If you are looking for an easy way to introduce the 50 States to your elementary aged homeschooler, then you should check out The Star-Spangled State Book and Workbook! While I am a unit study mom, I do not feel the need to turn every topic into an elaborate unit for my family. This year I wanted to encourage my 8 year old to work independently of me for one subject. The topic we … [Read more...] about The Star-Spangled State Book – A Homeschool Geography Resource Review
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Super Snappy Shark Books To Celebrate Shark Week
Shark Week is a much anticipated event that comes along every summer. It is a yearly, weeklong grouping of shark-related shows, documentaries, and movies that air on the Discovery Channel. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Super Snappy Shark Books to Celebrate Shark Week Shark Books Just for Fun Sharks! Sticker Activity … [Read more...] about Super Snappy Shark Books To Celebrate Shark Week
FREE Homeschool Printables From Activity Village (includes notebooking pages)
Have you ever gone looking for printables on a topic? Have you ever needed a notebooking page to quick print off for your kids to get their thoughts down? Then I think you'll be happy to hear more about this website, Activity Village! Activity Village: A Valuable Source for FREE Homeschool Printables (including Notebooking Pages! I don't recall how I happened upon this site, but I'm glad I … [Read more...] about FREE Homeschool Printables From Activity Village (includes notebooking pages)
Learning Language Arts Through Literature In Your Homeschool: The Gray Book
As an eclectic/Charlotte Mason homeschooler, we have used many wonderful resources over the years, but only two or three have always had a firm place in our home. One of those is Learning Language Arts Through Literature - The Gray Book by Diane Welch and Susan Simpson (published by Common Sense Press). We started on the Blue (grade 1) and Yellow (grade 3) books in our first year. Each year we … [Read more...] about Learning Language Arts Through Literature In Your Homeschool: The Gray Book
How To Use The Notebooking Publisher In Your Homeschool
Once in awhile a product comes along that you have wanted and needed in your homeschool, a product that makes your homeschooling easier and takes it to a new level of learning. In my opinion, the editable Notebooking Publisher from NotebookingPages.com is just such a product. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. We are a notebooking … [Read more...] about How To Use The Notebooking Publisher In Your Homeschool
Get them Gardening! Fun Garden Books for Kids
As spring starts to roll in, we turn our thoughts to finally getting outside and enjoying the nice weather. Along with this comes budding trees and growing plants, and gardening both for food and flowers. This collection of garden books for kids will help you include gardening in your homeschool. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more … [Read more...] about Get them Gardening! Fun Garden Books for Kids
A Charlotte Mason Notebooking Resource You Will Love!
If you are a Charlotte Mason enthusiast you are sure to love this notebooking Resource! Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. I think the favored 19th century educator would agree -- this resource is far from 'twaddle'. Jimmie over at The Notebooking Fairy has made available an e-book which clearly and concisely explains the … [Read more...] about A Charlotte Mason Notebooking Resource You Will Love!
Great Books Homeschool Video Courses for High School
One of the fantastic benefits of homeschooling high school is being able to invite great teachers into your home. We do this every day via Great Books homeschool video courses from Compass Classroom. I share towards the end a list of all of those we love for high school as well as a link to our Compass Classroom Curriculum Review Index! Great Books Homeschool Video Courses for High … [Read more...] about Great Books Homeschool Video Courses for High School
20 Beautiful Easter Books And Resources for Your Homeschool
Spring is almost here! Soon the temperatures will be rising, the sun will be out longer, and the buds will be forming on the trees! With spring also comes Easter! Whether you celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, or delight in that funny bunny the Easter Bunny (or maybe both), there are Easter books on this list for it all! Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure … [Read more...] about 20 Beautiful Easter Books And Resources for Your Homeschool
Using the Magic School Bus Books for Homeschool Science
We’re a unit study and lapbooking family. We love to take a week, two weeks, even a month to explore a topic. We have used the Magic School Bus series to shape our units from the beginning. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. As a matter of fact, we spent one entire year doing science units that centered around … [Read more...] about Using the Magic School Bus Books for Homeschool Science
Homeschool High School Math With Teaching Textbooks
One of the biggest concerns I hear about homeschooling high school relates to how the parent will be able to teach all the high school subjects proficiently. I mean most of us graduated many years ago and if you haven't been using it, you probably lost most of it! The good news is that there are programs like Teaching Textbooks to help you homeschool high school with ease! I have been using … [Read more...] about Homeschool High School Math With Teaching Textbooks
Books to Celebrate Black History Month in Your Homeschool
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Also known as African American History Month, the event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other … [Read more...] about Books to Celebrate Black History Month in Your Homeschool