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 Time4Learning. Last year many of the TOS Homeschool Crew members reviewed Time4Learning, a great online program that can either be used as your core homeschool curriculum or be used to supplement your existing program. My children loved it. We were thrilled that Time4Learning was one of the vendors this … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Vantage Learning. Writing is often a difficult subject for homeschool parents to teach. Uncertainty over how to grade their child’s writing, or a lack of confidence in their own writing abilities are often at the root of this difficulty. Vantage Learning has a solution — My Access! Home Edition. … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Peterson Handwriting. The first official review for this Crew year is Peterson Handwriting. Our Port Crew (which primarily reviews products for infants through upper elementary) was divided into three testing groups the print writing, the cursive writing, and the PDF By Hand (which requires the Wacom Digital Tablet). Peterson … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Peterson Directed Handwriting. One of the final products that the Homeschool Review Crew received to review this school year is Peterson Directed Handwriting. Crew members had the chance to meet online with Rand Nelson to receive some individualized coaching on their method of instruction, and to determine the best … Read more