When you are Rural, Every Drive Can Be School
Let the car ride become a place where you can get stretched. Begin with Audio books like In The Reign of Terror from Heirloom Audio Productions and never really stop.
Get You Littles Back Into Reading with Enthusiasm {Review}
Summer has a way of killing your good intentions, it was time to get back to work. We found a way to creep up our summer reading with the R.E.A.D Review Pack from The Crafty Classroom and we all are loving it. Jumping Back into the School Year All three of my little ones were reading at…
Take You Child’s Interest in Flight From Hobby to Expert with Dr. Aviation {Review}
Round out your transcript with a high school elective that the whole family will really enjoy with Dr. Aviation. Our district requires 50 credits; of which 25 are elective hours, to graduate. Though we are not bound to the districts requirements, I do want our kids to experience the electives they might not have time…
You Can Teach Chemistry From Home…and Be Fascinating!
Did you know that if you made a glove with the same fibers that cover the feet of a spider or gecko you could walk yourself across the ceiling with one hand? These are just one of a few of the truly fascinating facts that caught my attention during our review time learning about Fascinating…
How does a rural homeschooler complete a speech course from home?
We have wondered this fact often, but that is before we received the Speech course from Hewitt Homeschooling to review for our high schooler. Speech is a required subject in most school districts When I was pulling out sample transcripts I kept seeing speech listed over and over. I wasn’t sure how much we…
Lesson Planning Than Covers Your Whole Planet From Homeschool Planet {review}
No matter how organized you are there comes a time in life when there are just too many things to keep track of. As a homeschooling Mother of 10, part time blogger/freelance writer and baseball/ballet/piano mom, I am using Homeschool Planet from Homeschool Buyers Co-op as my master calendar to help take charge of my life. …
What if Your Homeschool Kid Needs a Math Teacher
UnLock Pre-Algebra was comprehensive and had a broader scope than math curriculu we have used in the past. The lessons were well taught and relatable, stretching concepts while building on each lesson so that comprehension remained well within the students grasp
Sneak a Little More Good Stuff into Your Kids Reading Books {review}
Limbaugh weaves a swiftly moving story with historical events and characters in a format that is easily palatable to a junior high student. Like black bean brownies: if they taste too good to put down, your kids will eat ’em.
How I Turned My Teen’s Summer Job Into Six High School Credits
I love providing this review of Internship For High School Credit from Apologia Educational Ministries because this is the exact product I wished we had last year when my oldest took on a great summer job. I can recommend this straight forward, sequential workbook that answers all of the recording and logging I was keeping in…
Is Your Child Ready For More Than a Saturday Morning Cartoon Character’s Spanish
Foreign language is required for high school credit, but you don’t have to wait that long to introduce your child to the richness of Spanish or French. Whistlefritz has real language lessons for your Pre-K and early Elelmentary child you can lead from home so I was eager to review their Educator’s Spanish Collection with my…
Teaching About Healthy Bodies and Lives Just Got a Whole Lot Easier
MarshMedia has been trusted to make quality healthy living videos for elementary level school children for years. Their short videos covered our needs for a whole Health Class while we reviewed their upcoming Homeschool Special. I was not sure what to expect, but I was pleased not only with the videos we watched, but also…
Looking for a Great Tool to Get Your Kids Ready for Learning Online {review}
Now that it is summer time, I have time to give my little ones a little guided computer time of their own. We are using K5 Learning as a an online program to fill their down time in the mornings and they are loving it. Electronics are Still a Powerful Learning Tool Back before apps…
You Don’t Have to Be a Scholar to Include Latin in Your Homeschool
We have included Latin as a part of our curriculum since our first group of kids entered 6th grade. We were so glad to have a chance to review Memoria Press’ Third Form Latin Complete Set and were looking forward to using their DVD to help teach the lessons. We just discovered that four credits are required…
Why I NOW Love Subscription Boxes. What Changed My Mind
As with almost every post there are affiliate links which mean that when you choose to make a purchase, use the link in the article and the companies I work with will send me coffee money. I love promoting companies I believe in and strive to always bring you the very best. Affiliate links help…
Making History Come to Life with Books Worth Reading {review}
History should never be a subject your child is least interested in. We are thrilled by history because we read living books from extent sources, like Daniel Boone from the Heroes of History series from YWAM Publishing. Why would you ever want to go back to a dry short paragraph in a text book the…