Dear Homeschooler, With so many great choices for curriculum out there, it may be hard to decide what to choose. I have found that over the years that sometimes trial and error is the only way to find what works for you and your family. Here is what we are…
Dear Homeschooler, With so many great choices for curriculum out there, it may be hard to decide what to choose. I have found that over the years that sometimes trial and error is the only way to find what works for you and your family. Here is what we are…
Dear Homeschooler, The solar eclipse is soon upon us! Be ready for AUGUST 21st, and get your eclipse glasses, coffee, lapbook… oh yeah, and the kids! Be Safe Remember to be safe. Looking at the sun directly harm your eyes whether or not you are in the path of…
Dear Homeschooler, Reading Curricula are numerous with varying theories and scopes & sequences. I find it hard to recommend one because I believe that decision weighs heavily on both the teaching style of the parent and the learning style of the student. My daughter has just finished kindergarten; however, with summer…
Dear Homeschooler, My husband has always been interested in aviation. He tells stories of his youth of his attempt to build his own aircraft, carefully measuring and crafting pieces out of plywood. I even believe at one point in high school he was aiming to become an aeronautical engineer.…
Dear Homeschooler, History is one of our favorite subjects. There are so many resources available that sometimes it is hard to nail down what we want to study and how we want to study it. That is why we LOVE Home School in the Woods. We used their History Through the…
Dear Homeschooler, The 2016 – 2017 year has come to a close for us, but we enjoyed our last few weeks of school with a unit study of Ancient China. I made it fun — full of activities and videos. General Resources The British Museum: Ancient China http://www.ancientchinalife.com/ http://www.historyforkids.net/ancient-china.html Free World Maps…
Dear Homeschooler, Hola. Como estás? Spanish is such a fun language. Plus, knowing a second language is such a useful skill to have. If you are part of the Dear Homeschooler community, you will know that my background in linguistics causes me to be rather drawn to language curricula; I…
