A Christian homeschooling farmwife's journey along God's chosen path.
Minerals are fascinating. We have had a few books about minerals, but NEVER anything from a Christian perspective, until now… The Mineral Book, by David McQueen, from New Leaf Press, is EXCELLENT!! I have looked for a homeschool mineral study in the past and never found anything. It is geared to the homeschool family making […]
I love science, especially biological science and human anatomy, how our bodies work and all that. One thing I never learned much about was the nervous system… funny seeing as that pretty much is the control center. However, that is not where any of my classes really focused and so I have always felt like […]
As one of the Moms of Masterbooks Bloggers, I receive a book each month written by one of the Masterbooks Authors. I have been MIA from the group for a few months due to being a mom to my sweet baby, and needing extra time to adjust to adding baby 7. I joined back in […]
It’s that time of year. The time when many homeschool moms are rushing around trying to get all their ducks or.. books in a row. Suddenly they relize they need to also get their recordkeeping plans set… I like the ease of a paper record keeper, but LOVE the professionalism of an online record keeper. […]
What is an EduVacation? It is a educating vacation. However, this one is in a book. Galapagos Islands is a book published by MasterBooks, is a pictorial view with lots of text to help your family get an idea what the Galapagos Islands is all about. It could be considered one of the most beautiful […]
As many of you know, our family really enjoys history. The Civil War has always been fascinating to me, and well, I seem to be passing that onto my children. Earlier in the summer I was contacted about a NEW Civil War Unit Study for homeschool families from Spirited Autumn Hope the owners of Winter […]
Language arts have never been my children’s strong point. I think it has a bit to do with the fact that their teacher (aka myself) dislikes LA. I can write, but not as good as the blogger around the corner. That is ok, I don’t believe God called me to blog because of my language […]
One of the original reasons we first began homeschooling is to be sure to surround our children with a Biblical Worldview. Really, it sounded so easy and well, it hasn’t been. There are Christ centered and Biblical curriculums out there, but there is not a lot of variety when it comes to comparing a Biblical […]
You and I both know that instilling virtue is a challenge. Our society has lost it’s virtuous values. We seem to be in a manner-less rude trend and well, our children are subjected to it making our job to instill quality virtues very difficult. We Choose Virtues has made our jobs a bit easier. Over […]
It’s that time of year, to make your homeschool curriculum list for the next year. It is a late night, lots of coffee, a calculator in hand activity that homeschool moms around the world are diving into. The Homeschool curriculum list is not like your grocery list, the menu changes as your children learn and […]
One of the biggest challenges for homeschool parents is teaching reading, and for a homeschool parent with children who have special needs, that big challenge can seem almost insurmountable for many. Teaching Special Needs Children to Read in the Homeschool can have extra challenges too, as you need to understand what the learning block is, […]
Scholaric Homeschool Planning software has helped me save time in our lesson planning and record keeping. Homeschool Planning Software is widely available in the homeschool market. However, is it all created equal? This year has been a year of trial and error with moving our homeschool plans or records to the computer. There are several […]
Creating a Masterpiece is a Homeschool Fine Arts curriculum that offers lessons for projects you want to hang, long term on the walls of your home. No childish or juvenile projects that will be stuffed in a box and forgotten about. Over the last month or so, our family has been blessed to work through […]
Back in March while attending the Teach Them Diligently Convention, as I was roaming through the vendor hall, a little table with a dark haired doll and books caught my eye. I wandered over and found the Ruth Doll and book The Story of Ruth Through a Child’s Eyes. I was intrigued and thought my […]
If you have read my blog long, you know we take a literature approach to teaching history. Earlier this year, I learned of Heritage History, a company that is making older historical literature readily available to the homeschool market. What is amazing is that this company is keeping their prices VERY reasonable, which helps the […]
If you are a homeschool mom, you have probably tried a few planners to help you keep all those lessons, activities, and such organized. Many of you have probably found that most planners think you are a cookie cutter image of 1000s of other homeschool families. If you have more than two or three children, […]
Over Christmas break we talked about what we wanted to do about His-Story…I felt like there was a missing link, and I knew what that link was. My children needed to start from the beginning and go forth. We had The Mystery of History from Bright Ideas Press sitting in the house, and well, we […]
I try to keep an eye out on things, you and I might want to use in your homeschool. Lately, several have come across my Homeschool Mom Radar, and I would like to share them with you!! Each of the products below, have either been used in my home, or I will be purchasing soon […]
Are you frustrated with trying to teach a foreign language? Do you want to teach Spanish? R.E.A.L. Homeschool Spanish is a program that may help take the frustration out of teaching Spanish. R.E.A.L. stands for Relax, Enjoy, Aspire, Learn Spanish Pricing: $49.95 for download version of the Book, Activity Book, Answer Book, and audio files […]
Nearly ten years ago, I started learning more about natural living, from healthier foods, to herbal remedies and natural cleaning supplies. All these years I have pieced and parted my information together using various books and resources. Then…. I was sent the Vintage Remedies for Girls Book ($45.00). WOW, how did I not know about […]
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