Daily GRAMS (Guided Review Aiding Mastery Skills) This is one of those simple ideas that I love as a review in our weekly schedule. We thoroughly covered grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence writing in our grammar and logic stage years (grades 4-8). As high school students, they no longer needed a full-blown language arts program, but I also didn't want to get rusty with our … [Read more...] about Daily GRAMS-Junior High/Senior High Level
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Language Skills: It’s all a game!
Discovery Bay Games offers a variety of fun and often educational games for families to share. Their mission is simple: bring friends and family together to play, interact, and laugh! This mom believes they have won victories on all counts. As a homeschooling mother of four with a background in educational psychology, I appreciate games that spark imagination while reinforcing lessons learned … [Read more...] about Language Skills: It’s all a game!
English From the Roots Up
Years ago when I was first introduced to the classical method of homeschooling, I was determined to have my boys attempt a Latin program as suggested in The Well-Trained Mind. We tried two different programs to learn Latin. We got a little farther with a DVD based program, but we still were not able to stay motivated. I know I had a bit of a bad attitude about Latin and at some point I made the … [Read more...] about English From the Roots Up
How I Choose Curriculum
Curriculum collects on shelves in our living room and peaks from boxes in the shed. A glance in either place reveals more stuff than we can realistically use. I'm so thankful for the options, but options can paralyze. So how do I choose what to help me teach my children? How did these books end up in our possession instead of others? I search for items that line up with our purpose for … [Read more...] about How I Choose Curriculum
Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
Yes, that is really the title of this review: Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization. It is not a very catchy title but this compact spiral bound book is a powerful tool in helping our children develop better language skills. The basic idea behind this Andrew Pudewa creation is that children need a foundation for correct and sophisticated speech patterns. Our children are … [Read more...] about Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization
Real Learning: Education in the Heart of A Home by Elizabeth Foss
On my nightstand next to my Women’s Devotional Bible and the latest issue of my favorite quilt magazine sits a home school how to book I find so full of encouragement and practical advice I refer to it often. Elizabeth Foss’ Real Learning: Education in the Heart of A Home shows us how to use living books and real life experiences to teach our children. If you want your children to love learning … [Read more...] about Real Learning: Education in the Heart of A Home by Elizabeth Foss
Notebooking Pages
We have been using materials from Notebooking Pages in our homeschool for the past 3 years. Their online store has reasonable prices and a large variety of themed templates for children to use as they write about their studies. They even offer many free resources, and several informative articles about how to get started with Notebooking. We began notebooking when one of my sons commented … [Read more...] about Notebooking Pages
Sonlight vs. Tapestry of Grace:Our Experience
This seems like a topic that has been covered elsewhere but I had a reader ask me about my thoughts and experiences with Sonlight and Tapestry of Grace. I will try to do my best at representing our family's experience with both programs. I originally wrote this entry for my Harmony Art Mom blog in the spring of 2009. First off, I love both approaches to homeschooling. Some of my fondest years … [Read more...] about Sonlight vs. Tapestry of Grace:Our Experience
Usborne Introduction to Art
Our family completes artist study once per month during the school year. We focus on one artist during that month - learning about their life, observing their art and completing art projects of our own. One super book that has helped us during this art study time is The Usborne Introduction to Art by Rosie Dickins and Mari Griffith. Even more than being a specific help during artist study, … [Read more...] about Usborne Introduction to Art
Live and Learn Press: Biology Learn N’ Folder Notebook
Lapbook style learning in high school? Absolutely! I have two very visual boys who tend to shy away from normal question and answer, fill-in-the-blanks style learning. When we started high school science with a "real" textbook, I was hesitant about using the review questions in the way they are presented. After a little research, I found Live and Learn Press' Learn N' Folder Notebook … [Read more...] about Live and Learn Press: Biology Learn N’ Folder Notebook
What’s the Big Deal? Book Review
Fast Facts Complete Title --What’s the Big Deal? Why God Cares About Sex, Book 3 in the God’s Design for Sex series Authors --Stan and Brenna Jones Publisher --Navpress Although I was really pleased with my purchase of It’s So Amazing, since it is a secular book, it didn’t give the whole picture of what I wanted to teach my daughter about human sexuality. (Read my review of It's … [Read more...] about What’s the Big Deal? Book Review
Pocketful of Pinecones
I am currently reading for the third time a little novel that is such a treat for me and one that I have a difficult time putting down. It's a delightful story and homeschool idea book all rolled into one. I'm talking about the book Pocketful of Pinecones by Karen Andreola, the veteran homeschooling mother who brought to light the works of Charlotte Mason. About Pocketful of Pinecones The … [Read more...] about Pocketful of Pinecones