Informative Reviews for Homeschooling Moms…and a slice of our life as well
Well, the Homeschool Review Crew year has ended. It’s been a great year! After a lot of discussion, our family has decided on our top 10 Homeschool Crew products. This was a very difficult list to make, because there were so many wonderful products. Our family’s debate was loud and exciting and took a several [...]
Now here’s a unique concept! Remember all those books (or DVD’s, or children’s clothes, or whatever) you lent out and couldn’t find when you needed them because you forgot who had them? Remember (blush) the books (or DVD’s, or children’s clothes, or whatever) you borrowed, and can’t remember who from? Well, Lobster Network, a free [...]
Although keyboarding is invaluable, handwriting is still very important. Peterson Directed Handwriting is a unique concept in handwriting that promises to be helpful for those who have handwriting issues as well as for a first exposure to printing and writing. Our family volunteered to review this program to: introduce a child to cursive for the [...]
Well. Wow! My head is spinning! Even when I still remembered chemistry, the Light Speed Chemistry AP Exam Prep video would have been overwhelming. It covers so much so quickly. The dynamic student presenters speak rapidly, and concept follows concept at lightning speed. I actually had to take a break and turn the DVD [...]
Learning happens. It need not be formalized and organized at an early age. If loving parents read to their child, spend time outside together, encourage him to help in the kitchen and yard, take him along on errands, and just generally live alongside their child, he will develop optimally and at his own pace, [...]
I am thankful that we were able to review An Introduction to Whole Grain Baking…with Blender Batter Baking and the Two-Stage Process, one of the Sue Gregg Cookbook Series. Although this book is not specifically gluten-free, it taught us a lot about grains and gave us a few delicious gluten-free recipes. The focus [...]
I like using games to learn and review. However, most learning games are expensive, difficult to find, and complicated to use. I am thankful to review two Super Star Game Bundles, because these games are priced right, fun, and easy to use. Our family received all eleven Super Star Games produced by Debbie [...]
Lesson Planet, ‘The Search Engine for Teachers’ is a site that ‘makes it easy for teachers and parents to search over 225,000 online lesson plans and worksheets that have been reviewed and rated by teachers.’ If you are a teacher, you use lesson plans. You spend time making lesson plans and you follow [...]
I normally don’t like fantasy books because of the occult elements they usually contain. Nor do I like Pilgrim’s Progress. So when I was told we would be reviewing two books from the Terrestria Chronicles series by Ed Dunlop, I was not thrilled. When we received the books, however, and started to [...]
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