Sometimes I just can’t take clutter and I’ve got to do something about it, whether I really have time or not. That’s how my day has gone. I wanted to take a picture of some interesting looking animal tracks in the snow before they were gone. And why? Well, because I’m a homeschool mom and …
Last night I finished reading Sense and Sensibility, Insight Series #2. I love Jane Austen’s books and this one is no exception. The insight version of the book added a lot. There are notes throughout the book that include relevant information about places in England and customs of the time. There is also information about …
The Great Backyard Bird Count starts THIS Friday and I am really looking forward to it. Last year was our first year participating and it really sparked our interest in birds. We have become more avid bird watchers. We’ve also been better at keeping the feeders stocked (My husband gets most of the credit for …
As a member of the TOS Homeschool Crew, I received products from Math Tutor DVD to review last year. When I saw that I was on the list again this year, I didn’t know what to expect. I did know that I would be receiving a different product, but I had no idea just how …
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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 …
