As homeschoolers, we have much more freedom in designing and choosing our studies and the routes of learning we take. Things are always changing in our homeschool based on the needs and learning habits of each of our children. This year, we started a new journey in our homeschool by exploring Dual Credit at Home. I have been intrigued by all I have seen these fellow homeschoolers share on social … [Read more...] about Dual Credit at Home Review
Homeschool Planning with Plan Your Year
Do you make plans for each school year? Have you found something that works for you? Maybe you are a planner like me but find you could use a little more flexibility in the plans you make. Any way you slice it, if you are a homeschooler and a planner then you will want to consider doing your homeschool planning with Plan Your Year from Pam Barnhill. Homeschool Planning with Plan Your Year Plan … [Read more...] about Homeschool Planning with Plan Your Year
The Fallacy Detective by the Bluedorns
Whenever I ask my husband what should be a priority for our homeschool, he mentions logic, so the children study logic every year from about age 11 and on. Some years it’s a great learning experience, and some years it’s fun. When we study The Fallacy Detective by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn, it’s both. In fact, these Thirty-Six Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning are so delightful … [Read more...] about The Fallacy Detective by the Bluedorns
The Outdoor Homeschool: Take Your Homeschool OUTSIDE
It is not difficult to see the benefit of the great outdoors providing the perfect classroom to ignite student interest in sciences. After all, we are surrounded by the beauty of nature - the astounding colors and patterns in the evening sunset, the complexity of the spiral patterns of a pine cone, and the dynamic interactions between symbiotic species. Our own human achievements are no less … [Read more...] about The Outdoor Homeschool: Take Your Homeschool OUTSIDE
Teaching History Through Literature with Beautiful Feet Books
It is no secret that historical fiction is a passion of mine. Not only do I enjoy reading historical fiction myself, but we incorporate a ton in our homeschool learning as well. Teaching History Through Literature with Beautiful Feet Books makes learning with historical fiction easy! Throughout our homeschooling years we have read many historical fiction books. I find that having a … [Read more...] about Teaching History Through Literature with Beautiful Feet Books
Homeschool Field Trips
Just because we home school doesn't mean we have to do all of our learning AT home! Homeschool field trips are a great opportunity help kids learn more about the world around them and explore school subjects in more detail. Our experienced homeschool moms have planned and attended more field trips that we can even count! Join us as we share our planning tips, educational tie-in ideas, and … [Read more...] about Homeschool Field Trips
Tree Finder – Review of a Dichotomous Key For Plant Identification
We picked up this really cool dichotomous key at a homeschool class we attended at our local nature center. It is a simple to use tree finder guide for identifying trees. Tree Finder - Review of a Dichotomous Key For Plant Identification This post contains affiliate links because I believe in this curriculum. See full disclosure policy for more details. Dichotomous Key: a key used to … [Read more...] about Tree Finder – Review of a Dichotomous Key For Plant Identification
How to Read a Book by Adler and Van Doren
So now your children know how to read. Congratulations! That’s a major step, but does it mean that their reading instruction finished? Not at all, we’ve found. How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading teaches the average reader how to understand, analyze, and learn from books. It takes students beyond the basics of reading to become scholars. It is, I think, the foundational … [Read more...] about How to Read a Book by Adler and Van Doren
In The Hands Of A Child: Wild Weather
We are heading to 'that' time of the year when we begin making lists of curricula that we would like to include for the next academic year. Apart from my choices in the core curriculum, I often included (when my children were younger) a lapbook or notebook unit study on a subject that interested my children. This way we were able to explore a theme that might not be covered in the year but … [Read more...] about In The Hands Of A Child: Wild Weather
The Read Aloud Homeschool
Reading aloud is one of the best, most impactful things we can do for our children. It’s also one of the easiest and simplest. Anyone can do it, it’s free or costs almost nothing, and doesn’t require any special knowledge or training. It doesn’t even have to involve a huge investment of time to be impactful. And it’s fun! This month at The Curriculum Choice we're taking a look at the read aloud … [Read more...] about The Read Aloud Homeschool
The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting Review for Homeschool
Do you have any budding meteorologists in your home? Have you been taking extra notice of the weather lately due to unusual storms or frigid temperatures? Are you trying to find ideas for nature study when it's too cold to be outside, or maybe looking for a fun science unit study? Well, The Kids' Book of Weather Forecasting might be just the thing! Any affiliate links included are for … [Read more...] about The Kids’ Book of Weather Forecasting Review for Homeschool
Real Food Kids Cooking Course
We have about 18 years to teach our kids all sorts of academics, from reading to advanced math. It’s an overwhelming load, and occasionally homeschooling parents forget the importance of practical subjects like nutrition and cooking. This is a bad thing, because food and food preparation choices can affect our lives in many ways. In fact, there are some who say that a significant percentage of our … [Read more...] about Real Food Kids Cooking Course