I remember little from history classes in school other than that I struggled to memorize names and dates. My first foray into history as a homeschool mom was a Revolutionary War unit study from Homeschool Share. As we read books together about the fascinating people and dramatic events I realized that history is a great story! From then on I vowed to use quality literature as our history … [Read more...] about Learn History Through Literature With All Through The Ages
Review: Charley Harper Puzzle and Memory Game
This review contains affiliate links to products I own and love! Puzzles have always been a part of our family time, even when our children were very young. Wooden puzzles with pieces that have handles are a great stepping stone to more grown up puzzles. This month our family had the pleasure of spending time with two young boys. They are big puzzle and LEGO people. I was … [Read more...] about Review: Charley Harper Puzzle and Memory Game
A Simple Plan Homeschooling Planner
Confession time: I love planners and I'm a bit of a planner junkie! My newest find is A Simple Plan Homeschooling Planner that I purchased from Mardel for $19.99. I was giddy when it arrived in the mail. I always have high hopes for finding just the right one. I never seem to use the same planner twice. I have come to the conclusion that just as there is no perfect homeschooling … [Read more...] about A Simple Plan Homeschooling Planner
Daily Grams Review
It hurt to let it go, our old silver Daily Grams book. It had been a faithful companion through many years of homeschooling and had helped our children so much. Every morning, I would sit on the couch with my latest middle school child and we would spend a few minutes together learning basic grammar and composition skills. Each lesson included five questions, one each on capitalization, … [Read more...] about Daily Grams Review
Essay Rock Star: The Expository Essay – REVIEW
Writing essays has never been my children’s favorite school activity. They love to talk and share ideas, but trying to get those ideas down on paper has been a bit of a challenge. Since we are wrapping up our middle school studies and looking forward to high school level work I knew it was important to help my children address their writing concerns head-on and fine-tune their skills. We … [Read more...] about Essay Rock Star: The Expository Essay – REVIEW
Charles Dickens Review
Don't miss the giveaway at the end! As a Charlotte Mason inspired and influenced homeschool, reading a bit of Charles Dickens has been a regular part of our read aloud time over the years. However, I did find in the early years that it was a challenge for my young children to understand his writing. I wish that at that time I had known about this wonderful book, 'Charles Dickens' by Mick … [Read more...] about Charles Dickens Review
Wrapping Up a Homeschool Year – Storage Ideas & Graduation
It's that time of year again, can you believe it? Many homeschool families are reaching the end of their books and thinking about wrapping up the school year. Some of you may even have a child who is wrapping up their entire homeschool career! This month, the authors here at The Curriculum Choice want to share with you lots of great ideas for storing the remnants of your homeschool year, as … [Read more...] about Wrapping Up a Homeschool Year – Storage Ideas & Graduation
A Reason for Handwriting Review
A Reason for Handwriting has been a mainstay over the majority of our homeschooling years. We have tried two other handwriting resources but have always come back to this one. Why? Pictured above are the levels we've enjoyed this year: K, 2nd grade and 6th grade. Why We Love A Reason for Handwriting One workbook - all in one spot. Dear fellow homeschool mom - it’s all together for each, … [Read more...] about A Reason for Handwriting Review
Write From … History
Late last year author, Kimberly Garcia, contacted and asked if we'd be interested in reviewing any of her books in the Write From History series. Did we ever! One look told me that my boys would enjoy them and I wasn't mistaken at all. The books are wonderfully done and written with the homeschooler in mind. They are geared, especially, towards those using a Charlotte Mason approach in their … [Read more...] about Write From … History
Amazing Apostles’ Creed Catholic VBS Review
"Exploring the simple beauties and richness of the Catholic faith fosters children's knowledge and love of Jesus." Each summer my children looked forward to attending Vacation Bible School at our parish. It was one of the highlights of their summer! Most of the parishes in our area used a non-Catholic program. Nothing wrong with that of course, the over-arching theme is always to draw closer … [Read more...] about Amazing Apostles’ Creed Catholic VBS Review
A Healthier You by A Beka Books
It seems to be that time of year again, when we begin to think about the coming year, and our children's needs for curriculum. One of the areas that I sometimes have missed in our homeschool has been in health education. We have always added PE into the mix, but did not start working with a health curriculum itself until middle school. We wanted something that was written to the young teen, … [Read more...] about A Healthier You by A Beka Books
Elemental Science – Biology for the Grammar Stage
My son is five years old this school year and I decided at the beginning of the year to include science into our curriculum plans. We had done lots of Charlotte Mason style nature studies in his preschool years, but I wanted to be a little more formal this year. At the same time, I wanted something simple enough that it wouldn't be too daunting for a kindergartener. Being a classical … [Read more...] about Elemental Science – Biology for the Grammar Stage