Have you used Megawords to help teach reading? Submit your review of Megawords today and help other parents decide if it’s a good fit for their family. Megawords teaches the reading, spelling, and contextual use of multisyllabic words through multisensory instruction and a systematic progression of skills. Within each book, words are presented in lists arranged by word structure and spelling Read more
Make It Real Learning Curriculum Review Who hasn’t had a kid ask: When am I ever going to need to know this? Well, the Make It Real Learning math workbooks have got your back, mom. While Make it Real Learning is not a complete math curriculum, it is an excellent resource for supplementing your current math program. Alternatively, I highly Read more
Math Mammoth Curriculum Review I’m usually pretty wary of any math curriculum for early elementary students that claims to be “self-instructing”, but math teacher-turned-homeschool mom Maria Miller has created just that with her Math Mammoth Light Blue series program. Each level in the Light Blue series comes with an A and B all-inclusive student workbook. You get teaching explanations, student Read more
Have you used History Odyssey to teach social studies? Submit your review of History Odyssey today and help other parents decide if it’s a good fit for their family. MULTIPLE RESOURCES & GREAT LITERATURE Expose your student to different viewpoints through reading and examining primary, secondary, and historian sources as well as fiction, biographies, and relevant classic literature. ACTIVE LEARNING Read more
Have you used Growing with Grammar to help teach writing skills? Submit your review of Growing with Grammar today and help other parents decide if it’s a good fit for their family. The Growing With Grammar program has 8 levels to it. Each level equates to one grade level. The program is typically taught 3 times a week and contains Read more
NOTE: A free placement tool is available on the Torchlight website to help families determine which level might work best for their children. The themes of the Torchlight levels and the suggested age range are as follows: Pre-K: Curiosity & Character (ages 4-5) K: Worldly Wisdom (ages 5-7) 1: Myth & Magic (ages 6-8) 2: Logic & Legend (ages 7-9) Read more
Early Years Curriculum Give your child a beautiful beginning with Blossom and Root Early Years. Hands-on, play-based, secular preschool and pre-k for your homeschool. Includes nature study, the arts, literature, early literacy, STEM, early math play, and more. Each volume is affordable, flexible, and contains 36 weeks of curriculum. Kindergarten Curriculum Blossom and Root Kindergarten is a playful, gentle, Read more
Mapping the World With Art (which was written as an alternative curriculum to Mapping the World By Heart) is one of the most popular homeschool geography curriculums on the market. The concept is simple and easy to implement: Read a 2-page mini-history lesson on mapmaking and then draw a map about the historical and geographical region. For the less artistic, Read more
Each book of REAL Science Odyssey is a complete one-year science curriculum based on a strictly secular and science-backed approach. Each topic in the REAL Science Odyssey series is presented in an entertaining story-like format and is followed by hands-on activities along with background science information, parent instructions, labs, reading lists, journaling ideas, and websites. RSO Biology (Level 1 – Read more
Target Grade Level: 4th – 7th If you’ve got a quirky kid who likes logic, enjoys word humor, and picks language rules up quickly, then Language Mechanic may be a good grammar curriculum for your family. Each individual lesson begins with an attention “grabber” – a basic fact which is then followed by three sentences: You Write; Reader’s Think; and Read more
