Friday, July 26, 2019

A-Z Animals: C for Cow


A-Z Animals provides a mini unit study for each letter of the alphabet for early learning. Each unit provides three activities using a children's book as the theme for parents and students to complete together.

Read with Me
Parents read the children's book "I'll Love You Till the Cows Come Home" by Kathryn Cristaldi with their student.


Learn with Me
Parents learn with their students about cows. Here is a LINK to learn more about cows.


Create with Me
Parents create a cow craft with their student. Here is a LINK with 25 creative cow crafts.

Happy Homeschooling!

Monday, July 22, 2019

Exploring Creation with General Science - Crew Review


Exploring creationwith General Science 3rd Edition from Apologia is a creation-based general science course. For this review, I was given the basic set which includes textbook, solutions manual, test packet, and student notebook. This course is designed to teach students the art of studying independently while mastering in-depth knowledge of general scientific concepts. This course introduces and explores the scientific method through the study of Earth science, including astronomy, geology, paleontology, meteorology, oceanography, and environmental science. It also covers general biology, chemistry, and physics. Hands-on experiments are included throughout the course, giving students practical experience as they discover the principles behind science and learn how to record and report data. Presented in a conversational format, the author, Sheri Seligson, walks students through how to complete experiments, how to identify important parts of information they read, and how to take notes. Students learn to see God’s hand in all of life as they learn about the world He made. Students also read testimonies from modern-day scientist who interpret data through a Christian worldview. If students follow the lesson plan, they will complete the course in 33 weeks with lessons assigned 4 days per week.

The solutions manual contains the solutions to the study guide for each module, as well as the solutions to the test for each module. The test packet includes 13 tests for one student with a variety of matching, fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and short answer questions. The spiral-bound student notebook is designed to help your student develop organizational and independent study skills. The notebook contains a daily schedule, note-taking pages, graphic organizers, and space to answer the “On Your Own” study questions, as well as lab report forms for each experiment in each module that walks students through the process of writing complete lab reports.

Our family has used the high school courses through Apologia, along with their video instructions, and I must say, I missed not having the video instructions for the experiments, and plan to order this supplemental product before we work through more modules because the video instruction enhances student’s education. The video content includes on-location videos, animations, instructor explanations, experiments, and more. My pictures below are not the best, as they were taken from my phone, but we had enjoyed experiment 1.2 and learning about chemical reactions. We needed three tarnished pennies with a good coating of copper oxide, well we used what we had, and we were still able to see what happened to the part of the penny that was exposed to lemon juice. Then we exposed the pennies to salt and water, which caused another chemical reaction to occur by helping the copper in the pennies to react again with the oxygen in the air, which starting causing the pennies to tarnish again.







Exploring Creation with General Science encourages students to keep a lifelong passion for exploring God’s creation. Visit the Crew Blog to read what the Homeschool Review Crew has to say about Exploring Creation with General Science 3rd Edition from Apologia.




Monday, July 15, 2019

Christian Homeschool Entrepreneurship


Christian Homeschool Entrepreneurship helps homeschool students cultivate a strong work ethic and grow a Biblical worldview of work. The course is challenging for high school students, yet accessible for upper elementary students. Christian Homeschool Entrepreneurship provides a new video lesson every week for every week for 36 consecutive weeks. When you sign-up for the course, you will have a full 12 months to complete the course. This allows you to fit the program into your homeschool schedule.

What can you expect from the course?

Video Lessons - Students learn from 36 engaging video lectures covering many different topics in entrepreneurship.

Forum - Students participate with other entrepreneurs and get honest feedback and tips for their own business ideas.

Business Pilot Competition - Students have the opportunity to pitch their own ideas. They learn to write a compelling exec summary and do a 3 minute video pitch. 

Business Ideas List - Students have access to a list of 40 (and growing) business ideas that they can start right now.

Homework - Students complete weekly assignments that help them interact with key topics and make personal applications. Hands-on fun.

Entrepreneur Interviews - Students have access to recorded interviews with successful Christian entrepreneurs demonstrating the wide variety of forms entrepreneurship can take.

The course for Christian Homeschool Entrepreneurship is a great tool to teach homeschoolers about entrepreneurship from a Biblical perspective. Summer is a great time for a course like this since it is very hands on and encourages students to start their own businesses.

Saturday, July 13, 2019

Benefits of Summer Reading


If academics and extracurricular activities have kept you on the go all year long, you may be ready for some time to relax with a good book. The best part of summer reading is the freedom of choice. Nothing is assigned. Summer reading means you choose the books that appeal to you. Browse through the stacks at your local library or through your Kindle and open any book that piques your interest. As long as you enjoy what you're reading, you reap benefits.

What kind of benefits? Research shows that students who enjoyed reading scored higher in math, reading, and problem solving. As well as, noticeable progress in vocabulary and spelling. But the improvement goes beyond what a standardized test can measure. Summer reading sparks imagination and creativity that allow students to soar beyond basic educational goals. Research shows that students who enjoyed reading fiction have increased empathy, allowing for greater compassion and understanding between family and friends. Plus, research shows that reading reduces stress better than other relaxation methods such as listening to music, going for a walk, or playing a video game, making it the perfect summer activity.

Happy Homeschooling! 

Monday, July 8, 2019

Summer Summit - Door Prizes

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If you've ever attended a Summit, then you know our door prize table is always a hit and a huge blessing! The past couple years, each mom in attendance went home with a door prize! So many people have donated this year and I want to encourage you to register today for the upcoming Summer Summit for your chance to win some of these door prizes!

Apologia has donated six complete sets to be given away at the Summer Summit!

Exploring Creation with Advanced Biology: The Human Body Advantage Set (2nd Edition)Exploring Creation with Chemistry Advantage Set (3rd Edition)
Apologia Basic Set - General Science 3rd Ed. Marine Biology 2nd Edition Advantage Set
Apologia Advantage Setâ„¢ – Who Is God? with Regular Notebooking Journal Apologia Advantage Setâ„¢ – Astronomy 2nd Edition with Regular Notebooking Journal

Memoria Press has donated one complete set to be given away at the Summer Summit!



BJU Press has donated a Journey Forth book bundle to be given away at the Summer Summit!


Wait, there's more! Progeny Press has donated one $20 gift certificate and IEW has donated two $50 gift certificates to be given away at the Summer Summit! Register today to attend the Summer Summit on August 3, 2019 for $30, this includes the luncheon and access to all summit sessions!