Do you have a son who loves to put things together? Does he like models? Well, then Pitsco Education probably has something for you. Our family just had the joy of putting together these two projects which included a wonderful book. Siege Machines book, the Catapult kit, and the Trebuchet kit and weights ($21.95) From…
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The Reading Game Review
The Reading Game is a fast-action memory card game. It includes a series of six beautifully illustrated storybooks. The Cards & Books work together to make learning to read exciting and enjoyable. Game sessions are fun-filled with a winner every few seconds. After completing the first memory card game, the student has thirty words “hardwired”…
Time Timer Review
Wow, seems some people seem to think I need help staying on track…have they been watching me while I am working in Photoshop? Well, probably not, but, I do tend to get distracted, and Time Timer $30 has helped some. But, I believe any old timer could help. This is a neat little timer, that…
Home Educating Family’s On the Go Planner~ My brain on in a book!~Giveaway 3 Winners!!
I am not naturally organized. In fact, even when I try really hard I am not really organized. I have great ideas, and I mean well, but, in reality, I am just not an organized person…or am I? In fact, I have made wonderful forms that keep my older children organized in their homeschool lesson…
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…
Raising Real Men, Surviving, Teaching and Appreciating Boys~Review
As an only child and a woman, sometime raising my three boys leaves my head spinning. I wasn’t around boys much when growing up, well, I was but, not this much, and well, it was different. I actually got along better with the boys, but raising them? You mean they should be having a wrestling…
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…
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…
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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