TOS Crew Bloggy Convention ~ Day 2

We’re back today with day 2 of our Bloggy Convention, a list of past review items to help you prepare for the upcoming convention season. Today we bring you items for math, writing, art, Spanish, and music. As an added bonus, we’ll also share with you one more convention at which The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine will … Read more

K5 Learning Reviews

“Unlock Your Child’s Potential” This article is in collaboration with K5Learning. K5 Learning is a personalized online learning program for Math and Reading enrichment.  Just as the name states, it is structured to meet the needs of those in grades K thru 5. It it 4 programs in one and targets the areas of Reading, … Read more

Blog Cruise: Favorite Free or Cheap Resources

I don’t know about you, but I love great homeschooling resources that don’t cost  a lot of money! From free printables and unit studies, to discounted memberships, I am always scouring the internet for ways to save on my homeschool budget. For this week’s Blog Cruise, we asked the TOS Crew members this question: What … Read more

ALEKS Reviews

This article is in collaboration with ALEKS. What is ALEKS? Assessment and LEarning in Knowledge Spaces is a Web-based, artificially intelligent assessment and learning system. (doesn’t that sound so very official?) ALEKS uses adaptive questioning  to quickly and accurately determine exactly what a student knows and doesn’t know in a course. (ALEKS asks a series … Read more

Maestro Classics Reviews

This article is in collaboration with Maestro Classics. Maestro Classics Classical Music CDs for kids combine music played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with well-known children’s stories including Casey at the Bat, The Story of Swan Lake, Peter and the Wolf, and The Tortoise and the Hare. The Homeschool Crew has had the privilege of … Read more