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Our Homeschool Planner 2014-2015 is Ready!
Great News: Our Homeschool Planner Is Ready! The Family Homeschool Planner 2014-2015 is now ready at our store. It contains pretty much the same forms as last year's planner, but with new graphics and color scheme. I think you will love the new colors, fresh and...
iPad Protective Case for Kids ~ Trident Case Review
Once again, as part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew, we have received a Trident Case for iPad 2, iPad 3 or iPad 3, for free, in exchange for our thorough and objective review. What We Got We received the iPad case inside a simple, clear package that allowed the...
US History for Homeschoolers – Golden Prairie Press Review
We have received a full copy of Digital Heroes & Heroines of the Past: American History Curriculum free of charge in exchange for my honest review. The curriculum is published by Amy Puetz, owner of Golden Prairie Press, and it is geared toward children in first...
Spectacular Virtual Field Trips – Homeschoolers Delight
We all love a great website, one that engages us, makes us wonder, teaches us, inspires us or entertains us. Well, here's a collection of websites that will do just that. This is an attempt to compile the most noteworthy virtual field trips, organized by topic or...
Field Trip Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach
We joined some of our HOME friends to the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. (This field trip actually happened on late March). I had been meaning to go to this museum for a while, especially since they offer family days or afternoons, where you and your children get...
Usborne’s Gorgeous Art Coloring Book
I really want to share the very lovely Usborne My Very First Book Art Coloring Book. I liked this book so much when I saw it that I bought two, one for Super Hero and one for myself. As all of Usborne's books, they are incredibly colorful, creative and interactive....
Homeschool Online Math Tutoring – CTC Math Review
We've had the opportunity to review CTC Math, an online Math Tutoring Program, as part of the Schoolhouse Review Crew. We were given a 12 Month Family Plan for free in exchange for our thorough review of this excellent online math tutoring program. We've been...
Virtual Travel Alongside your Favorite Literature Characters, Part 2
One of my latest exciting finds is Google's Tour Builder. It's still on Beta, but I was already able to navigate through some fun tours, one of which was "Make Way for Ducklings" the classic picture book by Robert McCloskey. It is really worth taking a look. The...
Virtual Travel Alongside Your Favorite Literature Characters
I had the pleasure to discover GoogleLitTrips.com, a website that offers free downloadable files that mark the journeys of characters from famous literature on the surface of Google Earth. Or as they say "3-dimensionalize the reading experience by placing readers...
Food and Animal Science Videos – Curiosity Quest Review
All three of us here at home have really enjoyed watching the 2 Curiosity Quest DVDs that were sent to us for free, in exchange for my review as a member of The Old Schoolhouse Review Crew. Curiosity Quest is a family educational program that explores different...