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Are you considering using online curriculum with your child? More and more families are using online curriculum now for a variety of reasons. I’ll share with you some things to consider as you decide whether your child might do well with online curriculum. 4 Ways Online Curriculum Helps Homeschoolers Succeed Many parents are comfortable using…
TRISMS – More Than History!! TRISMS is a complete curriculum (excluding math and lab science) for middle school through high school. The history-based unit study approach provides continuity in the study of language arts, literature, history, geography, civics, rhetoric, the arts, and multiple electives. The humanities add a new dimension to the college preparatory high…
Homeschooling can be so much easier and so much more fun when we’re able to choose the right curriculum for our students! Years ago there wasn’t much available to homeschoolers as far as curriculum. We had to do the best we could with what was available. Now the opposite is true! There’s so much available…
Do you have an auditory learner in your homeschool? If you’re not sure, you can learn more about learning styles and how to determine your child’s learning style here. If you determine that you do have an auditory learner, we think this article will be helpful to you! (Be sure to click here if you…
We’ve talked previously about determining your child’s learning style to help narrow down your options for curriculum. There are so many options available these days that it can be difficult to choose! This article addresses the visual learning style and suggests curriculum options that might be a good fit for your visual learner(s). Children who are…
Choosing curriculum can be one of the hardest (and most important) things you do as a homeschooling parent! There are so many curriculums available to us that it can be hard to narrow down the options and try to find the curriculum you think will work best for your child. One way to help narrow…
Hi, I’m Wendy, and I LOVE teaching and learning! This is my 19th year of homeschooling. So what that really means is that I’ve been homeschooling my children for 19 years, but I’ve been learning right along with them all those years too. (We all know that we’re actually teaching our children from birth! I’m…
Have you heard of CTCMath? It’s been around since 2001, but many folks in the United States are learning about it for the first time since it originated in Australia. It’s a different kind of online math curriculum that many families are choosing to use with their homeschoolers. (And right now is a great time…
Experience a Vibrant New Life Science Program for K-5 Homeschoolers – Great for the School Year or Summer Enrichment! Brenda Shares Her Experiences with Rainforest Journey I was recently given the opportunity to use and review Rainforest Journey by EdTechLens. It is an online secular science program for grades K-5. All of the opinions in…
Picking a curriculum is one of the most important pieces of homeschooling. Most of us choose our curriculum (or at least start making our wishlists) well before the previous school year ends. We want our children to have the best possible education that they can get, and that starts with curriculum. However, there are so…
Do you struggle with finding the right history curriculum for your homeschool? Looking for pre-made lesson plans that are flexible, literature-based, yet incorporate hands-on learning AND cover a range of grades? Look no further than Tapestry of Grace! Tapestry of Grace is a K-12 comprehensive curriculum that includes history, literature, grammar, writing, Biblical worldview and…
Do you wonder if there’s a curriculum that might be a better fit for your family than what you’re currently using? Or are you considering homeschooling but you’re not sure what curriculum to even try? There are so very many kinds of curriculum and homeschooling methods/philosophies out there: unit studies, textbooks, delight directed, Classical, unschooling…and…
