Donnie is going through the Italic handwriting course, which is going great! I have seen a great improvement in his writing. He is in the third grade, and I never really concentrated too much with him on writing his letters. We did a lot of his work oral up to this point because his writing [...]

We are in the process of memorizing this WHOLE chapter. I am guessing it might take us (or me) about a month or so. I am going to shoot for 2-3 verses a week. More if the kids can handle it. Their reward for memorizing this chapter will be a Beanie Baby stuffed animal. They [...]

I wanted to share an update on how we are doing with the Robinson Curriculum which we began early summer 2009. Pros: Self educating Cost effective Minimal parent preparation for lessons Three subjects Self paced Used with multiple students and multiple grades Cons: Takes time to print books Takes getting use to, especially if you [...]

I was sharing with my sister the other day on the phone about how my kids enjoy a simple recipe I found on Clara’s site called Pasta with Peas. It is so simple!! I knew the kids would eat it, because they are really good at trying new things that I make, but I didn’t [...]

The kids and I have begun to use English from the Roots Up Vol. 1. Like everything else, I seem to over think things out. Should we copy them to index card? Or maybe just use a notepaper and have them draw a green/red square around the word. Should I just buy the ready-made index [...]