tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66078013112787350532024-03-13T22:11:38.581-05:00Families AgainTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.comBlogger583125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-2841313452824219502019-02-01T22:37:00.001-06:002019-02-01T22:37:03.392-06:00Get Ready for a Wild Ride - The Tinkel Family is Back!<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I'm Back!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Boy! It's been so long since I have blogged I'm not sure I even know how to blog anymore!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I've got the urge. I guess the blogging bug never quite leaves you. Once a blogger always a blogger. I've been posting a lot on Facebook and working on a lot of projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plus, we've added more to our family!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much to blog about and catch everyone up on. It'll be fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So! Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a wild ride!</span><br />
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Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-63748534519019542172017-11-02T13:33:00.001-05:002017-11-02T13:33:10.916-05:00The Magic Stories–A Magical Supplementary Reading Resource! A Homeschool Review Crew Review.<p align="center"><center><a href="http://www.themagicstories.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Magic Stories {Allsaid & Dunn, LLC. Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/31%20-%20Magic%20Stories/Magic%20Stories%20Logo%20screen_zpsz6hlvlop.png" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Ebrima" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">I was raised in a reading family. My parents read all of the time and, because they modelled good reading habits, my brother, sister and I read all of the time. That’s why I try to read in front of my kids and teach my kids to enjoy reading. Unfortunately my youngest has a very difficult time reading. He wants to read and loves begin read to, but actual reading is very hard for him. Because it is difficult he doesn’t attempt to read unless it is something really interesting or exciting. That’s why I was so excited to be chosen to review <a href="http://www.themagicstories.com/" target="_blank">The Magic Stories</a> from Allsaid & Dunn, LLC, publishers of The Reading Game and authors of the Wordly Wise series.</font></p><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">When I was researching this downloadable pdf product I knew that, do to it being written on a 2nd or 3rd grade level that it would be a little above Jacob’s reading level but I thought it would be a great above level reading activity. Thankfully, Jacob loves the stories and, therefore, has loved reading them even though they have been challenging for him.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://www.themagicstories.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Magic Stories {Allsaid & Dunn, LLC. Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/31%20-%20Magic%20Stories/MagicStories-Graphic-w-exercises_zpsffbkcmta.jpg" border="0"></a></center><font face="Ebrima" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The main thing that interested me when I was looking over this product was that all of the books had to with something magical. Now, I’m not talking about black magic or witchcraft here. It is more crazy and mysterious things like a magic hole that appears at different times in different places as in book one. The six books are:</font></p><ol><li><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The Magic Hole </font></li><li><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The Magic Ax</font></li><li><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The Magic Joke</font></li><li><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The Magic Hotdog</font></li><li><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The Magic Boots</font></li><li><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The Magic Box</font></li></ol><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">Each can be read on virtually any electronic device including a tablet and computer screen. Jacob and I have been reading them off of my phone. They can also be printed out to form a book if needed.</font></p><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">Each short story is a fantastic tale that has a moral lesson. We were hooked on the first book that talks about a man by the name of Ping Ho and a hole that appears at the strangest times. At first this hole seemed disastrous to the family but, as the story develops, we find that it is what makes Ping Ho and his family rich.</font></p><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">The rest of the books are equally as fascinating. Each book also comes with a set of “naughty cards” that can be printed out and cut into flashcards. Each card contains a word from the story that the child probably doesn’t know and can be used to drill with the child. Since the whole book was above level reading for Jacob we didn’t use these as much but they are super neat to have and we’ll be sure to review them later.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://www.themagicstories.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="The Magic Stories {Allsaid & Dunn, LLC. Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/31%20-%20Magic%20Stories/Books-Left-color_zpszfromela.png" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Ebrima" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">Another great resource for each book is the worksheets. There are four worksheets for each book. A maze sheet, a finish the sentence page, an “imagine” sheet, and a finish the story sheet. I love how the worksheets help with reading comprehension and with creative writing in really interesting ways.</font></p><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">I am so glad that we were chosen for this review. The stories are very engaging and Jacob has loved them so far. They is really excited to find out what is happening next. I love the interesting worksheets and the flashcards. This is a winner for us.</font></p><p><font face="Ebrima" size="3">To find out more about <a href="http://www.themagicstories.com/" target="_blank">The Magic Stories</a> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. To find what other members of The Homeschool Review Crew had to say about <a href="http://www.themagicstories.com/" target="_blank">The Magic Stories</a> click on the banner below. Happy Reading! </font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/the-magic-stories-allsaid-dunn-llc-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="The Magic Stories {Allsaid & Dunn, LLC. Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<br></center><font face="Ebrima" size="3"><br></font>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-85523875007869127802017-11-02T00:44:00.001-05:002017-11-02T00:44:07.507-05:00Yes! We Are “That Family”!<p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-71yqAGqIp7E/WfqwmtG6JJI/AAAAAAAAC_s/6P4tDdBAcok-2C-vxTSKlOBemf6UiBifgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Family%2BSafari%2B1%255B4%255D"><img width="318" height="575" title="Family Safari 1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Family Safari 1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-akMp5EHcvpE/Wfqwnc30seI/AAAAAAAAC_w/aj8lh4GcPXQXnw3yyAywFIdG-PoU5YhGgCHMYCw/Family%2BSafari%2B1_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">You know what family I mean. The family that everyone talks about. The family that is wacky and does things differently. '</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">It shouldn’t come as a surprise. I think that we have been different since the beginning. Sarah and I dated for three years and … Eek … there is 10 years difference between us.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Then God blessed us with an awesome son that was diagnosed with cancer at 15 months old and has an artificial eye. That was 20 years ago and he has been cancer free ever since. Five years later we were blessed with our second child and then, after another five years, we were blessed with our third.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">In the meantime we became full time missionaries and became a homeschooling family. As you can see we do things just a little bit differently around here.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">However, that’s not all! A year ago God showed us the perfect house he wanted us to have. We moved in and soon became foster parents to three awesome young men. Well, today we made it official. They are ours! </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">We also have another wonderful young man living with us that we call our son as well. So, within one year we went from a family of five to a family of nine!</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Yes! We are “that family”! We are crazy! We are wacky! But we are all very much loved by one another. It hasn’t always been easy, but throughout the process we have never doubted God’s plan.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Thank you God! And thank you all for your prayers. Please continue to pray for us! This ridiculous family sure does need it! Also pray for some decisions that need to be made in the next few weeks. If you thought we were crazy before wait until you see what we think God wants us to do now! </font></p><p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-SiP0hVSEFA8/WfqwoOyBhZI/AAAAAAAAC_0/nCHRoXMn5TY_sLALLIVivPqSZt_FbD_NQCHMYCw/s1600-h/Family%2BSafari%2B2%255B4%255D"><img width="298" height="539" title="Family Safari 2" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Family Safari 2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6LMPQHa66rk/Wfqwpaww5vI/AAAAAAAAC_4/BGyBhtQoVcMUYTtB3PAkTl1HwmLWhdS2ACHMYCw/Family%2BSafari%2B2_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-69755844658338558912017-11-01T11:49:00.001-05:002017-11-01T11:49:37.779-05:00Wow! Wow! Wow! Let The Little Children Come is Amazing–A Homeschool Review Crew Review!<center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let The Little Children Come" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/30%20-%20Gospel%20Tracks/child-evangelism_zpsl93gmpbp.png" border="0"></a></center>
