Making homeschool decisions easy
In the Hands of a Child has done it again. Basic Physical Science Note Pack, a complete notebooking unit for older students (grades 7-12), includes everything your student needs to complete a physical science notebook. The 16-page Research Guide provides a basic but solid foundation in physical science subjects. General topics consist of: Matter, Non-Matter, Properties of Matter, and Changes in Matter The Seven Base
It’s been one of those days, huh? The days where you want to pack it all up and say “Enough, that’s it. I quit!” Yes, sweet friends I’ve been there. We’ve all been there, but tomorrow is a new day. While I would love to tell you that this is the last homeschooling day you’ll have, the truth is, it isn’t. Bad days will continue
Apologia is well known among homeschoolers for their science curriculum elementary through high school. Our family was recently introduced to another branch of what they offer – the What We Believe series. Four books focused on worldview training for ages 6-14, these were created to equip kids to understand truth and to tackle the various messages of our culture today. Apologia’s series takes a look
In our homeschool, we have always loved doing hands-on math during the early elementary years. Sometimes I wondered if I was covering the math concepts that my daughter needed. Looking for something that might guide our math activities, I found Evan Moor’s Geometric Shapes and Beginning Fractions. It gave us a simple guide for our hands-on learning. Ordering a pizza became a math lesson, not
I don’t recall how I happened upon this site, but I’m glad I did. Activity Village is a huge site devoted to crafts and activities for children. You could easily spend hours perusing all they have available (ask me how I know!). Everything I’ve seen is marvelous, but what really makes me full of glee is their FREE notebooking pages. Simply type “notebooking” in
One of the things we choose to use in our homeschool to improve handwriting, spelling, learn use of punctuation & other grammar skills is copywork. Over the years we’ve pulled copywork from the books we’ve been reading, various curriculum, and quotes that really strike a cord with us. There are those days, though, when I totally forget what I’m doing and don’t remember to
This month I had the pleasure to include a wonderful book in our homeschooling. James Towne: Struggle for Survival by Marcia Sewall is an excellent addition to any elementary American History course of study. I have to say that the more I got into this easy reader the more I fell in love with it. Certain mysteries of Jamestown slowly were revealed to us as
In a word: Wow. When I began to think about homeschooling seven years ago, I read and researched and researched and read. Honestly, I wish I’d had this invaluable tool back then. Home Education 101 guides new homeschoolers in the beginning steps of their journey, covering such high-interest subjects as: Organizing your time and your home for a home education lifestyle Getting acquainted with your
