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REAL Homeschool Spanish

Jan 052012

We’ve been in between-house limbo for several weeks now, and thankfully, it’s been over the holidays – a time of year we usually focus on unit studies, fun activities, and spending time together as a family. It’s been a perfect time to explore a homeschool Spanish Curriculum created especially for use within families. The REAL Homeschool Spanish bundle includes a 100-page text, a 170-page activity book, an answer book with easy-to-read answers for the activity pages, and audio files. It is available as either a digital download or in hardcopy form. In the download variation, all books are pdf, and [Read More...]

I See Cards

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Dec 152011

If your family enjoys cooking and baking as much as mine does, it’s likely that you’ve spent quite a bit of time teaching fractions the old-fashioned way – following recipes with measuring cups and spoons. While that method works well as hands-on, real-life experience in measuring fractions, it doesn’t involve much practice in adding fractions unless you frequently double or triple recipes. I’m usually in baking mode this time of year, and since we’re still houseless and staying with family, my normal cookie routine for the holidays isn’t happening. Instead, we’ve made do with a simple cake mix cookie recipe, [Read More...]

College Prep Genius

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Nov 152011

My oldest is a sophomore this year, and we’d already decided that he would take the PSAT for the first time this fall. He was nervous, and understandably so. We do the standard achievement tests each year, and this year he’d said it was easy, and then proved it by scoring at the top of the chart. The PSAT is a completely different animal, and my son knew it. We received the test booklet in mid-September, and he spent a few days studying it and then taking the practice test. He wanted me to score the test, and I was [Read More...]

Keyboard Town Pals

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Nov 132011

With our computer-driven society, we all know that it’s essential for today’s children to learn to type – and the younger they learn, the easier so many other tasks become. My daughter, Cheyenne (9), has been using computer since she was 2 or 3, but only in the last year or so has her typing moved from a slow hunt and peck to something a bit more efficient. Cheyenne recently had the opportunity to try out Keyboard Town Pals, software with a straightforward, yet far-reaching concept: teach kids to type, make it memorable, and do it quickly and stress-free. Designed [Read More...]

Bower Books – The Person I Marry

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Nov 082011

It’s not often anymore that Chey and I take the time to curl up with picture books. At nine, she’s mostly outgrown it and moved on to chapter books, and though once in a while we’ll read one aloud, most of the time, it’s each to their own favorite novels. We recently read a story together, though, that has me missing those evenings, tucked under a cuddly blanket with a book or five, talking about the books, what we liked, what we didn’t, and what our favorite pictures were. (Side note: we actually viewed an ebook version, not the hardcover [Read More...]

Memoria Press – First Form Latin

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Nov 032011

The Latin language has always interested me, but my schooling didn’t include it as an option. Though I’m familiar with both Spanish and French, through school and community, my primary experience with Latin is on that basis – very lightly, through its connection with other languages, and not for itself. One of the most difficult aspects of learning a language isn’t the obvious, like memorization or grammar – it’s whether or not you have a way to practice, and by doing so, keeping it fresh in your mind. Though I’ve spent much more time in the classroom studying French, my [Read More...]

Excellence In Literature

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Nov 012011

For quite some time now, I’ve been seeking an effective, but thorough, literature program for the middle school and high school years. I’ve been frustrated, because though I’ve run across a couple that are highly recommended, they’re also high-priced – and our budget just wouldn’t stretch that far. So I was quite pleased when we were offered the chance to review Excellence In Literature; English 1 – Introduction to Literature from Everyday Education. Skimming over the website, I was thrilled with the pricing – each title in the Excellence In Literature series is just $27 for the ebook, or all [Read More...]

Marshall George Washington Carver

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Oct 302011

No matter what homeschooling method your family uses, if your home has a TV, it’s a sure bet that your family can benefit from educational videos. Around here, though we intermittently watch movies as we get them from the library or stream them over the internet, our favorite time to curl up with a movie is when the weather turns cold and stormy. It’s a great way to add history and science without increasing the curriculum load. We recently received for review a biographical video about George Washington Carver from Marshall Publishing. I was pleasantly surprised, for the movie doesn’t [Read More...]

Harvest “Trunk or Treat” Freebies at Currclick

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Oct 282011

Harvest "Trunk or Treat" Freebies at Currclick

Currclick has 8 educational freebies right now at their harvest Trunk-or-Treat sale, plus 75% off dozens of other items! It’s supposed to run through October 31… right now it looks like the special pricing and freebies will end around 7am (Pacific) November 1st. For help finding all the Trunk-or-Treat freebies, check out Currclick’s Facebook page. (It’s linked in the header at the top of the Trunk-or-Treat page.) If you haven’t checked out Currclick yet, you should. They’re a great one-stop resource for hundreds of homeschool tools – there really is something here for everyone, and almost everything is reasonably priced. [Read More...]

Say Anything by Northstar Games

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Oct 272011

Say Anything Family is the newest family-friendly game from award-winning Northstar Games. With the tagline “What hilarious things will YOUR family say?” it promises an interesting, unique experience with every play. For 3 to 6 players, Say Anything Family is aimed at ages 8 through adult. (I’d qualify the younger end of the age range by saying that players should be able to produce simple phrases for their answers – an adult could help them read the questions, and even write the answers for them, but keep in mind that it will slow the game pace down a bit.) Say [Read More...]

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