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Homeschool Literature Archives

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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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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Choose the Best E-book Reader for Your Homeschool

Doug Smith reviews a a selection of e-readers in this video from Charlotte Mason. From sleek Apple products to the popular Amazon Kindle, he covers them all and offers thoughts on which might be best for you. The Different Kindles Available Kindle Main Page

Which Kindle is Right for Homeschool?

Follow the link for an informative page reviewing and comparing the different types of Kindle available and which might work best for homeschool.

Homeschool with Kindle

Here’s how Kindle can be a great asset to your homeschool!

D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths

D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths is part of the Sonlight 6th Grade Curriculum, and with good reason. While not an exhaustive resource for Greek Mythology, it is a very strong collections of the basic stories about all of the best-known gods and goddesses of ancient Greece. With a straightforward, easy-to-read storytelling style and airy, sweeping illustrations that bring to mind the art of ancient Greece on every page, the D’Aulaires’ infused their book with enchantment,…

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7000 Children’s Books-Half Off

I have ordered from BookCloseouts .about half a dozen times and each time I have been impressed with the service and the value. I have found some hardcover classics that were priced less than paperbacks. It is like a treasure hunt when I look through their online catalog. When I spend a little time searching, I inevitably find a book that surprises me, a real value. I got a hard cover Johnny Tremain and several…

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Best in Children’s Books

These are the books that I grew up with.  The stories and pictures are delightful and remind me of my childhood. When I began homeschooling my children, my mother let me have this set that is shown in the picture above. The name of the series is Best in Children’s Books published by Nelson Doubleday Inc and there are many more volumes that what I possess. Does anybody remember The Magic Porridge Pot story that…

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R. M. Ballantyne Books

If you are looking for excellent literature that will  inspire your sons with a knowledge of world history and global geography, and that do so in the context of the love of Christ…. R.M. Ballantyne was born into Edinburgh’s great 19th century publishing elite. His family firm published both Walter Scott and Thomas Chalmers. No wonder he knew how to spin a classic yarn! His prodigious output of nearly a hundred adventure stories was 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.

- Deuteronomy 6:7 -  

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