What was life like for pioneers in the 1800’s? While reading can tell us a lot, families can learn even more by watching Summer at Ross Farm, a video of Nova Scotia’s Living Museum of Agriculture. This DVD is a feast for the eye as well as the imagination. Summer was a time to prepare food […]
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Review: Katherine’s Farm, a DVD
Katherine, an energetic, enthusiastic young girl, has written a diary of a year on her family’s farm. She and her mother take turns reading the diary while we tour the farm through the seasons. We begin with the horse, Tim, who’s much nicer than a tractor because he starts even in the cold Manitoba winters. […]
Review: Sisters in the Wilderness, a DVD
In the early 1830’s, sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill immigrated with their husbands to Upper Canada. They left behind them a charming childhood and a genteel but impoverished English lifestyle. They had no idea what the wilds of Canada would hold but expected an easy life. When reality hit, Susanna was devastated by […]
Some Favorite Living History Authors
Our family reads so many living history books! In some ways, you could say we are shaped by them…. Here are some of our favourite history authors for all ages: Laura Ingalls Wilder. Of course! Her books have probably changed the face of North America. As you probably know, there’s a recipe book, a song […]
Homeschool Horizons: A New Canadian Magazine
This September, Canadian homeschoolers can read the very first issue of the new Homeschool Horizons: Canada’s Homeschool Encouragement Magazine. Homeschool Horizons is being put out by Tony and Shannon Ratcliffe of Ontario. I met Shannon through the TOS Review crew, and then, finally, in person at a conference. She’s so bubbly and enthusiastic, just […]