Don't miss the giveaway at the end of this post. As homeschoolers, we already know how to adapt our approaches to meet our children’s individual needs. That is why homeschooling is so ideally suited for children with special needs. At BJ's Homeschool, one of the reasons that we chose to homeschool was that our daughter had some learning issues related to ADHD. Homeschooling allowed us to find … [Read more...] about Learning Challenges and Special Needs Homeschooling
Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
"We are the dinosaurs, marching, marching...We are the dinosaurs, whad da ya think of that?" Laurie Berkner is one of our all-time favorite children's artists. Her songs remind us of happy, dancing days when my children were much younger. Days of Noggin and nursery rhymes. And mornings my children would listen to their morning room time CDs filled with Laurie Berkner, the Harrow Family's Sing … [Read more...] about Laurie Berkner’s Favorite Classic Kids’ Songs
America from the Beginning – A Review
I researched several options for American history to use in our homeschool, and this one stood out among the rest. America from the Beginning truly does start from the beginning! The curriculum begins with Creation and explains how the first inhabitants came from the Tower of Babel and takes you on a journey through the lives of some of the most influential people in American history. I love … [Read more...] about America from the Beginning – A Review
Exploring Nature With Children: A Review
Nature studies and nature journaling has been a part of our homeschool curriculum since the very beginning. When we first began our homeschool journey, it was the Charlotte Mason lifestyle that so appealed to me particularly because of the emphasis Miss Mason placed on allowing the child's interest in the natural world to take lead. When the opportunity to review Exploring Nature with Children: … [Read more...] about Exploring Nature With Children: A Review
Making Math Work with Miquon
Choosing math curriculum has got to be one of the hardest parts of homeschooling. Okay, actually doing math lessons every day is probably harder! But it's difficult to keep from thinking that if we only had a better/different/new curriculum all our math woes would be gone. Everyone would understand and complete their lessons with minimal effort and drama. In reality, the best math curriculum is … [Read more...] about Making Math Work with Miquon
Reading Focus Cards – My Review
Do you have a child who struggles with reading? Do they get easily distracted, forget what line they are on or have trouble concentrating on what they are reading? Or do you have a teen who would benefit from a device that could eliminate distractions when reading? I have recently found a clever device that may be a help to your struggling reader! It is called the Reading Focus Cards (Patent … [Read more...] about Reading Focus Cards – My Review
The Well Trained Mind Book Review
I have been homeschooling for 10 years now. When I first thought about beginning this journey I was about six months pregnant with baby number three, had a three-year-old at home, and a six-year-old in first grade at our local public school. Homeschooling was not going to be the popular choice in my world, and at the time I only knew two homeschoolers. Needless to say I was totally out of my … [Read more...] about The Well Trained Mind Book Review
Benjamin Franklin Lap-Pak by Homeschool in the Woods
We were given a copy of the Benjamin Franklin Lap-Pak earlier this year to try out. I was pretty excited about this because, as you probably know, I’m a huge Homeschool in the Woods (HSITW) fan. We’ve used a vast majority of their products and several of them more than once or twice. It took us much longer then anticipated to get to our Benjamin Franklin study but I have a little boy who is very … [Read more...] about Benjamin Franklin Lap-Pak by Homeschool in the Woods
Homeschool Bible Studies
The most important subject we will cover in our homeschools is the Bible. Not that the Bible is simply a book to study, because it isn't, it is a relationship to uncover. Through it God has made himself known and we have the privilege of making Him known to those small people he has entrusted to us. Of all the things we teach the one thing we are guaranteed will not to return void is the word of … [Read more...] about Homeschool Bible Studies
Math Mammoth – A Review
Hi everyone, This is our fifth year homeschooling our children. We are a homeschooling family in Indonesia. Our first son was pulled out of school when he was in middle the 4th grade and the second son was in the middle of the 3rd grade. I felt that the national curriculum didn't work well for our children at that time. The next step was finding affordable curriculum. We would spend too much on … [Read more...] about Math Mammoth – A Review
Bookshark History 6 Review
For the past year my eldest has been using Bookshark History 6 World History Year 1 of 2. Bookshark is a semi-new company to the homeschooling market. They offer a literature approach to history intermingling lovely books alongside history spines. If you’re up for it they offer full programmes in which science, math, language arts, and even history are included. We, however, only went with the … [Read more...] about Bookshark History 6 Review
Spellominoes – My Review
Are you looking for a fun way to start of the new homeschool year? Do your kids ever struggle with phonics or spelling? Why not make a game of it! Spellominoes is a card game, that helps to teach basic phonics/reading and spelling skills. It is made by TRENDenterprises.com, an educational publishing company. This game is one of their learning FUN products that my family has enjoyed … [Read more...] about Spellominoes – My Review