Tired of the alphabet game off road signs when driving? Try these fun spelling games to play in the car and get practice in spelling. Hopefully you have a phone where you can check up on the correct spelling if there is a question. I asked on Facebook today about whether it's common for homeschoolers […]
Alphabetical List of the Elements
Joely was practicing with her Periodic Table of the Elements worksheets today, and she was having trouble spelling the names of the elements for one of the pages. To help her, I printed out an alphabetical list of the elements for her to refer to, and that fixed the problem immediately. I figured it'd be […]
Foundations in Personal Finance (Review of Dave Ramsey's Homeschool Curriculum)
Earlier this summer I received an email from Dave Ramsey's public relations coordinator telling me about Dave's personal finance curriculum Foundations in Personal Finance. Since Jaden is starting high school this year, I jumped at the chance to do a review of the curriculum. I also asked at the same time if I could hold […]
You Know You're a Homeschooler When…
Homeschoolers are different. Sure, we put our pants on one leg at a time like everyone else, but there's just something unique about how we operate. Not in a bad way, but homeschooling is simply an atypical lifestyle. And we're not homeschoolers only during the school day; homeschooling happens 24/7 for us. So I though […]
What's Your Favorite Homeschool "School Supply"?
I asked this question on Facebook and got some interesting replies about how people utilize different "school supplies" in their homeschool. But in case you missed the conversation on Facebook, I wanted to ask the question here as well. So, what's your favorite homeschool "school supply" and how do you use it? Leave a comment […]
Online Latin Classes for Ages 12+
Thanks to another homeschool mom I have found some online latin classes for my 12+ age children. It's no secret that I'm a fan of Latin. I believe learning Latin can be a tremendous asset for any student, helping them develop a deep understand of our English language. Over the last few years we've used […]
Free Homeschool Gradebook & Record-Keeping Spreadsheet
School started for us this week, and since I'm now homeschooling a high schooler, I've been scrambling all summer to figure out how best to keep track of grades and other important records. As usual, I looked around the internet, and although I found some spreadsheet templates for keeping grades, none of them seemed to […]
OYAN Writing Workshop
Jaden, Jerah, and I spent the last week in Olathe, Kansas, attending the 4-day One Year Adventure Novel (OYAN) summer workshop. The workshop was an extension of the excellent creative writing curriculum that I've raved about and reviewed before. The Workshop Experience I can't say enough about how incredible the workshop was. The session speakers were […]
Our 4th, 7th, and 9th Grade Homeschool Curriculum
Between music camp, a writing workshop in Kansas, and a dozen other activities, I've been trying to finalize our homeschool curriculum plan for this upcoming school year. And I'm elated to say the plan is finally done, and nearly all the curriculum has been ordered. Here's our homeschool curriculum plan for the upcoming year. And […]
9 Summer Reading Programs for Kids (for 2011)
Garnetta, a long-time Five J's reader, sent me a list of great summer reading programs to share with the rest of my readers. (I've also added the reading programs suggested by commenters to this list.) While your children read books over the summer, they can earn money, t-shirts, free movie admission, and more. Reading programs […]
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