Study skills are important for all students, especially as they get older and are dealing with high school and college courses. One thing I have learned from my two oldest kids is that while some children are good at organizing and studying others need to be taught the skill explicitly! So when I had the […]
Review of IXL.com – TOS Schoolhouse Crew
I recently had the chance to review the website IXL.com, which is a website provides Online Math Membership for children in grades PreK-12. The website includes high school math like Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus is coming soon. The website also has Online Language Arts Membership for children in grades 2-4, but […]
VocabularySpellingCity Review – TOS Homeschool Crew
I recently had the chance to review VocabularySpellingCity, an online educational game website designed to teach vocabulary, spelling and other language arts topics. The website uses games to make learning more fun and exciting. Some parts of the website are free, but they gave my family a free VocabularySpellingCity Premium Membership so that I could […]
The Presidential Game Review
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. My family enjoys playing board games together, so we were happy to get the chance to review The Presidential Game, which bills itself as “The Most Powerful Game in the World.” This game was both fun to play and educational, which made […]
PeopleKeys Perceptual Learning Style Workbook Review
It can be much easier to teach when you know your student’s learning style and can teach in a way that works to his or her strengths. So when I had the chance to review a product from PeopleKeys I wanted to review the The Perceptual Learning Style Workbook for my 14 year old son. […]
Doorposts Because You Are Strong – TOS Homeschool Review
I recently had the chance to review a Bible study from Doorposts, designed for boys ages 12 and up. The book is called Because You Are Strong and is designed to help young boys study the bible and see what God says about true strength. I have been part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew for […]
Hands of a Child Review–TOS Homeschool Review
I am always looking for ways to add variety to our homeschooling, and keep learning fun. I recently had the chance to review a Note Pack from In the Hands of a Child. This company specializes in creating lap books and notebook project packs, mainly for homeschoolers. These can provide hands on learning, which most […]
Homeschool Programming TeenCoder Java Review
My 14 year old son has learned some computer programming over the past two years, and written programs in Basic. Now that he is starting high school it makes sense for him to learn a higher level programming language and improve his skills. So when I had the chance to review a programming course from […]
Schoolhouse Planners Homeschool Giveaway
Something I have been spending a lot of time on lately is planning next year’s homeschooling. One thing I have learned over the years is that the more organized I am the more smoothly our homeschool days go! I have a great planning resource from Schoolhouse Planners to tell you about, the Schoolhouse Planners series. […]
Institute for Excellence in Writing Review
Becoming a good writer is critical for students today. I have used quite a few different writing curriculum over the years, but one of my favorites are the products offered by the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Andrew Pudewa teaches these classes, and he is an excellent speaker and teacher who I have been fortunate […]
Classisical Conversations Prescripts Handwriting Curriculum Review
One of the things I realized during the past school year is that my son has terrible handwriting for a 14 year old. Sometimes he can’t even read his own writing, and with high school starting next year he needs to be able to read what he writes, and so do others. I realized this […]
Home School in the Woods History Lap-Pak Review – TOS Homeschool Crew
History is my son’s favorite subject in school. But this year we haven’t really done any history at all because he has been doing a year long geography program. So when I had the chance to review a Lap-Pak program from Home School in the Woods I knew he’d be excited to actually do some history. […]
Writing with Sharon Watson – TOS Homeschool Crew Review
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I have always found writing to be one of the easier subjects to teach my kids – at least when it comes to standard school essays. But my sixteen year old daughter doesn’t just want to write research reports for history, she […]
Progeny Press Review–TOS Schoolhouse Crew
All my children enjoy reading, and one of the challenges I have homeschooling them is how to cover topics like literary analysis, because they;d rather just read the book! It can be difficult to find something that teaches them to read analytically without destroying their interest in the story. To me it makes sense to […]
Supercharged Science – TOS Homeschool Crew Review
This past month I was able to review Supercharged Science, which is an online science program with over 800 activities, experiments and projects! My family received a free membership for Supercharged Science E-Science program for high school, and I was very excited to review this program, because science is my favorite subject. I am always […]
Computer Science for Kids – TOS Homeschool Crew Review
Computer programming is a skill that is great for everyone to learn. Not everyone is meant to be a programmer, but computers are so important today that I think everyone should have some appreciation of how they work. So I was glad to have my thirteen year old son try out a product from Computer […]
Discovery of Deduction Logic Curriculum Review – TOS Homeschool Crew
Logic is a subject that I have always wanted to cover with my children, because thinking and reasoning skills are so important in today’s world. I watch TV news shows and get so annoyed at the lack of reasoning and logical fallacies that seem to be everywhere, so I want to learn to reason! So […]
Essentials in Writing – TOS Homeschool Crew Review
Learning to write well is a critical skill for children to learn. I never had to worry too much about teaching my two oldest kids to write well, because they seemed to intuitively understand the process. I just gave them lots of writing assignments and they produced good essays without much angst. The process with […]
