I am seriously considering notebooking. We have been using the traditional schooling method for 8 years, so breaking away from this is going to be very...
I found this book at the library. It's called Molly and the Good Shepherd. It's a cute story about a girl who goes to the art museum with her class and gets...
I was inspired by the Ignite the Fire website and was curious about curriculum used by members of this group, particularly for the three R's. Do you use...
Hi Shay, We use unit studies as our main curriculum. I do use worksheets or workbooks for math and some of the language arts, like grammar. I have them keep a...
Hi Shay, We use notebooks - not workbooks - for all subjects, including the skills subjects such as reading and writing and arithmetic. The way we do it is to...
Hi Shay, Here are some of the curriculum choices at our house: Truthquest History (A guide to studying history chronologically using living books.) Hold That...
Hi. My name is Michelle and you can tell from my user name I live in Missouri. My husband (married 11.5 years) is supportive of Homeschooling (4 years; 8yo dd...
Dear Michelle, I have some ideas and encouragement for you. I have a 9yo dd and a 7yo ds. My dd has been reading for a few years, and my ds is just moving ...
Hi Michelle, My dd loves to read the Dear Canada books. I know that there are also Dear America books available. These books are the fictional diaries of...
Hello, my name is Ali and I'm the homeschooling mom of two boys ages 9 and 7. My family has been homeschooling since August 2004 when our oldest son entered...
I should first introduce myself. I'm Jenny, living on the central coast of California. I have one son and one daughter, and we have always homeschooled- we...
Hello Ali, I'm Teresa. I live in Iowa. I'm married to Jim 24 yrs and have 4 kids ages 18, 16, 12, 9. My oldest graduated this year (Yay, I'm a success! LOL)...
Hi Teresa, I live in Iowa also. Where are you. We are in Cedar Rapids. I am new to the list. I have just found Ignite the Fire and love it. I have also been...
I do prepare for the new educational year(the littles love new crayons and pencils) and my heart needs preparing to continue with Gods view of education for my...
We also are a year round relaxed schooling family, but we have a couple of traditions for this time of the year. We like to make the rounds of all of the...
Maridel- I don't know if you will remember me. I lived in Florida for about 8 years, and I knew Nancy Walker when she was getting the MOPS group started at...
... Not terribly far away, next-door neighbors in terms of the world! I'm in Dubuque. Did you have trouble with theflooding? The downtown was a mess. Do you ...
We don't do "back to school" because we are always learning in one aspect or another. This summer we spent almost 4 months in Indiana learning how investments...
Have you ever looked at United Streaming to help explain difficult concepts or get your kids motivated? It's an outstanding resource for any homeschooler –...
Does anyone have any suggestions for history/social studies that would be fun for a kindergartener, pref. books/videos you can get at the library? I will be...
... would be fun for a kindergartener, I didn't do this with mine because they were in school, but if I could do it over again, I would make a timeline of...
I would think just doing a search for picture books at the library on history would work and then read them for pleasure. It's really not required at this...
{I didn't do this with mine because they were in school, but if I could do it over again, I would make a timeline of about the last 100yrs, and start with...
Look for books by Clyde Bulla and Jean Fritz, too. They write very interesting history books for children. Love, Penney {I didn't do this with mine because...
I saw a quote from a Narnia book, about it's fine to cry for while but then you have to stop. Does this sound familiar to anyone? If so what book is it from?...
Hello! Since voting is on many of our minds, I thought I would ask if any of you are teaching the process to your children. Are there any great websites, books...
Ta-Dah Mom: Give Yourself a Ta-Dah Today Terri Camp has invited you to join Ignite the Fire on Ta-Dah Mom ... I've added a group for Ignite the Fire in my...
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