Why should you give your children regular editing and proofreading exercises as part of their language arts studies? Editing exercises teach them how read critically for errors. Hopefully, those skills will carry over into their own writing as they go through the drafting, revising, and editing steps of the writing process. Editing exercises are the best way to teach grammar and usage – in … [Read more...] about Daily Paragraph Editing by Evan Moor
The R Road to Biblical Wisdom
This is one of my new favorite books in regards to Biblical reasoning with your children. It is not a Bible program, it is an instructional book on how to attain Biblical wisdom in every area of life. We all know we should instill wisdom in our children but exactly how do we do that day to day? Freedom & Simplicity R Road to Biblical Wisdom: A "How to" Guide to Biblical Learning in Home … [Read more...] about The R Road to Biblical Wisdom
Primary Language Lessons
I'd like to start off with a little background before I give this review because I think that understanding the circumstances can be helpful to another mom with a similar situation. So, here I was homeschooling my two oldest boys and getting ready to begin some sort of formal studies with my third son. I was using Shurley Grammar for my older two and knew that I could not teach three levels of … [Read more...] about Primary Language Lessons
Character Building for Families
Character Building For Families Here is a typical scenario in my house: One of my sons decides he wants to make "shooting sounds" with his mouth while he is drawing his civil war scene. My youngest daughter who is also at the table drawing gets annoyed with her brother and starts to tell him he needs to stop making that noise. Ahh, now my son has realized he can now tease his sister with this … [Read more...] about Character Building for Families
Sons of Norway
Years ago, after writing a paper for a college history class about Norwegian Americans, I became familiar with a fraternal organization called Sons of Norway. I joined and though I wasn’t an active member, I enjoyed reading the Viking magazine that arrived in my mailbox each month and I dreamed of someday traveling to my ancestral homeland. As a parent, I want the best for my children. … [Read more...] about Sons of Norway
A Guide to American Christian Education
It's the all-in-one book for all things BPA. If you only bought one book, I would recommend A Guide to American Christian Education by Mr. James Rose. It details everything you need to know, from the foundations to how to 4-R to lesson planning. He also included a section for home educators with quotes from families in the trenches and answers questions specific to our situation. He goes … [Read more...] about A Guide to American Christian Education
Updates to The Homeschool Gadget
If you haven't downloaded the Homeschool Gadget Toolbar yet, there are now 2 more reasons to have this toolbar on your computer. The first is a facebook application that allows you instant access to our Curriculum Choice facebook page and a personal facebook gadget. The second new reason to download this amazing toolbar to your computer is that we now have a gadgets menu that has things such … [Read more...] about Updates to The Homeschool Gadget
Rod & Staff English
Sometimes it seems like curricula create confusion. Brightly colored texts, songs, jingles, computer programs, and educational games can all be useful learning tools, but perhaps we think that learning always has to be fun and exciting. Do all the extras really help, or could they actually be a detriment? Simple, systematic, and effective. These are all words that describe Rod & Staff's … [Read more...] about Rod & Staff English
Creativity & Nature Study
Shortly after I started homeschooling, I came across a wonderful activity that we now incorporate into our curriculum regularly. With the popularity of new technological gadgets, many people are familiar (to varying degrees) with Geocaching. Fewer, however, are familiar with Letterboxing. Letterboxing is an intriguing pastime that combines navigational skills and rubber stamp artistry … [Read more...] about Creativity & Nature Study
Learning Language Arts Through Literature Curriculum Review
Finding a language arts curriculum is a lot like finding a good bathing suit --getting that perfect fit is really tough! Here's a review to help you "try on" one more curriculum. Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) is a gentle approach to language arts study that works best for homeschoolers who use a living books approach to learning [I am basing this review on our use of … [Read more...] about Learning Language Arts Through Literature Curriculum Review
The Mighty Works of God: Liberty and Justice for All
Mrs. Ruth Smith is well known in Biblical Principle Approach circles as a mentor and Master Teacher of the Rudiments of America's Christian History (among many other topics). She saw a need for a Providential history text and thankfully she wrote it. There are to be 7 volumes in all, an this is the third. (The fourth is slated for release later this year or early next.) This volume is written … [Read more...] about The Mighty Works of God: Liberty and Justice for All
Trivium Mastery – The Intersection of Three Roads book review
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Or, so they say. I'm not an old dog but after homeschooling for a number of years I felt like I'd heard and seen it all. This is especially the case with a classical education, because I've been around since the beginning of the resurgence of the ever-so-popular The Well Trained Mind by Susan and Jesse Wise Bauer. This book was the inspiration for me to … [Read more...] about Trivium Mastery – The Intersection of Three Roads book review