I can’t believe we are almost near the beginning of spring as I sit here in beautiful New Zealand enjoying Kiwi hospitality with a gorgeous hot fire burning, I do confess that I am looking forward to the warmer months ahead and being able to enjoy the outdoors more with my family in Australia.
The Crew have had a great month reviewing some interesting and varied products so be sure to check the reviews out.
- Dyslexia Gold Full Bundle {Dyslexia Gold Reviews}
- Learning Dynamics Reading Program {Learning Dynamics Reviews}
- The Heart Changer {Jarm Del Boccio, Author Reviews}
- Learn to Play the Piano with Music & Creativity – Foundation Course {Simply Music Reviews}
- Hands-on, Low-prep and Ready to Go Learning – Tots to 3rd Grade {Crafty Classroom Reviews}
- Exploring Creation with General Science, 3rd Edition. {Apologia Reviews}
The Crew is in preparation mode for their annual Not Back To School Blog Hop so be sure to pop on back in three weeks for some encouragement for the year ahead.
Chareen @ Every Bed of Roses shares
- Local Homeschool Group – Are you involved? Why? Why not? – Homeschool support groups are different from co-ops here are a couple of things to consider when forming your support circle.
- Books to Support New Homeschool Mom’s – Here are my four top support resources for new and veteran home educating families.
- How does Charlotte Mason Define Twaddle? – Some things I learned when reading Charlotte Mason in her own words
- 10 Charlotte Mason blogs to follow – Are you new to Charlotte Mason or in need of encouragement here are ten Charlotte Mason bloggers to follow.
Kym @ Homeschool Coffee Break shares
- `From the High School Lesson Book – A Year-End Summary for 2018-2019 – The courses and credits in my student’s senior year – leading up to her graduation!
- How Do You Keep Records and Calculate Grades? – My favorite tools and tips for keeping my homeschool grades and records organized and up to date.
- Do You Teach Cursive Handwriting? – With so many students using smartphones and laptops for just about everything, handwriting and penmanship seems to be a dying practice and art. Here’s why we should still be teaching cursive and writing things out by hand!
- Our Family Traditions – A couple of years ago, I wrote about some of the simple (and silly) things that have become special traditions in our family
Lisa @ Maggie’s Milk shares
- 7 Tips for Memorizing Hymns with Kids – Tips for incorporating hymn memory into your homeshcool routine.
- Scissor Skills: How to Teach Your Kids to Cut – A fun strategy to teach kids how to use scissors independently, using coloring pages of their favorite characters.
Cassie @ Deputie Tribe shares
- If You Only Had ONE SHOT – What is your plan to raise your kids into maturity?
Yvie @ Homeschool On the Range shares
- Tristan Strong & African-American Folklore – Part of our Modern Mythology series, this novel studies features folklore from African-American culture…
- Prepping for the New School Year – Pull together your files quickly and easily to start the new year off right! (Includes a time-sensitive offer)
- Getting Teens Into Creative Writing! – High fantasy is one of the favorite genres of middle and high school students, and in this post, we’re starting teens on the path to write their own high fantasy works!
Abby @ Making Room 4 One More shares
- Can I Really Homeschool High School? – “Maybe you feel like you could never homeschool high school because your oldest is in elementary school and you just can’t imagine it. But like with parenting, you’ll grow into the role. And even if you’ve never homeschooled before and you’re just starting with a high schooler, there are key tips that will help you. Because you CAN do it.”
- Homeschool Geography Mini Lessons Round-Up – ” Need a few quick open & go lessons for homeschool geography? Here are a few that you can use today! Pin this round-up of Homeschool Geography Mini Lessons so that you can find it when you’re having one of those days.”
- Dealing with Imposter Syndrome as a Homeschool Mom – “Have you ever wondered if you really are qualified to do this homeschool gig? I mean, they are YOUR kids, but what if you’re not a certified teacher? Don’t you need to have a degree in early childhood education or reading or advanced calculus to be a successful homeschool mom? Many of us deal with imposter syndrome at one time or another in our homeschooling journey. Here’s what to do about it.”
Alicia @ Sweeping Up Joy shares
- The Call of Regular School – When asked at the grocery school if my kids will ever do “regular school,” I need to come up with some sort of answer.
Annette @ A Net in Time shares
- U asked: questions about rabbits – Answering your questions about rabbits from housing, feeding and what is best.
- Backus Page House Museum – our visit to this lovely house museum, part of Canadian History.
- Devotionals for Teens – Looking on-line for free devotionals for teens, here is what I came up with.
Monique @ Early Learning Mom shares
- YET ANOTHER USA HOMESCHOOL BOOK HAUL Part 1: Homeschooling on a Budget – Looking for book ideas? I share some of the awesome books I found frugally for our homeschool on my most recent trip to the USA!
- Year Round Homeschooling: What We Do In The Summer – I cannot believe that it is July already! My big kids are out of public and private school for the summer. But what about Zakari? Do we put the books away for 2 months as well?No, no we don’t. What Did I Want Year Round Homeschooling to Look Like? Early on year round homeschooling just made sense to me. I just had to work though how this was going to look for our family.
- Raising Bookworms: What We Read in June 2019 – “Raising Zakari to love books is a passion of mine. My goal while homeschooling him is to expose him to as many great books as possible. I know kids grow so fast and that my time with him while he is small is limited. This June turned into a month where we read even more then usual. I made sure wherever we went that I had a book with us. We really took advantage of almost ever moment we could get in a bit of reading. ”
- Summer Reading List for Year Round Homeschoolers – This year I decided to create a reading basket full of pre-selected books. I know I love looking up reading list to get ideas from. So I hope this reading list will inspire you to try out some new books and series with your children or students. I’m still going to doing our Raising Bookworm series here on the blog and my YouTube channel, that way I can update you guys on which books worked for our family!
Kristen @ A Mom’s Quest to Teach shares
- Studying the Stars, Planets, and God’s Creation – Studying astronomy can be lots of fun with the right resources!
- V is for Victory Garden (Blogging Through the Alphabet) – Throughout history individuals and families have attempted to help supplement their diet by planting their own gardens. These efforts are often doubled during times of war.
- Learning Year Round: Homeschooling During the Summer – Our family approaches homeschooling during the summer with a lightened curriculum load and lots of fun activities that encourage creativity and learning.
Destiny @ Some Call It Destiny shares
- Our Homeschool Room Essentials – Seven staples every homeschool room should have.
Dawn @ Schoolin’ Swag shares
- Our Kindergarten Curriculum – Come check out our final decisions for my son’s kindergarten curriculum and let me know what curriculum you love for kindergarten.