What's New!? Updates and short musings...
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4-27-07
There are additional lowercase handwriting pages posted (28 total).

4-16-07
We've added a page in our growing math literature section. The page shows numerous titles that teach or feature counting and introductory numbers. There is also a printable library list.

4-11-07
We've written a new review! This one is about WinterPromise curriculum.

We've also added a search box on our index page to make it easier to find what you're looking for.

4-10-07
I've got some new printables up on the copywork page. I got a request for cursive alphabet handwriting pages so I went ahead and made a bunch. That puts us at over 200 printables!

I've also added a link to Mammoth Math on my math curriculum links page. They have a contest going on where you can win a free workbook by mentioning a page of the site in your blog or on your website (which is what I'm doing here, LOL).
O.K. I'd like to win a workbook, specifically the following one: Multiplication Division 2 workbook, however I've been meaning to link to them anyway *grin*. (Really I have!)
I discovered their site through WinterPromise and then browsed the free samples. I must admit I'm a math junkie and here is yet another curriculum that appeals to me. The workbooks seem to have very easy to understand explanations that are geared to the STUDENT, which is something I really like. Take a moment and check them out.

4-1-07
There is a LOT of work going on behind the scenes! I'm busy putting up pictures of most of the books and materials in the history section and linking them to Amazon. Your purchases through this site will help keep all of the materials free for everyone and justify the bandwith. ;-)
What's really nifty is that you will be able to hover over a link and see the current prices. I saw some of the books selling used for as low as 37 cents!

I'd also like to thank JennLovesJesus who mentioned our handwriting / copywork pages in her blog. Check it out!

Because of her nice complements I'm motivated to get some more handwriting pages made up! LOL! Look for those in the next couple of weeks.

2-27-07
There is a new "blog" entry on free curriculums and materials you can use in your homeschool. Almost all of us are on a budget! I know I really appreciate all of the time, talent and labor others have put into providing materials like this to the rest of us. Thank-you to all you fellow homeschoolers and educators who have put this stuff online!

2-24-07
We've got some more math counters to help teach all sorts of math concepts: counting, sorting, patterns, multiplication, division and more. Check out the yummy "flavors" on our math printables page! We have blueberry, cookie (with chocolate chips of course), grape, green apple, lemonade, orange marmalade and strawberry (besides last week's milk chocolate)!

2-21-07
Our first emailed request came in for the copywork section to feature Italic copywork pages. I'm in the process of making all our current sheets in a Getty-Dubay style italic print and cursive font. Enjoy and a big thanks to Sherri for writing! Click here to go to our copywork / handwriting sheet page. It will take us awhile to convert all of the pages, so please be patient! :-)

2-15-07
Check out our milk chocolate math bears (math counters)!

2-13-07
Eight more copywork / handwriting practice pages are up!

2-12-07
We've got two printable 100 number charts (one is blank) and some printable hundred number chart "tiles". See our math printables page.

1-29-07
More copywork is up! This time we have a selection from Micah.
We've also linked to some new sites including the wonderful resource: Thinking Blocks! This is a must see site if you are using Singapore math or teaching how to solve word problems.

1-24-07
We've added 4 new pages after a bit of reorganizing:
Math literature and picture books
Math manipulatives
Math software
Math workbooks & other supplements

We've also added many more book titles to our math literature page and linked many of the titles.

1-23-07
We have 4 new copy work / handwriting practice / SPELLING pages up. Practice spelling homonyms while copying the sentences. These homonyms correspond with lesson 6 from The Phonetic Zoo: A Self Teaching Program Level A.

1-22-07
I've found a nice resource for free, interactive 1st year Algebra lessons and linked to it on our math links page. Check out www.algebasics.com! We've also added a link to some SAT vocabulary practice on our vocabulary links page.

There are 4 more copy work / handwriting practice pages up too!

1-19 -07
We have 12 new copywork / handwriting practice pages up!

