Last term we spent some time with Henry V, Ambleside Online’s Shakespeare selection. It’s the action packed story of how, as a young king, Henry fought for the French throne and then won the French princess Katharine. It’s about Christian kingship, leadership, responsibility, and war or, in modern terms, about national pride, Christian politics, and […]
DVDs
Review: Katherine’s Farm, a DVD
Katherine, an energetic, enthusiastic young girl, has written a diary of a year on her family’s farm. She and her mother take turns reading the diary while we tour the farm through the seasons. We begin with the horse, Tim, who’s much nicer than a tractor because he starts even in the cold Manitoba winters. […]
Review: Sisters in the Wilderness, a DVD
In the early 1830’s, sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill immigrated with their husbands to Upper Canada. They left behind them a charming childhood and a genteel but impoverished English lifestyle. They had no idea what the wilds of Canada would hold but expected an easy life. When reality hit, Susanna was devastated by […]
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 […]