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Progeny Press: Study Guides for Literature

Progeny Press has 100 literature study guides for lower elementary to high school grade level students.  They are categorized by grade levels and by genre.  The suggested time for each study guide is anywhere from 8 to 12 weeks depending upon the level.   The aim of their study guides is to aid students to [...]

K5 Learning: Product Review

Ok.  I guess the first thing I should do is introduce you to what exactly K5 Learning is all about.   It is an online learning  program for kindergarten through 5th grade that covers reading, math, and study skills.   You may be thinking about now “Oh yeah another one of those programs”.  There seem to be [...]

Reading Eggs Review

Reading Eggs is an online program that introduces children to a world of reading through fun and  creative games, songs,  and stories which focuses on phonics and sight words.   There are 120 learn to read lessons and 90 spelling lessons which are geared to 4 through 7 year old beginning readers.   There is also a [...]

Apologia: Who Am I? – product review

I previously reviewed the first in the What We Believe series, Who Am I? (And What Am I Doing Here?). This time our family received the second book in the series, Who Am I? And What Am I Doing Here?. From the Apologia website, “The second book in the What We Believe series, Who Am [...]

ALEKS: Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces

is a web-based assessment and learning math system. My kids have both been using ALEKS for a short time now. You can read an overview of ALEKS on their website for specific details. With ALEKS your student gets an assessment of their current knowledge and after being placed within the program your child proceeds through [...]

See-N-Spell:

See-N-Spell is a 40-page quick reference guide which includes over 300 commonly used words in order to help writers improve their spelling and vocabulary. The guide organizes words alphabetically and by part of speech. There is also a section for commonly misspelled words as well as an area where you can write in your own [...]

Math Rider

What comes to mind when you think about a program that drills math facts towards the goal of mastery? Is it a tedious boring task where your child goes through a flashcard type approach? Do you think of your child rolling their eyes and dreading such a task? Do you hear, “Oh Mom do we [...]

Classical Astronomy’s Celestrial Almanack

“God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.” Genesis 1:16 NIV Whenever our family studies astronomy I am reminded of this verse in Genesis. As I look up into the night sky I marvel at how many stars and [...]

Z-Guides to the Movies: Adventures of Robin Hood

     provides a series of movie guides named Z-Guides which leads you through a study of a movie which is set in a specific historical time period.  Each guide focuses on a specific movie release and not only do you learn about the movie details  but the historical period associated with it while developing research [...]

REAL Homeschool Spanish: TOS Crew product review

I went to public school when I was growing up. At my high school we had several paths we could take for our curriculum, I chose the college path and a foreign language was required for it. I ended up taking French and wished I had taken Spanish. Needless to say I was thrilled when [...]