Mr. D Math College and Career Readiness
Mr. D Math College & Career Readiness is an online class (live or self-paced) teaching life skills such as time/money management, college application/resume writing, banking skills and more! A Review from Starts At Eight
Teach Creative Writing with Bardsy Homeschool
Teach Creative Writing with Bardsy Homeschool – a one stop shop that uses AI technology combined with video lessons to teach the creative writing process. A Review from Starts At Eight.
Choose Canada As A Study Destination
Studying abroad is no longer a dream, like most of us imagine it to be. Once you start looking beyond America or United Kingdom – there are a plethora of locations that are both affordable as well as being home to some of the best universities in the world. One of the many options it […]
Earning High School Equivalency
Homeschooling through high school often means that your child will never receive a high school diploma. Given this information what are the alternatives? Earning High School Equivalency without a high school diploma can by done by taking a state authorized examination. The GED or General Educational Development Certificate has historically been the accepted state-authorized examination. […]
Junior Explorers – For Little Animal Lovers
Do you have an animal lover between the ages of 6-11? Do you want fun, engaging, online and hands-on activities for them to explore? Then Junior Explorers might be for you! Check out what this monthly subscription has to offer and how you can use it in your home. My youngest daughter is eight and […]
Paradigm Accelerated World History Curriculum Review
Are you looking for high school level World History Curriculum? Want something that your student can be independent with? Print or digital? Then Paradigm Accelerated World History Curriculum might be just what you are looking for! I love doing unit studies for history and science, but as my teen moves through the high school years […]
FREE Online Math Practice from iPracticeMath.com
Among the homeschooling community, I often see and hear of people who are struggling with math. Parents often have a hard time teaching it, and kids often have a hard time learning it. Which of course turns into both parent and child dreading it! Anytime I can find a resource that can help with this […]
5 Fun Ways to Learn Countries and Capitals
When studying history, it is helpful to also study geography. Knowing where something is located, what is around it, and what the climate is like offers clues as to the cultural climate at any given place in history or currently. Therefore we use these techniques to learn countries and capitals as part of our history/geography […]
Giant Sea Creatures – An Ocean Animals Unit
Under the ocean there is a whole different world to be explored. It is a unique habitat with creatures large and small. Learn about giant sea creatures such as sharks, whales, squid, and more in this fun ocean animals unit. Giant Sea Creatures Using the book Amazing Giant Sea Creatures from DK Publishing as a spine […]
Failed CLEP Exam? Now What?
Taking CLEP Exams in high school is a great way to earn college credit. You study for, you schedule, and you take your CLEP Exam. But what happens if you FAIL A CLEP EXAM!? In this CLEP series we have covered many CLEP topics such as: What is a CLEP Exam? Why Take a CLEP […]
Learning with Legos
Legos are not only fun for kids but can also offer a host of learning with Legos as well. From creativity in building, to math, science and more! If you have a Lego lover there are many opportunities for learning with them. We recently acquired the LEGO NINJAGO: Fight the Power of the Snakes Brickmaster set in […]
Identify & Close Math Gaps
Are you concerned that your child might have math gaps? Using a curriculum or not, you might find learning gaps in their math education. The question is how do you identify them, and then work to close those math gaps? A+ Interactive Math is now offering an Adaptive Placement Test with Individualized Lesson Plans program. This […]
5 Famous Black Writers
Inspired by the series, Great Black Heroes, this is the fifth in a series of posts meant to honor Black History Month. Through this series we will cover some of the great, and not so well know contributions of blacks and African-Americans. This fifth book is, Great Black Heroes: Five Famous Writers. 1. Langston Hughes […]
Teaching Life Skills: Chores
Many life skills can look an awful lot like chores. (Insert my sheepish grin here.) Therefore one way you can teach life skills to all of your children, at varying ages, is by giving them age appropriate chores to undertake. Not sure what those age appropriate chores might be? That’s alright. Check out my list […]