Are we there yet? Is there any way to take the stress and boredom out of long family road trips? I was excited to have an opportunity to review Travel Kits, A Simple Way to Bless Others. This e-book was written by Donna Rees, the managing editor of The Old Schoolhouse magazine and is available through [...]
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Review: How I Homeschool (Twelve Families Share Their Lifestyles of Learning)
Have you ever wondered how other homeschool families manage their schedules? How on earth do they do it all? “How I Homeschool” is a candid collection of essays by twelve homeschool moms that describe how and why they homeschool, their day to day routines and their ups and downs. As I read through the pages [...]
Memoria Press
Teaching Latin to my kids admittedly has not been on the top of my priority list. I wasn’t even sure I wanted to try to review this product! The Memoria Press representative suggested that we try Prima Latina for a gentle introduction to Latin to my 13 year old son. We’ve been using it for [...]
Lampstand Press/Tapestry of Grace
Tapestry of Grace is a classical, multilevel, integrated, award-winning homeschooling curriculum for the whole family. Students cycle through world history every four years, with all students studying the same era at their own level. Year 1 covers the ancient world from Creation to the fall of Rome. Year 2 picks follows world history through the [...]
Let’s Make A Web Page
Let’s Make A Webpage is an e-book created by Computer Lady Phyllis Wheeler of MotherboardBooks.com. The Internet is a reality of our lives but most parents don’t have the experience to teach their children HTML or how to make a webpage. In this 60 page e-book, Phyllis Wheeler will teach your child (8-12 but older [...]
Review: Schleich Animal Figures
“Mom, these look REAL!” was my daughter’s excited exclamation when we opened up our package from Schleich. These are easily the most beautiful, realistic and well constructed play figures that I’ve ever seen. They are a wonderful investment for your children and would easily last through many years of play! Schleich figures are available at [...]
Bonnie Terry Learning
Bonnie Terry is a Board Certified Educational Therapist in private practice, and has served as a special education teacher since 1973 and is internationally recognized as an expert in Educational Therapy and Learning Disabilities. Bonnie Terry Learning was started in 1992 in response to parents and teachers who wanted to get the materials that she [...]
SpellQuizzer
The spelling approach most of us remember from school was a weekly spelling test with nightly practice sessions. For children who hate to write or have fine motor difficulties, the experience can be a torment for them and their parents. SpellQuizzer is spelling software designed by Daniel Hite. It allows you to create individualized spelling [...]
One2Believe Tales of Glory Noah’s Ark Set
One2Believe‘s passion is to help children learn Bible lessons and to come to know Jesus. They also desire to support parents in their battle for children’s hearts and minds. To that end, they design toys to help children play out favorite Bible stories. I received the Noah’s Ark playset to review. The set includes Noah, [...]
Heads Up!
Heads Up Now is a company established by Melinda Boring to provide homeschooling parents and educators of children with special needs the learning tools they need to accommodate their student’s disability. Ms. Boring herself is a speech/language pathologist and homeschooling mother of two children with ADHD. The website carries books, CD’s, games, helps for gross [...]
