My oldest daughter is now in college. Both in high school and college she has been assigned some of literature's great classics. These can often be difficult due to the older English language style and unusual meanings of words. It has surprised me throughout the years how many of these I haven't read and how unsure I was of teaching them to her. I was so happy to find high school English help … [Read more...] about High School English Help with Dover Thrift Study Editions
Help Your Teens Stay Organized with A Plan in Place
Help Your Teens Stay Organized with A Plan in Place Looking for an easy to use, simple planner for your Homeschooled High School students? These easy to use student planners were created by homeschool moms for homeschool moms just like you. Having a planner for your high schooler really takes the pressure off mom to have to reinvent the wheel each year and print off reams of lesson plan pages or … [Read more...] about Help Your Teens Stay Organized with A Plan in Place
Review ~ You ARE an Artist! {ChalkPastel.com}
I am FAR from good when it comes to art - I barely draw a good stick person (seriously!)! One thing that can be difficult in homeschooling to find is a good art program - at least this has been my experience. Enter ... "You ARE an Artist!" at chalkpastel.com. When looking over the online video art courses, our family was in the mood for Spring [even though it was still Winter] so we went with the … [Read more...] about Review ~ You ARE an Artist! {ChalkPastel.com}
Laying Down the Rails for Children
People have strong opinions about interjecting morals onto stories. Are Aesop's Fables improved by tacking a pithy moral on the end? Should we read stories to our kids that aim to improve them? On first glance Laying Down the Rails for Children might seem to fall into such a category--stories intended to help kids form good habits. But what I've found, is that really the stories are changing … [Read more...] about Laying Down the Rails for Children
Interactive 3-D Maps: American History
History is one of our favorite homeschooling subjects. NOT the dry, boring textbooks I remember from my own educational days. But because of the books and programs we use history has come alive for both me and my daughter. One of my new favorite additions is Scholastic’s Interactive 3-D Maps: American History. Interactive History Fun Interactive 3-D Maps: American History covers 26 US … [Read more...] about Interactive 3-D Maps: American History
Universities and Colleges in Your Community
Recently Miss 16 and I were dropped off at a university’s student center, not for a traditional ‘university visit’ of the kind US parents and teens focus on, but to attend a poster session put on by undergraduate researchers just a few years older than my daughter. Two hours later, our minds spinning with concepts, ideas, projects, discoveries, and possibilities, we stopped off at a tiny campus … [Read more...] about Universities and Colleges in Your Community
Homeschool Science Curriculum
Science is everywhere; it shapes our everyday experiences. For young learners, science is an extension of their everyday world. We don’t have to teach young children how to wonder, discover, and explore through play. They do it naturally. The push for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiatives — coding workshops for elementary school children, or extended-day science … [Read more...] about Homeschool Science Curriculum
Fine Arts Homeschool Courses
Sometimes in a homeschool year we find that fine arts is one thing that is hard to fit in. Guess what? I have a no-guilt, no-fuss way to enjoy these wonderfully enriching subjects. With online fine arts homeschool courses, you have what you need at your fingertips. There are studies of famous artists, piano lessons, music appreciation lessons and art lessons for all ages! Four homeschool … [Read more...] about Fine Arts Homeschool Courses
Creative Writing Made Easy | Review
Creative Writing Made Easy | Review Do you have a busy adventurer in your house? Is it hard to get him (or her) to sit still for writing lessons? Here's a fun new bundle that will surely entice your most busy and wiggly learner to enjoy the writing process. The New Adventurer's Writing Bundle from Jan May the creator of Creative Writing Made Easy series books. Disclosure: I … [Read more...] about Creative Writing Made Easy | Review
Online Homeschool High School Physics
Homeschooling high school science can seem daunting for a parent. High school physics can seem overwhelming for a student. For others, high school science is a subject your student may love and enjoy. I will share with you just how all of these needs and concerns might be met with online homeschool high school physics from Apologia Academy. ~Don’t miss the great discount … [Read more...] about Online Homeschool High School Physics
The Curious Nature Guide
Nature Study is one of our favourite parts of our homeschool week and I am always on the look-out for great resources to use. Last year I came across this book featured on a blog that I read. As it was by an author that I respect greatly as a naturalist, I thought I would purchase it and add it to our nature book library. Clare Walker Leslie is the author of Keeping a Nature Journal, a resource … [Read more...] about The Curious Nature Guide
Elementary Earth Science – Hands On!
Do you have an elementary-aged kiddo in your house? I loved homeschooling science with my elementary aged child. At our house, we considered the elementary years as a time of exploration. Children are so eager to learn new things at that age and my child was very interested in science. She also loved hands-on learning and I also wanted to follow her interests in our homeschool. Today I will … [Read more...] about Elementary Earth Science – Hands On!