This article is in collaboration with Vocabulary Cartoons. Expanding an individual’s vocabulary is most meaningful when learning new words in context. Memorizing definitions outside of context is difficult. Memorizing lists of words and definitions can add up to little more than struggle and failure. New Monic Books uses an enjoyable and entertaining approach to learning … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Schleich. Crew reviewers received a sample from Schleich’s World of Nature Wildlife and Farmlife collections. As you look up specific animals at the Schleich website, you can learn more about them such as their fun facts like the Przewalski’s horse is the only “wild” horse left on the planet. … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Salem Ridge Press. Established in 2005, Salem Ridge Press is a family-owned publishing company dedicated to introducing wholesome children’s literature from the 1800’s and early 1900’s to a new generation of readers. Each title is carefully selected for republication based on the standards set forth in Philippians 4:8: “Finally, … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Vocabulary Cartoons. Truculent: Adjective meaning “inclined toward conflict; eager to fight.” Now repeat this fifty times and write it down another fifty and maybe you’ll remember it when it’s time for the SAT. That was the way I would practice vocabulary words anyway. Dull and sometimes ineffective. Truculent (TRUH … Read more
This article is in collaboration with I See Cards. Practicing math facts can be dry and boring, and a chore students learn to dread and put off. PyraMath takes the dry and boring out of practicing math facts and removes it from the chore list! PyraMath from I See Cards is a comprehensive interactive arithmetic … Read more