Over the past several years, we’ve used a variety of homeschool unit studies. These are a great way to learn about a particular topic. I find unit studies helpful when I’m teaching a certain subject to kids in multiple grades (e.g., if I want to do history with all three girls). Unit studies also work […]
5 Reasons to Use Online Learning in Your Homeschool
Over the past year, we’ve started adding more online learning to our homeschool. I’ve always been a book and paper kind of teacher (and student), but I’m slowly being converted to the advantages of online programs for the girls. One of the great websites we’ve rediscovered this summer is Reading Eggs. We actually used this […]
Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum {review}
It’s no secret that we’re avid readers around here. Sunshine and Lily eagerly devour both the books on our own shelves and those they can find at the library. So I was very excited to review the Home School Navigator Reading and Language Arts Curriculum. This literature-based online program teaches grammar, reading, writing, and vocabulary […]
5 Ways Reading Can Help Combat Loneliness
We live in an age of loneliness, despite the appearance of connection given to us by social media. In fact, loneliness is a modern plague that’s even more dangerous than smoking and obesity. Studies have shown that loneliness increases the likelihood of mortality by 26%. That makes lacking social connections as damaging to our health […]
Best Books of 2017
This year, I cut back on my book reviews and spent more time rereading old favourites from my bookshelves. I enjoyed having this chance to pick up books that I’ve been meaning to read for years, and to rediscover some books I’ve enjoyed in the past. My 2017 best books list includes fewer new books […]
Imperfect Justice by Cara Putman
Emilie Wesley is a lawyer who works with women in abusive relationships. Then tragedy strikes the shelter where she works. One of their clients, Kaylene, appears to have shot her daughter and then herself. The police consider the case open and shut, but Emilie isn’t convinced. Kaylene was trying to get out of a bad […]
The Maeve Binchy Writers’ Club
In a series of letters to aspiring writers, Maeve Binchy shares her advice on the writing and publishing industry. Honest, warm, and inspiring, The Maeve Binchy Writer’s Club is meant to be read over twenty weeks. Included among Maeve’s letters are short articles by other writing experts: Ivy Bannister, Norah Casey, Marian Keyes, Alison Walsh, […]
Travel to Ancient Rome, Egypt & Greece with DK Eyewitness Books!
For the last week, the girls have been time traveling. Sunshine, Lily and even Jade have been equally interested in the wonders of Ancient Rome, Ancient Egypt, and Ancient Greece, thanks to the beautiful pictures and interesting facts in the DK Eyewitness Books. We studied each of these civilizations in history last year, but the […]
Start a New Tradition with a Personalized Christmas Book from I See Me!
Christmas traditions are a big part of what makes the holiday season special and memorable. When I was growing up, my mom only bought Mandarin oranges around Christmas because that’s when they were cheapest. Today, peeling an orange still brings back memories of Christmas (even if I’m eating it in the summer!). Other families have […]
Interactive Board Books for Toddlers
Jade loves grabbing a book off the shelf and either “reading” it herself or asking Sunshine (now 8) to read it to her. I think out of my three older girls, she’s shown the most interest in books at this age because her sisters are reading lots. While she likes to hold the book and […]
