I am in the process of reviewing an on-line course to teach new homeschoolers how to homeschool. This has me wondering how many people who start homeschooling have someone experienced to get advice from. I knew several homeschoolers before I began to homeschool and I went to one friend’s home and she showed me what…
Fun Geography Game
Last night my family made up a fun geography game. All you need is a map of the United States and at least 3 people to play. You can assign one person to be the judge and use the map to check the others’ answers. Or, if you are playing with someone who is fairly…
All About Homophones
All About Homophones is a book produced by All About Learning Press and it’s about…Homophones. In case you’re wondering what homophone means, it is derived from the Greek and literally means same sound. So homophones are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently and have different meanings. Some examples are two/too, won/one, would/wood,…
Book Club Meeting
Once again this year we have been participating in a home school book club. We call it a book club, but it probably would be better named a book report club. Each month there is a different topic. I posted about this year’s schedule at this post. Each child reads a book that fits the…
Cougar vs Deer Population Experiment
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. If you purchase from the link, I will receive a small commission. We are using Apologia’s Elementary Zoology Book 3 for science this year. It is the study of land animals. We just finished chapter 4 and completed an interesting demonstration of the relationship between populations of predator and…
Year in Review
I went back through my blog for the past year and posted the first sentence from the first entry of each month. It gives a pretty good overview of my year. January It’s New Years Day and I have just a second to pop in. February This morning I took my semi-annual load of stuff…
Building Thinking Skills
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. I have been blessed with the opportunity to review a lot of homeschooling products this school year as a member of the Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew. Many of the products are from new companies just trying to break into the homeschooling market. The Critical Thinking Company is not…
Spears Art Studio Review – K-8 Christian Art Curriculum
Spears Art Studio has produced a wonderful art curriculum for K-8 students. The author is Dr. Diane S. Spears, an artist who also has an Ed.D. in Christian Education. The curriculum was specifically developed to teach children art from a Biblical World View. It is available on a convenient CD-ROM. The CD contains 35 weekly…
Freedom in Homeschooling
This morning I was reminded of one of the reasons that I love homeschooling so much. As I was leaving the Y, I overheard 2 ladies discussing the recent changes in school bus routes due to budget concerns. It reminded me that I don’t have to worry about the bus routes for my children. I…
Paper Mache Greek Bowl
My daughter has completed her latest TOG craft project. She chose to make a bowl out of paper mache. Overall, it was a good experience and she did a nice job. There are a few changes that I would make if we were to do it again. The first step was to chose a bowl.…