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JoyLab At The Saskatchewan Science Centre #thisisjoylab

During our recent trip home to Regina, Saskatchewan, we had the great pleasure of visiting the Saskatchewan Science Centre. Their current visiting exhibition is JoyLab! It's a real must for every family this summer, I promise this will bring you joy! Thanks go to Leasa and the Saskatchewan Science Centre for providing us with a joyous afternoon, and a lifetime of memories. We toured around the whole Science Centre, (which I'll tell you more about in a later post) but our first stop was ... read more

IKEA Hack – DIY Dresser to Bookshelf

It's that time of year to dust off the paintbrushes and start to make our homes more beautiful - or practical as the case may be. I'm just about to start refinishing some furniture and I thought about last year's project - my first IKEA hack - turning a small child's dresser into some much needed shelving. It was quite an easy project so I thought I would share it with you; perhaps you like to recycle and upcycle like we do. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may ... read more

Build Reading Fluency In 10 Minutes a Day With Dyslexia Gold

Build Reading Fluency In 10 Minutes a Day, Dyslexia Gold Review by Castle View Academy homeschool

Over the past two months my children have been using the Dyslexia Gold Full Bundle by Dyslexia Gold to increase their reading and multiplication skills. Today we're sharing our review of this supplemental program with you. This post may contain affiliate links through which I may receive a small commission. Aim of Dyslexia Gold You don't need to have dyslexia to use this program - my children aren't dyslexic, but they have both seen improvements. However, those with reading ... read more

May Degustabox Review

2May Degustabox brunch & Afternoon Tea reviewed by Castle View Academy homeschool

We're just back from a visit home to Canada, and we had the pleasure of taking along a few of our May Degustabox items with us to snack on along the way. It was fun for the kids to try new snacks while out at different locations, and it was easy for me to just pop them into our carry on luggage and keep them handy during the 35 hours it took to get there, as well as the many kilometres that we walked visiting various attractions in Regina. Let’s start with the contents of the Brunch and ... read more

The Hess Un-Academy Homeschooling

The Hess Un-Academy Method of Homeschooling

I'm happy to have Charlene guest posting on the blog, sharing with us how her family has their own unique style of home education, which she calls Hess Un-Academy homeschooling, that will give her children a great head for business while they learn life skills along the way. How Do You Homeschool? Hi guys! Charlene here, from Hess Un-Academy. I am so excited to be here with you lovely Castle View Academy readers! Have you ever been asked what your homeschooling method is? If ... read more