Tales of a Homeschool Curricula Junkie

I recently stumbled upon this little inexpensive GEM of a curriculum in cyberspace.  It's called Good and Beautiful and Jenny Phillips is the mastermind behind it all! Jenny has been working with quite a few other writers to develop a curriculum that is God honoring, very inexpensive (some of it is FREE!), and complete.  And I believe she is doing a fabulous job! I only spent a little while searching through her website and watching a review on youtube before I dove in and bought two levels of Language Arts and the first year of History. The first 4 levels of Language Arts are available FOR FREE on her website, but they are simply so gorgeous that I knew my printer wouldn't do them justice.  Why is that?  Because she incorporates art history right into the language arts program, so there are beautiful works of art throughout the entire book!  And my kids and I are LOVING these gorgeous, high-quality prints! Each language arts level includes work in all ...

Hello Fellow Homeschoolers! As you can guess, I am a homeschooling mom of 3 wonderful kiddos!  My eldest daughter just turned 13 <gasp!>  My middle child, also a girl just turned 10, and my baby boy just turned 9. I started my adult life in graduate school, receiving a grad degree in Early Childhood Special Education, and was certified to teach kids of all abilities (from gifted to typically developing, to kids with severe disabilities) from birth thru third grade. But, by the time I finished grad school, my second baby was on the way...followed QUICKLY by my third, and so I never returned to the classroom.  And I'm grateful, because it seems as if the public school system has been breaking down quickly ever since. I had always wanted to homeschool, but with 2 infants in the house, and a very strong-willed and impulsive 5 year old, I quickly changed my mind and sent her off to school.  Then, when the time came, I sent off my second...and I sent my baby ...