I’ve heard the name Joyce Herzog around the homeschooling circles for years, but I wasn’t familiar with her products. It looks like she has an amazing selection of neat stuff for homeschoolers. I ended up reviewing Timeless Teaching Tips – How to Think Like a Teacher. I have to admit, I was expecting to learn a couple of new things,…
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High School Prep Genius (Review)
Preparing my kids for college and for their future is something I find intimidating. But lately, it’s a subject that’s been on my mind a lot. So I decided to go ahead and review High School Prep Genius put out by College Prep Genius. High School Prep Genius is 437 pages full of answers to questions parents might or should…
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Spanish For You – Fiestas (Review)
Up to this point, I’ve done a gentle lead in to Spanish. Mostly submersion method without formal lessons. When the review came up for Spanish for You!, I was intrigued. We chose to review the Fiestas themed lessons. The curriculum packages come with a soft cover book or e-book, lesson plans for grades 3-4 (30 weeks), 5-6 (24 weeks), and…
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Papa’s Pearls (Review)
Papa’s Pearls is a delightful book packed with insightful quips, and wonderful stories about a fascinating man, Carol Joseph Flynn. Diane Flynn Keith shares stories about her papa’s life as well as the many pearls of wisdom he ingrained in his children and grandchildren. Her papa was a Depression Era kid in need of a serious course correction. Thankfully, he…
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LiteracySoft – Phonics and Reading With McGuffey App (Review)
I LOVE the McGuffey readers. I’ve used them in our homeschool for years, so I was excited to see an app based on them. LiteracySoft offered their Phonics and Reading with McGuffey App for our review, and the kids have really enjoyed using it. Phonics and Reading with McGuffey is available for PC, MAC, iPods, iPhones, and iPads. You can…
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