Are you in the process of choosing a homeschool program or making the decision to homeschool? Recently I had the opportunity to speak to families interested in homeschooling or new to homeschooling in my local area. There were several veteran homeschoolers who spoke for about 8 minutes on various topics. I was asked to talk about choosing homeschool curriculum. I shared 5 tips to … [Read more...] about Getting Started For New Homeschoolers: Choosing A Homeschool Program
Handwriting by George: A Homeschool Handwriting Resource
My son loves to study history, especially early American history, but he does NOT like to practice handwriting. The physical act of handwriting is challenging for my son because he has dysgraphia. Many students fine-tune their handwriting skills at a young age, but due to my son’s writing challenges he continues to practice handwriting daily. As he grew older it was important for us … [Read more...] about Handwriting by George: A Homeschool Handwriting Resource
So You’re Thinking About Homeschooling: Review For Parents
When my husband and I decided to homeschool our children, I did what most new homeschooling moms do - I got online and started researching curriculum. Early on in my search I began to realize that there were many different methods of homeschooling. Up to that point, I honestly had not heavily pondered my own educational philosophy. I was simply trying to find a reading curriculum that would … [Read more...] about So You’re Thinking About Homeschooling: Review For Parents
Everything You Need To Know About Handwriting Without Tears
Are you looking for a way to teach handwriting to your little one? Maybe you are looking for a cursive writing curriculum? Either way, you should check out all that Handwriting Without Tears has to offer! This is not only a guide to all things Handwriting Without Tears, but also several of our Curriculum Choice authors share their personal experiences using Handwriting Without Tears in their … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About Handwriting Without Tears
XtraMath: Free Math Facts Practice For Kids
Math is one of those subjects we love to hate. Getting kids counting can be seemingly easy, but hit those math facts and many struggle to gain fluency with them. XtraMath is a website that can help you, help your kids master their math facts. What Is XtraMath? Today I am sharing with you one of my favorite math websites, XtraMath.org. It is a FREE, web-based math facts fluency … [Read more...] about XtraMath: Free Math Facts Practice For Kids
Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary: A Homeschool Review
After using Growing with Grammar for many years with my older two, I decided to give Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary a try with my youngest. I really like the independent learning and usage set-up of the JacKris Publishing products so I figured Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary would be just as great an option as Growing with Grammar. Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary is a … [Read more...] about Soaring with Spelling and Vocabulary: A Homeschool Review
Cheerful Cursive Writing & Reading Homeschool Review
Cheerful Cursive Writing & Reading We are using Heart of Dakota Bigger Hearts for His Glory as our spine this year (3rd Grade) and one of the suggested items within that curriculum is Cheerful Cursive. My son, who is almost nine, has NEVER enjoyed writing. EVER. I have worked really hard to get him to at least not completely hate it. With that, I've had him do minimal actual writing up … [Read more...] about Cheerful Cursive Writing & Reading Homeschool Review
Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners Review
Our very own friend and fellow review author, Cindy West has written this book, Homeschooling Gifted Kids: A Practical Guide to Educate and Motivate Advanced Learners! Homeschooling Gifted Kids is... I’m not sure how Cindy was able to cover so much in 200 pages, but she does. She's a mother with 18 years of homeschooling experience and a background in education. Cindy is also an author … [Read more...] about Homeschooling Gifted and Advanced Learners Review
Homeschool Preschool Piano with Music for Little Mozarts
A few months ago my family bought a piano. Growing up, playing the piano was a regular part of life, so I was anxious to have a piano in our home for the sake of my children (well, for me too!) I was so excited to finally get a piano and I couldn't wait to start teaching my children how to play! The problem was, while I know how to play, I honestly didn't know where to start for … [Read more...] about Homeschool Preschool Piano with Music for Little Mozarts
30 Awesome Human Anatomy Resources for Homeschool Science
These human anatomy resources for homeschool science include books, hands-on projects, curriculum, and more. Starting at a young age my youngest child in particular was obsessed with the human body and how her body worked. Since she was very much a hands-on learner I searched for and provided her lots of hands-on activities to help her explore the human body. Human anatomy is something … [Read more...] about 30 Awesome Human Anatomy Resources for Homeschool Science
50 Awesome Activities for Kids with ADHD
Do you have kids that struggle with attention issues? Or ones that are very active, or have a hard time concentrating? Is your child showing signs of or is diagnosed with ADD or ADHD? While teaching kids like this can be more challenging, I am here to tell you it is doable. By flipping their struggle areas to make them work in your favor, you can successfully support your kids with ADHD or … [Read more...] about 50 Awesome Activities for Kids with ADHD
GEO Puzzles for Homeschool Geography Fun
Puzzles are a wonderful way for kids to get hands-on with topics they are learning. Geo Puzzles are a great way to add hands-on learning and fun to your homeschool geography studies. Please note that this review includes affiliate links because we really love this product and highly recommend it to you. Please see our full Disclosure Policy for more details. Using Geo Puzzles For … [Read more...] about GEO Puzzles for Homeschool Geography Fun