The Homegrown Preschooler and Global Art (Gryphon House Book Reviews)

Gryphon House publishes and distributes high quality books and resources for educators, parents, and caregivers of young children.  Among their titles, you will find many award winners.  There are hundreds of free activities on their website that you can enjoy with your children.  It is just a sampling of the fantastic resources this company offers. The Schoolhouse … Read more

Homeschooling and Unexpected Blessings

When we began homeschooling many (many) years ago, there were some things I expected out of homeschooling. I expected that we would have the ability to teach our children what we wanted to teach them. We could teach that the Bible is true. We could teach them that God loves them. We could show them … Read more

Plan the Best Part of Your Homeschool Day! (Circle Time Book Review)

Many times, homeschooling parents have one common lament: there’s not enough time to get to everything I want to do each day! Often it is the group time that is sacrificed for those things that *must* get done: phonics, math, grammar, etc. Sadly, it is the time spent together as a family that led many … Read more

Computer Programming Courses for Kids and Teens (Homeschool Programming Review)

Homeschool Programming Inc offers computer programming classes to teach kids and teens how to write programs, games, and even Android applications. These courses are designed for the student to work through on their own with no prior programming knowledge. Each one comes with PDF instructional documents, student activity starters, a Solution Guide, and fully coded solutions … Read more

Five Things I Learned from Beginning a Co-op (or NOT Beginning a Co-op)

I am a “strong-willed” person. I am passionate. I am a mover and a shaker. Can you relate? We’re the ones assigned jobs because others know we’ll get them done. This also is true when I get an idea in my head and I know I want to see it come to fruition. I WILL … Read more

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