I love writing reviews for Curriculum Choice. I have been sharing links to most of my posts, but I forgot to mention my last couple of reviews. Most recently I wrote about Our Mother Tongue, the English grammar book my older son is using this year. Before Christmas, I did two posts on some of …
Winter. That’s how I sum up the last couple of weeks. We got 8 inches of snow last weekend. Then it snowed again this Friday. Thankfully, we are missing out on the big snowstorm that’s hitting the northeast currently. All this snow affected our schooling because we don’t get snow that often, and the kids …
Plain Pursuit is the second novel by Beth Wiseman. Along with her first book, Plain Perfect, Plain Pursuit is a Daughters of Promise novel. Each of the Daughters of Promise novels focus on one woman’s journey into the Amish Community. Carley Marek is a reporter living in Houston. She has experienced a series of tragedies, …
I just discovered that I never actually posted this. Here I was thinking I had posted it 3 days ago. We still have this snow on the ground and we’re expecting sleet, freezing rain and maybe more snow tonight and tomorrow. I don’t know what is up with the weather, but this sure isn’t the …
FactsFirst is an on-line math product that provides math fact practice in order to build instant recall. It is a product of Saxon Math. The program is interactive and fun for the student to use. The first thing a new user gets to do is create their character. There are many options to choose from. …
I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the Homeschool Crew has received several math products to review this year. And if you hadn’t noticed, I bet you will. I’ve got 4 more math reviews due within the next month. Lucky for me, I like math. My children have widely varying opinions about math, and how …
Summary: Is it really possible to love one’s enemies? That’s the question that sparked a fascinating and, at times, terrifying journey into the heart of the Middle East during the summer of 2008. It was a trip that began in Egypt, passed beneath the steel and glass high rises of Saudi Arabia, then wound through …
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What do you think of when you hear the word Apologia? If you’re a homeschooler, you probably think of science. But the beloved publisher of Christian science texts for homeschools is expanding its product line. In addition to science, Apologia now also offers world view study materials, a writing program, and helpful resource books for …
It’s the most commonly asked question about homeschooling. When people who don’t homeschool find out you’re homeschooling, or even thinking about homeschooling, it’s the first thing they ask. What about socialization? I find it interesting that socialization seems to be everyone’s number one concern about homeschooling, even though a. The purpose of school is to …
It’s the end of week 3 and I have finished one more book this week. It was There Goes the Bride by M.C. Beaton. It’s an English cozy mystery, and is the latest in the Agatha Raisin series. Truthfully, this book doesn’t have a tremendous amount to recommend it. I started reading the Agatha Raisin …
