Are you looking for good books for your children that are wholesome, fun, and educational? After many years of struggling to find great books for my children I've decided to share the knowledge I have gained with you. I will only recommend books that I would read with my children or allow them to read on their own. If there is anything in a book that I feel would be objectionable to a Christian family I will tell you about it in my review. My goal is to help you find good books for your children, so visit My Book Reviews to see what I have recently reviewed. I will be adding reviews as time allows, so check back often or subscribe to my feed.
Jun. 25, 2008
Organizing Your Charlotte Mason School Records
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If you like to keep detailed records for school (or are required to do so), and you just cannot seem to find a planning system that works for you check out the CM Organizer on the Simply Charlotte Mason website. It is a little pricey ($9.99 per month), but is an excellent resource for organizing all of your materials and lessons. You can view several videos on this site from an overview of the CM Organizer to overviews of the different components that make up the CM Organizer. From the overview that I watched I think this would even work for those using a unit study approach. You can sign up for a 30 day free trial if you like what you see and want to try it out before making the commitment to spend $9.99 a month for this resource. I hope someone find this helpful. Blessings, Missy |
Jun. 16, 2008
Courtship, Homeschooling, and the Status Quo
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I found some more great resources on OnePlace.com (can you tell I really like the audios on this site?). Here are the links (and descriptions from the OnePlace.com website) to some encouraging and thought provoking discussions. From FamilyLife This Week: How Courtship Works
Saturday, May 24, 2008 With Mike and Vickie Farris, Richard and Kelly Welch, Bob and Yvonne Welch... The Choice to Home School Saturday, August 25, 2007 This weekend on the broadcast, Michael Farris, founder of the Home School Legal Defense Association, along with experienced home schooling parents, Dennis and Barbara Rainey and Joetta Witkowski, talk about the benefits of teaching your children at home. From Generations Radio - Kevin Swanson:
When the Status Quo is Unacceptable
Where to Get a Vision Education is in decline. The character of a nation has fallen drastically. Morality is sinking to a new low. The idea of family has faded. Suppose you were a parent who was actually concerned about his children and their future. Would you be happy with the status quo? Suppose you were a parent who no longer trusted the professionals who put together the education systems about you. Where would you go for a vision for something better? In this segment of Generations, Vision Forum's Doug Phillips and Kevin Swanson talk about where you might find that vision. I hope you will be encouraged and educated on these issues as you listen. Blessings, Missy |
Jun. 15, 2008
Training in Righteousness
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Just a quick note
I just had to share this resource. You can listen to this wonderful audio by Gary Demar online at OnePlace.com (free...and it even works on dial-up). I think you will gain some insight with this one, so check it out. Training in Righteousness - Gary Demar Blessings, Missy  |
Mar. 12, 2008
Writing Strands on Sale AND My Plan for Getting School Books at a Discount
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I'm looking at materials for school next year! I know it's a little early, but I get so excited about what is coming up that I can't help myself. One of the things that we are going to use with our curriculum next year is Writing Strands. We've never used this program before so I am excited about doing something new. For those who don't know: Writing Strands is available on CurrClick.com (formerly HomeschoolEStore.com). I just purchased mine for next year, and it was on sale ($15.16 as compared to $20.00 regular price). Now I don't have to wait for it or pay shipping charges, though I will have to print out the pages as we use them. I just thought this may be an option some of you would like. Here is the link to all the different products/levels: Writing Strands on CurrClick.com If you are like me you have to save every penny you can on school materials. It's just plain good stewardship to save as much as we can. I don't mind supporting My Father's World curriculum publishers as they donate part of their proceeds to Bible translations, so I do purchase some items from them each year. I don't purchase all of our curriculum through them however. I wanted to share with you something I'm going to try this year. Most every year I've spent the summer searching for used books on the internet. I've purchased through Ebay, online discount book sellers, used curriculum lists, and so on. What I find is that there is a tremendous amount of time involved, and the shipping charges are outrageous! With a slow dial-up connection it takes a lot of time. I've decided my time is more valuable to me than money, so I'm making a change this year. A few months ago I was in my local Books-a-Million store and signed up for their Educator's Card, which saves me 20% on school related purchases. The card was free and all I had to do was show my teacher ID card to prove I was a homeschooler. So, unless someone on the MFW curriculum exchange board offers their used curriculum to me at an awesome price I will launch the following plan: 1. Purchase all available titles, used in our curriculum, through Books-a-Million. 2. Purchase from the MFW website any titles not available through BAM. Here is the reason I will make some of my purchases through BAM. I can take my book list to my local BAM store and they will order the books for me if they are available in their system. When it comes in they won't charge me shipping charges, and I get a 20% discount by using my Educator's Card when I check out. I've already checked the BAM online store and they have quite a few of the titles we need. I'll still take my entire list into the store just in case there are other titles they can get for me that are not in the online store. (NOTE: The Educator's Card cannot be used in the online store - I checked.) No shipping charges, and a 20% discount should save me a lot of money. I hope this plan of action works without any un-forseen bumps in the road. I'll let you know if this doesn't work out as I plan. I hope your school year is going great! We are getting down to the last few months of school, and we've been so busy I've not had the time to post about what has been going on. I think we all have spring fever. The temp was supposed to be in the 70's today, but we've had a cool wind. Nevertheless, all the windows in the house are open. We're letting those sweet winds blow through and cleanse the air in the house. I read somewhere that the air in our homes is more toxic that the air outside. If that is the case then we cleansed the air today! Blessings, Missy |
Mar. 7, 2008
HomeschoolEstore Changes to CurrClick.com, Curriculum in a Click!
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 The Same great site and customer service … but better! Experience our improved previews of thousands of your favorite homeschool titles, easily and from the comfort of your own home! We are happy to announce the Grand Opening of CurrClick.com. Get 10% account credit on every purchase you make from March 10th-March 17th, add future purchases to your wish list, experience a more intuitive browsing experience that makes it easier to find what you’re looking for, send your wish list to friends and family members and find out what other people think about the curriculum you are considering, by reading our staff and customer reviews. CurrClick.com is the only eBook and audio site specializing in instantly downloadable Homeschool curriculum. At CurrClick, you can choose from thousands of homeschool titles from hundreds of your favorite publshers, cheaply and completely free of shipping costs. I can't wait to see what the new site will look like. If you've never used this resource for your educational needs give them a try. I think you will like the instant availability, and the prices are great! Blessings, Missy Are you good enough to get into heaven? Take the test to find out: http://www.wayofthemaster.com/goodperson.shtml |