Apr 9, 2012 Posted by sweetie

TruthQuest History

Over our years of homeschooling, I have tried different curricula for history. One factor was a common thread….books. Well written, engaging books that cause my child to think, question and learn. Living books. I can remember history in high school. Boring, short snippets about various people and events that shockingly left out so much exciting and relevant information! History is important! Studying... read more

Mar 12, 2012 Posted by sweetie

Art of Argument

As I continue on this journey of education my children there are instances where I want to run back to those early school days of teaching them to read. One of those instances is when facing subjects such as Logic. Logic isn’t a subject I was ever presented during my education and in no way do I feel qualified to teach it. However, I believe that Logic is a wonderful tool for a young person to have... read more

Mar 2, 2012 Posted by sweetie

K5 Learning

When the opportunity came to review K5 Learning, a new educational online program, I was not excited. In the past I have found such programs to be more focused on “fun” than on actual “learning”. What a lovely surprise to find K5 different from my previous experiences! K5 Learning was designed to be an online after-school study program for children in Kindergarten – 5th... read more

Feb 13, 2012 Posted by sweetie

ALEKS

ALEKS, Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces, is an online mathematics curriculum for grades 3-12. Using artificial intelligence programming, this learning system provides a customized math program for your student. When you sign your child up for this program, you select the grade appropriate for her. The first step for your child is to complete an assessment. This assessment enables ALEKS to... read more

Feb 8, 2012 Posted by sweetie

See-N-Spell

See-n-Spell is a spelling and vocabulary quick reference guide from See-n-Read. When writing, it can’t be a stumbling block to the creative flow to struggle with spelling. See-n-Spell is a spelling and vocabulary quick reference guide that can become a valuable resource. See-n-Spell contains the correct spelling of over 300 commonly used words in American English. The three alphabatized sections... read more