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
Review – Nature School
** Don’t miss the exciting giveaway opportunity at the end of this post! ** In April 2013, I wrote a review here on The Curriculum Choice on a delightful little book called Nature Adventures. The authors of the book were kind enough to give me a copy to giveaway in my review. Well, a little while after that they sent me another of their sweet books called Nature School published by Frances … [Read more...] about Review – Nature School
Seton Religion for Young Catholics
While we have made many changes in our homeschool over the years, the one thing that has stayed consistent has been our use of Religion for Young Catholics from Seton. Ever since Jacob started kindergarten eight years ago it has been our one mainstay. We have stayed with the Seton books for religion instruction because they work! Our children have an excellent grasp of their faith. Often … [Read more...] about Seton Religion for Young Catholics
Stack the States {Kindle App}
Did you know that Tennessee is nicknamed the "volunteer state"? Can your child identify his states and capitals with ease? What about the state flags, any of those looking familiar? States and capitals are something we want our kids to know. But, we don't want to make a big fuss over it and have it consume tons of valuable school time either. Stack the States as a Homeschool Mom … [Read more...] about Stack the States {Kindle App}
Introducing Your Kids to Computer Programming with Scratch
“Your kids must learn how to code!” Read any education or technology blog on a regular basis, and I guarantee you'll hear that at least once. The reality is that not every child will grow up to become a computer programmer. Saying that every child needs to learn to code is like saying that every child should learn to be a mechanic or an accountant. While that isn't practical, it isn't a bad … [Read more...] about Introducing Your Kids to Computer Programming with Scratch
A Beka’s Vocabulary Spelling V – Review
My family has used A Beka's spelling and vocabulary programs for many years, starting with middle school. We liked how these course were set up. We also appreciated that they were aligned to state standards and included a poetry section in each book. So when we were looking for a solid vocabulary program for my 11th grader, we again turned to A Beka. A Beka offers four components for this … [Read more...] about A Beka’s Vocabulary Spelling V – Review
How To Draw Animals
I have always found teaching art - drawing and painting - a challenge in our homeschooling. Which is quite funny because I loved art in school and trained in Fashion Designing which has quite a large drawing/designing side to it. But I just could not pass that on to my children. Even now I have teamed up with a friend and we have an art tutor that gives our children formal art … [Read more...] about How To Draw Animals