This is a collection of 1st Grade homeschool curriculum options to help you choose what will fit your child's needs. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Just as every child is different, so are the curriculum choices! For this reason I have tried to include a wide variety of options, including everything from full … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to 1st Grade Homeschool Curriculum Options
The Ultimate Guide to Home School In The Woods Hands-On History
Have you seen any of the Home School In The Woods Hands-On History materials? If you have a child who likes to work with their hands, cutting, pasting, coloring, etc. then you definitely want to see what Home School in the Woods has to offer! As a young child, my youngest daughter loved making lapbooks about every subject she got interested in. Everything from bees and butterflies to knights … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to Home School In The Woods Hands-On History
Using Living Books & Literature Guides In Your Homeschool
Using Living Books & Literature Guides in your homeschool is a wonderful and rich way to help your kids learn about all kinds of topics. They are also a wonderful way to engage multiple children at one time, using various levels of literature guides for the same book. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Using Living Books & … [Read more...] about Using Living Books & Literature Guides In Your Homeschool
Using Take Five! for Language Arts for Homeschool Writing
One of hardest subjects for me to teach is writing, especially creative writing. As a long time homeschooling mom, I appreciate that I don’t know everything about everything. (Which is why I enlist the help of good resources such as Take Five! for Language Arts.) Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Two of my children are gifted … [Read more...] about Using Take Five! for Language Arts for Homeschool Writing
Come Look With Me – Art Book Series for Elementary Homeschool Art Appreciation
Are you looking for an easy way to include art appreciation with your younger children? The Come Look with Me Art Books are a series of books designed to help you, help your children learn to love art! Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. To most of us, modern art is a mystery. I admit freely that most of the abstract modern art I … [Read more...] about Come Look With Me – Art Book Series for Elementary Homeschool Art Appreciation
The Ultimate Guide to 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Options
This is a collection 2nd grade homeschool curriculum to help you choose what will fit your child’s needs. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. Just as every child is different, so are the curriculum choices! For this reason I have tried to include a wide variety of options, including everything from full curriculum to … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Guide to 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Options
Homeschool PE, Fitness and Sports
Homeschool PE: Health, Fitness & Sports We all know physical fitness is important and plays a big role in overall health. Childhood obesity rates are climbing as well as diseases that are directly linked to our sedentary society. What can we do as homeschool parents to ensure that our children not only have a life-long love of learning, but a life-long love of good health? I … [Read more...] about Homeschool PE, Fitness and Sports
The Story of the Orchestra Book – A Homeschool Review
I have a wonderful reference book I want to share with you! The Story of the Orchestra by Robert Levine is an excellent resource for anyone who wants to introduce their children to classical music. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. First, let me back up a bit and share how I came across this wonderful book. One of my favorite … [Read more...] about The Story of the Orchestra Book – A Homeschool Review
Maestro Classics- Carnival of the Animals Review
Classical music can be entertaining and fun! Maestro Classics has captured the excitement found while listening to great music, and they are a great resources for homeschool music appreciation! Flutes that sound like birds, xylophones played like fossil bones, and cellos that make you envision swans on a lake….this is the way your children should learn about the orchestra and classical … [Read more...] about Maestro Classics- Carnival of the Animals Review
Peaceful Ponds Science & Nature Study {Review}
Do you know the difference between a pond and a lake? I’m embarrassed to admit that until our family studied ponds (using Peaceful Ponds Science & Nature Study), I didn't definitively know the answer to that question. Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more details. FYI – A pond is generally smaller and shallower than a lake. This allows … [Read more...] about Peaceful Ponds Science & Nature Study {Review}
Summer Homeschool Physical Education
Are you concerned about fulfilling homeschool physical education requirements? Did you know you can easily complete summer homeschool physical education and make it fun? Whether you choose a more formal PE time, or hide it within fun and games, we have a host of ideas for you to try! Affiliate links are used on this website. Please see our disclosure policy for more … [Read more...] about Summer Homeschool Physical Education
Using Writing & Rhetoric for Homeschool Writing
Writing & Rhetoric for homeschool from Classical Academic Press is a writing and speaking skills course that builds over multiple years. About Writing & Rhetoric for Homeschool Writing The Writing & Rhetoric for homeschool series from Classical Academic Press is based on the ‘Progymnasmata’ a technique for teaching writing and speaking skills that has its roots in ancient … [Read more...] about Using Writing & Rhetoric for Homeschool Writing