I’ve been working on decluttering each area of my house one by one (I’m working my way through this book, if you want some step-by-step hand-holding.) Guess what? Even though we’re right in the middle of the school year, I’m finding that our homeschool curriculum needed a little cleaning out too. Homeschoolers most likely have many […]
Continue readingUPDATE 10/2019: It appears that this company is no longer in business, which is disappointing. For an alternative health curriculum idea, check out my review of Masterbooks Elementary Anatomy curriculum. I posted our multi-grade homeschool curriculum choices a couple months ago. I wanted to combine all of my children for as many subjects as possible […]
Continue reading“Are you ready for school to start back?” is a common question I ask kids at the end of the summer. Most of the kids I know are homeschooled, but I get quite the variety of responses to that question. Some are absolutely dreading it, but I’ve noticed that most of the time the […]
Continue readingGuest post by Ellen at Joyful Abundant Life Transitioning from private school to homeschool Should I or should I not? Here are two reasons why we did: It was necessary – we moved to another state where there was not a school that we cared for them to attend and our finances did not allow for it […]
Continue readingI wanted to spend the month of June offering some practical advice and encouragement from homeschooling moms. I asked some ladies I knew if they would be willing to share some thoughts from their perspective. This is the first of several that I will be sharing here. As I read Michelle’s words, there were several […]
Continue readingToday I have a fun freebie for you! I have found that one of the best ways to teach character lessons to my son is to read him stories about little boys that have a lesson engrained in them. He really seems to relate to the boys in the story and it helps him learn […]
Continue readingDo you have a child who will be starting kindergarten soon? Are you overwhelmed looking at all the curriculum choices available? We recently received a review copy of Kindergarten Complete, so I thought you would be interested to see what we thought! Pros: All-inclusive As someone who is easily overwhelmed, and all-inclusive curriculum is a […]
Continue readingToday I’m giving you a little peek into our homeschool day as I work with my toddler on counting to 20. I have moved all of my homeschooling posts to christianhomeschoolfamily.com. You can go here to read this post at the new site. Even though he is a little goofy in the video, this was […]
Continue readingAs I gear up for another year of homeschooling, I try to save as much cash as possible. But flashcards are not something which I feel I can do without. They are so important for solidifying those arithmetic facts! Since I mainly use the A Beka curriculum, I like to have all my visuals be […]
Continue readingGuest post by Nicole at A Living Sacrifice. This DIY Preschool Matching Activity is perfect for preschoolers. Use it in a busy box, Sunday School, or daycare setting to occupy the littles. I put together this activity to use in our Noah-themed VBS this year. Since the animals came two-by-two, I figured an animal […]
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