<p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">As I sit here beginning to write this review and thinking about this product I have tears in my eyes. The tools that I have used from the <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank">Gospel Tracts and Evangelism Tools Sampler Pack</a> from <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/" target="_blank">Let the Little Children Come</a> has changed lives forever! Before I get too mushy though, let me explain what is going on. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">A few weeks ago I talked about another product from <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/" target="_blank">Let the Little Children Come</a>. Because they were sending us two different products for two different reviews they mailed both at the same time to save money. So, the <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank">Gospel Tracts and Evangelism Tools Sampler Pack</a> was sent in time for me to use in my end of summer ministries including my trip to Canada to teach at Mill Stream Bible Camp. They were a hit! The kids loved them and these great products were used to tell children about the Lord!</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt=" Let the Little Children Come Gospel Tracks" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/30%20-%20Gospel%20Tracks/gospel-tracts-A101-main-a_zpsw54glt7e.png" border="0"></a></center><font face="Bell MT" size="3"> </font><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Before I tell you what is included in this great pack of evangelism tools, let me tell you a little story. When people tell you that things come and go in cycles believe them. They really do. Even in the computer age where kids are fixated with iPhones and tablets, they can still be fascinated with old things. When I first received these items, my first thought was that these things were cool when I was a kid but I wonder how todays modern kids would respond to them. Well, as I said they were amazed. They had never seen things like this before. Things that actually looked like they were moving even without being on an electronic device. That made them seem “cool” to the kids and they all crowded around while they I was demonstrating them. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">So what are these amazing tools. Well, we got three Animated Tracts, two Pop-up Tracts, two “FlipAbouts”, two Evangelistic Bracelets and a Wordless Book. </font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt=" Let the Little Children Come Gospel Tracks" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/30%20-%20Gospel%20Tracks/gospel-tracts-A101-main-e_zpsioftchp7.png" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Now, most of the kids that I ministered to had seen the evangelism bracelets and the Wordless Books. I use these awesome items all of the time to demonstrate how the dark color represents sin – we all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory – and how sin separates us from God. Because we are separated from God, we can’t get to Heaven – represented by the Gold color because Heaven has streets of Gold. Jesus, however, didn’t want us to die in our sins, He wanted us to go to Heaven, so He came down to earth, lived a perfect life, and died on the cross for our sins to take our punishment – Red. If we believe that He died for our sins and receive his free gift of eternal life then our sins will be washed away and we will be white like snow – white. While we are still on earth, however, we need to continue to grow in Christ – green – by reading our Bible, praying, going to church and obeying what God tells us to do. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">These items are excellent tools to where around your wrist or carry in your pocket to tell others about God and about Jesus dying on the cross for us.</font></p><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt=" Let the Little Children Come Gospel Tracks" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/30%20-%20Gospel%20Tracks/gospel-tracts-A101-main-c_zpslbopyf5a.png" border="0"></a></center><div align="left"><font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Bell MT" size="3">However, it was the other items that really fascinated the kids and kept their attention. Items such as the flip books that magically “flip” to reveal different pictures that talk about salvation. </font></div><div align="left"><font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="center"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bgYInPQtTbY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="">&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/iframe&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;font face="Bell MT" size="3"&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/font&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;P&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/P&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/DIV&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/BODY&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/HTML&amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></div><div align="center"><br></div><div align="center"><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt=" Let the Little Children Come Gospel Tracks" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/30%20-%20Gospel%20Tracks/gospel-tracts-A101-main-d_zpsvth8o91z.png" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Bell MT" size="3">The Pop-up Tracts were also popular. Who would have thought that a simple but scripturally based tract that had pop-up pictures would be so attention getting. Those were big years ago for today’s kids they are new and different. </font></div><div align="center"><center><br></center><center><br></center><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt=" Let the Little Children Come Gospel Tracks" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/30%20-%20Gospel%20Tracks/gospel-tracts-A101-main-b_zpseqyrrou3.png" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Bell MT" size="3">The items that kids just couldn’t put down, however, were the Animated Tracts. I don’t have a video of those, but I know you have seen them. They are the ones where you have a little piece of see through plastic with black lines on it. When you put it in front of a special picture and wiggle it back and forth it looks like the picture is moving. That really fascinated the kids! Who would have thought? That was the tract that was used to lead two kids to the Lord! What a blessing!</font></div><div align="left"><font face="Bell MT" size="3">I am going to continue using the items from the <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/gospel-tracts-and-evangelism-tools-sampler-pack" target="_blank">Gospel Tracts and Evangelism Tools Sampler Pack</a> over and over again! They are that great. In fact, all of the items from <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/" target="_blank">Let the Little Children Come</a> are great. I am going to continue to go back to that company for evangelism tools over and over again. To find out more about their products just click on any one of the highlighted links above. To find what other members of the Homeschool Review Crew had to say about these items click on the banner below. I pray that God will use you to tell many others about Jesus by using these great tools! </font></div><div align="center"><font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font></div>
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<br><p>I think that most of you know this, but just in case you don’t, my wife and I are full time missionaries. We work with low income folks in the town that we live in. Our ministry has changed throughout the years, but one thing that has always been constant is that we have worked with kids in some manner or another. Usually they are our main focus. So, finding good Bible studies, devotionals, and curriculum is very important to us. When I saw that the Homeschool Review Crew was going to have a chance to review <a href="http://kidniche.com/shop/bible-and-prayer-curriculum-for-tweens-part-1/" target="_blank">Weave Your Word in Me –- Part 1</a> by <a href="http://kidniche.com/" target="_blank">Kid Niche Christian Books</a> I was very excited to try it and see what it was all about. I am very pleased with what I found.</p><p>I’m not sure what they do in Part 2 but I love what they did in Part 1. All of this 36 lesson Bible study for 4th –6th grade students is based on the first four verses of a poetic prayer modeled after the Lord’s Prayer. Now, before you look at the word “modeled”, yell “I want a real Bible study” and throw your computer out the window (which you would very much regret later), let me tell you that this is a very solid Bible study based on the actual Word of God not a paraphrase or watered down version of the Bible. The poem is kind of a tool to guide us through the scripture. </p><p>As I said, this is a very scriptural based Bible study that is only part one of a larger Bible study that has a total of 80 lessons. It is compatible with most major translations of the Bible including the KJV, NIV, ESV, NASB, NKJV, and the NABRE. The whole thing is broken up into for parts:</p><ol><li>God the Father</li><li>God the Son</li><li>What God Wants</li><li>God the Holy Spirit</li></ol><p>Part one focuses only on God the Father and God the Son. The First 14 lessons talk about God the Father and how he likes to communicate with us through prayer. How we should come to him humbly and with respect, and how God loves and cares for us. Part two focuses on Jesus’ Birth, life, ministry and death and how we can receive Jesus and become his child.</p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://kidniche.com/shop/bible-and-prayer-curriculum-for-tweens-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="*******" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/23%20-%20Kid%20Niche%20Christian%20Books/Weave%201%20Cover%20with%20Holes%20Part%201_zpsvfc5kjn5.png" border="0"></a></center><br><p>Now, here’s what I really, really, like about this Bible Study. Each lesson is short, but is packed with excellent stuff. For example, Lesson 1 – Meet God the Father – uses scripture from Matthew, Isaiah, Genesis and Psalm to explain to the child that God is our Father, He made us, knew all about us in our mother’s womb, and that He will never forsake us. The child reads the verse, and answers a couple of questions. Usually the questions are fill in the blank or short questions like Describe what … or How is God like …or What did God do … – those types of questions. They are easy enough to do, but, at the same time, make the child think. </p><p>This is actually perfect for Jacob and I. Because Jacob is a delayed in his reading but is very intelligent otherwise, it is easy for me to read the scripture and the questions to him and have then have him answer. The short lessons of 7 questions or so are excellent for his attention span. And the Biblical application is absolutely awesome. It is recommended that we do about three lessons a week so we should be done after about 12 weeks.