I’ve been a huge fan of Homeschool In The Woods for a long time! Their products are just funtastic. Thus far we’ve used three different time traveler packs and are gearing up to use another two next year! Each Time Traveler pack is loaded with crafts, recipes, copywork, notebooking pages and lapbooking pages. It’s six weeks of school pre-planned for you, but many of them can easily be extended … [Read more...] about Homeschool In The Woods Time Traveler Packs
Youth Virtue Journal
The Youth Virtue Journal is a slim ring-bound workbook with a huge goal: to help teens choose virtues. Working with a mentor, teens will learn how to be attentive, content, forgiving, gentle, helpful, honest, obedient, perseverant and respectful. The booklet contains a form for parental input as well. Each of the nine chapters contains a moment to dream and a chance to see how virtues could … [Read more...] about Youth Virtue Journal
Money Help for Teens
Taken directly from their website: The Money Book for Teens is a series of 3 modules teaching teens the necessary financial skills to live and thrive in life. Using the Bible as its foundation, The Money Book for Teens is taught from the context of a language arts course. Module 1 focuses on Biblical Stewardship principles while emphasizing things like budgeting, tracking spending, net … [Read more...] about Money Help for Teens
Kids 1st Shape Puzzle App Review
Don't miss the giveaway at the end of this review! I am going to start with letting you know that I love this app! I appreciate the opportunity to review it. Kids 1st Shape Puzzle offers eight different puzzles to choose from. There are animals, numbers, transportation, letters, and more! As the child manipulates each item into place, a little burst of stars shows that it is correct. When … [Read more...] about Kids 1st Shape Puzzle App Review
Early Reading – Word Families – Reading Success Mini Books
One day, while doing phonics with my first grader, I realized that we needed a break from our regular curriculum – for both of us. My daughter understood the concepts in her phonics book but was just becoming tired of it. I wanted reading to be enjoyable and hands on! I searched our local teacher’s bookstore. I found a book that worked for us: Scholastic's Reading Success Mini Books – Word … [Read more...] about Early Reading – Word Families – Reading Success Mini Books
On the Quest for Quality Children’s Literature
Let’s be honest. In the ocean of children’s books, there’s a whole lot of flotsam and jetsam. Just because a book is popular doesn’t mean it’s worthwhile. On the flip side, just because a book is decades old doesn’t mean it’s a classic. Parents, particularly homeschooling parents, need someone whom they can trust to help them guide their children toward high-quality literature. A superb … [Read more...] about On the Quest for Quality Children’s Literature
Time Engineers: Experience Math
Why Time Engineers? Time Engineers is a CD Rom designed to teach math skills to middle school through high school students. Not only does it teach math skills such as algebra it also concentrates on engineering skills. By taking students through history, this interactive computer game, takes math to a new level and one many young people will appreciate. Please visit the site for system … [Read more...] about Time Engineers: Experience Math
Apologia Biology Flashcards App by iHomeEducator
Don't miss the giveaway at the end of this review. We're giving away five App Store redemption codes for the Apologia Biology flashcards app! With a variety of educational titles available, both the iPhone and the iPad are great teaching tools. An amazing variety of subjects are available. This month, we look at the science category, with Apologia Biology flashcards iPad app by … [Read more...] about Apologia Biology Flashcards App by iHomeEducator
English Literature for Boys and Girls by H.E. Marshall
Ambleside Online has influenced our family in many ways, not the least by introducing us to great books. One that we’ve been using for many years is English Literature for Boys and Girls by H.E. Marshall, written in 1909. We are blessed to have a century-old copy for our children, complete with roughly cut pages and sturdy binding. In 85 delightful chapters, H.E. Marshall traces English … [Read more...] about English Literature for Boys and Girls by H.E. Marshall
Discovery Toys “Busy Bugs”
We LOVE Discovery Toys! Ever heard of them? They've been around for many, many years and they have a bunch of fun, educational toys for infants to adults. One of our most favorite is Busy Bugs! They make learning so much fun! The set consists of 35 bugs and 23 cards. There are several ways you can use it. You can have your little one match colors: Match color and type of … [Read more...] about Discovery Toys “Busy Bugs”
Anomia
Anomia (uh-NO-mee-uh) – Noun - Problem with word finding or recall. 2. Chaos. 3. The game where common knowledge becomes uncommonly fun! I was in a Toy Store in Newport, Oregon, looking for Chemistry supplies while the boys played with all of the board games. You could hear them exclaim over games we no longer have, favorites of their friends, and their current champion status at a few. I … [Read more...] about Anomia
Stepping Stones Together
I am so happy to introduce you to a wonderful curriculum to teach your child how to read, Stepping Stones Together. This is a beginning, online, reading program which claims to teach your child to read in 90 days. Stepping Stones Together can be used by any child who knows the alphabet, (out of order, both upper and lower case) most of the sounds, and who also shows general interest in … [Read more...] about Stepping Stones Together