Now here’s a product, Family Mint, that falls directly into the ‘whatever will they think of next’ category. How does a computer banking system for your kids sound? With you fully in control, as banker, approver, and encourager? And all this for free! Can things get better than that? Yes, they can! […]
Reviews: Homeschool Crew
Homeschool Crew Review: Beehive Reader 1
When I opened the package containing All About Spelling’s Beehive Reader 1, I was so surprised. This is a real book, beautifully hardbound with over 150 pages of creamy thick paper and lovely illustrations. Despite the fact the Beehive Reader 1 is a first phonetic reader, the stories are remarkably interesting. ‘At the Pond’ […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Math Mammoth
We’ve been privileged to review Math Mammoth, a program that aims to teach children math thoroughly and well without putting undue strain on homeschooling moms. The author, Maria Miller, is a homeschooling mathematician who has taught math at all educational levels. Her downloadable, printable programs have three components: 1.Worktext series (grades 1-5), available […]
Homeschool Crew Review: The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling
Although Apologia is known for its superb science textbook series, it now also publishes other helps for homeschoolers such as The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling by Debra Bell. This Christian book presents more than 500 pages of advice for the homeschooling parent including whether or not you should homeschool learning styles organizing academics (curriculum, planning, […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Ray’s Arithmetic
I had to chuckle when I found out we were going to be reviewing Ray’s Arithmetic for the Homeschool Review Crew. This is something we discovered about a decade ago and have used ever since for the early years of homeschooling. I love it because at the beginning Ray’s Arithmetic is entirely oral, manipulatives […]