</p><p>I really, really like <a href="http://kidniche.com/shop/bible-and-prayer-curriculum-for-tweens-part-1/" target="_blank">Weave Your Word in Me –- Part 1</a> and would love to see Part 2. I know it is going to be equally as well done and equally as interesting. To find out more about <a href="http://kidniche.com/shop/bible-and-prayer-curriculum-for-tweens-part-1/" target="_blank">Weave Your Word in Me –- Part 1</a> or <a href="http://kidniche.com/" target="_blank">Kid Niche Christian Books</a> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. Other members of the Homeschool Review Crew reviewed this Bible study and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. This is a keeper and I know you will really like it. 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<span style="font-family: "berlin sans fb"; font-size: medium;">Recently I was introduced to a great new method of homeschooling that really seemed right for my kids. It’s all about getting outside and doing a lot more hands-on stuff instead of just studying dry old textbooks and doing a lot of filling in the blanks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "berlin sans fb"; font-size: medium;">So far it has really worked with our family so I wanted to share some of what we are doing. Today was the first day of our study of trees so I thought it was a great day to start. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "berlin sans fb"; font-size: medium;">It began with a discussion of the two different types of trees – Coniferous and Deciduous. We then began looking in our yard for Coniferous trees and, thanks to buying a house on a very wooded lot, we found three totally distinct types of evergreens. We took some pictures and gathered some samples and this is what we found on our first day then we ran inside to identify the three trees. After some searching we found this wonderful site that helped us ID what we had found - <a href="http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/tree-key/" title="http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/tree-key/">http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/tree-key/</a> . It took us a while to ID the Hemlock but we finally did using some other websites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "berlin sans fb"; font-size: medium;">All in all we had a great first day and are looking forward to tomorrow! Stay tuned!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "berlin sans fb"; font-size: medium;">Keep checking back for some pictures of our lapbook (Jacob) and notebook (Joshua) and, of course, pictures of deciduous trees. Sometime in the future I will reveal more about the inspiration for our new study as well. Until then, maybe this will inspire you to get out and explore! </span>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-89750073709114188082017-10-18T13:30:00.001-05:002017-10-18T13:30:05.464-05:00I Can’t Believe How Well Jacob is Reading with Reading Eggs–A Homeschool Review Crew Review!<p align="center"><center><a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Reading Eggs" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/16%20-%20Reading%20Eggs/logos_header_au_zpsl3l5nui4.png" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Corbel" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">We have had a lot of difficulty teaching our youngest biological child to read. Most of you know that he is on the autism spectrum but is smart as a whip in most areas. Reading however is not one of those areas. We have tried all of the usual approaches over the years and some unusual ones as well. Nothing seemed to click with him. I remembered that a long time ago we reviewed and used <a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank">Reading Eggs</a> for a while and he loved it and seemed to excel. Somehow, though, we got sidetracked and thought something else might work better. Well, wouldn’t you know it, through the Homeschool Review Crew we were given the chance to review it once again and I took the chance. After all, why try to reinvent the wheel? If it worked once, maybe it will work again.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img width="561" height="80" alt="Reading Eggs" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/16%20-%20Reading%20Eggs/Reading%20Eggs_zps5bjeypal.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Corbel" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">The first thing that I noticed was that it seems that it has changed! The <a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank">Reading Eggs</a> program itself hasn’t changed, but it has added a few new things that I either didn’t notice or it wasn’t there before. I noticed a program, Reading Eggs Jr, for 2-4 year olds, that will help kids begin to learn to read even earlier and another, Reading Eggspress, for children 7-13, that will continue to help kids after they have completed the Reading Eggs program. There is even a new program that will help kids with math called Mathseeds! I’ll talk about those programs briefly just a little bit later but lets talk about Reading Eggs, their main program and the one that has helped Jacob tremendously.</font></p><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">And, yes we picked up where we left off with Reading Eggs. Jacob loves it just as much as he did before, and he is once again excelling in reading. Since it had been some time since we used it, we began with the placement test to see on what map he should begin on. You see, Reading Eggs has different maps that each contain ten lessons. Each lesson introduces a new sound. In a recent lesson that Jacob completed the “ix” sound was introduced. Jacob had to go through about 12 different games that mostly had to do with “ix” but sometimes reviewed something from a previous lesson. One of the things that he had to do was click on two of the awesome animated characters. One was in a barn loft hoisting one bale of hay with a letter on it. The other was on the ground tugging on another bale that had two more letters on it. As Jacob clicked on the characters the bales would come closer together. Each time Jacob could hear the sounds of the letters until the bales finally came together and the word was actually revealed and the sounds blended together to say the word. Another game had him putting fish with words on them in the correct boat. Still another game had him putting a sentence together using bricks. Finally, at the end of the lesson, he gets to read a book that contains words that had the “ix” sound in it or another sound that he had previously learned. Each lesson builds on the one before it. </font><font face="Corbel" size="3">Jacob is loving it! He has learned so much already in this short review time and is becoming more confident in his reading. He wants to do two or three lessons a day which is fine with me.</font></p><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">And those are just the regular lessons. There are also other awesome added features that help him learn without him even knowing it. We haven’t even had time to try them all out! He can create his own story. He can play games. Each time he does well in the regular lessons he gets reward eggs. He can use his reward eggs to buy furniture for his house or to buy clothes for the avatar he created at the beginning or to play some cool games. There is also a spelling section that will help him learn to spell, a driving test area that helps him review sight words, letters and sounds and content words, printables that you can print out and much more. I am really excited to see him try more and excel.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Reading Eggs*" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/10%20-%20October/16%20-%20Reading%20Eggs/RE1701231000_FREE-4WEEK-TRIAL_zpsgbqg9sph.png" border="0"></a></center><font face="Corbel" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">I mentioned some of the other programs before. I really like the progression that <a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank">Reading Eggs</a> has made with it’s programs. Each program, Reading Eggs Jr., Reading Eggs, and Reading Eggspress, is designed so that a student can go seamlessly through the program and become an excellent reader (or should I say “eggcellent” reader). </font></p><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">And, as I was writing this review, we just got an email that the new homeschool guides are available for homeschoolers. They can be printed out and used for kindergarten to second grade parents to use as a complete curriculum using some of the great books from the Reading Eggs library. It covers language arts, math, science and social studies!</font></p><p><font face="Corbel" size="3">This is a winner for us, and, as I said before, we are not going to try to reinvent the wheel anymore. We are sticking with <a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank">Reading Eggs</a>. I know that you will really enjoy it as well but don’t take my word for it, try it yourself. The creators of Reading Eggs have allowed us to offer a <a href="http://www.readingeggs.com/crew29" target="_blank">Free 4 week trial</a> that you can use to see if you like to program. Just click on the highlighted link that says “Free 4 week trial” to find out more. To look around and see all that <a href="https://readingeggs.com/" target="_blank">Reading Eggs</a> has to offer just click on any one of the other highlighted links above. Other members of the Homeschool Review Crew reviewed Reading Eggs as well and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. 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She now has 8 males living with her!