Category Archives: Homeschool curriculum review

Math Mammoth Light Blue First Grade Series

Math has always been one of those subject that has been hard for me to teach, but I get most of it.  I have found something that works well for my older students, but for my younger students, I had been struggling.  Math Mammoth has changed all that though.  I am reviewing the Math Mammoth…

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The Learning Parent Giveaway~Uncle Rick Reads the Proverbs

Proverbs is one of those books, I wished I had memorized verbatim, however I don’t and I want to change that for my children.  That is one reason I recommend Uncle Rick Reads the Proverbs to all my friends.  Your children can listen to this Five hour reading and explanation of Proverbs from Chapter one…

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Ooka Island~A Computer Phonics Adventure for Younger Children

Do you have young children who want to do school on the computer like their older siblings? What about a child that ready to learn the sounds and letters, but doesn’t’ have the fine motor skills for writing? Ooka Island is a computer based phonics program that will help your children gain computer and readiness…

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Memoria Press~First Start Reading and Classical Phonics~Review

Memoria Press, has come out with a Classical educational style phonics and reading program.  First Start Reading ($29.95) and Classical Phonics ($14.95) is a gentle approach for kindergarten to first grade students to reading and phonics.  Children will have fun as they learn sounds, practice writing and drawing pictures about each letter.  They will also…

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George Washington Carver DVD by Marshall Publishing~Review

As part of the TOS Crew, I received the George Washington Carver DVD by Marshall Publishing to review. For anyone looking for an inspirational story, for historians, teachers and students, and for young and old alike this DVD featuring stunning photography and a superb original music score is certain to be watched again and again….

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Apologia~Educating the WholeHearted Child

Have you had homeschool mom guilt?  Are you in need of some encouragement from parents who have been through this journey? Educating the WholeHearted Child ($22.00), by Clay and Sally Clarkson is available from Apologia Education Ministries.  In all honesty, every Christian Homeschool Family needs to read this book.  It will set you free…seriously, it…

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Always Ice Cream Review~Online games for girls

Always Ice Cream is an Online group of games for girls ages 7-12, though due to the quick increasing challenges of the games I believe 9-12 would be a better estimate. Membership Rates: $4.99/month (first month only $.99) 2 months $9.98 1 year $29.99 Lifetime $99.99 A large share of our members are homeschooled and…

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Is it Scrabble? Is it a Rubik’s Cube? It’s Scruble Cube

Do you remember the Rubik’s Cube back in the 80s?  You know the one with the colored squares and you tried to get all the same colored squares on one side and so forth?  Well, take the Rubik’s Cube and add more squares per side add letters and you have the Scruble Cube ($24.95).  It…

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Carlito C. Caterpillar’s MathHouse Review and Giveaway

Carlito C. Caterpillar’s MathHouse Games ($23.95) are sure to help you teach math skills using a sensory method that will help your child grasp each concept as they play the forty games. My children have had a lot of fun learning a few of the concepts.  My two year old especially like Alike It or…

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