iPhone Homeschooling – Star Walk

The kids and I have been enjoying a lot of stargazing recently.  Our dear friend, Sam, is an amateur astronomer and she plays a large part in our recent enthusiasm.  Living in the desert also provides ample opportunities to gaze at a very large sky.  Of course, living in the brightest city on earth definitely …

iPhone Homeschooling – iBird Explorer 15

It's a portable, interactive bird guide!  iBird Explorer 15 has information on 15 of the most popular birds in the United states.  Not all of them may be in your region (they are certainly not in mine), but there is still plenty of good stuff to sift through. There are more specialized guides available, but …

iPhone Homeschooling – ‘Fairy Tales’

'Fairy Tales' is an app presented by iFlow.  iFlow is a digital reader, and you can add several books to it.  Each book is an individually downloaded application.  This particular app is for Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales.  You can also download Grimm's Fairy Tales (both of these are free), and then there are several …

iPhone Homeschooling – Art

Any Charlotte Mason homeschooling parent will tell you that art/artist study is central to a CM education.  The 'Art' app available from iTunes makes teaching children about famous artists and their works a snap! This app costs .99, but it's definitely worth the small cost. When you open it up, you are presented with a …