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…
….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 the workbook that accompanies this textbook. It is a game-changer. Not only does this book reinforce ancient history concepts in a fun and creative way but it also adds educational depth to…
Our family has used this curriculum over the years with all three of our children who are all at different levels and proficiencies with math. While one of our children who struggles with ADHD goes slowly through the lessons, the other can complete multiple lessons in a day. What we have found over the years is that this math program is effective and intentional in all the right ways. Beginning with Primer, your child will learn the core concepts of…
The homeschool program that is best depends solely on you, your schedule and your children. What are your goals? Which homeschool program is best? Which program could work for me? We know families who do school with actual desks, paper, pencil and white board and it works fantastic for their kids. Others we know do un-schooling where literally everything in life is the lesson and standard textbooks don’t exist. For our family, we focus a lot more on independent work,…