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Cover Story Writing Curriculum Review

MIDDLE SCHOOL LANGUAGE ARTS If your Middle Schooler is struggling with a traditional writing program and prefers a more creative approach, then I encourage you to check out “Cover Story”.  We used this program for my creative, artistic daughter when she was in Middle School.  She LOVED it! We found this program creative and fun, with a neat story line that enhanced the learning experience.  I would not recommend this for students that absolutely hate…

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Guesthollow Awesome History Timeline Schedule Review

I want to take a few minutes and tell you about Guesthollow Awesome History Timeline Schedule. This is truly an AWESOME schedule!  I am currently on my second time around using this schedule with my multi-age crew.  If you like real books with map activities, video options, activities and other things thrown it then you want to go and look at this FREE program. Here is an excerpt from the website’s description of the schedule: What is…

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Math Lessons for a Living Education Review

Charlotte Mason-styled Homeschool Math program   After trying several workbook-based math programs with my youngest son, I ran across this one at a convention a few years ago and decided to look at it.  As I was looking through the workbooks, I found that this was truly a unique and one-of-a-kind product!  The lessons are very easy to follow and include the “why’s” of mathematics.  There are even life lessons interwoven into each chapter!  …

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Curriculum Fever, Saving Money and…Free Chromebook anyone?

As we wind down the last few months of the school year and start planning for next year’s needs, I bet many of us are evaluating what worked and didn’t for this past school year.  It’s the time of Homeschool Conventions and Curriculum sales.  I have found a great way to save money on many of my curriculum choices and would like to share this resource with you!  I have used this company for the…

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TruthQuest History and Notebooking

Truthquest History!  What a wonderful resource for teaching multi-age history!  I have used this program in many different seasons of our homeschool journey.  This curriculum is absolutely perfect for those that are looking for complete flexibility in what books and materials you use.  It is also ideal for those that prefer to write out your own schedules. Because it is completely customizable to ages and abilities, it suits a wide range of children.  I have…

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Switched on Schoolhouse Physical Education

Since high school graduation requirements typically require phys ed credit, it is good to have options like the new Physical Fitness course offered by Alpha Omega in their Switched on Schoolhouse CD-Rom curriculum. I know some young people who are so active in sports and exercise that high school credit is easily gained through all the hours of team sports that they participate in. Other homeschooled high schoolers pursue an activity of choice like running,…

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Switched on Schoolhouse: A Good Fit

Switched on Schoolhouse is a homeschool curriculum on CDRom that typically works well for children with ADD or ADHD. Alpha Omega Publications offers Switched on Schoolhouse is their featured computer based curriculum as well as Monarch, an online subscription curriculum that is basically Switched on Schoolhouse adapted for online use. What makes SOS different from most other homeschool curricula is that it offers attention-grabbing multimedia tools in each daily lesson that allows your child to…

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CD-Rom Homeschooling

Switched-On Schoolhouse is a comprehensive, Bible-based curriculum that offers computer-based learning for grades 3-12. With 3-D animation, video clips, and other fascinating multimedia, Switched-On Schoolhouse is the perfect homeschool curriculum for today’s generation. With this flexible, best-selling curriculum, you can customize student learning to fit individual educational needs. Unlike traditional textbooks, Switched-On Schoolhouse (SOS) has variety with a vibrant mix of fun lessons, assignments, tests, and more! Lessons are created to engage the  students’ attention…

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Abeka Kindergarten Reading

Abeka Kindergarten Abeka Grade 1 One especially good product from Abeka is their Kindergarten Summer Reading Library, “Reading for Fun”.  This is a boxed set of 55 little books that my children really enjoyed. All five of our children used this book set to move from learning how to read to being able to pick up a book and read it.  It took two of my children a long time to get through these books….

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Apologia Science Review

Apologia Home School Curriculum for Science was a Good Fit for Our Family Our oldest son used Christian science texts that were designed for classroom instruction. He got through Chemistry because one of the fathers volunteered to teach a small homeschool class. I read about Apologia when it was newly released (I think it was in 2001). There were testimonies from formerly frustrated students who were enjoying this curriculum. Nathan, our second son, in the…

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You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.

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