Thrift Schooling

  Exploring World History  is a full year-long high school history course by Notgrass History . This course can be counted as credit on your teen's high school transcript for Bible, English, and History. This quality course takes your student on a deep-dive into the history of our world beginning with focusing on worldview. Many Christian curriculum companies begin world history with Creation—which I respect and look for in a homeschool history class—but Notgrass goes the extra mile to lay a biblical foundation first. Even before discussing the Creation of the world, hard questions are addressed for an entire chapter such as understanding God, our world, and our place in the world.  Once a biblical framework is established—the text dives not only into historical facts and landmarks but discusses creation, sin, and questions from Genesis. I love how each chapter of this curriculum concludes with a Bible study from Eternity Before Creation to Eternity After This World. With...

We recently have had the opportunity to review an    Á La Carte  product from Home School in the Woods . I chose to have my kids work on The Erie Canal Lapbook Project for several obvious reasons. 1- I grew up in a canal town. We were less than a two block walk from the Erie Canal. I have memories of biking, canoeing, eating ice-cream and attending festivals along the canal. I remember the boat rides, the locks and the bridges. My first job growing up was at our local library that overlooks the canal. This was my childhood and to share both the memories and the historical significance of this canal with my children, is priceless. 2- My father is presently vice-chair of the Erie Canal board. I hoped to share the history of the canal with my children so they would be able to learn something that was important to their grandfather.  3- We love lapbooks! When I am in need of a quick, fun and easy resource for my kids to do when we are not working in our normal...