My girls and I have recently been introduced to Tadeo Turtle. Have you heard of him? Tadeo Turtle is a picture book written by Janis Cox about a cute painted turtle who dreams he’d like to be anything but a turtle with a shell on his back. In the end he realizes that God made him…
“Just tell me, HOW do you do it?” I don’t know how many times I’ve asked that question of a homeschooling veteran or it that asked of me. We homeschool parents want to know how others teach their kids in hopes that what we learn will help us improve how we educate our own children. The good…
If you have an early elementary student, chances are you have heard of or even read the Magic Tree House series. Peanut loves the adventure in them, and I am always amazed how the books make her want to learn even more about the time period, location, or topic presented. That said, there are a…
At the beginning of the school year, Peanut declared that she wanted to learn Spanish thanks in part to her preschool music teacher, whose first language was Spanish. While I hadn’t planned on focusing on a foreign language at this point in her schooling (she’s five), I heard about Middlebury Interactive Languages and thought we’d give it a…
You should have heard the squeals of delight when we got our Tommy Nelson package in the mail last week. I mean what is not to love about a book that is HOT pink and sports “cool looking” girls on the front, especially if you are a girl of 3 or 5? In the package was the…
A few months ago, Hoffman Piano Academy asked me to do a review of their online piano lessons. I’ll be honest–I was very hesitant to try them because I am a traditional piano teacher who believes that personal interaction with a student is very important in the musical success of a child. However, after giving the…
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