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 […]
Reviews: Curriculum
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 […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Handwriting and Great Ideas from Presidential Penmanship
We are Canadians, so when I heard we’d be reviewing a penmanship program based on quotes from US presidents, I was not very excited. However, it has turned out to be a real blessing. One of my children needs practice handwriting, but an ordinary program with inane sentences about quick dogs and lazy foxes just […]
Homeschool Crew Review: ‘Numbers and Counting’ and ‘Basic Math Word Problems’ from Math Tutor
One of the Math Tutor products we received for the Homeschool Review Crew was the Young Minds Numbers and Counting DVD. This is an absolutely wonderful product! The photography is beautiful, full of color and nature. The music (Bach, Pachelbel, Vivaldi, and more) suits it perfectly. What a blissful environment for a […]
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 […]