I’m not sure what your preschool years looked like for you, but the only memory I have of preschool is being punished the day that Santa was suppose to visit our school. I recall sitting on my cot and hearing Santa’s bells and reindeer outside the building where all the other good little boys and …
We require our children to read at least an hour a day on their own before they can call it quits for our school day. For the readers in the house, this doesn’t pose a problem, they can get lost in a book and we won’t see them for hours, but for the ones that …
Secret of the Hidden Scrolls Books 5 & 6 {Review} Read More »
It has taken me years to convince my now teen son that books are awesome. He used to have this weird aversion to the Library that would leave me and his siblings baffled and scratching our heads. He would complain about the smell of the books, the way the pages felt, the sounds the library …
Progeny Press has literature study guides to go along with two of the books on our list (Little house on the Prairie and Shadow Spinner) so we had some fun working through those as we read.
I have always wanted to add art education to our homeschool and had yet to find a program that fit our family. But the HiGASFY Art History Video Series has been a fantastic addition to our course load. I have never been great at art but my love for history is what has led me to …
For the last several weeks we’ve been learning all about Frederick Chopin using Music Appreciation Book 2: for the Middle Grades from Zeezok Publishing. This program will introduce students to seven of the world’s greatest composers through music, stories, and interesting tidbits about each composers life. I have made it no secret that my music …
Hold on to your hats ladies and gentlemen, Britfield & The Lost Crown is a real page turner. I’m so glad we had the opportunity to review this book over the summer so that we could take the time to really enjoy it. The story of Britfield & The Lost Crown takes place in the …
Every year I struggle with how I’m going to keep up with and keep track of our kids school work. I have used a lot of systems over the years but haven’t really found one that I am in love with and wanted to stick with. I was given a chance to review the Annual Membership …
Simply Music is a self study program that can be worked on at home and at your own pace. If you have ever wanted to learn the piano but didn’t want to take expensive lessons, than this program might be the answer you have been looking for. Madelyn our seven year old has been working …
Simply Music – Free online piano lessons {Review} Read More »
The Heart Changer is the debut book from author Jarm Del Boccio. We had the privilege to obtain a copy of it for review. My middle daughter who is definitely our voracious reader grabbed it up quickly and asked to be the first to read it. The Heart Changer is historical fiction set in biblical times. …
