Category: Reviews

French For Children - Product Review

French For Children by Classical Academic Press is designed so that you can teach your children French even if you are not familiar with the language. The program is appropriate for both Christian and secular homeschoolers. It is designed for children in the 4th -7th grade age range. I am using the program with 4…
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Mr. Popper’s Penguins Student Study Guide - Product Review

This guide is written artfully to pull the child deeper into the story and give them even more joy as they are able to understand and experience the story on an even deeper level.

Beyond The Stick Figure - Product Review

Beyond the Stick Figure is a drawing skills course for kids. The course uses an online platform and includes video’s, text instruction, and clear directions for activities and projects. This is a newly released course and is suitable for all homeschoolers (no religion included). I tested out the course with 6 kids between the ages…
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Shout-Out Review - Song School Latin

Shout-Out Reviews are unaffiliated, uncommissioned reviews I write about homeschool products I have used and loved with many children for many years. Song School Latin has been kid-tested and mom-approved in our homeschool over the past 10 years. We have used both levels three times. Now the only problem is that I don’t have any…
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The Montessori Toddler - Book Review

This book by Simone Davies is an extensive resource for parents looking to model the Montessori methods in their home with their toddlers. It is full of great lists and visuals and can be opened to any section and read for tips in that area. You can also read it cover to cover if you…
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Homeschool Bravely - A Book Review

This is a book for Christian homeschool moms written to inspire and encourage you on your journey. Let me just start by saying that I don’t always enjoy inspirational books. I mean, honestly, sometimes, they just make me want to throw up. This is often invoked by the over-sentimentality present and sometimes a bit too…
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Just Because Book Review - The Brainy Bunch

I heard of the Harding family several years ago and was always curious about their story of kids being ready for college by age twelve. But not curious enough to buy the book…it seemed…excessive and a bit unnecessary to send a child so young, so I was not curious enough to want to duplicate their…
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Why I Love Life of Fred Math

Three Reasons I Love Life Of Fred Math

Check out some of my other math posts. Making Math Wonder-Filled Tessellations: A Curated Lesson It Might be Easier to Quit Teaching Kids How to Think Changing the World by Changing How we Talk about Math

Shout-Out Review - Animal Habitats Book

This is the begining of a series of posts that will be ongoing where I review an awesome product. Not a product that I am an affiliate for. Nothing I am trying to sell. Just something great, something that has survived the storm of many children and worked well with all their various styles and…
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Favorite Reviews of 2018

  This past year I wrote 29 product reviews. For these reviews, I received a free product in exchange for an honest review. This post is a collection of my favorite 12 products, these reviews all earned a 5-stars from me. Stay tuned for my Shout-Out reviews starting in January. I will be reviewing some select…
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