For the uninitiated, Box Day is what homeschoolers call the day when new curriculum arrives.  The family gathers around, there is a big cookout, a large cake with chocolate dripping off the sides … oh, wait – maybe that’s only my fantasy version! In reality, this post should be entitled “Why I’ll Forgive Fed Ex [...]

Some people are born with the “language gene” and some people aren’t. What do I mean by a “language gene”? You know those annoying people who know several languages and speak them all with perfect accents? Yeah – they have the language gene in a big way. I am convinced that a way to override [...]

As I mentioned in my previous post Books that Launched our Homeschool we are currently using a “secularized” version of Sonlight’s P3/4 “curriculum” which is essentially a great package of great books to read aloud to preschoolers.  We have had great fun going through these books and we have a terrific collection of classic books, [...]

I wrote recently about getting kids to listen rather than watch and provided some great titles from ITunes to get you started. Another place to purchase children’s audio books is Audible.com. Both Audible and ITunes often have some selections available for free. There are also numerous other sites out there where you can find free [...]