In our homeschool, we tend to stress hands on learning and creativity with our academics. But I also wanted my daughter to become familiar with test-taking plus help her to know tests were nothing to fear. So through the years, I have had her practice with everything from spelling tests to math semester tests. She has gradually developed good test taking skills. But when we got ready to try her … [Read more...] about Spectrum’s Test Prep – Grade 3
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Evan-Moor’s Building Spelling Skills – Grades 1 – 6
Are you looking for a quality spelling program for your elementary kids? When my daughter was a 2nd grader, we found a delightful program that was phonics based and developmentally appropriate, from Evan-Moor called Building Spelling Skills. Evan-Moor is a publishing company that serves both public school teachers and homeschoolers. We loved their spelling program so much that we … [Read more...] about Evan-Moor’s Building Spelling Skills – Grades 1 – 6
Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz
Big Brainz is giving away a deluxe version of Timez Attack multiplication and division, valued at $59.99, to one Curriculum Choice reader - don't miss it at the end! We've enjoyed Timez Attack by the Big Brainz company in our homeschool for several years now. These fun, multiplication games were recommended to us by my friends and fellow homeschool moms. It's one of those resources we turn to … [Read more...] about Timez Attack Multiplication and More by Big Brainz
Ka-Ching!
One of the things I love to use for our living math lessons is games. I don’t know about your children, but mine can pick up skills they never knew they had simply by playing a game. When I taught my eldest how to multiply one of the things I started with was this very simple game called Ka-Ching! Instead of using the word “multiply” though I used the words “groups of”. My son had so much fun … [Read more...] about Ka-Ching!
Addition the Fun Way!
I am so excited to share with you a curriculum that has allowed my children to move past the traditional black and white numbers and into a world where numbers create characters and characters stories. Allow me to introduce you to Addition the Fun Way! by Judy Liautaud with City Creek Press. The curriculum is a fun, picture method of learning and the addition facts, per the author. I whole … [Read more...] about Addition the Fun Way!
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
A World of Adventure
I am so excited to introduce you to a fabulous, award winning unit study, A World of Adventure. Written for grades 4-8 by Dorian Holt, a mom who successfully homeschooled her own son, A World of Adventure is the first volume in the Learning Adventures series. If you enjoy using unit studies, or have been curious about trying them, I hope you will find this review helpful and … [Read more...] about A World of Adventure
A+ TutorSoft
I'm not going to lie. We've struggled with algebra. It's the first real struggle we've had since this journey of homeschooling began, but a struggle it's been. Not so much because my daughter nor I can do it, but because it's one of those things that's harder to backtrack with and find the method to the madness when you get stuck. This year, I've made sure we have an arsenal of help awaiting … [Read more...] about A+ TutorSoft
Online Learning with Clever Dragons
Clever Dragons is a really neat online learning tool geared toward BOYS ages 7 - 12 (but my son is 15 and there were still several places he found that were helpful and fun)! Boys. Dragons. Need I say more? *grin* This online program covers all the main areas of teaching: Language Arts, Math, Geography, History and Science. If your boys are anything like mine, sitting and "doing school" is super … [Read more...] about Online Learning with Clever Dragons
Spelling Power
Hello, fellow homeschoolers! This is the first review I’ve written for the Curriculum Choice. I’m very excited to share my thoughts about and experience with various curricula and resources with the hope that someone finds them helpful. I thought I’d dive right in with everybody’s favorite subject: spelling! Like math, spelling as a subject offers a variety of methods -- and madness. Also like … [Read more...] about Spelling Power
Times Alive!
Until the 2011 school year started both of my boys had been doing five days worth of living math lessons. I loved our time with it. This year, however, I decided to put them into Teaching Textbooks. One of the things I used during our lovely Living Math Lessons was a programme called Times Alive! I found it rather by mistake while doing my daily blog hopping. Before I knew it I’d stumbled upon … [Read more...] about Times Alive!
K5 Learning
To be honest, when I was approached about writing a review for K5 Learning, I was going to pass. We just haven't liked any online sites that we have tried. I decided it was only fair to give it a quick look before saying no, and my five-year-old was immediately drawn into the site. I responded to the request with a yes. We started with the recommended learning assessment, to see where my son … [Read more...] about K5 Learning