Games, my child loves to play games. She would have never learned her multiplication tables if it had not been for games. Online music games have provided her with entertainment and learning opportunities. She recognizes many musical notes, rests, and other musical symbols from playing these games. While it is not actually piano lessons, it [...]

When we started home schooling it was easy to say that all we really needed was our core curriculum. We started home schooling in the middle of first grade, and for the first couple of years we were kind of getting our legs under us. As my child approaches middle school I have discovered that [...]

  Do you supplement your child’s basic education with subjects that are considered enhancements? As my child reaches upper elementary school it becomes more and more obvious that she needs “electives” to add to her basic reading, writing, and arithmetic. These electives are things that enrich and enhance her education. Foreign language is one thing [...]

I never thought of myself as a particularly artsy and craftsy type of mom. Many moms are, and I admire them greatly. Despite my lack of art skills, my son loves to draw, is good at it, and has learned much from a how-to drawing book and an online art program. Okay, when I first [...]