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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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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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Sewing Kits 4 Kids Review

Do you have children who want to learn to sew by hand?  Are you unsure of how to do some of those hand stitches? Do you want your children Sewing Kits 4 Kids. can help.  They carry many different projects on different levels, from sewing through punched holes to make a bag, (lacing), to sewing…

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The Grace Card DVD Review and Giveaway!

  This movie grabbed me from the first scene…Maybe it was the little boy on a bicycle who is riding without training wheels for the first time or just the fact of the “happy family”, until…something bad happens. The Grace Card is rated PG 13, but honestly, I watched it with all my children ages…

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Watchminder 3 Review~Helping your child stay on track.

Do you have a child who struggles staying on task? Do they get “lost”? What about you? Watchminder 3 ($69) may be a little gadget that will help.  It is a watch that you are able to set to alert or remind you or your child to the tasks ahead of them or that they…

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Beginning Writing Skills~First Glance Review for Writeshop A

1My younger children love to write, but their writing at this time is not exactly readable.  I have been wondering how to help them gain the skills needed to write intelligibly.  A few weeks ago, I was chatting with Kim Kautzer of Writeshop about a bit of this.  Little did I know she had a…

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Pumpkin Seed Press Review~Includes three book reviews.

I have been blessed to be asked to review three books from Pumpkin Seed Press by Shelley Noonan. The Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood Beyond Beautiful Girlhood Plus Companion Guide The Three Weavers Mothers and daughters will be blessed to spend time working through The Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood and Beyond Beautiful Girlhood Plus…

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