During my first week as a student teacher, the teacher I was working with gave me the task of teaching geography during my semester-long placement with her. From there, I think I always had an interest in geography and finding…
I review many great products from wonderful companies as part of the Review Crew. Every year, I anxiously wait to see if there will be a review for Home School in the Woods because we love their hands-on projects. We…
The kids and I have enjoyed a new read-aloud called Prisoner of War from Whatsoever Stories for the past several weeks. We have been reviewing it as part of the Review Crew, and it has been great. The author, Kinsey…
We have used many different homeschool materials from Memoria Press over the years. So when we had the opportunity to review The Book of the Ancient Greeks by Memoria Press, we jumped at the chance. I’m happy we could add…
For some history is boring. Maybe it’s because I have a degree in history, but I think it is so sad to hear people say history isn’t fun. It doesn’t have to be, though. There are many ways to make…
Are you studying WWII, wanting to include biographies, or need a good read-aloud? Then, you will want to check out YWAM Publishing’s Christian Heroes: Then and Now series. We read one of their biographies in our homeschool, Corrie ten Boom:…
I love finding literature-based curricula. It is such a fun way to learn topics without a boring textbook. For example, over the past few weeks, we’ve been learning about the history of paper money through the book Pursuing Gold and…
We don’t watch the evening news around here because I don’t want my kids exposed to it right now. But, they aren’t sheltered from it by any means. We discuss what is going on in the world, but they don’t…
Have you ever found a homeschool curriculum that you fell in love with and wished you’d found it sooner? I have. For me, it was unit studies by Home School in the Woods. They have such fun history curriculum options…
Are you in camp: “Yay! History is so much fun,” or “Ugh, history is so boring”? Whichever camp you’re in, Home School in the Woods is definitely a way to add fun to your homeschool history class. We’ve been using…