Home School Product Reviews

We really like Complete-A-Sketch technical drawing course for our son.  It is helping him to develop his talent and skill very well.  The instructions are clear.  Each drawing is a bit more difficult and my son enjoys this very much.  We did have to make him go slow enough to really practice and then master each drawing at each step in the directions: free hand trace, free hand with no trace, then technically with no trace lines.  We are looking forward to him finishing the Complete-A-Sketch course and would recommend it to others.

Stories From History - Set of 8 Graphic Novels

…I bought the historical graphic novels as a way to get my middle schooler into reading something somewhat educational. =D  I didn’t hand them to him, I told him they were mine.  He could read the Tintin, but I was going to read these historical ones first.  Muhahahaha.  Of course, he started sneaking them….and enjoying them…. =D =D

Over 150 graphic novels at Timberdoodle!

I bought The Young Peacemaker to use with a group of children ages 5 to 14, figuring we could adapt some of the content when necessary.  But when I first showed some of the older kids (8-13) the pamphlets we would be using, they immediately made disparaging comments about the art, the appearance of the characters.  “They’re trying to make the kids look cool but they look dumb” was the consensus.  I persuaded them to stick with it but we abandoned the booklets and stuck with the main text, reading aloud, discussing, and making up our own scenarios to practice right responses.  The The Young Peacemaker book gets a 3, the pamphlets get a 1.

TT

Wilmore, KY

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I have seen my high school aged son go from one who needed constant prodding to get his work done- to one that is up and ready to go with the Switched On Schoolhouse on program. The programs is so easy to set up and keeps all the records for you. The computer based program is just what he needed. He is motivated, working independently, and best of all learning so much. I am so impressed and thank God for this curriculum. The cost for the whole subject grade can’t be beat. Love it!!

I’m so thrilled to see Jungle Doctor reprinted – they are my favorite, and I have a complete set of the old ones, found with great effort!

My boys LOVE Jungle Doctor books, and we have read every one and some several times! My grandfather was a missionary in that part of Africa, and reading these to my boys is like an enthralling biography of my Christian grandfather’s life!

Jungle Doctor Set of 6 and Jungle Doctor II Set of 6

Can You Find Me Preschool is a book of fun riddles that really  make you think to figure out the answers.  The riddles are picture motivated.  My daughter loved having me read them to her when she was young and now she reads them on her own for fun.  She has a sense of accomplishment when she gets the right answer and wants to do more.  These books are geared toward specific grades but not limited to those grades.

Think skills is a vital part of homeschooling our children. Here some great Thinking Skills Curriculum

Catch the Match

We love Catch the Match!  It is a fun, easy, quick game that everyone in the family enjoys playing!  We love being able to just open the box, take out the cards and start playing.  Each round is relatively quick (about ten minutes) which enables us to play as long or short as we would like by choosing how many rounds we play.  Also, everyone is playing at the same time, so younger children do not lose interest while waiting for their turn.  Our family of eight loves Catch the Match!  We hope your family will, too!

Wordsmith Apprentice

The greatest weakness in our homeschool is writing.  But we love Wordsmith Apprentice.  The assignments are fun and interesting enough to keep us going!

All American History Volume II Student Reader

All American History Volume II is so thorough– detailed, accurate, and interesting.  I like the reader plus workbook format.  My daughter loves to read and the workbook is just enough hands-on reinforcement without containing too much busy-work.  The reader is challenging, yet not overwhelming.  I only need to help by assigning page numbers and off she goes.  Love it!

Sherlock Game

Sherlock game immediately became a family favorite. I appreciate how it can be, by simply using fewer cards, modified to play by our youngest player (3yr old) and yet can also be fun and challenging enough for the older children and adults, keeping them coming back for more. Everyone requests this game- from 13yrs down to 3- and it is often found in the hands of the 11 and 7yos as they try to squeeze in a quick game here or there during the day. Lots of fun!

New Sherlock Deluxe available now!