My second grader and I are now on the second volume of The Mystery of History for our history curriculum and I can say I would definitely recommend it as the best Christian homeschool history curriculum I’ve come across so far. Of course, no curriculum is perfect, and I have several quibbles with this one….
Teaching a Foreign Language in Your Homeschool – Getting Started
If you clicked on this post, you’re probably interested in teaching your child a foreign language in your homeschool and are wondering how. I’m going to start off this post with some things to consider that will effect how you even approach this topic. Then I will have a follow-up post going more into detail…
How to Make a Weekly Homeschool Schedule (and Free Printable)
There are multiple ways to approach your weekly homeschool schedule. I believe some are definitely better than others. I prefer the tortoise approach – small consistent efforts every day in every subject. (I wrote a mid-year review of second grade if you want to see the subjects we did daily.) There is even research to…
2nd Grade Homeschool Science Curriculum Review
In this post, I talk about how we combine three popular second grade homeschool science curriculum choices: Building Blocks of Science 2, Science in the Ancient World and Abeka’s Enjoying God’s World for a busy, hands-on, science-heavy homeschool year. In my experience, having been a homeschool student and now being around fellow homeschool parents, I’ve…
Second Grade Homeschool Curriculum Midyear Review
My daughter is nearing the end of the first semester of second grade and it’s been a mixed bag of curriculum choices this year. Some unforeseen disappointments, a few nice surprises and a handful of solid standbys. Below are the subjects we’ve been studying this year. Theology, Maths, French and English all get done before…
