This blog is my attempt to document our busy but BLESSED lives raising and educating our children for His glory. A child of God, wife to one, and mom to 6 fabulous kids. We are in our 15th year of homeschooling using a Classical ~ Literature based approach.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Read to Learn with Reading Eggs ~ a TOS review

Disclaimer: I received a Complimentary copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family and I pray you, the reader, find them helpful on your homeschooling journey. I am disclosing this in accordance with FTC Regulations. 
Reading Eggs
 Hello friends! Over the course of the 14 years we have been homeschooling we have used a lot of curriculum when my kids were younger and learning to read. I have learned that what works for one child, may not necessarily work for another, but when it does it is great! We are no stranger to the world of Reading Eggs, the online learning site, having used the program with both Montana and McKenzie when they were younger. We have been working with the program over the last few weeks with Micah, my 8 year old third grader. He loves his morning computer time and logging into his Reading Eggs profile to complete the fun online learning games and activities. 
Since everyone needs to learn to read, why not make the process fun and engaging? With Reading Eggs you can do just that! Reading Eggs offers online learning games and activities with Reading Eggs and Mathseedsto spice up the learning process. Micah is already a strong reader, so we used the program where they assessed him at for the Reading Eggspress program that is geared for 7-13 year olds. I found, that while Micah is a great reader, he sometimes struggled with the reading comprehension of some stories. I am glad that the Reading Eggs program pointed this out to me so that we could make sure we slowed down to get the concept done.

As I mentioned the Reading Eggs program provides a fun and interactive way to get kids to learn how to read and how to practice math with their Mathseeds program. By introducing beginner readers to the world of reading through interactive stories and games with fun characters your child will be soaring off into their reading adventures in no time!


Reading Eggs has five distinct components to the program including:

 ~ Reading Eggs Junior for children aged 2-4 years: Reading Eggs Junior is the perfect amount of stimulation for your young toddler who is just beginning their learning journey. With a huge library of read-aloud books, songs, alphabet games, and the all-important phonemic awareness activities your toddler will be engaged from day one. 

 ~ Reading Eggs for children aged 3-7 years: With Reading Eggs your children aged 4-7 will learn everything from letter recognition, phonics, to reading early readers while using this program. To capture and hold a young child’s attention and make the reading experience multi-sensory there are also puzzles, games, and songs to make the process F-U-N! Not to mention the chance to win golden eggs and rewards to help the child progress toward the end goal and feel proud of themselves. 

 ~ Fast Phonics for children aged 5-10: Most beginning readers need a little bit more practice with phonics when learning to read, so the creators created Fast Phonics to focus on building phonics instruction. The Fast Phonics program helps children to learn the 44 sounds of the English language. The program moves quickly but helps to reinforce reading and spelling skills. 

 ~ Reading Eggspress for children aged 7-13: Do you have an older child or want to continue on the reading journey? No problem! Reading Eggspress {a sister part of the Reading Eggs World} is geared towards older children, aged 7-13, to encourage fluent reading. Using real books for reading this program is jam packed with hundreds of interactive reading activities and games to encourage fluent reading! 

 ~ Mathseeds for children aged 3-9 years: Mathseeds teaches kids 3-9 the core math and problem solving skills needed to be successful. Through highly interactive lessons, Mathseeds keeps kids interested in completing math skills. Mathseeds is also available to play on a tablet so you can take the learning on the go if you have internet connection.
For this review we received a 12- month subscription and Micah has been enjoying it from the start! He has focused all of his time in the Reading Eggspress program. He typically spends 20 minutes each morning while I am working with his older sister. The lessons are engaging and fun so it keeps him interested.

We will definitely continue using the program for the rest of our subscription. All in all, we highly recommend Reading Eggs for anyone looking for a fun and exciting reading or math supplement. Be sure to click the banner below and read what 20 of my CrewMates thought of this program from Reading Eggs.
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 Company ~ Reading Eggs 
 Product ~ Reading Eggs 
Format ~ online reading curriculum 
Ages ~ preschool through age 13
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Friday, October 14, 2022

TabletClass Math Geometry ~ a TOS review

Disclaimer: I received a Complimentary copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family and I pray you, the reader, find them helpful on your homeschooling journey. I am disclosing this in accordance with FTC Regulations. 

TabletClass Math 
Hello there friends! Another week of homeschooling is coming to an end and I have another review for you. Do you struggle to teach your children upper level, high school math? Do you need to make the switch to a new curriculum because your current one is just not working for you? Or are you finding that you and your child need a little bit more help and explanation? Well, today I am pleased to tell you about the Geometry course from TabletClass Math that my 10th grader has been working one.



Math doesn’t have to be hard, but I totally understand when it is. Geometry is my nemesis so I was especially excited when the opportunity came up to review this course taught by the mathematical guru, Mr. John Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman is more than a qualified math instructor with a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a Master’s in Educational Technology and a desire to help your student be and feel successful in their math education. When he created TabletClass Math his goal was to give 110% to his students to help them achieve everything possible in their math instruction.

