It isn't a book my son picked off the shelf. The plain red cover is worn, stained, and wrapped with tape. It looks uninspiring, but after the first chapter we are both captivated by the amazing story of two brothers. The Wright Brothers- Pioneers of American Aviation by Quentin Reynolds was originally published in 1950 by Random House for the Landmark Series. This series contains some of … [Read more...] about Landmark History Books
Bruchko
Wow. We just finished reading Bruchko, the story of missionary Bruce Olsen, and I can truly say it's an amazing book! So many times, missionary stories can be rather dry and difficult to trudge through. Not so with Bruchko - we were enthralled from beginning to end! The excitement of the wonderfully woven true tale kept us on our toes. Witnessing the perseverance of this young missionary … [Read more...] about Bruchko
A few non-BPA resources
I have taken to buying books--lots of books. I buy literature from a local used bookstore and lots of resource books from mega-bookstores and my local used homeschool store. I like to buy books that I can refer to over and over for ideas and inspiration. I need to jazz up my lessons but I’m not always sure how to do it. Once I have the basic lesson planned, I need to provide a create outlet for … [Read more...] about A few non-BPA resources
An Unexpected Reassuring Surprise
Guest posting today is Loni. You can find her blogging about daily life, her homeschool adventure, and unexpected surprises at Hearts-In-Training. It came out of nowhere. Hitting me like a sweet warm summer breeze, instantly calming my spirit, slowly I felt the tension fade from my soul. Seriously, it was exactly what I needed at that moment. Isn’t it funny how at any given time, our lives … [Read more...] about An Unexpected Reassuring Surprise
Your Story Hour CD’s
Our family LOVES books on tape. I greatly enjoy reading wonderful literature aloud to my children, but quite honestly, I don't have as much time to read aloud as I used to. Our library has a huge assortment of classic literature on tape and CD. Several years ago, we started checking out a new book every couple of weeks to listen to as we drive here, there and everywhere. I can't even tell you … [Read more...] about Your Story Hour CD’s
Beautiful Grace
I remember my first year as a homeschool mama. We had just pulled my daughter out of public school. She was going into the 4th grade, only because she had been through 3rd grade twice, and she could not do 3rd grade again. My middle son was going to start kindergarten. The summer before we started homeschooling everything changed. My daughter had had a couple of very rough previous … [Read more...] about Beautiful Grace
Fortunately for You – literature units
Have you ever wondered if your child was understanding and comprehending what they were reading? My oldest son was a late bloomer when it came to reading and I wanted to make sure he understood the books that I chose for him. I came across a wonderful website called Fortunately For You Books. Fortunately For You Books carries a variety of hands on ways of teaching reading comprehension with … [Read more...] about Fortunately for You – literature units
Teaching Tapestry of Grace to Young Children
Tapestry of Grace is an award winning program that has repeatedly gained a name for itself among the top three homeschooling curricula in History, Unit Studies, Classical Approach, and other categories (see TOS EE awards). It is a solid Classical Christian curriculum that covers a wide range of subjects, but the question I hear often is, “Is it right for my lower grammar student?” These are some … [Read more...] about Teaching Tapestry of Grace to Young Children
The Easy Spanish-Charlotte Mason Style Learning
This past year we finished up The Easy Spanish or El Espanol Facil! Level I. I found the link through the recommendation of a friend and after watching the introductory video explaining how the program fit a Charlotte Mason style of learning, we decided to investigate the book further. The approach is multi-faceted with listening, narrating aloud, and then writing in Spanish. It is also … [Read more...] about The Easy Spanish-Charlotte Mason Style Learning
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