People today are sleep-deprived, and nowhere are the negative effects felt more acutely than in families. Most parents realize that their families aren’t getting enough sleep, though they likely don’t understand how serious the problem is and need help finding a solution. In this book, renowned psychologist and best-selling author Arch Hart explores why sleep …
Like a good little girl, I posted my goals for the year on January 1st. Note, I did not call them resolutions. I meant to post about my progress on March 31, since that would be the end of the quarter and I’m compulsive I like symmetry. But for whatever reason I didn’t do it. …
Time 4 Learning is an on-line educational program that is designed to help make learning fun. I was able to review Time 4 Learning for my elementary students last year. Since that time they have added a Preschool program. Lucky for me, I knew just the preschooler to try out the Time 4 Learning. My …
The love of learning. It’s one of those homeschooling phrases people throw around. It’s on our Why We Homeschool list. But what does it mean? When my son complains about school, the guilt starts creeping in. Have I blown it? Does he hate learning because I’ve forced him to study things he doesn’t like? Is …
Have you heard? My new favorite spelling program, All About Spelling, is launching a new website – All About Reading. Previously, I reviewed the first of their new readers, Beehive Reader 1, which is tied to All About Spelling 1. (They are changing the name of the Beehive Reader to Cobweb the Cat. I will …
I don’t have a lot of school to report this week, because we took the week off! But, I didn’t take the week off. My goal was to catch up on my planning so that we can finish the year strong. I didn’t accomplish everything I set out to do, but I will be starting …
The Terrestria Chronicles is a series of Christian allegories by Ed Dunlop. The setting is Terrestria, a land of knights and castles. Book Four: The Crown of Kuros In book four, Josiah, in his impatience to get to the archery tournament, fails to lock the vault that contains the Crown of Kuros. Morphina, an evil …
It’s Tuesday evening of my week-long spring break and I feel like I’ve gotten nothing done! I’ve actually gotten a lot done, I just haven’t touched any of the school planning. Yesterday afternoon I took the kids to 4H. The kids did paper bag presentations. I was proud of my little guy standing up and …
We had a good week, but I seem to have caught a bit of spring fever and summer-itis. We managed to do our core subjects this week, but failed to do any Tapestry of Grace or Apologia science. (I mean none!) I am taking next week off for a little break. During the time, I …
My mother-in-law is giving me an afternoon out tomorrow. She and my father-in-law watch the kids fairly often when I have a doctor’s appointment or some other appointment where taking the kids with me is inconvenient. But this is different. I didn’t ask for this. I don’t need her to watch the kids. She just …
