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Filling in the math gaps

February 16, 2022 Ticia 1 Comment

Heron books packaging

Over the years, homeschoolers change their math curriculum, or even if you stick to just one curriculum for years, there are still gaps. No math curriculum is going to cover everything. That's where Heron Math Essentials comes into play, it fills in the gaps of your homeschool … [Read more...]

math, reviews 8th grade, middle school

Beauty and the Beast book club

November 15, 2021 Ticia Leave a Comment

beauty and the beast book club

My absolute fairy tale ever is Beauty and the Beast. I personally own at least a dozen novel-length retellings of the story, and another dozen picture books. There are about a zillion different movie variations of this fairy tale, but my absolute favorite is the Disney cartoon … [Read more...]

reading and writing 5th grade, 8th grade, book and a movie

Maze Runner book club

May 31, 2021 Ticia 2 Comments

Maze Runner book and a movie 8th 10th dystopian

 I gave Superman Maze Runner for his birthday. I knew he liked dystopian, and I figured he'd like it.  Well, he'd finished it by the next day and he convinced his Dad to pick up the rest of the series when I asked them to go out and get some milk for the recipe for dinner. I'm … [Read more...]

reading and writing 10th grade, 8th grade, book and a movie

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea book club

April 23, 2021 Ticia 2 Comments

20000 leagues under the sea 8th book and a movie

My neighbor across the street when I was a kid had all the best movies on VHS. I remember going across the street to her house and watching all of the classic Disney movies. Then when we moved to Texas, we would rent movies from Blockbuster, yes I know, back when it was still in … [Read more...]

reading and writing 8th grade, 9th grade, book and a movie

Swiss Family Robinson book club

January 22, 2021 Ticia 1 Comment

Swiss Family Robinson book and a movie feature 8th 7th

When we drove out to Colonial Williamsburg last time I thought to have the kids listen to Swiss Family Robinson. Jeff had raved about how much he enjoyed reading it as a child, and how fun it was to listen to them figure out how to survive on the island. We started listening to … [Read more...]

reading and writing 7th grade, 8th grade, book and a movie

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