Popular among homeschoolers for their detailed, fact-filled coloring books, Dover was one of the first big names I learned as a new homeschooler. Even if you’re not a homeschooling family, you have undoubtedly seen their puzzle and activity books in stores. I’ll admit that, until a few weeks ago, whenever I heard the name Dover,…
Written by Tara Mitchell of This Sweet Life and Embark on the Journey. I have to admit that I did not enjoy history when I was in school. Not at all. I dreaded history class throughout middle- and high-school. With the exception of my sophomore US History class, I always thought history was dry and…
Once upon a time, there was a woman who was slightly addicted to things like office products, brand-new boxes of crayons, pens, pencils, planners, and various and sundry other office and school supplies. Then, she gave birth to a daughter who carried the addictive gene. The daughter wasn’t quite a addicted as the mom, but,…
Let’s see who’s old like me. Who remembers reading Highlights magazines in your doctor’s office waiting room when you were a kid? If you do, you know how much more enjoyable they made the wait. If you don’t, you just don’t know what you were missing. I received this product free for the purpose of…
Many years ago, when Brianna was probably still in elementary school, we did a unit study on geology. Now, there’s a strong possibility that I just didn’t know what I was looking for, but I wasn’t sure where to find a wide variety of rock specimens in our area. So I did what any industrious…
As I pondered our upcoming homeschool year over the summer, I knew that one of the big things I wanted to focus on was independence. I wanted Josh and Megan to work more independently from me and much more independently from each other. They have very different learning styles. Josh just wants to know what…
