I have found Considering God’s Creation to be a wonderful science resource for us during the elementary grades.  I had tried reading the encyclopedias and doing narrations as detailed in The Well-Trained Mind, but I couldn’t seem to get it all together.  Perhaps it require

BetterPhoto.com offers some articles and online courses for kids and teens who are interested in photography. This is a great thing for students to explore in the summer! Check out the link with your students, and let them learn something new without a school table being involved!

To be honest, spelling has not been an easy subject for me to teach.  I have tried several different resources, and I think I have only recently settled on what works best for me.  We have tried Spelling Workout workbooks and online games/resources for enrichment, but after starting S

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I started both of my girls in grammar studies using First Language Lessons, a very simple grammar study that focuses on the basics of English grammar and writing. My daughters memorized poems, learned the months of the year, memorized the definitions of the parts of speech, and explor

Pizza Hut offers a wonderful reading incentive program for grades K-6.  Homeschool families need to register individually for the materials.  Students receive a FREE personal pan pizza coupon when they achieve monthly reading goals that are set by parents.  The website also offers oth

Math curriculum choices are always the most difficult for me.  I want to make sure I am giving my students the best possible opportunity to have good experiences with math.  In addition, math curriculum is probably the most expensive part of any homeschool budget.  So, this is one pro

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Barnes & Noble offers a wonderful Summer Reading program that will encourage your students to explore the world around them!  Here is how it works: Kids read any eight (8) books of their choosing. Kids use the Passport to Summer Reading to document the places visited in each book.