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• Weekly Wrap Up - Do You Know Frida Kahlo?

  

  During this week, we celebrated the very heart of our homeschool..... our 18th Wedding Anniversary!! We continued our study of World Cultures by reading... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Growing Great Kids Book Review!

  

  Growing Great Kids takes a different approach to parenting. This isn't a book about discipline or schedules. It's a book designed to help you, the parent,... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Wordsmith Apprentice at Timberdoodle Review!

  

  Looking for a fun way to engage creative writing skills in your 4-6th grader? I was too! My 11 year old is a charismatic, socially charged, colorful... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Everyday Matters Bible for Women Review!

  

  Like so many ladies, life is busy, busy, busy. As a homeschool mom of 4 blessings, I feel blessed just to get a few minutes with God! The Everyday Matters... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up - Going to the Birds and Cuddling Frogs

  

  While the older kids were playing with 'pond scum' under a microscope, the younger kids compared Bird Maps, listened to more common bird songs, and then tried t... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• What a Blessing to Be a Part of the Top 25 Homeschool Blogs!

  

  Today I received word that Homeschool Circus was chosen to be a part of the 25 Best Sites for Homeschoolers in 2012 on The Elementary Education Degree Website!... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Explore Meteor Crater & Petrified Forest with Noah Justice DVD Review!

  

  "Petrified Forest National Park is a testament to the destruction of the earth and God's judgment against sin in Genesis 6. There is evidence for quick burial o... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up - What a Painted Umbrella Teaches, a New Take on Art History & a...

  

  After a not so restful Sabbath week, we resumed with our 'normal' school activities. In our study of Flying Creatures, we spent some time looking through field... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• World History Detective from Critical Thinking Review!

  

  Surprisingly my 11 year old REALLY got into this workbook. GASP! A workbook for history? Yes! Honestly, I was just as surprised! World History Detective has 78... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Once-a-Month Cooking -- Cycle 5!

  

  Jen, my cooking partner, and I have lived to tell the tale of Once-a-Month Cooking, Cycle # 5! Smothered Burritos! This time, we made 30 meals for just about... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• What Do You Do When Your Curriculum Isn't Working?

  

  Here's the scenario. You are plugging away at teaching your children. You've done your best and think you've accommodated their unique learning styles --- only... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Fun with Taxonomy - Hands on Science

  

  In our study of Apologia's Flying Creatures we not only thought of our own Classification System Mnemonic to help remember Taxonomy: Klingons (Kingdom) Pop... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Spelling Mechanic Review!

  

  Back in the day, I learned how to spell. I wrote my words 5 times each, used them in a sentence and then wrote them some more. If I missed a word, I wrote it... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• In Harmony Music School of Orlando

  

  Live in Central Florida and want to learn Piano, Guitar, Beginner Violin, Bass, Cuatro, Mandolin, Percussion or take vocal lessons? Check out In Harmony Music... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Inference Jones Beginning from Critical Thinking Review!

  

  " Inference Jones provides short, fun, and easy-to-use activities that improve critical reading and higher order thinking by developing the student’s ability... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Pursuit of Proverbs 31 Book Review!

  

  Author Amy Bayliss departs from a rigid 'formula for success' apporach in favor of "a look into the heart of God and the reality of those words in the Bible."... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Weekly Wrap Up - School & Legos....Not JUST for Boys!

  

  So this week in our Homeschool, we had a smashing time at the most awesome, hands-on VBS ever! Entitled, "The Great Awakening: Adventures on the American... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Your Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Book Review!

  

  Incredibly illustrated, well-organized and written, Your Guide to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks will have you packing your backpack, hiking books... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Naturally Supernatural - A "no Hype" Approach to the Spirit Empowered Life.

  

  "Realize that most of the manifestations of the gifts of the Holy Spirit were not done in believer's meetings or in church services at all, but they happened... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING

• Defending the Resurrection in Everyday Conversations

  Need help with tough questions posed about your faith? The Bible says we are to be prepared to give an answer for the hope we have. In otherwords, we are to... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2012 FAMILY, SCHOOLING