A Quiet Simple Life with Sallie Borrink
Cozy and Simple Living, Homeschooling, Faith, Homemaking, & Books
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A few years ago, I was a guest blogger for Bright Ideas Press. If you aren’t familiar with Bright Ideas Press, they offer a wide variety of homeschool support such as: extensive and excellent homeschool curriculum live and self-paced online classes through The Academy a card game (I just think this looks neat! LOL!) a …
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Live online high school classes is something the early homeschoolers could have only dreamed of. It’s amazing the opportunities we can bring to our homeschooled children right from the comfort of our own home. It’s equally amazing how these kinds of classes can free up homeschool moms from the weight of preparing, teaching, and grading …
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I first introduced my readers to Mr. D Online Math Classes when I had the opportunity to sit in on and review one of his online pre-algebra courses. I was impressed by what I saw and said so. So when I had an additional opportunity to check out his ACT test prep classes online, I …
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Art is one of those subjects that many homeschool moms find challenging. If she isn’t particularly skilled in art, it can be intimidating. If she feels overwhelmed by all there is to do, it is easy for art to get pushed to the side as less important. So an easy-to-implement and in-depth art curriculum can …
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Blake eLearning is probably better known to most homeschoolers as the very popular Reading Eggs website. I’ve lost track of how many moms have told me their kids learned to read by using Reading Eggs. Lots! But did you also know they have math skills workbooks for math practice called Mathseeds? The math workbooks are …
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I am always on the lookout for curriculum and programs that offer students who learn differently another way to approach their educational experiences, especially for homeschoolers. So when I had the opportunity to check out Mr. D Math I thought it sounded like something worth exploring. I was right! Mr. D online math is a program …
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Technology and online learning opens up all kinds of possibilities when it comes to homeschool science curriculum. I had the opportunity to review what the Homeschool Buyers Co-op has to offer homeschooling parents who are looking for science ideas. (If you remember, we also checked out Homeschool Math Curriculum Ideas for Kids Who Learn Differently with …
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I’ve heard many homeschoolers mention over the years how much their kids love Reading Eggs, but for some reason we never used it. When Caroline and I had the opportunity to try it out, we were interested since we always like looking for fun ways to learn on the computer! (Truth be told, I’m not …
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We’ve been relaxed homeschoolers bordering on unschoolers for most of Caroline’s elementary years. We’ve done some math with worksheets, workbooks, and play websites, but it has been more “living math” in terms of doing math when it matters in real life. That said, I knew there were holes in Caroline’s math education to this point …
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Caroline’s favorite learning topic is art. Her second favorite topic is art. And so on. She’s my creative, imaginative girl. When I had the opportunity to check out Sparketh which offers online art classes for beginners, I thought this would be a good opportunity for her to explore! I received a Sparketh membership in order …
