We school year-round, but around every June and December I take a week or two off to think about where we are and what we want to accomplish in the coming year. I was really excited this month to sit down with my brand new Hey Mama! Print Schoolhouse Planner 2016-2017 from The Old Schoolhouse and brainstorm some ideas for the coming seasons. Hey Mama! is a spiral-bound planner that […]

We all have those moments where someone asks your homeschooled child what grade they’re in and we all look at each other blankly and try to come up with a likely answer. Then you say something noncommittal like, “third…ish?” As my kids get older and we get deeper and deeper into this homeschool world, I sometimes find myself worried that I’ve skipped some important aspect of learning. I was really […]

Like many kids, when the word “math” comes up in conversation, my boys like to groan and roll their eyes. The funny thing is, they’re both pretty good at math. It’s like they’re just genetically programmed to complain about doing it. One thing I’ve really been focusing on this year is having them memorize basic multiplication and division facts. Thanks to the Schoolhouse Review Crew, we received a really cool […]

My Big Boy (age ten) has been interested in Greek mythology for quite some time. He was first introduced to them through a certain popular series of books a few years ago, and he’s read quite a few myths on his own since. When the opportunity came to review D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths Set from Memoria Press, I thought this would be a great chance for him to dig a little […]

We had a crash course (no pun intended) on auto racing the last few weeks, as we prepared for our time at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Because I’m incapable of just letting my kids watch cars go around a track, of course we HAD to read a dozen books and learn all about the inner workings of racing. Whether you’re headed to a race, to the Hot Wheels exhibit at […]

My boys could hardly contain their excitement when I pulled this product out for review. It’s not that they ever dislike our review opportunities, but a lot of the products we work with need to be used in a certain way. With the Kwik Stix 12 pk from The Pencil Grip, Inc., I just pulled it out and said, “have fun!” In addition to the set of twelve Kwik Stix, […]

Not to brag or anything, but my husband is a published author. He went to a private college on scholarship thanks to his writing ability and has written both fiction and non, short and long. At this point in life, writing is a hobby. His career is on the other, more editorial side of publishing. Obviously, I fancy myself a bit of a writer as well. My point really isn’t […]

When I was a child, memorizing the multiplication tables was a big part of elementary school. I remember the “times tests” we took each week, a page full of multiplication problems that you had to correctly complete within a couple of minutes in order to move on to the next one. I remember the big display on the wall: a race track where each student was represented by a race […]

This year, I have been slowly trying to incorporate some reading comprehension lessons into my Little Man’s education. Since he mostly reads comic books, it can be hard to tell how much he’s really gleaning from his reading. Because of this, I was really excited to work with him on the Second Grade Literature Guide Set by Memoria Press. The Literature Guide Sets offer study guides to classic literature to […]

When I first opened the box with Essentials 2nd Edition by Logic of English, I was immediately overwhelmed. There were books and flashcards everywhere. We had never used a product that contained so many parts and pieces! Here’s what’s included: The Essentials Teacher’s Guide The Essentials Student Workbook Spelling Journal FIVE sets of Flashcards (Basic phonogram, Spelling Rules, Advanced phonogram, Grammar, and Morphemes) Two sets of Phonogram Game cards Phonogram […]