Uncle Sam and You is a civics course from Notgrass History for grades 5 thru 8. It teaches about American government, holidays and the role of citizens in America.
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Essentials in Writing Review
Essentials in Writing is an excellent homeschool writing curriculum for grades 1-12. EIW is video based and includes an option to use a Scoring Service.
Veritas Press Omnibus 1 Secondary Self-Paced Course Review
Detailed review of the Veritas Press Omnibus 1 Secondary self-paced course. What is it? How does it work? What did we think of it? Find out in this review!
How to Create Your Own High School Elective Course
Homeschooling through the high school years can be lots of fun, especially if your student can take courses tailored to their interests. Just follow these step-by-step instructions for creating a high school elective course unique to your teen. This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here. If you aren’t sure what the difference […]
Our Homeschool Journey
I started out homeschooling our oldest daughter because I wanted her to have a rigorous, classical, Christian education. Little did I know that God had bigger plans for our homeschool. In this video, I share about my family’s homeschool journey from a rigorous academic focus to one of discipleship. We also grew our family from […]
2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
(This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here.) This year my 2nd grader begged me to let her do more subjects from BJU Press through their distance learning program. She really enjoyed using BJU distance learning videos for science, history and math last year. She was eager to add more BJU video lessons […]
4th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
This was one of those years where I had to choose curriculum that wasn’t the best fit for my child. I knew my 4th grader would have loved to do group learning with his siblings, more hands-on activities and lessons that were taught by me. However, I needed curriculum where he (and his other siblings) […]
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Last year my daughter really enjoyed the BJU Press distance learning program so we decided to use it again this year for most of her subjects. I shared all of my 6th grade homeschool curriculum choices in this video. (This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure here.) 6th grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices BJU […]
8th Grade Homeschool Curriculum Choices
This will be my second time homeschooling an 8th grader. I’m learning that what works for one child doesn’t always work for another. My oldest daughter (now in college) loved everything we used for her 8th grade year but most of it wasn’t a good fit for her sister. I researched 8th grade homeschool curriculum […]
9 Things to Consider Before Choosing Homeschool Curriculum
I have made a lot of mistakes over the years when it comes to choosing homeschool curriculum. My focus was always on finding curriculum that was in line with my child’s learning style and my philosophy of education. These are great things to consider (and I’ll address them below) but there is more to think […]
3 Things to Keep in Mind if You Switched Curriculum Mid-Year
Have you switched curriculum mid-year? If you have, then these three things are important for you to keep in mind. You Are Not Behind There is a tendency to think that switching curriculum mid-year puts you behind. Be assured that you are not behind. You are exactly where you need to be. I’m guessing that […]
6 Christian Children’s Books You Will Love
Like many parents, I want to read quality literature to my children. When it comes to Christian literature for kids, it can be hard to find books that compare to the classic literature that we love. That is why I was excited to discover six children’s books that contain excellent stories and beautiful illustrations that […]