1-18-07
An entire new section has been added to our printables: copy work, dictation and handwriting practice! We are making copy work pages that go with the music CD: Sing the Word - Great in Counsel and Mighty in Deed (Bible verses set to music). We'll be adding copy work and dictation pages for other curriculum areas as well.

I've also updated the CVHS calendar for January - May of 2007 for the "locals".

1-15-07
We have 3 new printables for history! We have 2 Aztec puppets and a cut & paste activity for the Columbian exchange. Check out our "new" history printables page! I've also scheduled these items into our American history curriculum in Topic 10 and Topic 11.

1-4-07
Wow it's been awhile! With all of the holidays and being sick, I didn't get much done except for a few small tweaks. However, now I have week 10 of the daily schedule made as well as book notes / a study guide for Piero Ventura's 1492 The Year of the New World book.

I've also made an alphabetical list of ALL our site printables on our downloads page for those of you who want to see all our titles at a glance.

New links have been added including:
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, a FREE, high quality, printable math curriculum.

 

11-15-06
We are now posting pictures of some of the history curriculum activities and projects. Take a look and see what your child could be learning along with us!

11-2-06
I've written a "post" on book recommendations for teaching purity to your pre-teens and teens. This is such an important topic for Christian parents! I've also provided a printable book list that contains each title.

10-20-06
We've put up weeks 7 and 8 of our daily history schedule. Come and learn about the Arctic, Inuit, polar bears and other animals with us!

I've also created book notes / a study guide for the book Tikta'Liktak an Eskimo Legend.

There are now 3 new math worksheets on our math printables page. I've made decimal strips to go along with the fraction strips.

We've added lots of new links. Here are a few of them:

City Creator
Brightly Beaming Resources
Skool.co.uk
Writing Repeater

10-13-06
We have put up week 6 of our daily history schedule. We've also added some links. One of them is for the Mystery of History curriculum on our history curriculum links page. There is also a link to an encouraging article on the blog page!

10-2-06
We added a link to Sarah's site in the U.K. featuring Montessori related and other printables!. Check out our Montessori and Printables Links pages.

10-1-06
Happy October! We have some printable fraction blocks (or strips) on our math printables page!

9-30-06
23 new notebooking (handwriting / illustration paper) downloads were added! Check out our notebooking printables page.

9-26-06
We've finished up week five on our American History daily shedule. We've also added some url's for worksheets on our Topics 5 page. Lots of little "minor" changes were added here and there.

9-20-06
Our daughter has written a long article / review on Teaching Texbook's math programs. She's actually using them and she's got a LOT to say. We are just thrilled that she's excited about a subject she previously hated.
Please check out her article!

9-19-06
We've made a 4 page math lesson / printable worksheet for you on our math printables page. This is a really neat lesson you don't want to miss!

9-12-2006
We've added some new links. One of them is the Eats, Shoots & Leaves Punctuation Game on our Interactive links page. We've also found a wonderful site for interactive early learning (especially for math) called ICT Games .

We've written an article about our experiences with math for our blog section.

9-11-2006
We've made all sorts of little changes here and there over the last week including some brand new pages for math and language arts. We've also finished up ther daily schedule for week 4 of our American History Curriculum.

9-2-2006
We've made a sitemap! See our entire site in a glance!

On our language arts printables page:
We've added a language arts worksheet to teach when to use a vs. an.

8-30-2006
We've added:
A colorbook link on the Art- Coloring page links.

8-29-2006
We've added:

On our notebooking printables page:
2 new items! A paper with a fall theme and a nature themed paper (with a ladybug, grass, etc.).

For our American history daily schedule :
I have finished up scheduling week 3!

8-27-2006
We've added:

On our math printables page:
Math chip manipulatives
2 Place value charts

On our notebooking printables page:
42 new items!
Handwritng paper (primary and intermediate sizes)
Illustration papers with decorated borders
Story paper with decorated illustration boxes