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20 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Cerebellum Corporation

I had the privilege of reviewing the Cerebellum Corporation AP learning video. The one I received was called Light Speed US Government and Politics. They provide lots of DVDs but have launched a new series specifically for students preparing for the AP exams Originally posted 2010-05-19 23:45:12. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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01 January 2012 ~ 0 Comments

Rays Math

Dollar Homeschool produces the CDs for Rays Math. I received the Ray’s Arithmetic series as part of the TOS homeschool crew. This is quite a huge collection… You receive the equivalent of 38 textbooks along with Originally posted 2010-02-16 00:44:15. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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29 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Free Homeschool Math

There are various websites that offer free homeschool math worksheets so I thought I would list some of them for you here. Originally posted 2009-01-08 22:37:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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05 December 2011 ~ 0 Comments

Graphics Toolbox Review

You wouldn’t think that a homeschool Mom would need a program like Graphics Toolbox, but after you use it Originally posted 2010-03-08 14:16:23. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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02 December 2011 ~ 1 Comment

College From Home

College from home is a concept that is gaining more and more popularity. We homeschool our children up through High School, why not keep going? With the Internet almost anything is possible these days. Originally posted 2009-02-06 09:48:20. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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20 October 2011 ~ Comments Off

Web Design for Kids (…. and Curious Grown-Ups)

I have had the privilege of reviewing the DVD Web Design for Kids over the past month. Many times children can figure out how to create a web page or do anything on the computer better than adults. With this program, Originally posted 2009-08-29 23:25:08. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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11 October 2011 ~ Comments Off

Homeschool History Video

I recently found a great homeschool history video that I thought was entertaining enough to hold my teens attention, yet educational enough to teach them something. I emailed it to each of my teenage daughters and told them to watch it on their own and email me back what they thought of it.  I even [...]

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20 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Aleks Math Review

In the past year I came across a program called Aleks (which stands for Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces). Basically it is an online math system where you can enroll your children in a course and let them do all their math work online. The course keeps track of their progress and sends reports [...]

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16 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Internet Field Trip

I thought I would start an Internet field trip series this week. Whether the weather is cold and you don’t feel like going out or if you have little ones at home and can’t take the older ones out or you just want to take some virtual field trips, these links should help you. Originally [...]

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29 July 2011 ~ Comments Off

Learn Guitar DVD – Jean Welles Worship Class Review

If you want to learn guitar on DVD, you might want to check out the Jean Welles Worship Guitar class. Volume one is a 68 minute DVD with 7 lessons in both English and Spanish. I can play guitar now!! Well, Originally posted 2010-01-06 01:04:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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22 June 2011 ~ Comments Off

Roots and Fruits

  Roots and Fruits is a comprehensive e-book written by a homeschool Mom who used to be a teacher. She developed Roots and Fruits because she saw a lack in vocabulary knowledge among the students she was working with, even if they read a lot. Originally posted 2009-09-30 23:20:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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18 April 2011 ~ Comments Off

The Great Latin Adventure

I received the Great Latin Adventure program to review as part of the TOS Homeschool Crew. I think this is my last review through them . We’ve never used a Latin program before but this looks Originally posted 2010-06-01 09:09:35. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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28 February 2011 ~ 1 Comment

College Prep Genius Review

In Ohio we can take the ACT or SAT. It seems that the ACT is more popular, although some students take both tests. I was able to review a program called College Prep Genius. It is a full course developed by a homeschool Mom on how to score well on the SAT. The course includes [...]

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28 December 2010 ~ Comments Off

Penmanship

Have you ever heard of Presidential Penmanship? I had never heard of this program until I received a CD for review as part of the Homeschool Crew. Although I am familiar with The Book Peddler Originally posted 2010-02-19 00:49:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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19 December 2010 ~ Comments Off

Homeschool in the Woods – Map Resources

Even though most people have heard of Homeschool in the Woods, I guess I have been in the dark about this company and their resources. I received a review copy of their map resources and was so Originally posted 2010-03-19 09:17:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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17 July 2010 ~ Comments Off

Career Exploration for High School Students Review

Career exploration for High School students can be fun and exciting. After all these years of home schooling, your child can start to investigate what it is he/she will be able to do the rest of their life. The little weE-book published by the Old Schoolhouse Magazine called Career Exploration for High School Students  introduces [...]

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28 April 2010 ~ Comments Off

Lesson Planet Review

I found yet another website that I had not discovered before called Lesson Planet. I received a free membership for a couple of months for review and boy was I surprised….

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09 April 2010 ~ Comments Off

Terrestria

The Terrestria Chronicles are a wonderful series of books written by evangelist Ed Dunlop. They take you back to the days of castles

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31 March 2010 ~ Comments Off

Family Mint

Here’s a program called Family Mint that you will really like especially since it’s FREE. I have come across so many interesting and creative products this year as part of the TOS Homeschool review crew and Family Mint is

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15 March 2010 ~ Comments Off

Artistic Pursuits Review

Artistic Pursuits was given to me recently to review. I have a daughter in 8th grade, so I gave it to her to look over and use. She loves art, so I thought this program would be a good fit for her. Artistic Pursuits is a non-consumable art program

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26 January 2010 ~ Comments Off

Keyboarding Lessons

Recently I was able to review a program that includes keyboarding lessons. The program is called Keyboarding for the Christian School. This can easily be used for homeschooling too. In this age of computers students need to know how to type. These ebooks reminded me of how I learned to type back in school. The [...]

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28 December 2009 ~ Comments Off

ACT Advantage Review

I recently received a packet of information from ACT Advantage to review. It turns out that this company is a not-for-profit organization that helps younger students prepare for the ACT test so that they can be better prepared for college.

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30 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Financial Accounting Course

I had the privilege of reviewing a Financial Accounting Course called Professor in a Box, designed especially for homeschool students. Since one of my daughters is a senior and would like to go into business for herself as an esthetician (spa owner), I thought that this would be a good course for her to take. [...]

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09 November 2009 ~ Comments Off

Americas Heritage

America’s Heritage – an adventure in liberty is another great resource to use for homeschooling History and it is free! I received a review copy of this disk and was pleasantly surprised. Although this curriculum/resource is

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26 October 2009 ~ Comments Off

Sue Patrick Workbox System

I had the privilege of receiving a review copy of the Sue Patrick Workbox System for being on the Old Schoolhouse Crew review team. I can’t believe that I have never seen this system before after all these years of homeschooling. What is it you ask? Basically,

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