This article is in collaboration with College Common Sense. College Common Sense is a program designed to help families understand the process for finding and obtaining financial aid for college. Developed by Denise Ames, a financial aid counselor at a university in Texas, College Common Sense is applicable to parents of students of any age. … Read more
Recently, the Schoolhouse Review Crew was given the opportunity to review math software from A+ TutorSoft, Inc. Crew members received either a year’s subscription to A+ Interactive MATH — either the online homeschool edition or a grade level curriculum CD. A+ Interactive MATH is a multi-sensory interactive math curriculum for grades 1-6, plus Pre-Algebra … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Handwriting Without Tears. For over thirty years, Handwriting Without Tears has been teaching handwriting in just 15 minutes a day! Their multi-sensorial program combines hands-on learning, music, workbooks, and assessments to help children learn to write without resulting in tears. Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) produces learning tools and books … Read more
Classical Academic Press is a leading name in the classical method of home education, offering resources covering languages, logic, and Bible study. The Crew has spent the past several weeks reviewing the following Classical Academic Press products: Song School Spanish is the latest product in the Classical Academic Press language course choices. For $24.95, … Read more
Over the past several years, the Schoolhouse Review Crew has reviewed several products from Apologia Educational Ministries. Homeschool parents found useful information in The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling and Educating the Wholehearted Child. They were encouraged and challenged by the books How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids and Read for the Heart. In terms of curriculum, … Read more