We love Unit Studies in our homeschool! We have done more than I can count over the past ten years of homeschooling; and while we have used movies to accentuate our studies, I never thought of using a movie as the basis of the study. That is exactly what Zeezok’s Z-Guides to the Movies do. …
In an attempt to give my children a “well-rounded” education, I am always on the lookout for teachers (or curriculums) for those subjects that I feel less than confident to teach. Art is one of those subjects that I love, but I am just not sure I could give my children a comprehensive experience on …
Have I mentioned lately what a blessing it is to be a part of The Old Schoolhouse Crew this year? When I signed on, I had no idea that my family would be planning a move to Ecuador or that we would NEED to learn Spanish because of that move. My family has spent the …
Wow! Only a few months into the school year and we have been blessed with some ah-mazing curriculum options thanks to The Old Schoolhouse Review Crew! I have struggled for a couple of years to find a Language Arts program that would challenge my 14-year old son to read harder books and to write better …
Okay, True Confessions of a Homeschool Mom–For years, I have beat myself up over the fact that we haven’t spent much of our homeschooling time studying other languages. Homeschoolers are supposed to be over-achievers, right?! (note the sarcasm) Throughout our ten homeschooling years, we have dabbled in Spanish (which when translated means, “we can’t speak …