</p><p>When we first embraced these awesome young men and took them into our family we realized that they hadn’t had the some of the opportunities to travel and see other things. In fact, the three brothers had barely been out of the state of Tennessee. One had never been outside of the state. We were very excited to be able to show them what life was like elsewhere. Our first small adventure was to a weekend retreat in Kentucky. </p><p>About a month ago, though, we were able to take them up to Pennsylvania to our missions annual conference. It was a blast! They had so much fun seeing new things. One of the things that they really liked was The Virginia Safari Park and Zoo. I’m going to write more about that later, but in this post I wanted to share some pictures from our trip up to conference.</p><p>Most of the pictures are from Gettysburg. We didn’t have a lot of time to spend there - really only a couple of hours, but we found that at least one of the boys, Robert, loved being there. When I told him later that it seemed like he really liked history, he commented that he liked going to historic places and learning about them there, but didn’t like reading about history from a textbook. That’s the way a lot of us like to learn, so visits to some historic places may be in our future! Enjoy the pictures. I hope you see the enthusiasm that the boy’s had in seeing new places.</p><p align="center"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HZ6ZHG64v8k/WdRtAv5U2LI/AAAAAAAAC9A/QMfMyW9dcnoDB40MAAyY8oVOW62NTJ6GQCHMYCw/s1600-h/PA%2BTrip%2B1%255B3%255D"><img width="281" height="350" title="PA Trip 1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="PA Trip 1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-f91fn4fqYXM/WdRtBdsSh9I/AAAAAAAAC9E/oAO6pV4o6XYl86eVgWMztgX_ZeMS0qCmACHMYCw/PA%2BTrip%2B1_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nm-W2O2tEe0/WdRtB5YyMaI/AAAAAAAAC9I/9S-80HAL0JYVcaUJRQHy5cvCMayrmF95ACHMYCw/s1600-h/PA%2BTrip%2B2%255B3%255D"><img width="301" height="301" title="PA Trip 2" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="PA Trip 2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3kKygWFRti0/WdRtCArxNbI/AAAAAAAAC9M/uBa3zp4HSG0Y4f1KLlyURXvpGriMdya7QCHMYCw/PA%2BTrip%2B2_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RLnRUQMDmGQ/WdRtCSzF1lI/AAAAAAAAC9Q/PZ0lsX9mr3EcnV3lh0FpIsL6wpLygTxOgCHMYCw/s1600-h/PA%2BTrip%2B3%255B4%255D"><img width="333" height="333" title="PA Trip 3" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="PA Trip 3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WdtKJFPH-sM/WdRtCm3mJUI/AAAAAAAAC9U/A5noDXCChiEdFIiDOjg_sOy2nwjCqa3KQCHMYCw/PA%2BTrip%2B3_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-cmXqx9POO8U/WdRtDM3OOVI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/m-EXp3uWaTYcpLqutg2XOeUUn_mvU7u1ACHMYCw/s1600-h/PA%2BTrip%2B5%255B5%255D"><img width="272" height="480" title="PA Trip 5" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="PA Trip 5" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vlmo_1W8iRs/WdRtDY1-dYI/AAAAAAAAC9c/iBWFttd_UO4Zw4CxCF4mgquWon4yXsOYwCHMYCw/PA%2BTrip%2B5_thumb%255B2%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VBxdp2nJoS4/WdRtDzpalJI/AAAAAAAAC9g/RU6kGiCQpN4BGaxiwf5cpP8GrJLPiBOqACHMYCw/s1600-h/PA%2BTrip%2B7%255B4%255D"><img width="384" height="218" title="PA Trip 7" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="PA Trip 7" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dXVojuqF3ec/WdRtEBKn0PI/AAAAAAAAC9k/9gvNlxGUwHIo5N0KACrhANV-NvdhbQ3pQCHMYCw/PA%2BTrip%2B7_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9rEZbAZo68Y/WdRtEiWyXzI/AAAAAAAAC9o/AqYxn_RA68oW8_XUoG7XyU78ITSRqWrRQCHMYCw/s1600-h/PA%2BTrip%2B4%255B4%255D"><img width="203" height="358" title="PA Trip 4" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="PA Trip 4" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ld4MObJbwBY/WdRtEwmbb4I/AAAAAAAAC9s/vGmbmMtDW04WN-311d3OZM-1a2N7HFa3QCHMYCw/PA%2BTrip%2B4_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></p>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-31577205985156631332017-09-21T13:53:00.001-05:002017-09-21T13:53:40.877-05:00Let’s Go Geography–An Awesome Homeschool Review Crew Review<p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let's Go Geography" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/19%20-%20Lets%20Go%20Geography/Lets%20Go%20Geography%20%20Logo_zps81bhugbf.png" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">One thing that amazes me about children on the autism spectrum, especially those diagnosed with high functioning autism or Asperger’s Syndrome, is that they are like little professors. They latch on to things and want to learn all about that topic. For Joshua it was Thomas the Train when he was younger. Then it was trains in general, helicopters, bowling, WWE wrestling (ugh!), flags, and more. His most recent phase has been geography. It has been for the past few years, thankfully. When he first began becoming interested in geography it was very difficult to find material that would actually interest him but also find material he could actually use. You see, he devoured almost everything he could find on the subject, but his level of knowledge soon out grew his reading level. His knowledge was on a high school level (I would say he knows more now than the average college student) but his reading comprehension level was a lot lower. I really wish I would have known about <a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/"><strong>Let’s Go Geography</strong></a> way back then. I think that he would have loved this.</font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Thankfully, however, I still have a chance to use this <a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/find-out-more/" target="_blank">awesome three year geography program</a> with my youngest Jacob. I am very glad to say that he has also taken a bit of an interest in geography and history as well. Maybe not as much as Joshua but still an interest and I am always glad when a child of mine takes an interest in something other than video games!</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/find-out-more/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let's Go Geography" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/19%20-%20Lets%20Go%20Geography/Lets%20Go%20Geography_zpsuqiawr2i.jpg" border="0"></a></center><font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font><p><a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/"><strong><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Let’s Go Geography</font></strong></a> <font face="Bell MT" size="3">is really a fantastic program that’s listed for grades kindergarten through four but I have learned a bunch from the program myself so I think that it can be used, at least as a supplement, for a lot higher than fourth grade. After you purchase a membership (there are different plans to fit nearly any budget) you will be emailed the link to your first country. You can see the three year plan below. You can also just log into your account and download from there.</font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Each week is packed with a lot of great information and projects that you can work with at any pace that you want, but since all of the information is divided into five sections then doing a little each day for five days works great. The five chapters cover Mapping the country being studies; the flag of the country; the music of the country; exploring the country; and creating a craft that represents the country. What makes it great is that all printables and links are provided. All you might need are things like colored pencils, glue, etc. (all extra materials that you may need are listed) and, of course, a printer to print off everything.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/find-out-more/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let's Go Geography" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/19%20-%20Lets%20Go%20Geography/Lets%20Go%20Geography%20Countries_zpsty8qcuk1.jpg" border="0"></a></center><font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">We love this program! There is so much information but it is covered in such a way that it is very interesting. Let me talk about everything we learned about Canada – week three of the suggested plan. We love Canada and we travel there every year to help out at a camp run by some friends of ours. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">The first thing we learned was where Canada was located and a little bit about the country. Younger students are just required to color in the map (sites to printable maps are provided). Older students identify the different provinces and territories as well. All students talk about the countries that border Canada, the rivers, lakes, and the climate. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Next we learn about the countries flag. There are printable flags provided that can be printed off and cut out for multiple students if you have more than one in your family. The student colors in the flag, and either pastes it there “Flags of North America” page or in their passport book that can be purchased separately. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">We love the third chapter of each weeks lesson. That chapter is the music from that country. Almost always there is a link to the anthem for that country and most often there is a link to other music from that country. We love the anthem for Canada. Although we are United States citizens through and through, the beautiful national anthem of Canada reminds us of the kids that come to the camp and sing the anthem while raising the flag every morning. We also love hearing music from countries so this section is one of our favorites. </font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">The fourth section is also a favorite of ours. It’s the “Let’s Explore” chapter where there are a ton of links and information to videos and websites that you can use to explore your section. The lesson on Canada has five tremendous links to videos that tell about the people of Canada, the landscape, and popular places to visit. There is also a link to a wonderful site where you can read about all things Canada! I really like that the author of this curriculum also provided the exact area in the library that you would go to find books about Canada. There is also a section with writing suggestions for older students if they want to notebook about the country being studies complete with colored pictures to print and cut out if wanted. Of course, the notebooking page is also provided!