Have you ever had a “right on time” experience?  This was the case when we were selected to REVIEW The Book of Astronomy by Memoria Press.  The girls decided they wanted to review this curriculum long before their dad suggested to me that I should include astronomy in our studies.  He was prompted to make this suggestion when our youngest daughter’s gymnastics coach mentioned asteroids and meteoroids to the girls during one of their practices, and I was happy to respond that The Book of Astronomy was soon to be on our home school curriculum shelf.

culpture Technique Model is a course which students can earn credit if the parent desires. The course work is written in a conversational tone which allows the course to be independent.  We did not use it as an independent course since the girls needed help with preparing some of the materials.  To assist in grading the projects fairly, each unit ends with an evaluation.  The evaluation has depth is offers a good baseline for checking understanding in the areas of: The Elements of Sculpture, Creativity, and Craftsmanship.  This evaluation allows the artist to speak about the piece of work created either verbally or written.  Since we are not at the stage of earning credit for courses, we will complete some of the projects, but repeat in the future for credit purposes.

If you are a Charlotte Mason type of home educator then you probably have heard of copywork.  We are pretty eclectic so while I have heard of the term copywork, I really didn’t know the purpose of it.  I thought it was simply handwriting, but since using Homeschool Copywork Lifetime Membership I’ve learned that it is definitely more than simply handwriting.  Copywork helps teach proper grammar and punctuation while instilling positive information and facts into the mind of the writer.

Teaching history has always been a conundrum for me.  I struggled because I didn’t have a solid foundation in history nor did I know where my ancestors fit in the history.  Outside of learning about some components of slavery and a few well-known Black Americans, my knowledge was really limited.  I also struggled with choosing a curriculum for history because some of the history curricula I encountered had a view against non-Whites that I did not like and had no desire to teach my daughters