Adventures in Homeschooling

4 Blocks to Building a Lifelong Relationship with Your Daughter Mother and daughters. What can we say? We have a special bond. One that is defined on many levels. The daughter ever striving to grow up to be like their mom (or NOT be like their mom) and the mom forever seeing herself in her youth reflected in the looks, words, and actions of her "mini-me" daughter, becoming a woman before her very eyes. And as all this happens, we mother know how important it is to have a good relationship with ... read more

We like to mix up our studies by including something different from time time like a Unit Studies:  (K-6) from Homeschool Completethat we recently had the opportunity to review. What is Homeschool Complete? Homeschool Complete is an easy-to-use curriculum that is available for grades K-4. It is available as a downloadable PDF and comes with a comprehensive Teacher Edition containing detailed, step-by-step instructions and lesson plans for a full year of curriculum. The Student ... read more

Study skills are so important for success so I was happy to review Level 2: Elementary (2/3-4/5) and Level 3 (5/6-10/11) from Victus Study Skills System. Overview Developed by professional educators, Victus Study Skills System takes a systematic approach to studying. The program teaches the student a way of thinking about how to study. This helps the students learn how to approach materials in a way that can help them study any topic they are studying. Check out this great overview ... read more

Whether you are a new homeschooler or just thinking about homeschooling, there are many considerations as you begin your journey. When I decided to homeschool, I really had no idea how to homeschool my child but I just jumped in an started. People have been doing it for centuries, right? Now, looking back 6 years later, with 3 kids being homeschooled full time, I think back to how I started my journey and what I have learned through the years. I have talked to many people, attended conventions, ... read more

I have really been enjoying listening to my son read The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls from WorthyKids, an imprint of Hachette Book Group to his little sister. We had the opportunity to review The Great Escape (Book #3) and Journey to Jericho (Book #4) in the series. If you haven't heard of The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls, it's a pretty cool adventure series by M. J. Thomas from WorthyKids. The target age for the book is ages 6-9 and the reading grade level is 1st ... read more

My son is a HUGE audiobook fan and adding Christian audio drama to his listening time has been great and so I was thrilled to receive the 2-CD set of For The Temple from Heirloom Audio. For The Temple, the newest production from Heirloom Audio has been a wonderful addition to our audiobook library. By G.A. Henty one of our favorites, this audio drama was such fun to listen to.. Though all 3 kids listened to it, my son listened to it 4 times in the last ... read more

This past weekend was a busy weekend. We had our son in attendance at the Tim Tebow Foundation's Night to Shine prom. At which my older daughter and husband volunteered. What a beautiful night! PICS And we had a wonderful time at a junior production of Wizard of Oz with my middle two children. A week of drama camp, learning about production and theatre and culminated with a performance. We had a China Princess and a Fighting Tree. Based on the book, this production was such fun to ... read more

Do you go to the library weekly, monthly, as needed? We try to go every week or two but hadn't been for a bit. The kids were really excited to head to the library yesterday. But with all this winter weather, we felt compelled to get a winter book set together. So, I thought I would share a list of winter fun books we were looking at for the family.  For your preschooler: The Hat by Jan BrettThe Mitten  by Jim AylesworthTime to Sleep  by Denise FlemingBear Snores On  ... read more