Enjoying the Chaos

My children LOVE to paint, they never turn down an opportunity to get out our paints and brushes. When I was offered a chance to review a DVD art lesson by the company See The Light I jumped at the chance. Dave and Pat Holt are the driving force behind this company, they are joined by an excellent group of artists and musicians to share biblical principals and art in a way that complement each other perfectly. We were lucky enough to receive our first choice Repeated Sweets I chose this topic because I wanted to do this with both my son Jam (12) and daughter Boo (10) and of course sweets, cakes, donuts and ice cream would appeal to both of them. My children were very excited for this review, this excitement increase the day my husband brought home a dozen decorated doughnuts for the kids to use as props. Unfortunately they were all eaten before they were drawn and so my husband 'had' to bring more home. I think he enjoyed this part of the project the most. Rep...

  I have just found out about a new resource I wanted to share with you. schoolhouselibrary.net This is another awesome site brought to us by the  The Old Schoolhouse Magazine if you remember I blogged about this magazine here. This resource looks awesome and is available for a one time purchase of $25.00. For this you get 175 eBooks, audio books specially designed to offer home school support from a variety of  popular home school publishers. There are also study guides, lap books, timelines available. Here's a list of examples... 2 Study Guides from YWAM Draw Write Now Sampler E-Book by Barker Creek Heroines of the Past -Victorian unit study from Amy Puetz Map Trek: Atlas and Outline Maps of World History from Knowledge Quest Teaching Writing E-Book from WriteShop 15 audio E-Books from My Audio School in history and literature A Glimpse at Carnivorous Plants Lapbook from In the Hands of a Child Video from Jessica Hulcy on  “Learning as...

My husband and I are originally from England. We never attended an American High School. Now we homeschool our children. So when it comes to preparing my children for College here in the US we are quite clueless. I was recently given the chance to review a book from  College Prep Genius called  High School Prep Genius Price 29.95 - paperback The book was written by Jean and Judah Burk a mother and daughter team. Jean Burk is the author of College Prep Genius and has written articles about the SAT and PST/NMSQT, college prep and scholarship search techniques. She homeschooled both of her children. Judah Burk is the daughter of Jean Burk. She graduated summa cum laude from her University with a B.A. in mass communications and went on to receive a Master's Degree in international relations with a 4.0 in 2012. About the Book This book is designed to be used by the student to help them make choices that will ultimately prepare them to attend college. Each chapter...

Ever since I started to Home School two years ago. I have wanted to learn Spanish with my children (notice I said 'learn with' and not 'teach' - that will give you an idea of my ability.) However it has been something that completely overwhelmed me. When I got the chance to review  Spanish for You   I jumped at the chance. For the first time learning Spanish seems like an obtainable goal. We have been using the Fiestas package. Click  here to see samples page for this unit. The author of this program Debbie Annett has been teaching Spanish for 14 years. She gives her reasons for writing this program on her  About the Author page. A need for easy flow from elementary/middle school Spanish into any high school curriculum. A need for an easy to schedule program that accomplishes much learning over time without being overly burdensome.   A need for an effective curriculum that would allow families or schools to use the same book with all their stu...

  My kids LOVE computer games. They don't love math facts. We were given the chance to review Math Rider a computer game that manages to blend both wonderfully. Math Rider is a game that helps children (or adults if you want to brush up on your math facts) master the core foundation math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It is designed for children 6-12 but if they know enough math facts (addition) and can use a computer then it could be used for younger children. Jam and Boo are 12 and 10 they are pretty good at math however like most children I know they could do with brushing up on their math facts. They love playing on a website that comes with soft furry animals (I am sure you know the one). So I really hoped this program would be a good fit. Guess what...I know my kids pretty well they LOVED it. The day we got the program it was too late for them to test it out. We have pretty strict parental controls on their laptop's and so I ...

  Boo loves to read.  So when we were given the chance to review a book about Sacagawea from Knowledge Quest I jumped at the chance. My son Jam had read a book about Lewis and Clark last year and so we were quite familiar with the general story. However we didn't realize how much we didn't know about Sacagawea. To say we loved this book is an understatement. Boo and I read it separately and discussed it as we went along. There are words in the text that are hyper- linked to help you with understanding. I don't want to give away too much of the story line... but did you know that Sacagawea was stolen from her family and then sold as a slave. Did you know she was only 16 when she played such a vital role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with a new-born son. I asked Boo what she thought "I really loved it. It was really interesting." This book really sparked an interest in Boo. A couple of nights after finishing the book. Boo and I were at home...

  When the opportunity came up to review Leadership Garden Legacy I was quite excited.  Leadership is a skill that is very important to our family. During our lives my husband and I have had a lot of experience being leaders and also being led by others. Some people seem to develop this skill naturally, some work on it and achieve it, and some I am afraid never seem to be able to gain the skills to lead people effectively. We received a selection of items to help us use this program. The following products are for children 5-12. U.N.I.Q.U.E Kids: Growing My Leadership book  priced at $18.95 U.N.I.Q.U.E Kids MP3 Audiobook Download priced at $8.95 U.N.I.Q.U.E Kinds Activity Guide Journal download priced at $8.95 These products are suitable for high school students or adults. UNIQUE Grow the Leader Within book priced at $18.95     UNIQUE Grow the Leader Within Book Mp3 Download priced at $14.95   The Leadersh...