Hands On Science: Magnets and Magnetism
Magnets and Magnetism offer a ton of fun hands on science experiments that you can easily do in your home. Here we have collected some resources to help you along in your study of magnets and magnetism. Magnets and Magnetism Facts Magnets are objects that produce an area of magnetic force called a magnetic field. […]
Homeschool High School Biology with Apologia
Apologia’s Homeschool High School Biology Course is written in a conversational-tone, making it engaging and easy to understand. By using the video option where the lectures, experiments, and complete explanations on all labs are included, and the detailed schedule inside the student notebook, Apologia really helps us set our children up to work independently.
SKrafty Homeschool Minecraft Review & Giveaway
Minecraft is a big topic on our house. Both of my younger children love to play and build in this online world. Problem? Being online can be tricky with little kids. You never know what they are going to run into. In walks the SKrafty Homeschool Minecraft server! It is a safe and fun environment […]
Organize Your Homeschool Bookshelves
One of the things I love about having a designated homeschool room is the ability to have everything together. In our old house I had books tucked away in every room and it was difficult to take advantage of those resources because I had such a hard time finding and accessing them. Now, a large […]
High School Literature List ~ Poetry
This is the third of my four part series called High School Literature List. This section covers some of the most famous poets you might want to read about and read some of their poetry. As with all these literature selections it is not necessary to cover them all, but to try and include a […]
10th Grade Homeschool Curriculum ~ 2014-2015
After completing our first year of high school I feel a little less like a newbie, and a little more confident about the choices we are making for the coming year. This is our 10th grade homeschool curriculum choices for our oldest child. One of the big changes for high school this year is that […]
Second – Third Grade Back to Homeschool Giveaway
Having just completed second grade and entering third grade this year with my youngest I thought I would compile and share some resources and supplies that have been helpful in our homeschool journey. This is my Second – Third Grade Back to Homeschool Giveaway that is part of the iHomeschool Network’s Back to School Basket […]
High School Literature List ~ World (including British) Literature
This is the second section of my High School Literature List series. In the first one I covered American Literature. This one will cover World, including British literature choices for high school and beyond. Please keep in mind that these are just suggestions and I have not even read all of these myself. When choosing […]
Why Take a CLEP Exam?
While planning to homeschool high school I decided that earning CLEP (College Level Examination Program) credit might be on of the myriad of things I would include in our homeschool high school plan. The first article I wrote in this series answers the question, What is a CLEP Exam? In this second part I will […]
High School Literature List ~ American Literature
While preparing to enter high school and considering the thought of moving on to college, there is often a question of what books to read. What American literature, poetry, World or British literature should you have read? While there is no set answer to this question, I have compiled an extensive High School Literature List […]
6th Grade Homeschool Curriculum ~ 2014-2015
English/Language Arts: We are trying out something new this year with Jayden. He seems to be a whiz with his grammar and spelling so instead of doing just that I wanted to add in some literature as well. This led me to try Learning Language Arts Through Literature (LLATL) with him this year. (I am […]
3 Inspiring Books to Encourage Your Athlete
We have young athletes in our house. While they may never be Olympic hopefuls or NFL stars, they strive for greatness in their own ways. I love it when they can see role models not only in the sports they participate in, but in other sports as well, living healthy, positive lives. Here are 3 […]
Give Yourself A Healthy Lighting Workspace ~ A Verilux Review & Giveaway
Research shows that natural spectrum lights help us see better, reduce eye strain and fatigue, as well as improve our ability to process information. People who use Verilux lighting report that they can read and work longer on projects of all kinds. More over children greatly benefit from using these lights while studying. Using Verilux […]
3rd Grade Homeschool Curriculum ~ 2014-2015
Ava has been schooled in our home since the beginning, just like her brother. Unlike her brother, and their sister before them, Ava has been schooled differently. She is the most “unschooled” child of the three of them. She is also the youngest . This is what our 3rd Grade Homeschool Curriculum for 2014-2015 looks […]