Apologia Educational Ministries {Review}

$39.00

Apologia Educational Ministries is well known for it's powerful apologetic style, creation-based science materials for home education use. But did you know they also provide materials for your child to help develop a Biblical worldview by studying world history from a Christian perspective? What On Earth Can I Do Hardback Book, is the fourth book in the What We Believe Series that helps children in grades first through sixth to become good stewards of the life and giftings that God has given unto them! To go along with this study you can purchase the What On Earth Can I Do Notebooking Journal, What On Earth Can I Do Junior Notebooking Journal (for the younger ones) and the What On Earth Can I Do Coloring Book.

$24.00

In our homeschool, I chose to use this study with my second grader. I knew that I would be introducing new topics such as WWII, Hitler and the Holocaust and didn't think that my younger two were ready to handle such topics. Fortunately, these topics are presented in a non-traumatic way for young learners. I was hesitant at first to present the material to him, but once I read through the material in both the book and notebooking journal I found that this was actually a gentle way to introduce such sobering topics.
Personally, I was introduced to these topics around the age of ten through stories through the eyes of children, such as Anne Frank. Even at the young age of ten, I was able to visit her historic home in Amsterdam, Holland. I was introduced to the events of WWII and the holocaust in a way that a child could understand but not in a traumatizing way. Looking back, I see now it's importance because not only was the Holocaust a part of world history but a part of my personal family history. Even at this young age, I met in the Dutch home of a relative who had experienced and survived the Holocaust herself. Oblivious to the full reality at the time, yes, but seeing how this historical event is a part of our family history, even though we aren't Jews, is important. This study allowed me to gently introduce this powerful piece of my family's past, in a gentle way to my oldest son.

$8.00
The way that we use this study is I give my second grader the coloring book that goes along with the book. He colors the picture that goes along with the topic we are studying as I read from the book. We then answer the questions in the notebooking journal and go over new vocabulary and concepts that have been introduced to him for the first time. I had some surprising moments with my son with this book. When learning about the word tapestry, he learned that God has a plan for his life and like looking at the back of a tapestry it may not make sense and seem confusing and a mess. But when you turn the tapestry over you'll finally see God's beautiful design that He had been working on all along. This clicked with him and stuck with him. Later in the day he came to me and showed me a drawing he had made of the backside of a tapestry!

Original 13 Colonies Fact Cards (Free Printable)

These Thirteen Colonies Fact Cards were created for my kids as we studied early American history. What a pivotal time in our history! Puritans seeking religious freedom, adventurers setting out for a new land, and those in debt hoping for a fresh start—a new life. From the first colony in Virginia, until all thirteen stars on the first American flag were represented, these cards are a perfect review for your homeschoolers. Use them to drill the first thirteen colonies so your child can recite them with ease, and have them dictate the information on the cards to help them remember a small fact about each colony. Feel free to print these out and have your children write facts that they learn about each colony on the back. Go ahead and laminate them, too! Simply right-click, save, and print to use this resource in your homeschool as you study about the original thirteen colonies in America. Use the facts for dictation, copy work, or discussion in your home. Disclaimer: All co...

Truck-Themed Homeschool Chore Chart

Use this truck-themed homeschool chore chart to keep your kids on track throughout the school week. With lessons, field trips, meals, and unexpected errands filling up your week, even the simplest chore chart can help your home run more smoothly. At times, kids are excited for the new opportunity to help out around the house and do it with joy. Other times they stomp toward the trash can with anything but a good attitude. Help keep attitudes in check by using stickers, smiley faces, or positive verbal reinforcement as your child completes each task on the chart. For the child who loves lists (and the mom) this is the perfect free printable to have on hand! (Simply right-click, save, and print)

The Pencil Grip Inc. {Review}

We have found what we have been looking for in The Pencil Grip Inc .'s 24 pack of Magic Stix Washable Markers . These markers are the perfect fit for a homeschooling family such as ours. I am thrilled to tell you about our experience with them! Normally, I do not have a favorable impression of markers for several reasons. For one, as a kid, I remember markers having such a strong smell that it would give me a headache. I know some kids enjoyed the scents but it certainly was not for me. And to be honest, if I had markers like that in my house today, my kids would probably stick them up their nose or something. Another reason I have a distaste for markers is the drying out factor. As a parent of many children this is super frustrating. I finally teach the older ones to put the caps back on when they are done using their markers but then a younger one comes along and just doesn't understand. This then leads to the undue frustration of your child sitting down to...

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