History was never one of my favorite subjects until I started homeschooling. Maybe that's because I've always used a literature based approach, rather than textbooks. However, not all of my children love to read so I've been on a quest to disco…

Victus Study Skills System  sounds just like it is - a method of learning how to study . It teaches important skills and gives your students the tools to help them develop good study habits. I reviewed the  Teacher Edition and Student Workbook  with Jordan,…

Welcome to Unit 4 of Little Hands to Heaven. This week overlaps last week in that we started this unit the day we finished Unit 3, which was sometime during Week 9 or 10 . I'm getting behind on posting so I'm starting to forget. I'm hoping to p…

At least several hours a week, my children are in front of a computer, an iPhone, or an iPod. They are downloading apps, posting to social networks, instant messaging, or "snap chatting."  While we have a strict policy about keeping apps, movies, …

Here are my captured moments that made this week special. I took an unplanned spring break this week to focus on some work around the house and some extra school projects. I took out at least 5 tall kitchen sacks full of junk or trash from the house this week…

Welcome to Unit 3 of Little Hands to Heaven and Week 4 of preschool with Bo. We really had a lot of fun last week rowing We're Going on a Bear Hunt , but all of our weeks can't be that fun, or else I would burn out. And that's no fun at all. So…