We’ve used a lot of homeschool programs, tools, and books over the years, and this is where we share what’s actually worked for us. These reviews are honest, detailed, and written from a parent’s perspective. Whether you’re looking for a new curriculum or a fun supplement, this section will help you decide what’s worth trying.
Trekking Through History lets you travel back in time and meet inspirational characters from the past from the comfort of your own home. It has very quickly become one of our favorite board games for kids. Trekking Through History is a super fun board game where players embark on an epic adventure through time! It’s…
Are you looking for something fun, educational, and creative for your tweens and teens? If so you are going to love our KiwiCo Doodle Crate review. Imagine the scene, it’s raining outside, the kids are quietly sitting around the dining table, and the house is peaceful. The kids are happy. No, this is not a…
If you are looking for the best secular homeschool curriculum for science you are going to love our Real Science Odyssey review. Real Science Odyssey is perfect for both elementary right through to high school. For this review, we are using Real Science Odyssey Biology 2 in grades 6 and 7. So what is REAL…
Early American History from Beautiful Feet books has quickly become a firm favorite in our homeschool. Carry on reading for our honest Beautiful Feet Books review. Learning through literature is actually something we only discovered about 6 months ago, and I now can’t imagine another way to learn history. We have tried dry, boring workbooks,…
Have you heard about BrainPOP but are looking for an honest BrainPOP review? We have been using it for months in our homeschool and love it, carry on reading to see why. Finding good homeschooling online resources is hard. Really hard, we have been homeschooling for over 4 years now and it still amazes me…
Choosing the right materials can be overwhelming, which is why I’ve put together these homeschool curriculum reviews based on what we’ve used over the past seven years. With so many options available, narrowing down the best fit for your child can feel like a never-ending search. Through trial and error, we’ve found resources that truly…
Find out in our Heron Books review how we enjoyed their young scientist series unit study. We all have a subject we don’t enjoy teaching, and I don’t hide the fact that science is that subject! However, this year as my son keeps debating about whether to train as a doctor I thought we would…
As we are just starting 7th grade we have already started with high school credits. However, finding live online homeschool for high school classes has been harder than I expected. If you are looking for younger grades check out our favorite live online homeschool classes for kids aged 3-14. High school homeschool online We were…
Summer is coming and now is the perfect time to start planning out a few activities for the kids. I have the solution (well part of the solution!) for kids aged 12 and above. Carry on reading for our KiwiCo Eureka crate review and see why it is the answer. Think of the KiwiCo crate…
We absolutely love history in our homeschool. But bringing it to life can be hard. This history timeline for kids has been the one thing previously missing in our history studies. It is hard for kids to understand the concept of time, and in our house, it is still pretty much based on days to…
We love math in our homeschool, it just comes naturally. Despite just finishing 6th grade we have jumped straight into Algebra. I mean why wait? Carry on reading for our Teaching Textbooks review, and why we have chosen TT for our high school math curriculum. Unless you have been hiding under a giant rock (to…
We have finally found the best homeschool literature curriculum! We have struggled over the years to find something that actually works for us, but I can happily inform you we have found it. Learning Language Arts Through Literature is one of the best home school programs. I mean the name is in the title. How…
After not focussing on handwriting in our homeschool for the last few years I needed to find the best homeschool cursive curriculum. The main reason I chose to teach cursive handwriting was solely the fact that it is quicker to write. Of course, it looks nice but my main reason was to help my son…
We absolutely love history in our homeschool, and it is a close second behind our favorite subject math. Over the years we have studied the Middle Ages, and we have studied lots of English history, but now is the time for us to focus on American history. Carry on reading for our Sonlight review. We…
Mr D Math has only gone and written a book! I don’t hide the fact that we love Mr. D in our homeschool. So when I saw Teach by Dennis Dinoia on Amazon I had to grab a copy. We actually attended a homeschool convention last year and were lucky enough to attend one of…