Curriculum Talk Archives - Page 2 of 10

Homeschool Curriculum Comparison – Tapestry of Grace vs Sonlight

16 Comments / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

Are you trying to decide between Tapestry of Grace and Sonlight? Here is a Tapestry of Grace vs Sonlight Curriculum Comparison. Both programs provide tremendous exposure to literature. In addition, they both integrate history, geography, and Bible and each is written from a Christian perspective. Here are some major items to consider in comparing Sonlight to …

Homeschool Curriculum Comparison – Tapestry of Grace vs Sonlight Read More »

Experience History Through Music by Diana Waring

Leave a Comment / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

It’s summer. We don’t have to do school, right? Maybe not officially, but I like to make sure we’re still learning. Recently, I’ve had a great opportunity to sneak a little history into my family’s day. Experience History Through Music I don’t know if your kids are like mine, but I cannot watch a video or …

Experience History Through Music by Diana Waring Read More »

Third Grade Curriculum Choices

Leave a Comment / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

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 …

Third Grade Curriculum Choices Read More »

Thoughts on Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum

2 Comments / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

I had the opportunity to talk with a friend at church who will be beginning to homeschool her oldest son for kindergarten this fall. She was interested in hearing my recommendations for homeschool kindergarten curriculum. In my opinion, kindergarten should be kept simple. For formal school I recommend phonics, handwriting, and math. This conversation occurred …

Thoughts on Homeschool Kindergarten Curriculum Read More »

OverlapMaps – Fun Geography Resource

Leave a Comment / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

Have you ever wondered if Australia would fit inside the state of Texas? (It doesn’t) What about Brazil? I’ve always thought it was smaller than the continental US. It turns out it’s very similar in size. I have just been introduced to a fun geography website: OverlapMaps.com. OverlapMaps is a very simple, entertaining, and educational …

OverlapMaps – Fun Geography Resource Read More »

Dave Raymond’s American History Curriculum Review

4 Comments / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

As I look back over David’s homeschool career, history has often been a struggle. We started off well, with lots of hands-on projects and notebook pages. He began to use the computer for making notebook pages at a young age (about 2nd grade). We had one year in a co-op for Tapestry of Grace and …

Dave Raymond’s American History Curriculum Review Read More »

Memorize Galatians Review

1 Comment / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

I’ve always been intrigued by the idea of memorizing large passages of scripture. But I’ve never been able to do it. Honestly, I haven’t tried very hard. We have memorized a few chapters of the Bible as a family – Isaiah 53, Luke 2, Psalms 1 and 23 for example, but I haven’t been consistent …

Memorize Galatians Review Read More »

Alpha-Phonics Review

7 Comments / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

Eleven years ago I attended my very first homeschool book fair. We had a just turned 4 year old boy, a 2 year old girl, and a 2 month old baby. Like many new homeschoolers, I was very enthusiastic about starting homeschooling, and I wanted to go ahead and have a “test” year to make …

Alpha-Phonics Review Read More »

Fourth Grade Evaluation – Fifth Grade Plans

2 Comments / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

A month ago I shared my evaluation of 1st grade with Lizzie. Today I’m moving on to the next oldest student, William. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. William is 11 years old. He is finishing what I am calling the 4th grade, though technically, according to his age, he should be finishing 5th grade. …

Fourth Grade Evaluation – Fifth Grade Plans Read More »

Eggy Apps are Fun #homeschool

1 Comment / Curriculum Talk / By Kristen

I had the opportunity to review the on-line reading program, Reading Eggs, last spring. My daughter Lizzie, really enjoyed the program and played it every day. Since then Reading Eggs has expanded. Now they have Eggy apps! These include Eggy Words, Eggy Alphabet, Eggy Phonics, and more. I received 2 apps to review: Eggy Numbers Eggy …

Eggy Apps are Fun #homeschool Read More »