Daring and Dangerous

I had my eye on them for awhile, and finally ordered them while the kids were away at their grandparents’ house.  The Daring Book for Girls and The Dangerous Book for Boys lay on the ottoman awaiting the kids’ return.
In this age of entertainment, kids are more likely to have the TV schedule memorized or [...]

Children’s Books: Discover America State by State

I discovered this series of books by Sleeping Bear Press before the kids were in school.  Now they’re coming in handy as a resource for our U.S. geography lessons.
Each state has its own “alphabet book”.  For example, Oregon’s is called B is for Beaver: An Oregon Alphabet and North Carolina’s is called T is for Tar Heel: [...]

Children’s Books: The Sir Cumference Series

 Fun and math.  Most people don’t ever use those two words together.  Your kids will, though, when you introduce them to the Sir Cumference series by Cindy Neuschwander.
Using a picture book format, Neuschwander weaves tales of knights and dragons (all characters have names from math terminology) to teach kids math concepts while they enjoy the [...]

Library & Educational Services

If you are a homeschooler, Library & Educational Services (LES) can be a great resource for curriculum support materials and reading materials for your kids and the rest of the family.
LES is a wholesale supplier of Christian reading and educational materials.  In order to maintain their wholesaler status, they can sell only to churches or church [...]

Summer Reading for Kids

I’m a classical homeschooler and I have chosen a lot of my curriculum based on the recommendations of Veritas Press, a publisher tied to a classical Christian school in Pennsylvania.  They’ve sent out some reading lists for kids’ summer reading that I thought I’d share with you:
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
3rd Grade – 6th Grade
7th Grade – [...]