This week’s topic for the Virtual Curriculum Fair is Exploring Our World. I’ve been looking back through old posts about some of the ways we’ve studied history and geography. One of the things that I love about the Virtual Curriculum Fair is that it encourages me to look back over old posts. There is a lot…
Third Grade Curriculum Choices
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. It is hard for me to believe that my baby girl will be in the 3rd grade this fall! Lizzie is, for the most part, a cooperative student. She grasps new concepts quickly, and she doesn’t mind writing things down. She liked having her own school desk in the…
TruthQuest Homeschool History Curriculum
Warning. I’m going to begin this review in an unconventional way. I’m going to begin by telling you who should not use TruthQuest Homeschool History curriculum. You should not use TruthQuest History if: You want a daily schedule with exact pages to read. You want a weekly plan with a list of suggested books. Your student…
Progeny Press – Across Five Aprils Review
I’ve always loved to read, but the study of literature has never been easy for me. I think a lot of that is because I was never really taught how to analyze literature in school. I remember studying the basics like characters and plot, but finding the theme is still a difficult task for me.…
Excellence in Literature Review
As a classical educator (sort of), I value the study of classic literature. I want my children (and myself) to have an understanding of the themes and messages found in classic books. I have a problem though. I do not really “get” a lot of literature myself. While other homeschoolers quake at the thought of…
Dragons – Legends & Lore of Dinosaurs
Everyone knows that dinosaurs lived millions of years before humans, right? If humans and dinosaurs had lived at the same time there should be some evidence and there isn’t…or is there? What exactly are dragons? Are they a mythical creature that never really existed? Or could they be (or have been) real? Dragons –…
100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know
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.…