</font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">Finally, the fifth chapter gives you craft ideas and coloring pages that can be printed out and created. The craft ideas often feature something that represents a native craft or a craft that uses something that is very distinct to that country. For example, one of the crafts for Canada uses the maple leaf which, of course, is one of the major symbols for Canada. As mentioned before, most of the things needed are provided to print out, and any outside materials are listed at the beginning of each week.</font></p><p><font face="Bell MT" size="3">We are absolutely loving <a href="https://www.letsgogeography.com/"><strong>Let’s Go Geography</strong></a>! Even Joshua takes a peak at what we are doing and gets interested sometimes. To find out more about this product just click on any one of the highlighted links above. Other members of the Homeschool Review Crew reviewed this company and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. Happy Homeschooling!</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Bell MT" size="3"><br></font></p><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/lets-go-geography-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Let’s Go Geography {Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-76025291046698337242017-09-15T12:18:00.001-05:002017-09-15T12:18:07.533-05:00Unauthorized–Another Great Game from Chara Games–A Homeschool Review Crew Review.<p align="center"><br></p><center><a href="http://charagames.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Chara Games" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/13%20-%20Chara%20Games/CharaGames_Logo_zpsbl9pjpep.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">I was never fond of many of role playing/strategy games growing up. It seemed that a lot of the ones available were ones that were controversial in the Christian world. A few years ago we were introduced to some new strategy/role playing games that weren’t necessarily Christian but didn’t really have anything controversial about them. We really enjoyed playing them. Last year were introduced to </font><a href="http://charagames.com/"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3">Chara Games</font></strong></a><font face="Arial" size="3"> when we reviewed their game Christian based board game - Commissioned. We loved it and were very excited when we were chosen to review another of their games this year. This time it is a very cool card game called </font><a href="http://charagames.com/games/unauthorized/"><font face="Arial" size="3">Unauthorized</font></a>. </div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">Soon after the game arrived I gave it to my oldest son John Allen to look over. He is the strategy game expert and, since so many times strategy games have complicated rules, I thought he would be the best one to figure them out and explain to the rest of us. I am not one that is good at explaining rules – I usually need them spelled out to me – and because this game requires at least six players I knew I would need someone that would be able to communicate effectively to a number of people. </font><font face="Arial" size="3">What we happily discovered was that the rules were simpler than we thought. They still needed some explaining but weren’t really that difficult. Even I was able to understand the rules and was able to build a strategy the first time played. </font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></div><center><a href="http://charagames.com/games/unauthorized/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="UNAUTHORIZED" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/13%20-%20Chara%20Games/ResizedImage600761-UAboxtop_zpspk8ntwc6.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">To begin the game, you are dealt a Role Card at random. Depending on the number of players at least one person is always a pastor and at least one person is a policeman. The other players are neutral players such as the matchmaker, clerk, merchant, counselor, teacher, thief, etc. Thankfully all of them are two sided with a woman on one side and a man on the other so, for example, if you are a man, and got the thief card, you turn your card over to the man thief and leave it face up on the table. Each person has a different role power that I will briefly explain in a minute. The players are then dealt seven random Experience Cards. The only exception is that the policeman is always starts off with seven red cards and the pastor with seven green cards. Those cards determine if you are loyal to the church or loyal to the state. If you have more green church cards than red state cards then you are loyal to the church. If you have more red cards than green then you are loyal to the state. The number of green and red cards you have during the game can change so that may change your loyalty and you must then change your strategy. Your goal is to make sure you stay loyal to whatever you are loyal to, and to sway other players to your side.</font><br></div><center><br></center><center><a href="http://charagames.com/games/unauthorized/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="UNAUTHORIZED" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/13%20-%20Chara%20Games/ResizedImage600267-RoleCards_zpsliba4hku.jpg" border="0"></a></center><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">There are only four rounds in the game so the game goes fairly quickly. The first time we played, of course, took a little longer because we were just getting used to the rules, however, the game usually only takes around 30 minutes. At the beginning of each round all players either play one or two cards face up in front of you, or pass a card to another player and then play a card. Each round instructs you to do something a little different at the start of that round. Then each player takes a turn and can choose one of four actions. You either use your role power to do something, speak to a neighbor and ask him to show you his cards, seek parole if you are in prison, or conduct a public execution if you are a policeman. </font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">At least with us, most of the time we chose to use our role powers. Each player has something different that they can do with their role power. For example, during one game I was the merchant and I could swap one card with another player. I have also played as the teacher and I could draw a card from the pile, look at it, and give it to a player of my choice. Remember, as I am doing this, I am always trying to sway another player to my side as well as make sure I maintain my loyalty.</font></div><p><font face="Arial" size="3">At the end of four rounds we put down the cards in our hands beside the cards that have already been played in front of us and that determines which side wins the game. The game can be very fluid. At one point you are loyal to one side and are working toward that goal, then someone could play a card that would change your loyalty and your entire strategy changes. It’s really a lot of fun and strategic.</font></p><div align="left"><br></div><center><br></center><center><a href="http://charagames.com/games/unauthorized/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="UNAUTHORIZED" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/13%20-%20Chara%20Games/ResizedImage600280-ExperienceCards_zpsc9b4rt6l.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">John Allen is very smart when it comes to things like this and caught on to the strategy right away. He loves playing this game. It took me a little while longer but I am getting the hang of it now. Poor Sarah. Even now she is having a hard time figuring out the ins and outs of it all. The rest of the kids are in between but we all agree it’s we really like the game.</font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">It also makes one think about real life in countries where the goal of the state is to really crush the church and the goal of the church is to just stay alive! It is really though provoking.</font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Arial" size="3">I think you’ve gotten the idea that we have really enjoyed playing <font face="Arial" size="3"></font><a href="http://charagames.com/games/unauthorized/"><font face="Arial" size="3">Unauthorized</font></a> by <font face="Arial" size="3"></font><a href="http://charagames.com/"><strong><font face="Arial" size="3">Chara Games</font></strong></a>. To find out more about this game and other games by this great company click on any one of the highlighted links above. Many other members of the Homeschool Review Crew reviewed this game and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. Remember, Christmas is coming and this would be a great gift! Happy Game Playing!</font></div><center><br></center><center><br></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/unauthorized-chara-games-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Unauthorized {Chara Games Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><center><br></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-26956739209313634502017-09-14T13:40:00.001-05:002017-09-14T13:40:41.328-05:00Carole P Roman Children’s Books Are Awesome!–A Homeschool Review Crew Review<p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></p><center><a href="http://caroleproman.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Carole P Roman Blog" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/12%20-%20Carol%20P%20Roman/Carole%20P%20Roman%20Childrens%20Book%20Author%20Logo_zpsqaa09sto.png" border="0"></a></center>
