Without having seen the Sistine Chapel one can form no appreciable idea of what one man is capable of achieving. (Johann Wolfgang Goethe in 1787 in Rome) Between 1508 and 1512, Michelangelo accomplished one of the most stunning works of art ever created: he painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling. This astounding artistic and religious achievement has attracted people for [...]
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Review: MathBlaster
MathBlaster, an award-winning 3D virtual world by Knowledge Adventure, aims to blend learning and entertainment by inspiring minds through immersed play. This is how MathBlaster describes their program for ages 6-12: “…as new recruits at the prestigious Blaster Academy, kids will play arcade-style math games and race through high-speed missions with the help of a [...]
Almost Free Homeschooling with Ambleside Online
Every few years in our decade and a half of homeschooling, we’ve reevaluated how we homeschool. Now it’s happening again, and we’re leaning more heavily towards Charlotte Mason learning, partially because the best year we’ve ever had was based on the Ambleside Online curriculum. Unfortunately, it was too much for me at the time because I [...]
Review: Mathletics
When I was asked to review Mathletics, my children were excited. They had used and loved this math program/curriculum before. Now Mathletics has a few more features, as well as another award, the ComputED Gazette’s 17th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES) – Best Home-School Math Website. As I wrote in my earlier review, “Mathletics by 3P [...]
Review: Time4Learning
As I mentioned earlier, we have been trying out Time4Learning free for a month in order to review it. Our month is finished, and all three of the children have learned a fair bit. They also have some strong opinions to share. Summary Time4Learning is an interactive online learning package for Preschool to Grade 8. [...]
Homeschool Crew Review: Wiglington and Wenks Virtual World
Wiglington and Wenks is an online virtual world for travelers aged 7 to 14. It is meant to be a safe, educational site for kids to learn and play. Children travel all over the world and through the ages, searching for famous historical people. These people, from Buffalo Bill to Beethoven, have lost [...]
Homeschool Crew Review: MathScore
Wow, it’s a good thing our family likes math because we have reviewed a lot of math programs this year! Among all these, MathScore stands out because it’s a drill program that’s all about math, instead of being mathematical entertainment. Entertainment is fine in its place, but a good, solid math [...]
Homeschool Crew Review: Mathletics
Mathletics by 3P Learning is a motivational online, world-wide math program for K-12 that includes competitive, curricular, and game components. Its aim is to inspire a delight in mathematics and to improve students’ performance. Live Mathletics—Competition Live Mathletics is cool. Our children were introduced to it when they participated in World Math Day [...]
Homeschool Crew Review: Quarter Mile Math
When I found out that the Homeschool Review Crew would be reviewing The Quarter Mile Math programs, I was thrilled. Many, many years ago I’d read Mary Pride’s glowing recommendation of this math drill program and since then it has been on my mental wish list. Summary The Quarter Mile Math Program is [...]
