Some parts of homeschooling are repetitive, necessary, and, let’s face it, just plain draining. Dictating spelling lists comes to mind. I don’t do much of that anymore, though. Instead, our family uses SpellQuizzer, a simple, streamlined, and very effective computer spelling program. For several months, my younger girls (8 and 10) would sit down at […]
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Curriculum Choice Review: Seterra Geography Program
My kids can easily locate many countries, cities, and landforms on the map. Part of this is because we like atlases and we look places up when we read about them. The main reason, however, is that we like to play Seterra. Seterra is an addicting and highly educational geography program. What’s more, it is […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Math Galaxy
Here’s top quality edutainment: Math Galaxy is a personal online tutor that rewards students with great games. The different products cover everything from whole numbers to algebra in a clear step-by-step fashion, and the game rewards include the super-popular Labyrinth as well as Bridging the Swamp and various riddles and word games. […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Graphics Toolbox
“A picture speaks a thousand words.” Shouldn’t your pictures speak your words? This is the premise of Graphics Toolbox, a program that allows you to make amazing graphics easily. With this program you can manipulate photos, easily cut out parts, rotate them, fix backgrounds, add ribbons and text in any color you choose, […]
Homeschool Crew Review: Family Mint
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! […]