The Schoolhouse Planner is a new digital offering from the folks at The Old Schoolhouse. The first part of the planner is divided into months. Each month starts with a month-at-a-glance calendar and contains articles from many of your favorite homeschool authors, and lists galore..timelines, lists of composers, artists and presidents, countries and capitals, a [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
TOS Review – Time 4 Learning – Our First Week
I signed up as a TOS Crew member for Time 4 Learning this week, getting a registration for my daughter R who is 9 and my son L who is 12. The registration process was simple and we were able to start right away. They both have significant learning disabilities. Because of their LDs it [...]
TOS Review: The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Digital Edition
I have to confess that I prefer paper to digital. I just can’t sneak into bed with a computer. Wait, now that I think of it, I can with a laptop. But I still prefer paper. So I was pleasantly surprised at how convenient The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Digital edition is. The pages navigate easily [...]
TOS Review: The Old Schoolhouse Fall Special
I’ve been a subscriber to The Old Schoolhouse for a few years now. Somehow it always seems to come at just the right time when I am really needing a new dose of refreshment and encouragement. It has always been a down-to-earth publication written to reach “real” families like us. As a mom of three [...]
TOS Review: The Nativity
The Nativity is an adorable play Nativity set from One2Believe. I’ve always had a traditional Nativity set that was breakable and did not invite play and exploration. This set does just that and I look forward to my younger ones playing with it this Christmas season. There are 17 non-breakable pieces including Jesus (manger is [...]
TOS Review – HS Library Builder
Sorry about the spacing glitch below…still figuring this stuff out! Due to many budget cuts our county library system has become increasingly more difficult and expensive to use. I’ve often thought it would be easier just to buy the books we needed but was leery about the cost of doing so.Then as a TOS reviewer [...]
TOS Review – Time 4 Learning – Week 2
We’ve hit a few snags this week but overall I do like the program. I’ll list a few pros and cons below. Pros Takes a good amount of pressure off me. L (12) is able to work more independently. We are using a separate text reader for Science. R (9) enjoys the science and is [...]
TOS Review – Kinderbach Music
KinderBach is a music program for preschool level children. It uses the piano as the base for instruction and teaches a good amount of music theory in an engaging way for young children. Lessons are available via DVD, online sessions or curriculum for early childhood classes. My access was through a temporary membership. I found [...]
Okay here we go…
My first entry in a new blog. I will try to transfer over the TOS posts from the Blogger blog. I’m sure there will be an easier way to do it but for now I will have to cut and paste.
