I was given two books to review as part of the TOS Crew:  The Quest for Thunder Mountain (book 1 of The Tales From Terrestria series), and The Isle of Dragons (book 4 in The Tales From Terrestria series).
These stories are allegories of the Christian faith set in a setting of adventure.  Knights, castles, adventure, [...]

As part of the TOS Crew I received a one month membership to the W&W virtual world for kids.  Wow, was this site well done!  I was immediately captured by the colorful cartoon look and feel of the site, very appealing to the senses, so to speak.  The purpose of this site is to have [...]

As part of the TOS Crew, I received several math products to review from Math Galaxy.com.  Boy have my kids been loaded down with math helps this year!  This really has been great since math is the sorry subject we have found ourselves most delayed in this year.  I really felt it was important to [...]

Well, I signed up for Homeschool Expo through TOS (The Old Schoolhouse) Magazine.  For those of you who may not make a HS convention this year, this is the frugal way to go, and from the comfort of your own home.  I couldn’t believe all the freebies, too.  Just the extras more than covers the [...]

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Right now March Madness and Win Big are going on in the Schoolhouse Store. During March Madness, over 240 items are 10 to 40 percent off!
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When we began our pursuit into the classical education method several weeks ago, I actually had already received a copy of Balance Benders from The Critical Thinking Co. to review for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine as part of their Crew.  I had set this aside, thinking there was NO WAY my 11-year-old  math hater would [...]

Once again All About Reading hits a home run!  Their products have continued to carry the same excellent quality I have come to expect.  This hard cover, beautifully illustrated reader coordinates with the first 14 steps in the All about Spelling  Level 2 program (although you do not have to use the All About Spelling [...]

I recently ran across a book called “The Well Trained Mind,” by Susan Bauer, laying out a guide to classical education.  As we have not followed a formal curriculum during our first year and a half, I have been actively reading and studying the different types of teaching.  We have incorporated several types of learning [...]

Graphics Toolbox is a graphic design software, made for the average computer user.  For those of you who are not familiar with graphic design, here are a few things you can do with this type of software:
1.  Digital scrapbooking
2.  Custom banners for your blog or facebook account
3.  School projects
4.  Enhancement for your photography (you can [...]

Okay, reviewing this one has me trumped.  This is one I had a negative opinion of, but the proof has been in the pudding and I have to admit my wrong on this one!
We received a DVD from The TV Teacher, “Alphabet Beats, Writing Lowercase Letters,” to review for TOS magazine.  Miss Marnie is cute [...]