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The top 10 books that have shaped our homeschool.
Homeschooling
Curriculum for 2016-2017: 5th, 1st, & Preschool
It’s not even the middle of July and we’ve started our new school year. The lure of new books caused my 5 year old to beg to start our new year about a week earlier than I’d planned. I like to start mid-July so we have plenty of wiggle room in our schedule for days…
How to Give Your Child a Global Perspective
My oldest son, Jonathan, is obsessed with geography and maps. We keep maps on our walls. He draws maps. He builds puzzles of maps and cityscapes. He has a natural love for how the world is structured geographically and politically. He loves learning about other countries and cultures. I’ve nurtured that interest over the years…
2015-2016 Curriculum Choices for Preschool, Kindergarten, & 4th Grade
I usually post our curriculum for the year at the beginning of our school year, but this past year was a little crazy. I was pregnant with #4. We were searching for and then moved into a new rental. Needless to say, I never put together a list of our curriculum. So what did we…
Reading Practice with Bible-Based Early Readers
One of the subjects that I dreaded when I first considered homeschooling was reading. I was terrified I’d never be able to teach my kids how to read and their education would forever suffer. In the six years we’ve been homeschooling, I’ve learned that teaching reading isn’t as hard as I’d feared. That’s mostly because…