When I received a set of Thin Stix 6pk of Classic Colors from The Pencil Grip, Inc. for review, I knew that they would help me keep my number one parenting rule, Say No Less. Early on in my kids life I was saying “No” a lot. Like more than I ever thought humanly possible. If…
Thousands of families have raised their children listening to Adventures in Odyssey. When I received Captain Absolutely from Focus On The Family to review, I was looking forward to introducing great characters in an action packed graphic novel format I knew my tween sons would love. I remember being introduced to Adventures in Odyssey…
There are times when you need to have someone else check your armor. I was glad to have the chance to go through Homeschool Rescue from Only Passsionate Curiosity and really walk through our school using another person’s eyes. With my oldest kids graduating, I was ready to assess our school year and look for…
My older children have strong math visualization skills because we used math enrichment tools like manipulatives to help build concrete understanding of math concepts. We got busy and as a result my younger kids were not showing the same mastery, which is why I was excited when we could review both the Grades 3/4 and the Grades 5/6…
I am never afraid of a subject in our homeschool, because I know there is the right tool out there for every need our homeschool has ever run up against. This year we are facing the much dreaded SAT essay, but I feel ready to begin with my daughter because of the Institute for Excellence…
When people ask us how we get our kids to read classical literature, we end up sharing how Lamplighter Publisher’s Books have been a part of our children’s entire life. Books like The Secret Bridge have given our kids a taste for classical literature with great stories that cross any time line. Here is a secret I…
This might be one of my favorite product reviews of the year. My kids loved using ArtAchieve to gain drawing confidence and be exposed to other culture’s art and history. Have you been told you are not an Artist? I remember when I was in elementary school, being told I was not an artist because I…
We read the Gospels and we read our history; but wouldn’t you love to go deeper? Check out this review to see how Drive Thru History® – “The Gospels” takes our family to places we have never seen before. Drive Thru History is a High End Production Have you ever been embarrassed, as you tried to get your…
Sometimes the little ones just need to be quiet for a few minutes or you need to clear your mind before your next co-op pick up. Either way you are going to like this Daily Bible Jigsaw from Planet 316 review. http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/04%20-%20April/25%20-%20Planet%20316/game_icon_zpsxcg9czjr.png The truth be told, I only have two games on my phone….
My first born graduates in May and just announced that he DOES want to attend college instead of wait a year…in March. I did not panic because I was given access to review SpeedyPrep the online CLEP prep experts. With their guarantee I knew he could bang out some college credits by the end of the school…
With a lot of kids it seems like I was getting more and more swamped with paper. That is why I was looking forward to reviewing Reader In Residence Volume 1 (Sleuth), from Apologia Educational Ministries. They’ve wrapped up an ALL IN ONE, perfect homeschool reading curriculum in an easy to spot bright green spiral student notebook. With…
I like to rearrange the furniture. l have been known to rearrange the contents of all the kitchen cabinets in the name of better work flow. A weekly conversation in our house goes something like this. “HONEY, where is my charger? The charger that is supposed to be in the desk drawer, that charger.” “It’s…
As homeschoolers we are on the front lines of the ever shifting way parents educate their kids. I was given Java Programming by CompuScholar, Inc. to review for The Homeschool Review Crew. I am using it to teach my kid how to code, even though I can’t write a single line of it myself. CompuScholar is helping parents…
Light up you little learners with this STEM learning kit
We have always had a strong selection of great Biblical teaching tools. We received Manhood Journey Fathers Starter Kit from Manhood Journey & City on a Hill Studio to review as one of the most recent tools for our life skill curriculum. Raising strong Biblical sons is a worthy goal It is the desire of our homeschool,…