Sometimes playing video games is educational. Especially when you play the new game Mayan Mysteries from Dig-It! Games. With this new game your child will take an educational journey back in time through a mysterious Ancient Mayan civilization. Dig-It! Games was founded in 2005 by a professional archaeologist and former middle-school teacher, Suzi Wilczynski, who … Read more
Members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew have recently had the opportunity to review Math Rider. This computer-based math game is designed for students ages 6-12 to allow practice in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts for numbers 1-12. Rather than a boring pencil and paper drills, the four operations are each practiced and mastered through … Read more
Today is day 3 of the Teaching Creatively Blog Hop! I hope you have been enjoying reading about our first 2 topics, Delight-Directed Teaching and Schooling in the Kitchen! This week, 80+ members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew are sharing their tips, ideas, and inspiration for bringing more creativity to homeschooling. Today, we are sharing … Read more
Welcome to this week’s Blog Cruise! It’s a well-known facts that many games, most games, if chosen well, can have educational value. But can you actually use games to homeschool? The clear answer is, “YES!” and this week, members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew share exactly how they do just that. Jennifer @ A Glimpse … Read more
This article is in collaboration with The Reading Game. The Reading Game was created by Kenneth Hodkinson, author of the “Wordly Wise” series. It is a fast-action memory card game that will get your kids reading. The Reading Game is a supplemental learn-to-read program that correlates with most standard curriculums. It also meets the criteria … Read more