<p><font face="Arial" size="3">Yesterday I wrote about two of our loves. My love of history and my love of reading. I could go on and on about why I love these two things, but it that would take up a whole blog post and that isn’t the purpose of this review. At any rate, I have at least succeeded to instill these great loves in my biological children to some extent and am trying to instill them in the other fantastic children God has placed in our home. It’s beginning to work, but again that is for another post. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Sometimes our two loves of reading and history collide and sometimes they don’t. When we heard that we would be getting two books from <a href="http://caroleproman.blogspot.com/"><strong>Carole P. Roman</strong></a> – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Lived-American-West-Civilizations-ebook/dp/B01HZXQLX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505410265&sr=8-1&keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+American+West" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . the American West</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Lived-Elizabethan-England-Civilizations-ebook/dp/B01DLE0X0S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1505410360&sr=1-1&keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+Elizabethan+England" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . Elizabethan England</a> we were super excited. However, when we found out that we would be sent two bonus books – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+Viking+Europe" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . Viking Europe</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Lived-Ancient-Mali-Empire-ebook/dp/B072MNRRHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1505410598&sr=1-1&keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+Ancient+Mali" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . the Ancient Mali Empire</a> we were absolutely thrilled! Some of the <a href="http://caroleproman.blogspot.com/"><strong>Carole P. Roman</strong></a> books were reviewed last year by the Homeschool Review Crew but we weren’t one of the ones that were able to review them. We heard they were fantastic so we had high expectations. We were not disappointed!</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">Each book tells you exactly what the name implies. What it was like to live in that time period!</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=carole+p+roman" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Books by Carole P Roman" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/12%20-%20Carol%20P%20Roman/519ewfqvkTL._SX493_BO1204203200__zps6whih2af.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Arial" size="3">My kids really loved <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Lived-American-West-Civilizations-ebook/dp/B01HZXQLX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505410265&sr=8-1&keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+American+West" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . the American West</a>. We have been studying American History and this supplemental resource really fit in with our curriculum. It talked about what it was like to move from the the east to the west back in the 1840’s during “The Great Migration of 1843” We talked a lot about the arduous journey that the imaginary but true to life family took. They liked the fact that the author wrote the book from the perspective of a boy around their age so, not only did they learn what was expected from an adult during the journey but what was expected of a child as well. We were amazed at how many supplies the Conestoga wagon had to hold but how creative the travelers were in where they placed everything. The boys were super glad that they didn’t have to take that trip themselves and work as hard as the children did and eat the foods that they ate. We all agreed, though, that it did look very adventurous. The book goes on to explain what had to happen when the weary travelers finally made it to their destination and had to set up their new homestead. It was all fascinating to read and the awesome, detailed, pictures that the illustrator, Paula Tabor drew added to the learning experience.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=carole+p+roman" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Books by Carole P Roman" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/12%20-%20Carol%20P%20Roman/616J0F2P6L._SY498_BO1204203200__zpsn2gjpkn5.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Arial" size="3">I really enjoyed <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Lived-Elizabethan-England-Civilizations-ebook/dp/B01DLE0X0S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1505410360&sr=1-1&keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+Elizabethan+England" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . Elizabethan England</a>. This book was is written from the perspective of a young girl, but, just as in the above book, the role of boys, women and adults were also explained in detail. I had no idea what everyday life was like during the time of Queen Elizabeth in the 1570’s. Life wasn’t just difficult for adults but for children as well. Although the book was written about the life of a family who owned a bakery and were of the middle class, it also described the poor class and the rich class of England in those days. Again, this book enlightens us as to what they ate and wore and how much things cost during that period as well as what the people did for fun and entertainment. It talks about the types of housing and the living conditions of the poor, middle class and the rich. It is fascinating! Again the pictures add a lot to the learning.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">There is a lot packed into both of these small books.Both are around 40 pages long and include a small section at the end that describes famous people from that area and a glossary of words and terms used in the books.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">The two bonus books that we received - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+Viking+Europe" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . Viking Europe</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Were-Lived-Ancient-Mali-Empire-ebook/dp/B072MNRRHK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1505410598&sr=1-1&keywords=Carole+P.+roman%2C+Ancient+Mali" target="_blank">If You Were Me and Lived in. . . the Ancient Mali Empire</a> – were equally fascinating. They come from a slightly different series of books by <a href="http://caroleproman.blogspot.com/"><strong>Carole P. Roman</strong></a> that goes into a little more detail about the time period and place that each book is talking about. Although they cover basically the same types of things and each has a section that describes famous people from that time period and area as well as a glossary, each book has well over 70 pages. The pictures are also drawn by another illustrator, Mateya Arkova, but they are equally as good. </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">We absolutely love these books! I’m sure you will to. To check them out just click on anyone of the highlighted links above. Many other members of the Homeschool Review Crew reviewed other books by <a href="http://caroleproman.blogspot.com/"><strong>Carole P. Roman</strong></a> and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below.</font></p><p align="center"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/oh-susannah-bedtime-stories-captain-no-beard-if-you-were-me-carole-p-roman-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Oh Susannah, Bedtime Stories, Captain No Beard, If you were Me ... {Carole P. Roman Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></p><p align="center"><br></p><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-22747933112121534012017-09-13T13:45:00.001-05:002017-09-13T13:45:43.963-05:00Progeny Press Literature E-Guides–A Homeschool Review Crew Review.<p align="center"><center><a href="*******" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Progeny Press" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/11%20-%20Progeny%20Press/progenysitecenterlogo_zpstqw9f7qt.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arimo" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">I know that I am probably going to start sounding like a broken record, but there are two things that most members of the family really love are reading and history. At least my biological kids love those things and I am trying to instill that love in my other children as well. Tomorrow I am going to be writing about a fantastic homeschool resource for history, but today I get to write about another wonderful resource that has to do with reading.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">When I was in school I was introduced to great literature and the classics but it really wasn’t until later on in life that I began to read those things more. Thankfully the homeschool curriculum that we have used over the years has helped me to encourage that love in my homeschooled boys as well. One of those homeschool companies is <a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/"><strong>Progeny Press</strong></a> and their literature “E-Guides”. We have reviewed them in the past and my boys have learned a lot so we were thrilled to be chosen to review <a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/silver-chair-e-guide/">The Silver Chair E-Guide</a> this year.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">First of all, we love the Chronicles of Narnia books by CS Lewis, and have long awaited the next Narnia movie coming out – The Silver Chair – so we were really excited by this one. If you haven’t read any of the Narnia books then I really encourage you to read them. The Silver Chair begins when two children, Eustice and Jill are swept into another world called Narnia. There they are given the task to find the son of the king who disappeared many years before. Unfortunately they keep forgetting the instructions and, after much bungling, they fear that they may have completely failed in their mission. Trust me, it’s a very enjoyable book!</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">We also love <a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/"><strong>Progeny Press</strong></a> and their E-Guides. They not only make sure that the student comprehends what they are reading (or in our case what is being read to them) and learn a bit of grammar and vocabulary along the way, but, since <a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/"><strong>Progeny Press</strong></a> is a Christian company, they also intertwine Biblical truths into the lesson.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">The E-Guide is divided into three sections. After some preliminary notes to the teacher and a short section about the author the first section contains some Pre-Reading activities. These get you ready to read the book and prepared for the lessons. Since remembering the different instructions regarding how to find the king’s son was important in the book, there is a pre-reading activity regarding memorization. Without going into much detail I will tell you that caves are a big part of the book as well so there are some activities concerning caves. Another activity talks about allusions which are used a lot in the Narnia books. These are the types of things are introduced in the Pre-Reading section.