During the early elementary grades in our homeschool, we focused on the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. We tended…
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Oak Meadow – Literature and Composition II
My family has used Oak Meadow curriculum through many of our homeschooling years. In 5th grade, we used Oak Meadow’s…
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Playing and Learning With Manipulatives – Numbers and Patterns – Kindergarten
Early math is all about hands on learning and the use of manipulatives for young mathematicians! The basic manipulatives…
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Spectrum’s Test Prep – Grade 3
In our homeschool, we tend to stress hands on learning and creativity with our academics. But I also wanted my…
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Evan-Moor’s Building Spelling Skills – Grades 1 – 6
Evan-Moor Building Spelling Skills
Early Reading – Word Families – Reading Success Mini Books
One day, while doing phonics with my first grader, I realized that we needed a break from our regular curriculum…
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Spectrum Writing-8 Review
Have you ever wondered how to help your young teens progress with their writing skills? And how to evaluate how…
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Draw, Write, Now – My Review
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Explode the Code Review
Explode the Code is a phonics based program I consider invaluable in helping my daughter learn to read. The series starts with three pre-literacy primers then progresses to a series of 8 books for children grades 1-4. A Curriculum Choice Review