Blog Cruise ~ Why Did You Decide to Homeschool?

  I just want to say, I really enjoy the TOS Crew’s Blog Cruise.  I think it’s a great opportunity to “peak” into other people’s homeschools.  It can be so easy to get caught up in comparing our homeschools to other people’s homeschools.  However, when there are a bunch of homeschoolers all blogging on the … Read more

The Reading Game Reviews

This article is in collaboration with The Reading Game. The Reading Game was created by Kenneth Hodkinson, author of the “Wordly Wise” series. It is a fast-action memory card game that will get your kids reading. The Reading Game is a supplemental learn-to-read program that correlates with most standard curriculums.  It also meets the criteria … Read more

Time Timer Reviews

Make Every Moment Count This article is in collaboration with The Time Timer. The Time Timer, invented over twenty years ago by Jan Rogers in response to her four-year-old daughter’s need to see the passage of time in order to understand it, is working today to help a new generation of students, classroom teachers, special … Read more

Read Naturally Reviews

This article is in collaboration with Read Naturally. Read Naturally is a company founded by Special Education teacher Candyce Ihnot and her husband, Tom. Its programs are based on a unique strategy for helping struggling readers that Mrs. Ihnot developed while working on her Master’s Degree. Their programs support and develop the five essential components … Read more

Math Mammoth Reviews

This article is in collaboration with Math Mammoth. (From the Math Mammoth website) Math Mammoth offers affordable, yet quality math worktexts and workbooks for grades 1-8, available as both downloads and printed books. These books concentrate on conceptual understanding and are strong in mental math. The directions in the worktexts are written directly to the … Read more