Miss 14 almost had the saddle on the horse when the barn door opened and a stranger walked in. He turned out to be the co-op co-ordinator for the local high school looking for one of his students, and suddenly a lightbulb turned on in my head. Perhaps I could give Miss 14 a high […]
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Fond Memories: Our 5 Kids’ Top 30 Homeschool Resources
My five children (ages 13-22) have gone through a huge range of curriculum in almost two decades of homeschooling, so when I asked the at-home crowd what their favorites had been, there was silence around the table. They needed to think…and then they started to talk. Later, when I emailed my oldest daughter, I got […]
Review: The Great Carp Escape by Maddock and Ouano
Although I rarely review children’s picture books anymore, The Great Carp Escape by Maddock and Ouano is worth an exception. Beth and her little brother Paul lived on a large lake and spent their summers on the beach, but they avoided the swampy, muddy area near the weeping willow. Once they had found a dead […]
Three Computer Games I Almost Always Allow
I’m over at the Curriculum Choice today writing about three computer games I almost always allow: I disapprove of screen time and, perhaps foolishly, long for the ‘good old days’ when we had no screens except the bug screens in our windows. Of course, too much screen time is good for no one, but I’ve […]
Review: Look Inside the Time of Jesus
Sometimes kids find Bible stories difficult to understand because they don’t understand what life was like long ago. Look Inside the Time of Jesus addresses this problem in an engaging way with colorful illustrations and many intriguing flaps to peek under. Beginning with Jesus’ birth, each two-page spread of this sturdy book illustrates everyday life […]