There is nothing better than when your young student begins really reading on their own. The folks at WorthyKids/Ideals gave my daughter an adventure she loved so much she couldn’t wait to review book 2 of The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls. Of course, I would expect nothing less from the company that brings great stories like…
Beloved: 365 Devotions for Young Women from Zondervan is a great way to help them know it. I have daughters that are in the transitional stage of their faith walk; they are no longer little children, they are ready to dig in and learn for themselves. They are already in the habit of Bible time…
Balancing Diapers and Deadlines is a course by Lisa Tanner Writing, a Mom who has been finding her way around kids and working for quite some time. As a Mom-preneur my skill set is stretched thin most days. Though I am out of the diaper stage and am far from free and clear of the…
Homeschooling for the Slower Paced Learner We all know the story of the tortise and the hare. As a homeschool mom, I am their running coach. I have to find a way to help the tortise AND the hare to reach the finish line and win the race, each according to their learning style. We…
Our oldest is nineteen and a second semester freshman in college. He is on a pre-law track, double majoring in Business and Mathematics. So, I do believe in miracles, because math is not a language that I speak. This goes to prove that nothing can hold back a curious mind. A well rounded education can…
Creating a Sonlight Success Story means making sure you are writing one for your family. Assessing your needs and knowing the tools that will help you accomplish them is the key.
The kids have gotten used to having a computer learning program as a part of their school day. In order to simplify our day we are using iKnowIt.com to review math skills as a morning opening activity for our K-5 students. I love that they are willing to try new math skills they have never…
Homeschooling can be the tool you need to help your child thrive. It can call out their best. It can allow them to pursue their true passion, like music or art, dance or sports. Homeschooling has allowed us to be a closer family even though our entrepreneur life had crazy hours. It is just a tool we are using, with it we build a life we love.
Kingdom Files are biographies for kids from Barbour Publishing that put life into the Biblical narratives. If your child is only getting the Sunday School version of the Bible they are missing out on so much. If you are a parent you know how much explaining it takes to answer the simplest questions from your…
I am a huge advocate for literature based learning. Paddington Bear was one of the two beloved bears of my childhood, so I was happy to order a new copy for our review of the Picture Book Explorer Series by Branch Out World. The week long study was the perfect amount of hands on work for…
I was completely intimidated to review a lap book set by Home School in the Woods, I was afraid it would be complicated and full of busy work, but since we are going to be jumping into American History this year, I thought we would check and see what quality lap books really look like. We…
When you are working with several age groups, I find myself looking for table work for my little ones that feels like we are covering real subjects. One area we filled our need is with science printables from WriteBonnieRose. In Learning About Science, Collection 1, we learned in a way that felt natural for little…
If you are like our family you might have a dinosaur lover in the house, which brings the question: can you have an intelligent teaching about dinosaurs in your homeschool that does not contradict the Biblical narrative? Northwest Treasures brings solid science methodology and observation into the world of Dinosaur lovers with their course Dinosaurs…
As a Mom of a large family it is sometimes difficult to think about pursuing personal goals. I have always been a writer, privately, but a few books have helped shift inside of me the idea that I might want to do more with my writing than just fill up personal note books. That is…
There comes a time in all of our lives when our unused elementary math skill set is just not going to be enough to carry us. This is when you need a copy of Math Refresher for Adults from Math Essentials. Whether you are transitioning to high school level work with your homeschool students themselves,…