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/silver-chair-e-guide/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Silver Chair - E-Guide" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/11%20-%20Progeny%20Press/Silver%20Chair%20-%20E-Guide_zpsqnsl7vfl.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arimo" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">The second section is the meat of the E-Guide. They have taken the book and divided the chapters into five groups – each group containing two or three chapters in each (the last group has four chapters). For each group they have Vocabulary and Comprehension Questions done in a variety of ways. These are basic questions that make sure you understand what you are reading. The “Thinking About the Story” questions go a little further into the story. This is where they get into grammar a little bit. Since this study guide is written for 5-7th grade, they talk about a little more advanced things than nouns and verbs. For example, the section on chapters one and two contains questions on <em>foreshadowing, imagery, </em>and<em> similes. </em>The final section is the “Digging Deeper” section where the study compares some things in the book to things that you might learn in the Bible. Since CS Lewis was a Christian and meant for this to happen in his books, this section is very interesting. You can’t imagine how many Biblical truths are taught in his books. There are also some alternate activities that you can choose from in each section as well.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">The Final section is what I would call the wrap-up section. The is an Overview with a lot of questions that wrap up the study that could be used as a final exam. There are also “After You Read” suggestions that include creative writing suggestions, art suggestions and more. A separate answer key is also provided.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">We have really enjoyed working through all of the <a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/"><strong>Progeny Press</strong></a> E-Guides that we have done over the years and have really enjoyed working through <a href="http://stores.progenypress.com/silver-chair-e-guide/">The Silver Chair E-Guide</a>. To find out more about this product or any other products that this company has just click on any one of the highlighted links above. Many other members of the Homeschool Review Crew reviewed this and other product from Progeny Press and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. Happy Homeschooling! </font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/study-guides-for-literature-progeny-press-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Study Guides for Literature {Progeny Press Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arimo" size="3"><br></font>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-76215375558262141962017-09-07T14:38:00.001-05:002017-09-07T14:38:51.917-05:00Is There Anything Better Than Candy? Find Out Below! A Homeschool Review Crew Review!<p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></p><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let the Little Children Come" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/06%20-%20Let%20the%20Little%20Children%20Come%20Pumpkin/LTLCC%20Logo%202%20Tier_zpsfgvhjahz.png" border="0"></a></center>
<p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Like many Christians I have a difficult time with what to do on Halloween. When I was younger it was just a fun day to dress up. There were no terrible masks or dressing up like hideous or satanic looking characters. There was also no talk or even rumors of demonic worship. Unfortunately the days of innocence at Halloween are long gone. So, I have struggled with what to do. Thankfully many churches have trunk-or-treat events or other fall celebrations and that is what we usually took our kids to. Now that most of my kids are older, though, what do I do now? Do I lock my doors and turn out the lights and ignore the kids to make a point. Or, do I try to use this day for God’s glory knowing that what man meant for evil God can use for good (Genesis 50:20). </font><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">When I was invited to review the <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-box-tract">Is There Anything Better Than Candy? Box-Tract</a> from <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/"><strong>Let the Little Children Come</strong></a> I had my answer. </font></p><p><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Let the Little Children Come</font></strong></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> is an awesome company that provides innovative and unique evangelistic tools for children. I used some of them, including the <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-box-tract">Is There Anything Better Than Candy? Box-Tract</a> recently at a camp that I taught Bible at and the kids were really amazed. I’ll write more about the other amazing tools later, but first lets talk about this great product.</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><p><br></p></font><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-box-tract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let the Little Children Come Halloween Tract" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/06%20-%20Let%20the%20Little%20Children%20Come%20Pumpkin/halloween-tract-assembled_zps9d1cfpqa.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">I love the idea of a small box to put the candy in and pass out to the kids. However, this box is much more than a carrying case for candy, it’s much more! It’s a complete salvation tract on the inside! Take a look at the picture below.</font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></div><center><a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-box-tract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Let the Little Children Come Halloween Tract" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/09%20-%20September/06%20-%20Let%20the%20Little%20Children%20Come%20Pumpkin/halloween-tract-inside_zpsojibxidh.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">As the child unfolds the pumpkin to get to the candy, a simple and concise but very accurate and Biblical salvation message appears explaining that a relationship with God is much better than candy! It explains the plan of salvation step by step in much the same way that I would explain it to a child or group of children. You can read the six “pumpkin slices” above to see what I mean. It is really neat! </font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">It’s very easy to put together. The pumpkin tract comes ready to punched out and put together. The easy to assemble illustrations are printed on the part of the “punch out” that’s not used. </font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">I can’t wait to use this with my Bible Club kids as it gets close to Halloween, but you can also use it for Sunday School classes, special parties, fall festivals, to use when children come to your door, or just as a special gift. There was a counselor at camp that had a birthday the week that I was there and I put some candy inside of one of the Pumpkin Tracts and gave it to him at lunch. He loved it! There are infinite ways that the <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-box-tract">Is There Anything Better Than Candy? Box-Tract</a> can be used. Use your imagination!</font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">To find out more about <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/child-evangelism-tools/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-box-tract">Is There Anything Better Than Candy? Box-Tract</a> and the other evangelistic tools from <a href="https://www.letthelittlechildrencome.com/"><strong><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Let the Little Children Come</font></strong></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. You can also check what other members of the Homeschool Review Crew had to say by clicking on the banner below! And, of course, stay tuned for my other review coming up in a few weeks. Have Fun!</font></font></div><div align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><br></font></div><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/is-there-anything-better-than-candy-let-the-little-children-come-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Is There Anything Better Than Candy? {Let The Little Children Come Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><center><br></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-7983364895334200292017-09-07T12:21:00.000-05:002017-09-07T12:21:54.400-05:00A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks - A Homeschool Review Crew Review<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I knew nothing about lapbooks when I first began homeschooling. Then, I began reading more about them and thought they looked interesting but really didn't know how to put one together. Finally I reviewed an awesome lapbook company and we were thrilled with the outcome. My kids loved putting it together, I loved the easiness of it all, the boys and I all loved how much we learned. Since then we have done several lapbooks. Some we have put together on our own, but we always seem to go back to the original great lapbook company that we used to begin with. When we found out that, lo and behold, we were going to be reviewing the downloadable <a href="http://www.ajourneythroughlearning.net/ovof20ceunst.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Overview of the 20th Century</a> from that same company <a href="http://www.ajourneythroughlearning.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks</a> we were excited. Our youngest, Jacob, has been wanting to learn about World War 1 and World War 2 so he was super thrilled.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">First of all, I really love <a href="http://www.ajourneythroughlearning.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Journey Through Learning Lapbooks</a> because they don't assume that just because you are buying a lapbook that you know how to really complete a lapbook. Each on of the lapbooks that I have completed from them show you exactly what materials you need for each lapbook and what you need to do to have a finished product. There are instructions that take you through the lapbook from beginning to end. They have a diagram of where you should place everything, and, they even have pictures of what it might look like. They even include the lapbook pieces for you to print out and fill out when needed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On top of that, the information that they give you for each time period and event is excellent! <a href="http://www.ajourneythroughlearning.net/ovof20ceunst.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Overview of the 20th Century</a> includes the following historical events and individuals:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Great Depression</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Vietnam War</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Civil Rights Movement</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">John F. Kennedy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">First Man on the Moon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Technology Boom</span></li>
