “Marvel not that I said… marvel not that I said… marvel not that I said unto thee ye must be born again” John 3 verse 7. All because the songs by the Harrow family have tucked the Lord’s Word into our hearts. Bible…
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Looking for a fun way to study geography with your kids? Then you need to take a look at Mapping the World with Art from Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop! Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop If you’re not familiar with Ellen McHenry’s Basement Workshop then let me introduce you! Ellen McHenry worked as a freelance illustrator after graduating and starting her family…
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Please. Thank you. Yes ma’am. Sit down. Eat your peas. Drink your milk. Manners Made Easy For the Family is one, little pink book packed with Christian etiquette for all 365 days of the year. Any affiliate links included are for resources we have absolutely loved for years and highly recommend. Please see our disclosure policy. Manners Made Easy June…
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When my daughter reached middle school age, she was a pretty good speller. However, she needed to continue with her spelling lessons to develop her skills even further. She also needed work on vocabulary. This review may include affiliate links to curriculum that we loved and used in our own homeschool. Please see our disclosure policy. Prior to that, we…
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Although I’ve never considered myself an artistic person, I do enjoy getting my hands messy and trying things out. But can I actually teach my children artistic skills? How do I know what supplies to buy and how to use the various media? Demonstrate a skill to be learned? This mama needs art curriculum for her homeschool. Links in this…
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Many, many years ago I stumbled upon Mr Qs Classic Science Curriculum. At that time he had just put out the very first one – Life Science. I remember being just giddy at a FULL YEAR Science curriculum that was FREE! Mr Qs Classic Science Mr. Q’s Classic Science is an affordable, non-religious, classically based science curriculum. Each curriculum covers a full…
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If the thought of teaching logic has you feeling a little bit intimidated – there’s no need to be! Classical Academic Press provides solid (and fun!) logic programs that will help you teach logic (and learn a little bit yourself). Their motto, “Classical subjects creatively taught“, is definitely present in all of their programs, including The Discovery of Deduction. I…
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Do you have a young animal lover in your house? My daughter was so interested in animals that most of her elementary science studies focused on that. First it was snakes and other invertebrates, then vertebrates. Next her interest was turtles, then penguins and pandas. Later it was herons and other bird life. She loved to photograph these! Then one…
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Raise your hand if you need some homeschool goodies to get you going? Well we have them and they will bless your homeschool BIG time! We are celebrating 10 years of blogging at Hodgepodge and nine years of The Curriculum Choice. And because it is a Hodgepodge, my family and I are also hosting BIG giveaways at our three sister…
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Many homeschool moms are intimidated by the thought of teaching literature. Thankfully there are plenty of resources available to make this subject a little bit easier. One of my favorite programs? Teaching the Classics from Center For Lit. Center For Lit Center For Lit has a goal to “bring readers face to face with the world’s best books so they…
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