I’ve always wanted my children to do nature study. They spend a lot of time outside; are familiar with flowers, trees, and weeds; know about different kinds of butterflies and birds; watch clouds and even predict the weather; and notice all sorts of things in woods and streams. But it never seems like real nature […]
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Curriculum Choice Review: Dover Coloring Books
We have many, many Dover coloring books, and they have changed the life of at least one of our children. Miss 12 spends hours carefully coloring fashions of the past. She has learned so much history simply from studying the pictures and reading the captions. In fact, when she looks at paintings she can […]
Curriculum Choice Review: Seterra Geography Program
My kids can easily locate many countries, cities, and landforms on the map. Part of this is because we like atlases and we look places up when we read about them. The main reason, however, is that we like to play Seterra. Seterra is an addicting and highly educational geography program. What’s more, it is […]
Review: Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected Places
When I was a young mom, I wanted some guidelines to teach my preschoolers in a fun, low-key way using things we had around the house. I bought several books, read several more from the library, and used my imagination, but what I really needed was something like Finding Educational Activities in the Most Unexpected […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Ideal Curriculum Preschool Kit
Learning happens. It need not be formalized and organized at an early age. If loving parents read to their child, spend time outside together, encourage him to help in the kitchen and yard, take him along on errands, and just generally live alongside their child, he will develop optimally and at his own pace, […]