 
TabletClass Math is a self-paced online math curriculum for the upper grades of math, designed for the middle to high school ages as the target group. We received a one-year membership to the Geometry course, however, curriculum is available for the following math courses: 

 ~ Math Foundations 
~ Pre-Algebra 
~ Algebra 1
 ~ Geometry
 ~ Algebra 2
 ~ Pre-Calculus
 ~ Test Prep 
 The courses are accessed through an online course site called, Teachable. Membership to the course is available through yearly or monthly payments. A monthly subscription is just $25.00 on auto-renewal and can be cancelled at any time. While a full year of access is $150.00, the best value at 50% off the cost. Six month’s access is also available for a $95.00 one-time fee if you need this option. All coursework, lessons, worksheets, quizzes etc are found within the Teachable course site.


My 10th grader, Montana needed just a bit of extra Geometry instruction. Math is not her strongest subject but she is a determined, hard worker. We have used this course as a supplement to her main math curriculum two days a week. We kind of got a late start in diving into the program because she had to have oral surgery for her wisdom teeth and and other stuck tooth. The recovery period for this has set us back on schooling a little bit, but now that she is healing we are jumping back into our learning full force. The beauty of this course is we don’t have to feel like she is behind, just jump in and get to learning where we left off. I will say that having access to the course and the video instruction on topics that she needed a little bit extra instruction on has been great! Hearing and seeing a concept explained a different way is sometimes just the thing to make it stick.

TabletClass Math

This course has been awesome for Montana in doing just that! Giving her the confidence that she can tackle Geometry and be a successful math student. We are looking forward to progressing through the course over the course of the school year. I definitely think you should check out this course on Geometry from TabletClass Math and the other courses as well too! It may just be what your student needs to succeed. But don’t just take my word for it ~ check out what 19 of my CrewMates thought of this course and the other ones being offered by clicking on the banner below! 

online math

 Product ~ Geometry 
Format ~ online math curriculum 
Ages ~ middle – high school level math

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Light of Mine Unit Study - Premium ~ a TOS review

Disclaimer: I received a Complimentary copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family and I pray you, the reader, find them helpful on your homeschooling journey. I am disclosing this in accordance with FTC Regulations. 

 Morning friends! It’s the end of another week and I am excited to share a book review with you. Towers of Light Christian Resources LLC sent us the Light Of Mine Unit Study Premium to review, let me tell you about it.
We received the Premium resource which includes the Light of Mine paperback book, the Light of Mine Unit Study workbook, the Light of Mine Pathway Personal Player + an USB Flash Drive. The Pathway Personal Player comes with headphones, a cord to hang the player, plus a charger cord. Towers of Light Christian Resources LLC was gracious and send us two copies of the paperback book, workbook, and Pathway Personal Player for my two youngest, McKenzie (7th) and Micah (3rd).
The Light of Mine book tells the story of three siblings, twelve-year-old Lauren and her two little brothers, Aiden and Ethan, who set out to guard the Tower of Light that will help guide both of their parents back home to safety after they disappear. The trio fend for themselves and must learn to decipher who is a helper to them and the Tower or who is there to destroy the Light.

We played the Pathway Personal Player and let it read the story aloud to us. My children were both captured by the story from the first chapter that is narrated by Stacey Bradshaw. One day our Pathway Personal Player’s battery ran out mid-chapter. I quickly found the charger plug and we were all thankful and excited that the story picked up just where it cut off. The paperback workbook is filled with pages that contain memory verses, vocabulary, puzzles and coloring pages, comprehension questions, as well as art and science projects to complete.
Since there are so many activities to choose from over the course of the week there is plenty for your child to learn. You don’t have to do them all but choose from the buffet to your child’s ability and learning style. Both McKenzie and Micah have enjoyed the story and hearing how the children are able to battle darkness as they protect the Tower of Light. We also all enjoyed hearing the joke that that included each day in the workbook.
In this time when our children are faced with many scary situations and difficult choices each day, it’s nice to have access to quality literature to sill them with virtue and truth. While we are not quite finished with this unit study, we have enjoyed it tremendously! I love that we have the Pathway Personal Player to be able to take our story on the road as we drive to and from their sports practices. This story is a welcomed listen instead of listening to the radio.
  
Be sure to check out this unit study by heading over to the Towers of Light Christian Resources website to purchase your copy today. But don’t just take my word for it! Fourteen of my CrewMates have also reviewed this homeschool unit study. Click on the banner below and read their thoughts too.

  Unit Study 

 Format ~ paperback book, workbook, USB flash drive, and Pathway Personal Player
 Price ~ $54.99 
 Ages ~ grades 3-6+
  Towers of Light Christian Resources, LLC

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