I have recently started shopping for our 2018-2019 curriculum and this year I've decided to add Vocabulary for Booger who will be going into the 8th grade. We were given a copy of Critical Thinking Detective: Vocabulary by The Critical Thinking Co.™ to review and this was perfect to introduce him to a richer vocabulary. At first Booger thought he could breeze right through the lessons, but boy was he surprised! Not only was he unable to hurry through, he struggled with getting the answers correct as the words are very challenging. Even I was stumped on a few of the words I had ... Continue Reading...
The Bible for kids who enjoy graphic novels
Why Graphic Novels are Fun In the "old days" we called them comic books (which in reality were really comic "magazines"), but nowadays graphically illustrated books are "graphic novels". My kids really enjoy these graphic novels, even if they have read the story before without all the illustrations. We were given a copy of BibleForce to review and the boys haven't wanted to put it down. BibleForce: The First Heros Bible is a brand-new Bible storybook that is illustrated with exciting, comic-style artwork. You can see for yourself how vivid and detailed the illustrations are on each ... Continue Reading...
Make S’mores Indoors (or anywhere)
Our family loves being outside and when the weather is nice you will often find us around a campfire roasting marshmallows. The kids love making s'mores and often ask to roast marshmallows, but sometimes a campfire isn't feasible - sometimes its just too hot or too cold, or mom and dad are too tired. For just such times the folks at Sterno have created the Sterno S'mores Maker Jr. which is perfect for indoor (or outdoor) marshmallow roasting fun! We invited some friends over to help us try out our new s'more maker and we had so much fun! Between the 5 families (including our own) we ... Continue Reading...
Flip Through My Bullet Journal
Bullet Journaling is such a fun way to plan and document your life. The basic premise is you start with a blank journal (dot grid works best) and you draw boxes, banners, doodles, checkboxes, bullets, etc. using a system that works best for you. I'll warn you: it can take months or even years to decide on a system that streamlines your day. When I first started out I used some quality paper (the kind they recommend for brush lettering) and my coil binder to make myself a 8.5 x 11 sized bullet journal. You can read more about it here. Eventually, I converted it to be on discs instead of ... Continue Reading...
T is for Tree: A Bible ABC {Book Review}
T is for Tree: A Bible ABC is a hardcover book designed for children ages three to six. We were provided this beautifully illustrated book by Reformed Free Publishing Association to review. The book takes children through the alphabet, giving examples of God's love and provision for us with each letter. Each page also features a Bible verse or verses to show children as you read what God's Word says about His care for us. All scriptures are taken from the King James version of the Bible. I can't say enough about how colorful and beautiful the illustrations are in this book! ... Continue Reading...
Is Hazelnut Spread Worth the Hype?
Confession: I have never tried hazelnut spread. It sounds crazy right? I'm half way to 70 and I've never tasted hazelnut spread. Why? I've always been suspicious of the claims. I've seen the recipes and I've heard how yummy it is, but I just didn't believe the hype. Well, the great folks at Once Again and MomsMeet teamed up to send me some samples of the new Once Again Nut Butter Amoré Hazelnut Spread to try. In my skepticism and being the wonderful parent I am I had my kids try it first. Yep, totally threw the little buggers under the bus. Not that they cared. They will try ... Continue Reading...
PandaParents – Preschool Curriculum Review
Drewdle was so excited to have something to review all on his own when we received three lessons of MESSYLEARNING FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND KINDERGARTNERS from PandaParents to for him to try. So what does "M.E.S.S.Y. Learning" mean exactly? Mixed subjects & activities for integrative learning Engaging activities that challenge minds Simple 1-2-3 steps: READ, LEARN, CREATE Smart designs for creative learning Yeah, a new way to promote preschool STEM & early brain growth! The idea behind M.E.S.S.Y. Learning is that young children (preschool and kindergarten age) need a multifaceted ... Continue Reading...
Practical Family DVD Storage
Lets face it: DVD cases (or even BluRay) take up TOO MUCH ROOM!! DVD storage has been a problem for a while. We haven't jumped on the streaming bandwagon just yet (no plans to, but who knows) because of our spotty internet. So we still have a huge collection of movies. 10+ years ago I combined all the "baby" DVDs (i.e. Baby Einstein, Thomas the Tank Engine, etc.) into an old CD storage case. These were mostly the ones the little kids watched over and over and over and over and over... anyway. So we were getting them out of the boxes 939 times a day. Then when any of the babies started ... Continue Reading...
Improve Skills for Young Readers
Finding the right supplements to help young readers can be difficult, especially with all the computer programs out there, but I want to share with you our review of a program that is fun and it works: Reading Kingdom. Reading Kingdom is geared toward kids 4-10 years old so I have had Lulu trying out this program for several weeks now. She has really enjoyed the lessons and, though the program recommends not doing multiple lessons in the same day, she usually asks to do more than one lesson. Everything with Reading Kingdom starts with a placement test. This will test the ... Continue Reading...
Milton Hershey: More Than Chocolate
We've been reading all about the life of Milton Hershey and we learned there was much more to him than chocolate! Heroes of History - Milton Hershey from YWAM Publishing was given to us to review and we really enjoyed the book and accompanying study guide. I started this as a read-aloud, but Booger didn't want to wait for me to finish it. He took off with the book after I read the first three chapters outloud and within a few hours finished it and brought it back. He's already asked me if we can get more books from the Heroes of History series. We want to get YWAM Publishing's best ... Continue Reading...
A Look Through My Bullet Journal (so far)
When I started my bullet journal back in January I really had no idea how "into it" I would get or if it would be a passing fad. I am proud to say my journal has become a daily activity I look forward to! I love finding new pages to incorporate into my journal and I enjoy keeping up with daily tasks, habits, and more each day. This has greatly helped me in many areas of my life, but it has also been a fun creative outlet (not sure I needed another one, but whatever.) I wanted to share with you some of my favorite pages in my journal so far. First is my cover. You may remember from my ... Continue Reading...
A Great Worksheet Resource & Test Generator
Sometimes your curriculum just isn't enough and you need some extra practice worksheets or maybe you're looking for a way to generate your own tests. I've been reviewing a resource that may be just what you are looking for! HelpTeaching.com is a wonderful website full of printable worksheets, online lessons, a test maker, and a worksheet generator. They also offer online testing too! We've been trying out their Help Teaching Pro membership and they have something for every grade level. HelpTeaching.com has a huge library of ready-to-print worksheets for preschool all the way through ... Continue Reading...
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