While there is often debate about how to go about helping children increase their vocabulary, there is no doubt all of us want our kids to have an extensive vocabulary and an ease with words. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Making Vocabulary Fun This is a collection of games, printables, activities, and curriculum to help you … [Read more...] about Making Vocabulary Fun in Your Homeschool
Chemical Reactions Activities for Kids: Educational and Fun
Science can be a topic that is hard for kids to wrap their heads around. Especially when you get into chemistry and physics topics. This is a collection of hands-on chemical reactions activities you can do in your homeschool with your kids. Chemical Reactions Activities For Kids: Educational And Fun If you are looking for ways to explore chemical reactions with your kids then you have come … [Read more...] about Chemical Reactions Activities for Kids: Educational and Fun
5 January Homeschool Family Fun Ideas
Packed up Christmas lights and cleaned-up confetti means the dawn of a new year. Plan ahead to be intentional with these January homeschool family fun ideas that will fill in the spaces. Fill the blanks with family activity, revelry and celebration in the new year. Make the most of every minute this year with the ones you love to create lasting memories, special moments that will be treasured … [Read more...] about 5 January Homeschool Family Fun Ideas
Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math
One of the best ways to help kids learn is by making it fun. And what better way to do that than with games? Check out these awesome games for math and stay tuned until the end for more fun, educational games! Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math is one of the first books I purchased when we began … [Read more...] about Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math
The Principle Approach® to Education: A Homeschool Philosophy
This is the first of a four part series to answer why, how, and what in regards to the Principle Approach® education for homeschoolers. The Principle Approach® provides the structure of truth that frames true education. Wisdom is the key and the Principle Approach method forms wisdom as children learn how to think and reason from a Biblical perspective in order to redirect their humanness … [Read more...] about The Principle Approach® to Education: A Homeschool Philosophy
Reading Made Easy: A Full Homeschool Curriculum
As a homeschooling mom one of my happiest jobs has been teaching my children to read, and one reason it has been such a positive experience for me and my children is a wonderful reading curriculum called Reading Made Easy. When I began thinking about what I wanted in a reading curriculum, I knew that something natural and conversational would be the best choice for my son’s learning style. … [Read more...] about Reading Made Easy: A Full Homeschool Curriculum
Motion and Force Activities For Kids : Hands-On Physical Science for Homeschool
Science is a perfect subject to add hands-on learning to! Children comprehend and retain more from the learning when it is hands-on, plus it's more fun! This is a collection of hands-on physical science experiments you can do in your homeschool with your kids for exploring motion and force. Hands-On Physical Science In Your Homeschool If you are looking for hands-on science ideas, while … [Read more...] about Motion and Force Activities For Kids : Hands-On Physical Science for Homeschool
Math-U-See Homeschool Math Review
Are you looking for a mastery based math program for your homeschool? Math-U-See is a mastery based math program. This means that it teaches math concepts to mastery. This is very different from the spiral approach, which spirals through math concepts adding harder equations as the years progress. (Saxon would be a good example of a spiral approach). Understanding … [Read more...] about Math-U-See Homeschool Math Review
Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read
At the risk of being redundant, I'd like to highlight one more of Peggy Kaye's Game books. I've already reviewed Games for Math and Games for Writing here at The Curriculum Choice. All three books are similar in format, but I've found each of them to be of such great value that I just had to share Games for Reading with you. Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child … [Read more...] about Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read
Apologia: Exploring Creation with Biology For Homeschool Science
Apologia's Exploring Creation with Biology 2nd Edition is a college-preparatory, high school level, biology course that would be recommended in a student's freshmen year. It is designed to be an independent study. It includes tests, labs, and video clips to go along with the course. Dr Jay L. Wile is the author of this course. Apologia's Exploring Creation with Biology 2nd … [Read more...] about Apologia: Exploring Creation with Biology For Homeschool Science
Story Starters – A Creative Writing Supplement For Your Homeschool
Story Starters, by Karen Andreola, is perfect for your reluctant writers and it is a creative writing supplement that can be used for a change of pace along side any writing program. If you've heard about using narration as a grammar tool, you will definitely want Story Starters on your school shelf. What is Story Starters? The name Story Starters is just what it says, a start of a story. … [Read more...] about Story Starters – A Creative Writing Supplement For Your Homeschool
5 December Homeschool Family Fun Ideas
This year welcome the true spirit of Christmas into your heart with much family time (these 5 December Homeschool Family Fun Ideas will help!) and extra kindness for all those around. Offer a friendly face to frenzied shoppers and exhausted store clerks. Allow the impatient driver in the next car the chance to squeeze in ahead of your car, because, after all, what difference will those … [Read more...] about 5 December Homeschool Family Fun Ideas