Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! We have always known we were going to homeschool and being the list making over achiever that I am, I tried to start school at age 2, failing miserably, starting & stopping every year until age 6. True story. This post is to share […] Read more…
The Only 4 Sites You Need for Free Tot-PreK-K ABC Printables
There are a TON of people producing awesome printable packs for tots and preschoolers. The problem is that it’s so easy to get overwhelmed with all the options available. For our tot school, preschool and kindergarten age kids, we do a letter of the week theme to increase familiarity. Here are the 4 best resources […] Read more…
2014-2015 Curriculum – Preschool for Tactile Learners
This year, I am going to make an effort to do a little school with Itty Bitty (4). She is about equally tactile/kinesthetic and auditory. Her school will be totally different from Lil Bit’s PreK year. That being said, here are the things I’m going to try this year. Religion/Bible I haven’t fully figured […] Read more…
2014-2015 Curriculum – Second Grade for Visual Learners
So this year, we are doing things a little different. We are still trying to find what works and she’s old enough to work a little harder. Also, she is a proficient reader which allows her to do a lot more because she can work independently. And if you aren’t familiar with our family, […] Read more…
3 Ways to Fit Fun into Your Home {School} @ Only Passionate Curiosity
I wrote a guest post for Heather, a fellow crew mate at the Schoolhouse Review Crew this week. I had to snicker when she said that my house sounded like a fun place to learn. When I read it last night, we were in the midst of learning character, new rules and hard consequences. […] Read more…
Tot-PreK-Kindergarten Book Themes by Month
In order to mix up our reading each month, I have a list of different topics that we cover each month as part of “school” for our little ones who like to be included. For Tots & PreK, school consists mostly of reading lots of books, play with manipulatives, and maybe some printable packs […] Read more…
The Basics of Writing for Littles – WriteShop Primary B {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this program in exchange for an honest review. *** Edited to correct factual data concerning number of units and time to cover. Next time I will triple check instead of going off what I THOUGHT I remembered :). *** I am a writer. Obviously. I have a blog right? […] Read more…
A Family Guide to the Faith & Life Catholic Catechism Series {Book Review}
Disclaimer: We received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. In our homeschool, we use the Faith & Life series for our Catholic catechesis. The ever dutiful newbie Homeschooler, I bought everything–the student text, the activity book and the giant teacher’s manual. Religion took nearly as long […] Read more…
4 Homeschool Magazines — Which Ones Are Worth Your Hard-Earned Cash?
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. Thanks for your support! I am a voracious reader. Obviously. Since I try to do more and better at everything I need to do, I read a lot about homeschooling and teaching my children. When I first started my journey, I subscribed to just about every homeschool […] Read more…
Homemade Handwriting Worksheets Made Easy – StartWrite 6.0 Review
Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial. My daughter is a very visual learner. Who detests handwriting. But it’s one of the non-negotiables in our home. Without the 4 R’s I have to spoon feed everything and that, my friends, is too much work for this mama of 3. When I got […] Read more…