Ever wanted or needed a fresh offering of picture books to read? How about locating several books on a theme in a short amount of time? For pre-K to 2nd grade, there's an excellent little resource to help :: Literature for Lively Lessons! Easy to use, Literature for Lively Lessons is a whole year's worth of picture books separated into a month-by-month format. But, it's much more than a … [Read more...] about Literature for Lively Lessons :: fresh picture book titles for Pre-K to 2nd grade
JUMP Math – Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies
Junior Undiscovered Mathematical Prodigies We have 20 pages left of JUMP at Home Math 5 and I wanted to share our experience with you. Both of our boys used Miquon for the first three years of math. For our youngest son, 4th grade was a combination of several math programs. Everything we tried just didn’t seem to click. And then I heard about JUMP Math. Junior Undiscovered Mathematical … [Read more...] about JUMP Math – Junior Undiscovered Math Prodigies
Spectrum’s Test Prep – Grade 3
In our homeschool, we tend to stress hands on learning and creativity with our academics. But I also wanted my daughter to become familiar with test-taking plus help her to know tests were nothing to fear. So through the years, I have had her practice with everything from spelling tests to math semester tests. She has gradually developed good test taking skills. But when we got ready to try her … [Read more...] about Spectrum’s Test Prep – Grade 3
The Perfect Unit Study for Horse-Crazy Kids: The Science of Horses
Got an equine enthusiast in your family? (We do!) If so, why not encourage that interest and make it educational to boot? Simple Schooling’s The Science of Horses fits the bill. Written by J. Anne Huss, who earned an undergraduate degree in equine science, this ebook, an interactive unit study, comprises 15 units, a Final Projects section, a Parent Guide, and a Fun Book. The engaging text, … [Read more...] about The Perfect Unit Study for Horse-Crazy Kids: The Science of Horses
Biblically Teaching Character Traits ~ Child Training Bible Review
Today our readers have two opportunities to win a full Child Training Bible kit. Don't miss the giveaway details at the end! As Christian homeschoolers, we like the Bible to be at the center of our curriculum. We also use the Bible daily during meal times to read Scripture and talk about what the Lord would have us to learn. I was really excited when I saw people starting to talk about the … [Read more...] about Biblically Teaching Character Traits ~ Child Training Bible Review
Teaching Piano for The Glory of God: The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher
I am a private piano teacher. This has been such a great way to make an extra income (and a pretty good income, at that!) while I am homeschooling my two children. There are, however, ways that I could improve upon what I do, and – in the process – do all of this for the glory of God. Enter my new favorite ebook: The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher: How to Teach Piano For The Glory of God has been a … [Read more...] about Teaching Piano for The Glory of God: The Matthew 6:33 Piano Teacher
Your Backyard Monarch Companion e-Study Guide
Crowe’s Nest Media is offering Curriculum Choice readers a giveaway of a Monarch DVD plus the first 25 readers to use the special coupon codes below will be able to get a special discount on two Your Backyard products. Don’t miss them! Earlier this year I reviewed Your Backyard Monarch DVD from Crowe’s Nest Media. I gave this DVD a glowing review and highly recommended it as … [Read more...] about Your Backyard Monarch Companion e-Study Guide
Rocket Math App Review
It's always amazing what the four-year-old can find in the iTunes App Store. This month, in the arithmetic/mathematics category, we have Rocket Math, by Dan Russell-Pinson. In Rocket Math, you build your own rockets from the ground up. As you build a rocket, you have to earn money for parts by doing math problems. There are over 90 colorful pieces and parts from which you can build your own … [Read more...] about Rocket Math App Review
Patriotic Holiday Resources
In honor of Memorial Day, we are sharing some learning resources, crafts, arts and more from around the web. Enjoy! Patriotic Fun - our own review author, Cindy, starts us out with learning centers at Our Journey Westward Flag Cake via Household Ways Memorial Day History from Veteran's Affairs Memorial Day printables from About Homeschooling Patriotic Crafts for Memorial Day from No … [Read more...] about Patriotic Holiday Resources
The Creation Children’s Book
The Creation is a lovely hardback children's book telling the story of Creation in the Bible. I suppose there are numerous children's books on Creation out there but this book has something different... ...each day of The Creation is illustrated by way of hand-appliqued quilt illustrations! Author Janice Green has done a fabulous job of retelling the account of Creation in her … [Read more...] about The Creation Children’s Book
Horizons Math
We have really struggled with math in our homeschool. I think that it is partly because math just isn't our strongest subject. For a few of my children it is also from not learning certain concepts thoroughly in public school. Because of these things we have also struggled to find the right math curriculum. We have recently gone back to the math we started with – Horizons Math. I think … [Read more...] about Horizons Math
Improving Thinking Skills with Mind Benders
We did a product review some time back and part of the suggested items for doing that review was Mind Benders. I had never heard of them but the curriculum said they were "highly recommended" and that they had actually tried removing them from the curriculum but received so many complaints that they put them back in! With that information I immediately had to get them, of course. *grin* There … [Read more...] about Improving Thinking Skills with Mind Benders