Back when my boys were young and we were still new to homeschooling, I purchased Music Ace Deluxe. Over the past 7 or so years we have made good use of this amazing program. It truly does make learning music theory fun. I’ve used this with a child as young as…
We “visited” Tanzania recently. While an actual visit would be have preferable, this visit didn’t involve airline travel. We traveled to the country as we read books, watched videos, and did activities together. All other school work was put aside as we immersed ourselves into the culture and country of…
Back when my boys were in 2nd grade and Kindergarten, I did a health study with them. I had originally purchased a curriculum, but didn’t like it so I made up my own study with a book that I owned and added in online resources. This year I am revisiting…
As an eclectic homeschooler, I like to combine different resources into a study that is designed to engage my children. Over the years we have done many studies and they have become my children’s favorite part of school. I must admit that they are my favorite thing too. I like to…
We started our new school year this week. My kids tend to prefer a year-round schedule, but we ended up having a longer summer than expected because I wasn’t done preparing for the school year. It was taking too long for me to finish so I set a start…
We are about to start our 9th year homeschooling. Homeschooling has been an adventure that I wouldn’t trade for anything. Over 5 years ago I made a video of one of our school days. At the time my boys were in Kindergarten and 2nd grade and my little girl was…
Central and South America here we come! We have enjoyed learning about the world with country studies for the past 8 years. We started in Europe long ago and have slowly made our way around the world, learning about different countries and cultures along the way. This year we are…
English is full of beautiful and interesting nuances. When I sat down with my 7-year-old at the end of first grade to see what she was interested in learning for 2nd grade, she asked to learn more about alphabets, letters, and English. I looked around at different resources…
My youngest child is starting 2nd grade soon and I’ve just finished finalizing the list of materials that I plan to use for her second grade year. As eclectic homeschoolers, we tend to use a little of this and a little of that instead of a simple plan with a…
When my son was in second grade, I discovered some living grammar books at my local library. As a first grader he was introduced to grammatical terms through Mad Libs which was very much enjoyed. These books were an excellent tool that allowed me to further introduce him to…
