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February 2, 2010

Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Review

When I first started homeschooling, one of the books that I turned to for information was Debra Bell’s Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling. It was packed with information that helped me as I started my homeschooling journey. I kept it on my bookshelf as a reference that I turned to often. Recently, Apologia Press released an updated version of the Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling by Debra Bell. Yes, you read that correctly. Apologia Press, who is known for their excellent science curriculum, has branched out and added new resources to their product line. The bright orange cover was the first thing…

Bible in 90 Days: Day 32 Check-In

Posted in Christian Life

I am up to date on my reading, but man, I struggled to get through some of the reading this week. I have a difficult time reading through all of the names even though I know how important lineage is in the Bible. I also had a hard time with Chronicles due to the fact of there being a good bit of repeated material from the books that we just read. (Just being honest.) Munchkin is doing her reading each evening. She wasn’t as excited about most of the reading this past week. She looks forward to moving on to…

Beehive Reader 1 Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

Beehive Reader 1 by Marie Rippel with Renee LaTulippe The Beehive Reader 1, recipient of the silver medal in the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, is a phonics based early reader that correlates to the All About Spelling level 1 program. Example: Story 1 ~ “At the Pond” can be read after completing step 15 of the program. You can see more correlations to the program here. Although the Beehive Reader 1 is set up to be used with the All About Spelling program, it can easily be used as an independent reader. The hard cover of this book makes it…