The requirements – (Good news! There aren’t any!) With all the other curriculum and requirements for your homeschool to get in subjects and just trying to do the day to day, it’s hard to consider or even think about getting in exercise or P.E. in. For some families it may come easier than others. It depends on your location too. If you live in the country, this “P.E.” requirement may not even cross your mind because everyone is up milking…
Traveling Salesman – Branching Out to New Curriculum Ideas with Southwestern Advantage Is Southwestern Advantage curriculum supplemental or is it more? A young college-aged traveling salesman arrived at our front door on a bike this afternoon selling curriculum. I thought that only happened back in the 1950’s, yet here he was – a young college student trying to earn money to get through school. He was selling a curriculum based out of Tennessee that is Biblically based and focuses primarily…
Learning Latin is the basis of all languages All languages come from a common core of root words. Why do you think Europe teaches Latin to their youngest grades? At its core is the foundation to all other languages, including English. Not only will learning Latin provide avenues towards more literacy and comprehension with other languages in your child’s future, it will also help them to better understand and master the English language. Finding a Latin curriculum is challenging and…
Why Apologia Works Apologia has a variety of curriculums, but we enjoy the science because it is not just your typical textbook and workbook. This curriculum company has the child at heart, knows what interests a student and has creative ways to display the complicated content of science in a colorful, friendly way with Godly messages throughout. Why We Chose Apologia for Our Science… At the beginning of our homeschool adventure, our eldest child was a guinea pig for many…
The Natural Speller by Kathryn Stout, a Masters in Education and a book written from someone who is clearly a Master at Educating, who understands the fundamentals of English and spelling together. I inherited this book from my mother-in-law who is a wizard in all things homeschooling. At first glance, I scrunched up my face to this book. The cover looked unappealing, and the age of the book made me question how current and applicable it would be to my…
Growing up in a family full of professional musicians… …there was always another melody rising to the rooftops. If you didn’t have the music blasting or the guitar strumming, you weren’t living. So you would think that because of that immersion that I would be musically inclined and play instruments etc. Wrong. I didn’t receive a single talent gene in my body. However, a life filled with music has taught me one necessary truth: it is beautiful. It seems like…
Story of the World Curriculum helps teach your child history in an easy and kid-friendly way Story of the World: Book 1 Ancient Times Begin your journey in the time of Moses… ….and continue from the earliest people to Ancient Egypt as you go through the world history to Roman times. Each chapter in this thick hardcover text takes the child on a historical journey using a few simple concepts and explaining them through fun storytelling. I highly recommend getting…
How to get Home-Ec in simple and easy ways while you homeschool When you homeschool, consider the fact that your daily living is all in fact teachable moments. Yes, you may ask your child to fold their clothes or clean up their table dishes each day but there is a difference between chores and intentional home ec. Both are important, but the purpose is different. The way you teach your children home economics can be as informal or as formal…
Math-U-See curriculum at its core is not your standard math textbook and workbook with worksheets. The purpose behind this curriculum is driven by excellence in every facet – it integrates a scaffolded math discipline in an easy to use and kid friendly format. Based upon mastery of skills at a pace that is adaptive to your child, this curriculum is the most reliable way for your child to not only succeed but succeed with confidence. Don’t be fooled by its…