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Accelerated Christian Education – AWESOME UPDATE To The Schedule Changes We Made!!

HomeGrown Mommy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:43:22 +0000

Recently, we made some changes to the way we do things with our ACE curriculum! (Click here to read up on the changes. Then, click here to sign up for my RSS feed or email updates so that you don't miss any more cool news!) I wanted to let everyone know what a great time we've [...]

Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Zeezok Publishing

HomeGrown Mommy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:43:27 +0000

Excerpt from the cover: Presidential Penmanship is a supplemental handwriting skills program for first grade through senior high based on writings and quotes of America's founding fathers and president. This program will expose your students to the governmental pricnicples and moral qualities that made America a great nation. Each grade level is available as an eBook [...]

Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Christian Keyboarding

HomeGrown Mommy — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:07:50 +0000

Watching my 11-year-old (as of today!) son hunt and peck for letters on the keyboard is nearly painful. I know that if I keep doing it for him, he'll never learn but I can hardly help myself. We really need a keyboarding course! We got Mavis and it would probably be fine if we did it [...]

Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Bertie’s War by Kregel

HomeGrown Mommy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:24:56 +0000

I was recently sent a free copy of the book "Bertie's War" by Barbara Tifft Blakey as part of the Old Schoolhouse Magazine Review Crew. The story is set in the fall of 1962 during the Cuban missile crisis as a young 12-year-old girl tries to figure out who she is and where she belongs. Here [...]

Accelerated Christian Education – Making Exciting Changes To Our Method!

HomeGrown Mommy — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:57:24 +0000

Every once in a while, your homeschooling ideas need a little shaking up, right? Well, quite frankly, I don't want my homeschooling ideas shaken! I like things nice and smooth, stable and predictable. The Lord doesn't always see things my way and helped effect some changes here at the HomeGrownMommy residence. And, I really think these [...]

Niche Blitzkrieg – Making Money Online Just Got Updated!

HomeGrown Mommy — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:28:00 +0000

If you were interested in making money online before, you should be REALLY interested now! Michael Brown, creator of Niche Blitzkrieg, has taken his fabulous product and made some changes and added some functionality. The program is easier to navigate, the forum is much more streamlined, and he has added a new section to [...]

Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Worship Guitar Class DVD

HomeGrown Mommy — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:40:16 +0000

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play the guitar but just couldn't afford the one-on-one teaching with a guitar instructor? Or maybe one of your children has been bugging you forEVER about taking some lessons, but you didn't think you could fit one more "field trip" into your already full schedule? Jean Welles has created [...]

What Do You Do When You Are Frustrated?

HomeGrown Mommy — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:15:38 +0000

After looking at that title, I know what you’re saying, “What? ME? Frustrated?” But, seriously, I would love to get some input from other parents. Let me set up an example for you … You went to bed late, which means you forgot to set your alarm. You woke up late. It’s the first day [...]

Top Ten Things I Like Best About Accelerated Christian Education

HomeGrown Mommy — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:21:34 +0000

Lots of people find the HomeGrownMommy website as they search the web for reviews of the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum. We are in our fourth year of utilizing ACE and it gets two thumbs up – from teacher and student alike! Here are the things I like best about ACE: Consistency - ACE helps me create a consistent [...]

Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – The Tortoise and the Hare by Maestro Classics

HomeGrown Mommy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:36:13 +0000

We received this CD in the mail just as we were to go for a bit of a road trip – perfect timing! I popped it into the CD player and we all had a great time listening to the beautiful music, the interesting story, and the explanations of both story and music. My crew [...]