Marvelous Monday – Spelling & Handwriting

I have four children.  Two of my children are fairly natural spellers, and two have a difficult time with spelling.  You’ll not wrangle which two are which out of me!  Though I’ve used some graded spellers in the past, I am now completely sold on Spelling Power.  Though the initial $60 investment may seem pricey, [...]

Marvelous Monday – English & Grammar

There are a couple of things I want to mention right up front.  It is important that our children learn to express themselves well.  It is vital that they are able to communicate their ideas verbally.  It is equally important that they are able to convey their thoughts in written form.  Our children need these [...]

Marvelous Monday – Literature

Those of you who know me, in real life or on line, know I’m all about the books!  I homeschool my children, primarily, through the use of living books.  Our approach to history is a literature approach.  I even shun textbooks for Science, at least until the high school years, and even then they aren’t [...]

Marvelous Monday – History

This Marvelous Monday, Kendra and I are reviewing History materials.  We’ve quite a list of homeschool subjects lined up for the next several Mondays.  However, we have no desire to sound as if we know it all, because we don’t.  It is our hope that as you read what’s worked for us and what hasn’t [...]