Over the past several years, the Schoolhouse Review Crew has reviewed several products from Apologia Educational Ministries. Homeschool parents found useful information in The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling and Educating the Wholehearted Child. They were encouraged and challenged by the books How to Have a H.E.A.R.T. for Your Kids and Read for the Heart. In terms of curriculum, … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Heritage History. Heritage History has compiled an extensive collection of Historical Books and organized them into collections. Each Collection has a theme of study, providing a student with a well rounded World History Curriculum beginning in the 4th grade and moving through the High School years. TOS Homeschool Crew … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Classical Academic Press. The motto of Classical Academic Press is “Classical Subjects Creatively Taught.” which describes the products that they publish. On the Classical Academic Press website you will find curriculum products covering such subjects as Latin, Greek, Spanish, French as well as Bible, Poetry and Logic. Recently our … Read more
This article is in collaboration with Apologia Educational Ministries. When most homeschoolers hear the word “Apologia,” they immediately think “science.” However, a few years ago Apologia began offering much more to the homeschooling community. Not only do they have their traditional science materials, but they also offer homeschooling resources and curriculum for writing, geography and … Read more
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