Reading Eggs

I was able to review Reading Eggs for several weeks and I must say, I was very impressed!

As I mentioned in a previous post, I have a reluctant reader, so any chance to use a program for review is fine by me!

I was impressed with Reading Eggs from the start.  The animation . . . → Read More: Reading Eggs

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K-5 Learning

Some of you  may or may not know that I am the mother of a reluctant reader.

Emma is funny, she is perfectly capable of reading, but when faced with the task of actually doing it, she hems and haws, looks around and then claims “But I CAN’T read!”.  Even with an American . . . → Read More: K-5 Learning

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Supplemental Curriculum

One of the best parts of homeschooling is how we can cater our entertainment to what we are studying.

This year we are studying the Middle Ages through the Renaissance.

Here are some of the things we have enjoyed as a family

The BBC Series Robin Hood.

We all really enjoy . . . → Read More: Supplemental Curriculum

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K5 Learning

K5 Learning has an online reading and math program for kindergarten to grade 5 students.  I’ve been given a 6 week free trial to test and write a review of their program.  If you are a blogger, you may want to check out their open invitation to write an online learning review of their program.

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George Washington Books

These are the materials we will be using on George Washington.  As a family we have started reading Being George Washington by Glenn Beck (as a side note, my sister stood in line for over an hour so that she could get me an autographed copy for Christmas.  THANKS Lyndsey!!  You’re awesome). I like this book . . . → Read More: George Washington Books

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Hero Project

I have written this article for Latter-Day Homeschooling.  If you already read it there, sorry for the redundancy.

 

 

Once upon time, there were two apples.  One was a discolored, nasty and lumpy looking thing.  The other was an apple who’s beauty and perfection could not be replicated.  One day . . . → Read More: Hero Project

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A New Year is Upon Us

You may wonder where my Christmas update post is.  The truth is I don’t have one.  It was a nice Christmas for us all.  We didn’t do as much service as I would have liked, but neither did we have so much stuff Christmas morning that I wanted to ban all future presents . . . → Read More: A New Year is Upon Us

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Teeny Tears and Helping Hands

This is also a guest post on Chocolate on My Cranium

While the majority of motherhood can be dull, tedious and sometimes extremely frustrating, I find I often get to see the tender moments between my kids and I can see exactly why Jesus asks us to be more like children.  My . . . → Read More: Teeny Tears and Helping Hands

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Great American Documents for Latter-Day Saint Families – and a Giveaway! – CLOSED

THIS GIVEAWAY HAS CLOSED!

Don’t you just love surprises?  I love them, especially when they come in the form of a book.  And THIS book, just so happened to be on our Christmas list.

Deseret Book sent me Great American Documents for Latter-Day Saint Families to review and I was all too . . . → Read More: Great American Documents for Latter-Day Saint Families – and a Giveaway! – CLOSED

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All in a Homeschool Day

We were reading about the Roman Empire when we came to a passage that said there were a lot of bad emperors of the Roman Empire.  So I asked:

“Emma, do you remember the name of one really bad emperor of Rome?”

“Um…. Sleazo?”

“You mean Nero?”

“Yeah.”

“Well, you are right.  He was . . . → Read More: All in a Homeschool Day

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