We read a lot of books in our family. In the last couple of weeks we had the opportunity to review 4 children’s books from the award-winning author Carole P. Roman. Oh Susannah: It’s In The Bag Oh Susannah: It’s in the Bag follows a not so great day of a third grade girl named Susannah. …
Curriculum
As you probably know, there’s a lot of research and effort that goes into choosing a years homeschooling curriculum. After much thought, here are our 2nd grade homeschool curriculum choices. Core Subjects As we are registered with a french school board, at the end of Grade 2 my daughter will need to pass a math …
If you’re looking for homeschool music curriculum, allow me to suggest our favourite: Hoffman Academy. Hoffman Academy is known for having free online piano lessons for kids. More than just piano however, the lessons teach music. I first shared our experiences with Hoffman Academy back in 2014. Since then, Hoffman Academy has added an option for …
The last few weeks, my 7 year old has been using the USA Activity Bundle from The Crafty Classroom. This bundle of United States geography activities contains 3 downloadable .pdf workbooks: U.S.A. 50 State Mazes U.S.A. State by State Activity Notebook U.S.A. State Bird Art Cards USA 50 State Mazes Each page of the “U.S.A. 50 State …
As a homeschooling parent, it often feels like I am learning just as much as my daughter is. Sometimes I will learn about a subject alongside her, and sometimes I feel I need to pre-educate myself on a topic before feeling equipped to teach it. Aviation is one of those topics. My daughter has asked …
Are you interested in homeschooling French? Would you like to teach your child to read and write in french, equivalent to what a Grade 1 or 2 student would learn in a french public school? Allow me to share the FSL curriculum and resources I have found that have made it possible for a …
For the last 6 weeks, my daughter has been using K5 Learning as a regular supplement to her homeschooling day. K5 Learning is an online program with math, reading and spelling for Kindergarten to Grade 5 students. K5 Learning has 3 separate programs: K5 Reading, K5 Math and K5 Spelling. Every subscription gives access to all 3 programs. K5 Reading …
Most every child at some point is asked to learn their multiplication facts. I had not yet begun multiplication with my 6 year old so when I was given a subscription to Times Alive in exchange for my honest review, I gladly accepted. Times Alive from Times Tables the Fun Way is a monthly subscription to 18 online lessons with animated songs …
My 6 year old is good at math, but she’s not a big fan of doing pages of traditional worksheets. To foster her love of math, I am always on the look-out for finding fun but well thought out ways to learn different math skills. And I’m slightly picky lol, especially when it comes to math. If …