What I Loved This Year: The Good and the Beautiful Handwriting

I loved using this handwriting curriculum this year, and look forward to using it again next year! Handwriting is so important for kids of all ages. In our homeschool, I require handwriting work at least 3 times per week through 8th grade. For the second year, I am using The Good and The Beautiful for …

What I Loved This Year: Mr. D Math

Ok, this may be my 3rd post about Mr. D math - I promise you, I am not affiliated with them in any way, I am just SO HAPPY with the load it has taken off of my homeschool shoulders! We are Math U See people through and through, but when my oldest was ready …

What I Loved This Year: Biblioplan

Biblioplan was a new addition to our homeschool this year, and most of what we used has made the cut to come back next year! You can read my original post about how I implemented it here. What I liked, and will bring back next year: Family Guide - this is the mega resource list …

What I Loved This Year: Story of the World

Continuing our "What I Loved This Year" series, I wanted to share how we tweaked an old standard this year. Back in August, I posted about the Story of the World audio books, and what a staple they have become in our homeschool. I started using them about 8 years ago with my oldest, and …

What I Loved This Year: Writeshop

  The last resource that I am sharing this week is WriteShop. One reason why I love WriteShop is because each lesson has a clear objective. It breaks writing down into manageable chunks. We began working on writing solid paragraphs and ended with a full narrative. I also appreciate the grading rubrics that each lesson …

What I Loved This Year: Botany

This week it is all about resources that I have loved. Exploring Creation with Botany was the perfect science for my fifth grader this year. I would rarely call science "sweet" but that is the word that keeps coming to mind when I think about this study with my daughter. We learned so much and …

What I Loved This Year: Learn Math Fast

 This week I am sharing resources that I have loved using this year. Today it is the Learn Math Fast System. If you have a student struggling with math, then you probably have been looking for a math program with that magic formula. That one that is finally going to open up the world of …

What I Loved This Year: American Girl Study and Timeline

 One of my favorite things we did, in our homeschool this year, was my daughter's history study using American Girl books. The simple reason it is my favorite is that she thoroughly enjoyed it. She came to our school table, on several occasions, dressed like a character from one of the books. It was such …

What I Loved This Year: Skill Sharpeners Geography

Our school year is not over yet, but it is beginning to wind down. This week, I thought that I would share with you, some of the resources that I really loved this year. Today I am sharing Skill Sharpeners Geography - Grade 5. This resource was not part of my original plan at the …

Clumsy Thief

A few weeks ago I posted about a cute came called Clumsy Thief Jr. We loved that game for my kindergartener so much, that I had to get the original version for my fourth grader, and it did not disappoint! Work fast to match cards that equal $100, but watch out for the thief cards! …