Lesson Planet calls itself “The Search Engine for Teachers.” Started in 1999, this site offers over 225,000 printable lesson plans and worksheets and is 100% advertising-free.
As I’ve mentioned before, I use very few worksheets with my sons, so I didn’t really have use for the site from that standpoint. However, I was very impressed with [...]

My family loves games – board games, card games, computer games, educational games, and games just for fun. I was happy to be able to review three of the educational games from the Super Star Games line. These are easy-to-use games designed to help reinforce certain topics. I chose to review the games on Insects, [...]

A fellow blogger, author of The Berry Patch told me about a weekly meme called Random Dozen. I thought it looked like fun so I’m jumping on board this week.

1. Ever had any run-ins with the “library police?”
Only that not-very-nice librarian at Carroll County Public Library in Huntingdon, TN, who made Nick cry when he [...]

A month or two ago, I received a complimentary copy of What Am I? a collection of short stories by Marie Rippel and Renee LaTulippe, published by All About Learning Press. Designed for young readers, the book coordinates with lessons 1-14 of All About Spelling Level 2. I had the privilege of reviewing Beehive Reader [...]

As part of The Old Schoolhouse Crew, I was recently given the opportunity to use a complimentary subscription to Time 4 Learning’s pre-kindergarten curriculum. This website-based curriculum offers a full range of lessons in two levels. All the core subjects are presented, making this program suitable for use as a total curriculum solution.
The two levels [...]

As part of the TOS Homeschool Crew, I received complimentary copies of two books in the Terrestria Chronicles series a few months ago. This fictional series is set in a medieval world of castles, knights, ladies, and even dragons. It is steeped in allegorical themes intended to parallel the Christian journey and struggles. According to [...]