As the 2009-10 Crew year comes to a close, we’ve decided to do something new — We’ve come up with what we are calling the Seaworthy Award for our vendors. The following vendors are the recipients of the award this year: Favorite Language Arts Product => EDUDPS Favorite History Product => Bright Ideas Press (All … Read more
Pandia Press is well know for their History and Science products. This year the Crew was able to review from both curricula. One group of us was given one of the R.E.A.L. Science Odyssey products. There are three different books. All are level one, which is grade level appropriate for 1st through 4th. The three … Read more
This article is in collaboration with The Critical Thinking Co. The Critical Thinking Company was well established as a mainstay of homeschool conventions when I started attending them over a decade ago. Some of their well-established series include Building Thinking Skills, Editor in Chief, and Mind Benders. Recently, they have started to market their products … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Family Mint. Looking for a way to teach your kids how to manage money? How about a place to “deposit” their allowance or savings without having to actually open an account at the local bank? Family Mint is a free online website where parents and kids can do that … Read more
factsfirst is an online math program from the publishers that you brought you Saxon Math.factsfirst was created for children to develop fluency in basic math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division through placements tests, lessons, review, and practice. Arcade style games reward students upon completion of a unit. To start, each child creates a … Read more