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 …
by John Newton “What think ye of Christ?” is the test To try both your state and your scheme; You cannot be right in the rest Unless you think rightly of Him. As Jesus appears in your view- As He is beloved or not- So God is disposed to you, And mercy or wrath is …
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 …
KinderBach is a piano program designed for young students ages 2-7. The program consists of on-line video lessons taught by Karri Gregor, the company’s creator. She developed the program for teaching her own children after finding no piano teacher willing to teach students younger than 7. Karri is energetic and teaches at a level that …
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 …
Why do we make New Year’s resolutions? I wonder where the tradition comes from? The perfectionist in me really loves the New Year. It’s like a completely clean slate. A fresh start. A brand new year that I haven’t messed up yet. Wow. Maybe this year I’ll be able to do everything perfectly. Nope. I …
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 …
Do you ever feel like homeschooling is just too hard? Do you ever catch yourself watching the school bus drive by and wishing you could put your children on it? How about doubting whether your children are really learning what they should? Are you smart enough to teach them high school? Do you have a …
Motherboard books has a new e-book entitled Let’s Make a Webpage by Phyllis Wheeler. It is recommended for students from 8-12 years old. I was very interested to review this product because I have just completed 2 on-line web design classes. My older son (10 years old) is also very interested in learning to build …
As part the The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Crew, I was given the opportunity to review a unique website: Puppetools. What is Puppetools? If you guessed that it has something to do with puppets you were right! But Puppetools is not just about puppets. It’s about revolutionizing the education system in America. On the one hand …
