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Early Education: Chemistry, Physics, and Energy
Mostly Montessori- or hands-on-based products to help Pre-Grammar and Lower Grammar students work with the concepts of chemistry, physics, electricity, magnetism, light, sound, and all types of energy at their level. CHEMISTRY-RELATED ITEMS Atoms (My First Science) Textbook by Mary Wessinger ~$13 Connecting Color Tiles (Periodic Table) *For children ages 10-13 ~$26 Acrylic Periodic Table with 83 real elements inside, 5.9" x 4.5" ~$29 Acryclic Periodic Table with 83 real eleme

Laura Ambro
16 hours ago3 min read


Early Education: Life Sciences (Botany, Zoology, Biology, Anatomy)
Here are some of our moms' favorite life sciences-related products for children ages 3-8 or so. *All links to products below are Amazon affiliate links unless otherwise noted. This means that we are happy to share a link to the products as found on Amazon, and your buying the products after clicking on our affiliate link will provide monetary compensation directly to Lux Christi Homeschool Community. These products are in line with our mission to foster a vibrant educational

Laura Ambro
2 days ago3 min read


Early Education: Geography
Shop this collection of geography-inspired materials and products to bring our curriculum into your own home seamlessly! *All links to products below are Amazon affiliate links unless otherwise noted. This means that we are happy to share a link to the products as found on Amazon, and your buying the products after clicking on our affiliate link will provide monetary compensation directly to Lux Christi Homeschool Community. These products are in line with our mission to fost

Laura Ambro
2 days ago2 min read


Early Education: Writing & Pre-Writing Products
At Lux Christi, we rely heavily on hands-on and Montessori-based educational toys and products. Here are some of our moms' favorite pre-writing products for kids developing their fine motor skills! *All links to products below are Amazon affiliate links unless otherwise noted. This means that we are happy to share a link to the products as found on Amazon, and your buying the products after clicking on our affiliate link will provide monetary compensation directly to Lux Chri

Laura Ambro
2 days ago1 min read


Early Education: Math Products
At Lux Christi, we rely heavily on hands-on and Montessori-based educational toys and products. Here are some of our moms' favorite math products for kids ages 3-8! *All links to products below are Amazon affiliate links unless otherwise noted. This means that we are happy to share a link to the products as found on Amazon, and your buying the products after clicking on our affiliate link will provide monetary compensation directly to Lux Christi Homeschool Community. These p

Laura Ambro
2 days ago1 min read


Using Apps and Technology in our Homeschool ... while keeping kids SAFE.
[As if it needs to be said: The views expressed in this blog post are that of the author, not necessarily Lux Christi, which as an entity has no views of its own]. This is one of the most controversial parts of homeschooling and parenting, to be honest. Some parents fully embrace technology in hopes of giving their kids a leg up on the future job market. Some parents completely eschew technology in their children's learning space (and sometimes in general) to keep them fully

Laura Ambro
3 days ago5 min read


PLUS Booklist: Cycle 1 for Grades 9-12 (Rhetoric Level)
NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate. See note at bottom of chart for information about Amazon affiliate links. SUMMER READ (June, July, August): Alexander Dumas’s The Count of Monte Cristo ~$16 SEPTEMBER READ: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Folger Shakespeare Library) ~$8.60 OCTOBER READ: Robert Bolt’s “A Man for all Seasons: A Play in Two Acts” ~$8 NOVEMBER READ: C.S. Lewis’s Out of the Silent Planet (Book

Laura Ambro
3 days ago1 min read


PLUS Booklist: Cycle 1 for Grades 7-8 (Dialectic Level)
NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate. See note at bottom of chart for information about Amazon affiliate links. SUMMER READ (June, July, August): G.A. Henty’s The Cat of Bubastes ~$6.20 SEPTEMBER READ: Rosemary Sutcliff’s Black Ships Before Troy ~$11.10 OCTOBER READ: Eloise McGraw’s Mara, Daughter of the Nile ~$14 NOVEMBER READ: Joanne Williamson’s Hittite Warrior ~$15 DECEMBER READ: Papa Panov’s Special C

Laura Ambro
3 days ago1 min read


PLUS Booklist: Cycle 1 for Grades 5-6
NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate. See note at bottom of chart for information about Amazon affiliate links. SUMMER READ (June, July, August): Grace Lin’s Where the Mountain Meets the Moon ~$7.50 SEPTEMBER READ: Ascension Press’s Great Adventure Kids Catholic Bible Chronicles ~$30 OCTOBER READ: Eloise McGraw’s The Golden Goblet ~$9 NOVEMBER READ: Ingri & Edgar d’Aulaire’s D'Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myth

Laura Ambro
3 days ago1 min read


PLUS Booklist: Cycle 1 for Grades 3-4
NOTE: Price estimates accurate as of Jan. 25, 2026. We can make no guarantee on prices as they fluctuate. See note at bottom of chart for information about Amazon affiliate links. SUMMER READ (June, July, August): P.L. Travers’s Mary Poppins ~$6 SEPTEMBER READ: The Action Bible (pp 1-208) ~$14 OCTOBER READ: M.P. Osborne’s Magic Treehouse Mummies in the Morning ~$6 NOVEMBER READS: Epic of Gilgamesh and David MacAaulay’s Pyramid ~$7.25 DECEMBER READ: Barbara Robinson’s Th

Laura Ambro
3 days ago1 min read
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