Thinkwell Math Curriculum Review Find an overview video on YouTube for each Thinkwell Math courses. Families looking for a rigorous math course that requires minimal to moderate parental instruction may be interested in Thinkwell Math. Each Thinkwell Math course, from 6th grade to Calculus, represents a comprehensive full-year math curriculum. Since a pacing guide is included, minimal planning is required Read more
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
Have you used Hooked on Phonics to help teach reading? Submit your review of Hooked on Phonics today and help other parents decide if it’s a good fit for their family. New concepts are introduced through fun videos with catchy songs and interactive activities. Kids practice skills with interactive digital activities, puzzles and games, PLUS essential hands-on writing practice with 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
Target Grade Level: 9th – 12th Brave Writer’s Help for High School is a semester long program designed to “help teens learn how to think, argue, and create their own powerful writing at the same time.” It’s aimed for a teen to read and work through independently, with the parent as “ally” (the author’s word), available for support and conversation 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
Target Grade Level: 3rd – 5th Grammar Island, Grammar Town and Grammar Voyage by Michael Clay Thompson provide a comprehensible yet sophisticated introduction to grammar for the elementary grades. They ignore the low limits traditional at this level and include content often withheld until middle school or even high school. Grammar Island introduces, in very simple fashion, the full four-level Read more
Pocketful of Pinecones: Nature Study with the Gentle Art of Learning is not so much a homeschool curriculum, as it is one-part Charlotte Mason method teacher’s guide and one-part inspirational writing for the mother who adores homemaking and raising her children. Written as a fictional memoir of a homeschooling mother from the 1930s, Pocketful of Pinecones presents over 50 different Read more
Philosophy for Kids: 40 Fun Questions That Help You Wonder About Everything, written by David A. White, is aimed at children 10 and up but could easily be used with somewhat younger gifted children, depending on verbal skills and their ability to think abstractly. The book is broken down into four sections: 1- Values (ethics) 2- Knowledge (epistemology) 3- Reality Read more
