This past week, we’ve had the joy of having very few activities on our family calendar. As such, we’ve been able to finish school and chores rather quickly so as to have more time for what I like to call “family development.” You know, the stuff that really builds a family unit–like biking to the park together,… Read More
Archives for September 2014
How We Use Phonics Pathways to Teach Reading and Spelling
A Little Background Last year we began using Phonics Pathways by Dolores G. Hiskes to teach Peanut how to read since Cathy Duffy’s review spoke so highly of the program, especially for someone wanting a complete phonics program on a budget. However, it quickly became apparent that Phonics Pathways was NOT a good fit for her at the… Read More
Homeschool Happenings–September 2014
This homeschooling month has definitely been filled with many ups and downs. I finally finished my history and science experiment and can honestly say we tossed nearly all of it keeping only the Usborne Internet-Linked Ancient World by Fiona Chandler (What can I say? The girls love the pictures). Yep. History and science both went goodbye. That… Read More
Teach Them Diligently Registration is Now Open!
Last July I had the opportunity to attend the Teach Them Diligently Convention in Dallas and loved it. I loved getting to meet new people, connecting IN PERSON with ones I had only previously met online, learning about new and exciting homeschool resources, and so much more. While at TTD Dallas I had the joy of… Read More
An Apology and a FREE Book
Today I want to begin by apologizing to each of you for what appeared to be false advertising. On Monday I shared that you could get a Kindle copy of my book, And the Word Became Flesh, for free. Yet, when several of you went to order your free copy Amazon kept telling you that it was… Read More
