Homeschool Copywork {Review}
The timing for this review was just providential for me! My oldest has recently transitioned to writing in cursive but has finished up her handwriting workbook for the year -- but she still needs a lot more practice to become proficient. Not wanting to make my own, I...
The Three Most Important Moments of Your Child’s Day
Connecting With Our Children One of our children's most basic needs is a stable connection to us, their parents. Critical to their emotional health is this feeling of connectedness to us, enabling them to feel loved, understood and wanted. Much has been said in...
Multiplication Made Easy {Times Tales Review}
My kids love memorization. They have memorized poetry, scripture, even boring grammar lists, happily and without complaint. But math facts? They are a huge struggle. I often wondered if this discrepancy in ability to memorize was due to the subject matter - words...
Spring Cleaning Calendar {Printable}
The snow has melted, the birds are singing, and I'm in the mood for cleaning! Yes, that's right - I'm anxious to air the house of stale, winter air, and to clean out a season's worth of dirt and dust. I'm in the mood to organize, declutter, and clean. But Spring...
Stronger Together: Getting Involved in Your Homeschool Community
If you have chosen to homeschool your child, you have made the decision to be different from the majority. Your lifestyle, goals, and challenges are going to be unique from your public schooling parent friends and neighbours. It's going to be hard. At some point, you...
The Importance of Reading Aloud
As a parent, I have many pleasant memories of reading aloud to my children, whether they are of cuddling up with one of my toddlers and a favourite board book, or reading through a great children's classic for the first time with an older elementary child. And...
Story of the World Volume 3 Notebooking Pages
Do you use Story of the World in your homeschool? We are now in our third year of using Story of the World, and we LOVE it! It is so well written, engaging, and has been a great education for both my children and myself! Our history lessons have always included...
Going Digital with Math-U-See {Demme Digital Packs Review}
I was super excited to have the opportunity to review a Math-U-See product -- I have been using Math-U-See from the beginning in our homeschool and am now into the Gamma level with my 8 year old while her little sister (5) is working in Primer. It is a solid, easy to...
How We Homeschool: Memorization
There seems to be a lot of kick back against memorization in education these days, even amongst homeschoolers. Learning math facts and memorizing parts of speech, for example, have gotten a bad rap in favour of "critical thinking" and a "love of learning". You may...
Stick Figuring Your Way Through The Bible! {Grapevine Bible Studies Review}
Because I view homeschooling primarily through the lens of discipleship, I place a high value on incorporating our faith and God's word into our homeschool days. I am always keeping my eyes and ears open for great resources to use with my kids, and with Bible study...
