Home School Product Reviews

Teaching Textbooks Math 5

I finally had to admit I was exhausted. I was trying to homeschool four children with toddler twins and a new baby on the way. Each day I felt like we were barely getting through the basics of language arts and math. Each child required individual instruction which could take up to an hour each. By the time you added in all the regular household responsibilities, I was stretched thin. When I found Teaching Textbooks, even the price wasn’t enough to scare me off. This one purchase alone could save me on average three hours of instruction and another hour of grading per day. We purchased all available levels for our kids. Now their math is improving and the kids actually look forward to completing their lessons! They are thrilled with the instant feedback and I appreciate the automatic gradebook and the instant breakdown of whether or not they are watching the solution after missing a problem. We’re hooked and I don’t see us ever using a different math program.

Two months into the 2009/2010 homeschool year, how is your math programing working? If it is time to change, take a look at Teaching Textbooks. Dozens of personal reviews, try demos, take placement tests.

Latin for Children

Knowing the difficult my child has with language (she has autism spectrum disorder) we needed a very straightforward Latin package. Despite knowing no Latin myself I have found Latin for Children easy, enjoyable and straightforward.  After six months we are doing simple translations together and very much looking forward to the next primer. I would solidly recommend this as a Latin basis for either elementary aged students or older students with a learning disability.