The Critical Thinking Co.
The Critical Thinking Co. offered four of their products to the TOS Homeschool Crew to review. Balance Math Teaches Algebra is a visual approach to teaching Algebra. This curriculum geared for children in the 4th – 12th grades, uses balance scales to intuitively and entertainingly represent complex math skills. Students will see puzzle like problems [...]
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Beeyoutiful
BeeYouTiful… “Healthy Living for the Real World” Beeyoutiful.com is an online store where you can find many different natural goodies for your mind and body. At Beeyoutiful, they believe that each individual is responsible for their own health. The folks at Beeyoutiful have found many “tools” that have worked very well for their families, and [...]
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See-N-Spell
Last year, the The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Review Crew had the opportunity to review an amazing reading tool by See-N-Read®. This year they have offered crew members another product in the See-N-Read® family to review. The 40-page, See-N-Spell™ booklet. It is designed to be easy to use and is broken down into three alphabetized categories: [...]
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Classical Astronomy’s Celestial Almanack
Not too long ago I had a lovely conversation with the author of Classical Astronomy’s monthly Celestial Almanack, Jay Ryan. He mentioned something I found really powerful. The Moon that is referred to in 62 verses of Scripture and the Sun that is mentioned 183 times are the SAME Sun and Moon that we see [...]
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We Choose Virtues
We Choose Virtues provides Character Education Curriculum for “Simply Inspiring Character That Lasts”! Heather McMillan created We Choose Virtues in response to the lack of self control, honesty, and perseverance she saw in the children she came in contact with as a preschool teacher and children’s pastor. Our TOS Homeschool Crew Mates received the Virtue [...]
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Toydle
Robert Brownfield: father, and kid-at-heart, created Toydle when one of his children’s toys broke shortly after it was purchased. Rob decided then and there that he could build quality toys to withstand the rigors of childhood play, and soon, the Toydle Fort became reality. With a few wooden blocks, some PVC pipe, and clips (for [...]
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World’s Greatest Stories
Are you looking for a way to familiarize your children (or yourself) with the events in the Bible but are having difficulty finding an audio version that keeps everyone’s interest? Then The World’s Greatest Stories may be just what you are looking for! The World’s Greatest Stories are dramatized tellings of the Biblical narrative. The [...]
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I See Cards
The game to help your children (and you) learn fractions in a fun way. FractazmicTM is one of the fun educational card games of the makers of I See CardsTM. The aim of this game is to help your child/student to learn and practice fractions in a fun way at their individual level. It is impossible [...]
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Pitsco
If you are looking for a company with hands on products that combine science, history, math, and more, then Pitsco Education is for you. Pitsco Education was started in 1971 by three teachers who wanted to create a hands-on curriculum for students that learned better with their hands than they did from learning through traditional [...]
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The Reading Game
The Reading Game was created by Kenneth Hodkinson, author of the “Wordly Wise” series. It is a fast-action memory card game that will get your kids reading. The Reading Game is a supplemental learn-to-read program that correlates with most standard curriculums. It also meets the criteria of the Common Core State Standards for Language [...]
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