I frequently buy books online, and of course I like getting the best price possible. One of my favorite sites for online book shopping is AddAll.com. You can search by Author, Title, ISBN, or Keyword, and AddAll searches dozens of online bookstores (new and used books from Amazon, Half.com, Walmart, Barnes and Noble, eBay, etc.) […]
European Geography Game
Someone from our home school association showed me this fun online European geography game designed by Lufthansa. I played it (and it was fun) but unfortunately I did so poorly I ranked only 23,000 out of 100,000 (sniff).
Math and Science Online Learning Modules
My kids love learning online, so I was so excited when they found this fantastic website—Skoool.co.uk—through our Usborne Science Encyclopedia. [Click these links for the age 11-14 / age 14-16 pages on the Skoool site.] The website is designed for United Kingdom students, but it works great for U.S. kids, too. It consists of dozens […]
The Homophone List That Has Taken Over Two Decades To Compile!
It's a strange story how our homophone list started—revealing how truly weird my father and I are—but it's worth telling. More than 20 years ago, some time in the mid-1980s, I stayed home sick from school. My father happened to be sick that day as well, so both of us found ourselves bored to tears, […]
What I'm Reading: Fahrenheit 451
"Fahrenheit 451—the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns…" I just finished reading Fahrenheit 451 last night. Being science fiction, it's not a book I would have normally picked up on my own to read—I haven't really read much science fiction beyond Madenleine L'Engle—but my husband, a (rabid?) fan of Sci Fi, suggested […]
What I'm Reading: Great historical fiction of the Middle Ages/Crusades
This year in history we've been studying the Middle Ages, so my husband suggested I read these books by Stephen R. Lawhead which are set during the Crusades. While this series—The Celtic Crusades—is definitely fiction, it was packed with great historical information. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them over our Christmas break. Patrick: Son of Ireland, […]
English From the Roots Up, vol. 1 (printable flashcards)
Although we no longer use the English From the Roots Up curriculum since we switched to a full-blown Latin program (Latina Christiana I), I still have the computer file I made to print my own flashcards for use with the EFTRU curriculum. I had two kids and 100 cards each to make, so I thought […]
The Circulatory System
I went to nursing school several years ago, dropping out before finishing so I could have my third child. I've always been interested in medicine and human anatomy and physiology, so it only follows that I'm excited about teaching my children about the circulatory sytem. We've been reading through the Usborne Science Encyclopedia for science, […]
Two fantastic book series for kids…especially for reluctant readers!
My son is not a recreational reader. In fact, it's almost like pulling teeth getting him to read sometimes. But there have been two book series in particular that really grabbed his attention—even to the point that he sat down and read when he wasn't required (gasp!). Needless to say, I would highly recommend these […]
Test Answer Sheets (Wordly Wise & Story of the World)
To save money, I often create generic test answer sheets so the kids do not mark in the test booklets. This way I can reuse my curriculum whenever possible. I thought others might also be able to benefit from them, so I've posted them as PDFs for anyone to download and utilize. The first answer […]