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Homeschool Crew Review: Peterson Handwriting

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 […]

Homeschool Crew Review: Ideal Curriculum Preschool Kit

  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, […]

Homeschool Crew Review: Super Star Games

  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 […]

Homeschool Crew Review of a Phonetic Reader: What Am I?

        What Am I? A Collection of Short Stories   is a beautifully illustrated phonetic reader and the third TOS Homeschool Crew product we received from Marie Rippel.   Earlier we looked at the Beehive Reader 1 (now called Cobweb the Cat), and All About Spelling: Levels One and Two.    What Am I?  is […]

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’ […]