Recently I posted a list of which of 100 Top Children’s Novels I had read. It had a great response, so when I saw this list of 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know posted by the New York Public Library, I knew I was going to have to see how many of these I’d read.…
Homeschooling in the Summer
One of the advantages to homeschooling is you can make your own schedule. You don’t have to go on vacation in the middle of the summer. You can go when it’s less crowded and the rates are lower. If the summer is too hot to be outside, you can have school then and allow more…
Using a Stopwatch to Help a Child Focus
Last week was standardized testing in our home. The next day I accidentally discovered something that has been very helpful to my younger son (8 years old) who has difficulty concentrating on his assignments. I had left the stopwatch sitting on the table, and my son picked it up while he was doing his math.…
100 Top Children’s Novels
So which of these 100 Top Children’s Novels have you read? I put mine in bold. 100. The Egypt Game – Snyder (1967) 99. The Indian in the Cupboard – Banks (1980) 98. Children of Green Knowe – Boston (1954) 97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – DiCamillo (2006) 96. The Witches – Dahl…
Alphabet Beats
Alphabet Beats is a unique, DVD program designed to teach young children to write the alphabet. There are 2 DVD’s: one for uppercase and one for lowercase. The DVD is divided into 5 minute segments for each letter. Each segment begins with Miss Marnie teaching the proper formation of the letter with a picture, her…
Time4Learning Preschool
Time 4 Learning is an on-line educational program that is designed to help make learning fun. I was able to review Time 4 Learning for my elementary students last year. Since that time they have added a Preschool program. Lucky for me, I knew just the preschooler to try out the Time 4 Learning. My…
Children who love to learn
The love of learning. It’s one of those homeschooling phrases people throw around. It’s on our Why We Homeschool list. But what does it mean? When my son complains about school, the guilt starts creeping in. Have I blown it? Does he hate learning because I’ve forced him to study things he doesn’t like? Is…
Children who love to learn
The love of learning. It’s one of those homeschooling phrases people throw around. It’s on our Why We Homeschool list. But what does it mean? When my son complains about school, the guilt starts creeping in. Have I blown it? Does he hate learning because I’ve forced him to study things he doesn’t like? Is…
Math Galaxy
When I look back over this year on the Homeschool Crew, I’ll always remember it as the math year — the on-line math year. I have had the opportunity to review lots of math products this year, and Math Galaxy was somewhat at a disadvantage with its review being later in the year. When I…
REAL Science Odyssey Chemistry by Pandia Press
Chemistry is one of those subjects that people seem to either love or hate. And I think most people hate it. I say this because my husband is a chemistry teacher, and after he meets someone and tells them he teaches chemistry, over 75% of them say “Yuck, I hated Chemistry.” OK, so maybe not…