Have you all heard of the GeoSafari line of toys that Educational Insights has on their website?? No?? Well, allow me to tell you about a few of them! First, the GeoSafari® Jr. Talking Bug Net™ is for ages 4 and up. It comes with 6 bugs and when your child puts one of … [Read more...]
Never Stop Learning Blog Hop #Giveaway #Learninghop
Welcome to the Never Stop Learning Blog Hop hosted by Some Call It Natural and Mama Chocolate! There are over 30 blogs in this hop and they all have at least $25 worth of educational materials up for grabs! After you enter the giveaway here, go to the bottom of the post, … [Read more...]
Christian Keyboarding
In today’s world of texting and abbreviating everything we say, I feel it is important to teach our children how to type correctly. I don’t want this to become a lost art, so to speak. I feel like a lot of kids are forgetting the proper way to spell things and definitely don’t … [Read more...]
Professor B Review
Professor B is a math program with 3 levels that is designed for children in Pre-K through 8th grade. Unlike other online math programs, Professor B is not intended as a program for you to plug your kids into and then walk away. You will need to sit with your child and do the … [Read more...]
Making Grammar Easy
Surely I’m not the only homeschool parent who doesn’t remember all the things she learned in grammar when she was little, right?! I did not really enjoy grammar when I was a kid. I couldn’t care less which words in a sentence are nouns, verbs, helping verbs, adverbs, and … [Read more...]
Homeschool Spanish Academy
With Homeschool Spanish Academy, your child can learn Spanish from someone who is a Spanish speaking person. I feel this is a major plus! That way, all the accents and things like that are being taught correctly. I have had a good amount of experience with Spanish language so … [Read more...]
IXL Math
IXL is an online math program for PreK all the way up to algebra that is inline with state standards. It doesn’t just say, “Nope, you’re wrong!”. It gives a nice explanation of which answer is correct and why. It is an intuitive system. What I mean by that is that … [Read more...]
Storybuilder App
I’m not a huge fan of lots of electronic stuff, but I do allow the kids to play on their electronic toys they own. We have Nintendo DS’s, laptops, Wii game system, and ipod touches. As much as possible, I try to make the things that they do on their electronics be things that … [Read more...]
CapJaxMathFax Review
Not a homeschooler?? That’s okay! You will like this review too! I know I do a lot of homeschool type reviews, but I want all you non homeschooling parents to know that this review is for you too! CapJaxMathFax is a computer program for your kids to practice their … [Read more...]
ABC’s with Bingzy Bee
I know there are lots of you out there reading this that are always on the search for educational apps you can add to your iphone, iPod touch, ipad, etc. If you are like me, then when you let your kids play on devices like that, you at least want the game to be educational. … [Read more...]