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Homeschool Crew Review: KinderBach

  KinderBach.  Even the name sounded appealing to our ears.  You see, our family loves classical music, especially J. S. Bach, and the idea of KinderBach was intriguing.   Well, we started week 1, lesson 1 and soon discovered that this program has nothing at all to do with J.S. Bach.  Rather, KinderBach is an online […]

Homeschool Crew Review: factsfirst

   Our Little Misses can sled and craft, play dolls and roam with the dogs, read and have wild foosball games, and do many more such things.   Sometimes, however,  they just want to play a computer game.  Then they often gravitate to factsfirst, a math program that is almost a game.  It meets my wish […]

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 drill program that goes […]

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: My Access! Home Edition

      Writing is a crucial skill, but it’s hard to be consistent about teaching it. What’s more, the burden of marking everyone’s writing overwhelms me.  This year, thanks to My Access! Home Edition, our children are spending much more time writing.  What’s more, they also get instant feedback and individualized instruction from the […]