One of the things I mightily struggle with is trying to instill virtue in my kids. I have tried several different ways and methods of doing so and none of them have felt right or stuck with our family for very long. I received a message from Monica Speach about her Catholic character program, Program […] Read more…
Exploring Science for Early Elementary…without Curriculum
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support! I don’t mind science but as I added more students, I decided to concentrate on doing the basics REALLY well. Something had to give and with my early elementary kiddos, science is one of those. I refuse to take […] Read more…
My Favorite Catholic History Curriculum for Elementary — New from TAN Homeschool
One of my favorite subjects to teach/learn with the kids is history. We have enjoyed Story of the World for a few years now, along with many classic stories from books like Little Stories of Famous American’s and 50 Famous People. This year, when TAN Homeschool emailed me about their new Catholic elementary history curriculum called […] Read more…
Logic of English Essentials 2nd Edition – Spelling, Grammar & Vocabulary for Elementary Students
Once upon a time when I discovered blogging and reviewing and I decided to try to actually earn an income playing online, I went to a concert called Allume. I think they have since decided to temporarily stop putting on conferences, but while I was there, I got to hear Denise Eide talk about her […] Read more…
Morning Time – Winter 2016
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate and/or referral links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! In December, I was really feeling like something needed to change. I wanted to go further on the bookish route, but knew I was missing something. Pam at ED Snapshots sent an email about her Your […] Read more…
Logic of English – Essentials Revisions
So if you follow along on instagram, you might have noticed that we received this load of goodies from Logic of English. So excited to have been contacted by #logicofenglish for a review of the new version of Essentials. The revisions look great and I’m super excited to start. It’s a good thing we have […] Read more…
Tea Time — a Variation on Circle Time for a Classical/Charlotte Mason Homeschool
So over the summer, we have been having a semi-regular tea time, usually mid-morning and/or mid-afternoon. After a hard day of play outside, they usually need a snack so we gather together with a snack and I read-aloud from various books for 10-15 minutes. Tea Time Reading We read from a large stack that contains […] Read more…
Second Grade Curriculum with a Classical & Charlotte Mason Feel
I’m calling this year advanced second. Lil’ Bit essentially did K a year early and though she is at a third grade level in many subjects, she is at/below grade level in a few due to me just not getting there. Because of my not-so-great health right now, we are going to spend time concentrating on the […] Read more…
EASY & Fun Science for Ages 4-13 {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
My kids love science. They love Magic School House books and Cat in the Hat’s science books and any opportunity for hands-on science experiments/projects (usually NOT from mom :D). When the opportunity to review Science Unit Studies For Homeschoolers and Teachers from Funtastic Unit Studies was offered and I was researching it, I knew the kids would love it. […] Read more…
The Story of the Bible – New from TAN Homeschool!
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. In the spring, TAN Homeschool (an imprint of the Catholic publisher TAN/Neumann Press/St. Benedict Press/etc) contacted me about helping them launch TAN Homeschool. In addition to writing the occasional article for their new homeschool blog, they sent me several items from […] Read more…