Once again this year we have been participating in a home school book club. We call it a book club, but it probably would be better named a book report club. Each month there is a different topic. I posted about this year’s schedule at this post. Each child reads a book that fits the …
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. If you purchase from the link, I will receive a small commission. We are using Apologia’s Elementary Zoology Book 3 for science this year. It is the study of land animals. We just finished chapter 4 and completed an interesting demonstration of the relationship between populations of predator and …
I went back through my blog for the past year and posted the first sentence from the first entry of each month. It gives a pretty good overview of my year. January It’s New Year’s Day and I have just a second to pop in. February This morning I took my semi-annual load of stuff …
Disclosure: This post contains an affiliate link. This review was written for an earlier version. The link is for the revised version. I have been blessed with the opportunity to review a lot of homeschooling products this school year as a member of the Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew. Many of the products are from new …
Spears Art Studio has produced a wonderful art curriculum for K-8 students. The author is Dr. Diane S. Spears, an artist who also has an Ed.D. in Christian Education. The curriculum was specifically developed to teach children art from a Biblical World View. It is available on a convenient CD-ROM. The CD contains 35 weekly …
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This morning I was reminded of one of the reasons that I love homeschooling so much. As I was leaving the Y, I overheard 2 ladies discussing the recent changes in school bus routes due to budget concerns. It reminded me that I don’t have to worry about the bus routes for my children. I …
My daughter has completed her latest TOG craft project. She chose to make a bowl out of paper mache. Overall, it was a good experience and she did a nice job. There are a few changes that I would make if we were to do it again. The first step was to chose a bowl. …
There is a lot of disagreement among homeschoolers concerning the value of studying mythology. Some, especially strict Classical homeschoolers or Latin-centered homeschoolers, place great attention on mythology in the early years. The article Why Pagans? by Cheryl Lowe of Memoria Press is a short defense on the value of studying the Greek and Roman culture. …
This week our TOG studies have brought us to Ancient China. Frankly, one week is not really enough time to go into much detail, so we’ve down a broad overview. Our favorite activity (so far) has been papermaking. We made recycled paper. (Meaning, we made paper out of paper.) Step 1: Rip 1 sheet of …
My 8 year old daughter completed weaving a small doll blanket using a 14 inch cardboard square for a loom. We made the loom by making a small mark every 1/4 inch along 2 opposite sides of the cardboard. Then I cut a 3/4 inch slit with scissors to line up with each mark. Here’s …
