Category Archives: Curriculum

The Bible Study Tool That Surprised Me

I have to admit it.  For years I was a Roulette Bible Reader. {You know, the kind of person who sits down with her Bible, lets it sort of fall open and reads where it falls.} Yes, I gleaned some wonderful things from that, but it's not really the best way to STUDY your Bible. Over ...

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Looking Back on a Sonlight School Year

Back in January, I posted about our first 6 weeks using Sonlight: Part 1 - Why We Bought Sonlight Part 2 - How We Chose a Core Part 3 ...

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Why I Don’t {Automatically} Teach Spelling

Homeschoolers have the luxury of tailoring their curriculum to each individual child within their home. Some subjects should automatically be taught, but there are others that aren't necessary for every child. One of these is spelling. Before you boo and hiss me out of here, let me explain... Some people are natural spellers.  Some people are ...

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I Seriously LOVE This Spelling Curriculum!

OK, I toyed with the idea of calling this post "Phonetic Zoo - A Review" because it rhymes, but that title does not do justice to how much I love this ...

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Homeschooling – Begin with a Goal

beginnings... I'm going to start working through the questions from the homeschooling post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. I'm going to start at the top and ...

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Six Weeks of Sonlight – Every Curriculum Has Its Cons

Part 4 - Every Curriculum Has It's Cons Originally, I had entitled this post, "Not a No-Brainer" because frankly, that sums up the majority of my "concerns" surrounding Sonlight

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