Extremely Wonderful!

My older sons LOVE the Extreme Dot-to-Dot books. It was very disheartening to see them "out-grow" doing dot-to-dot books. Although they still loved them, the typical dot-to-dot books were just to easy for them. I was thrilled when I Read more

And I thought dot-to-dot was for little ones!

My older (4th grade and up) children LOVE these Extreme Dot to Dot Animals books! They take them in car rides and ask to do them to unwind from regular school work. They are so fun because, unlike simpler Read more

Mind Benders Beginning Book 1

Great Intro to Thinking Skills! Having never attempted any thinking skills type books, MindBenders were a great way to ease into them. Each puzzle gives the student a select amount of information in which he must use inference to deduct Read more

Pocket Disc Sports Edition

Fun for ALL ages! This super soft pocket disc is amazing! Not only is it soft and easy to catch, it has amazing distance and great ease in throwing. My 10 year old loves to keep it in his back Read more

Macbeth - Graphic Shakespeare Graphic Novel

As a literature major in college, I developed quite the affinity for The Bard. However, I have never agreed with the notion that Shakespeare plays should be read as they were written to be performed. But managing to take Read more

Homeschool 2nd Grade

Verbal Math

Verbal Math Lessons

My son hates writing but he loves math…unless you make him write all the answers. If you make him write he will tell you he hates math! Enter The Verbal Math Lesson! What a refreshing little book! We have both actually! The are a great solution to the boy who hates to write! We snuggle on the couch and “do math”. I feel the books are more than fairly priced. They are a wonderful addition to math and really meet my son’s needs for quality time and physical touch as we sit together and learn to LOVE math!! Thanks, yet again, Timberdoodle for bring a company I trust!

April
from Kentucky
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Homeschool Core Curriculum

the best in homeschool curriculum

I have first, second, third, fourth and fifth grade (core curriculum) from Timberdoodle and I love it. I like being able to customize . All my children look forward to school and the faster pace of the daily word problems and geography work great for my busy boys. I don’t like the Story of the world history but its no problem getting something else the Timberdoodle staff is great for your custom order. I’ve tried several other curriculum and this is what we will be staying with!

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Geopuzzles

Geopuzzles

Geopuzzles

Helpful with geography memorization

My 6 and 4 year-olds have both done the Asia and Europe puzzles. The six year old does it in no time at all and the 4 year old takes her time but gets through it as well. They are both in Classical Conversations where they need to memorize 165 points of geography. The puzzles have helped them memorize the geography extremely well. The six year old has it memorized completely while the 4 year old has about half of it. I have a friend who works for the foreign service who will be serving in Turkmenistan next year and my kids actually know where that is!


HomeschoolingJD
from Falls Church, VA
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Wrap-Ups Multiplication

Wrap-Ups Multiplication

My daughter struggled learning her times tables. It was too challenging and emotional for her and me. I fretted over what to do and prayed. I remembered hearing about wrapups and wondered if it would help her. It was the answer. Once she had the math in her hands she took off. Before we couldn’t move forward in math, but this was the tool that opened up the door for her and got her on her way to math success. She is doing very well now and I am grateful and less stressed as to whether she would ever achieve any success in math. If any parent is struggling with a child who is reluctant in math, perhaps the child hasn’t grasped their basic tables. It is essential to memorize these for math success and the math wrapups could be the answer for your child. They have worked wonders for us.

Kendra
Vashon, WA
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Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy

Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy

Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy

This (Apologia Exploring Creation with Astronomy) is a good astronomy course, and you can use it for a variety of ages. I’m using it with a first and second grader right now. The writing is easy enough for them to understand, and they really enjoy the readings.

While the tone of the writing is more Charlotte Mason than the usual textbook, it is still, nevertheless, a text book. I would have enjoyed it more if the book had been written in the format of a regular book. However, it is an easy way to teach astronomy without having to evaluate a stack of books from the library.

Amy
from Denton, TX

Timberdoodle carries the full line of Apologia Science

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A Reason for Handwriting

Excellent product with a couple of small downsides

A Reason for Writing - A/1st Grade

I used A Reason for Writing during this past school year for my sons, ages 6 and 8. I loved the concept of the Bible verses. I loved that the lessons were brief. My boys have a short attention span. I was using book A for my 6yo and book B for my 8yo. I saw no difference in difficulty or verse length between the two books. In the end I think both of my boys have good handwriting and I won’t have either of them go through another printing workbook. They were helpful, but one was enough. My boys didn’t get the border sheets. I tried to inspire them, but they just wanted to do the writing and be done, not color the page and share it. This is a personality thing. My daughter, who is 4, will eat that concept up in a year or two. So keep your child’s personality in mind. Lastly, the pages are hard to tear out. When you tear our their special paper for them to do their Very Best Work on and it RIPS, it’s frustrating. Be very careful tearing out your border sheets.

Sarah
Oklahoma
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this is our FIRST YEAR with NO TEARS

Second Grade Timberdoodle Core Curriculum

I am so THRILLED I found your company. We’re using the 2nd grade core curriculum and this is our FIRST YEAR with NO TEARS, no I HATE SCHOOL. It’s a breeze and she looks forward to school everyday! I wish I could rewind and redo the past 2 years!

Erin

Timberdoodle carries Complete Homeschool Curriculum for Babies – 10th Grade

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A Reason for Writing – B/2nd Grade

A Reason for Writing - B/2nd Grade

Great Handwriting Tool

I love how this book has small lines to use for learning handwriting.  All the other books we’ve used have these huge, spaced-out lines so when my son goes to write without the lines, he writes his words so large.  With the small lines, he is finally learning the concept of how to write properly

Vicky
Vicky from Monroe, NC
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Creativity Express – A terrific surprise!

I’m not sure I exactly knew what I was buying when I chose this (Creativity Express) for an 11 year old for Christmas.  It sat unopened for a couple of months, and one dreary winter day I encouraged the youngest 4 children to pull it out.  They were enthralled for hours, and I could barely pull them away!  My 5, 6, 10, and 12 year old regularly “play” with this program, and I’m so impressed with their level of learning, interest, and comprehension.  Fabulous!

Chelle
from Cumberland, WI

Creativity Express is an extraordinary art curriculum that is a combination of technology and art resulting in a revolutionary approach to teaching art history, art appreciation, and digital art. Buy online at timberdoodle.com.

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Cuisenaire Rods Introductory Set

Cuisenaire Rods Introductory Set

Cuisenaire Rods Introductory Set

We used these (Cuisenaire Rods Introductory Set) my son was in first grade.  Later, I got rid of them in a frantic effort to clean out clutter in my house.  A few days later my son was looking for them and became quite disturbed that his math rods had been given away!  Apparently they made a great impression on him, and he really dislikes the plastic rods I replaced them with.   Maybe your kids will like cuisenaire rods as much as my son does.  Timberdoodle’s are wooden and that makes a big difference.

Note from Timberdoodle: Our rod sets are actually a very high-quality plastic, just so you know!

Sandra
Boynton Beach, FL
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