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<font face="Arimo" size="4"><br></font><p><font face="Arimo" size="4">One of the top goals for my family is healthy eating. Unfortunately it is also one of those goals that I fail at the most. Oh, don’t get me wrong, we have definitely developed some better eating habits over the years. However, even with all of the research and trying out things that will help with our family, we haven’t found anything that has really clicked. Now, because we have three fantastic foster sons that we are soon to become the permanent guardians of, we are searching for healthier recipes all the more. I am so glad we were chosen to review <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/books/">Everyday Cooking</a> from <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/">Everyday Homemaking</a>. I have reviewed items from <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/">Everyday Homemaking</a> before and knew that they were an excellent company, so I was anxious to review their newly revised and bigger <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/books/">Everyday Cooking</a>.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="4">I never had the privilege of seeing the older version of this wonderful cooking resource, but, let me tell you, the new version is fantastic! Just the intro and appendix are worth the price of the book! The intro (as well as the beginning of most of the chapters and, really throughout the whole book) has awesome tips on how to use your cooking time wisely as a busy homeschooling and/or working parent. Tips on how to cook things ahead of time to pull out of the freezer on a busy day. Tips on how to make your dollar and food stretch. Tips on how to eat healthier. All of them are fantastic.</font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="everydayhomemaking.com/product/everyday-cooking-2/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Everyday Cooking" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/08%20-%20August/22%20-%20Everyday%20Homemaking/Everyday%20Cooking%20Blue%20Cooking%20cover_zpsqbnu3khh.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arimo" size="4"><br></font><p><font face="Arimo" size="4">And, oh my goodness, the appendix section is out of this world. It includes the usual things like measurements, menu planners, shopping lists, and stuff like that, however, it has so much more! Did you know that you could make your own vanilla extract? I didn’t, but they tell you how. What about low carb/gluten free sugar substitutes? Or brown sugar substitutes? Or chocolate syrup? I had no idea that you could do some of those things, but you can create those items and more. I even enjoyed reading about all of the kitchen items that are either essential or would be valuable to purchase if you want to have a healthy eating lifestyle. Are you a homeschooler? The appendix even has suggestions and planners on how to use <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/books/">Everyday Cooking</a> as a homeschool tool.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="4">And I haven’t even gotten to the recipes yet! All of them are geared toward healthy eating and making the best use of time. The sections in the cookbook include Breakfast Ideas, Appetizers and Dressings, Bread and Grains, Main Dishes & Soups & Sides, and Desserts & Snacks. There are some awesome recipes in those sections, but there is also a section that includes recipes for slow cookers and pressure cookers. I chuckled at the name of that section – “The Tortoise and the Hare”. </font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="4">When we first went to Canada to help out at Mill Stream Bible Camp, they served something that was new and different for us – Baked Oatmeal. We fell in love with it but have never found a cookbook that had a recipe for it – until now that is. <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/books/">Everyday Cooking</a> has a recipe for it that is out of this world. (Pictured Below) I can’t wait to try out some of the bread recipes, or “Mom’s Special Herb Dip”, or their mayonnaise recipe (I’ve never tried home made mayo), or their Cheese-Garlic Biscuits, or Curried Chicken Casserole – I could go on and on. I also like the fact that their are pictures throughout on how to do things or how things are supposed to look when done – and, even if you can’t find it in the book, they have a blog that does have pictures of most of the recipes.</font></p><p align="center"><font face="Arimo" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EKRII_AFm7s/WZ8gxJkAzwI/AAAAAAAAC8U/9YIBsfDkYUER877sPxOjkNAA59b4xkUQwCHMYCw/s1600-h/20170824_132216%255B4%255D"><img width="453" height="257" title="20170824_132216" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="20170824_132216" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-lBMXIGpZayE/WZ8gxTADnrI/AAAAAAAAC8Y/uQbDKa2pT4YpLIxXEFOFIHzJrvvN0Lw4QCHMYCw/20170824_132216_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="4">To find out more about <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/books/">Everyday Cooking</a> and <a href="http://everydayhomemaking.com/">Everyday Homemaking</a> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. 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Don’t get me wrong, I dearly love the United States. I don’t want to live anywhere else. However, I do love Canada. It has to be my second favorite country outside of the United States. I so love traveling to Mill Stream and teaching Bible and I love the time that we have had to play tourist in Canada.</font></p><p><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4">This year, though, because our foster kids couldn’t get passports quick enough, only Joshua and I went while Sarah stayed home with the rest of the family. This year was Canada’s 150th Birthday, and the theme at Mill Stream reflected that. Below are some pictures of the decorations at the camp. Also below is a recording of the song from Epcot’s Canada Pavilion that first sparked my desire to visit Canada. It is still a favorite song of mine even thought the pavilion’s movie has changed and this song is no longer performed.</font></p><p><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4">Enjoy!</font></p><p align="center"><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UWdpOTqiBJo/WZTSrGD7uSI/AAAAAAAAC7g/d_4pZcNrfXUB78105N93Yh66TC3BT4L6QCHMYCw/s1600-h/Mill%2BStream%2B2%255B4%255D"><img width="214" height="377" title="Mill Stream 2" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Mill Stream 2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NGVVG6kukYM/WZTSr8NEvrI/AAAAAAAAC7k/_oTqudICIMkeLgu0jja71ZGnOZlJD5GgQCHMYCw/Mill%2BStream%2B2_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-I6GBc2cQQJk/WZTSsfaOHwI/AAAAAAAAC7o/p0sccEjUz-Ij7qIBQH3JiBLEwF45IjXswCHMYCw/s1600-h/Mill%2BStream%2B1%255B4%255D"><img width="214" height="377" title="Mill Stream 1" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Mill Stream 1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-P1eO-z8jux0/WZTSs46f_nI/AAAAAAAAC7s/ZB1qd3TlGdoIYYjPYpXSxcc2XQ5TbgUFACHMYCw/Mill%2BStream%2B1_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J-P28-STWlQ/WZTStSAeRPI/AAAAAAAAC7w/B1zo_CbKnr8b5EymWkph3A9sCz1sLO5BwCHMYCw/s1600-h/Mill%2BStream%2B3%255B4%255D"><img width="214" height="377" title="Mill Stream 3" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Mill Stream 3" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-b5A9UVNCeZg/WZTStvGdElI/AAAAAAAAC70/e0-d6aw8W-oq7Ue5ByT1JHksVVvg-b34QCHMYCw/Mill%2BStream%2B3_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-r5oAo7dSRTk/WZTSuGMMVtI/AAAAAAAAC74/JJFcw75-mWMdSUqvGAuMcvqLUmiFtcfEgCHMYCw/s1600-h/Mill%2BStream%2B4%255B4%255D"><img width="208" height="366" title="Mill Stream 4" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" alt="Mill Stream 4" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-h7xmgR768SU/WZTSuSwkq0I/AAAAAAAAC78/40pmllu2ox4OLXQbIxNVaDP6wIP7Td9vgCHMYCw/Mill%2BStream%2B4_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p align="center"><font face="DejaVu Serif" size="4"><br></font></p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJvv4KtzUVw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-13248418632807291272017-08-03T14:14:00.001-05:002017-08-03T14:14:53.883-05:00In The Reign of Terror–Another Fantastic Audio Adventure from Heirloom Audio–A Homeschool Review Crew Review<p align="center"><center><a href="http://www.heirloomaudio.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Heirloom Audio Productions" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/08%20-%20August/01%20-%20In%20the%20Reign%20of%20Terror/HeirloomAudio-Logo_zps9wv5bglo.png" border="0"></a></center>
<font face="Arimo" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">We were first introduced to GA Henty many years ago when my oldest son, John Allen, read one of his many great historical novels. He fell in love with them at once and has read many if his other books since then. When we found out that <a href="http://www.HeirloomAudio.com"><strong>Heirloom Audio Productions</strong></a> was producing audio theater versions of his books we were beyond thrilled. The first one that we reviewed was, if I remember clearly, With Lee in Virginia, and we have either reviewed or bought and listened to every one since then. Recently we were invited to review their newest release <a href="http://www.InTheReignOfTerror.com">In the Reign of Terror</a> and it is just as professionally done and attention grabbing as the rest of the audio theater CDs that they have done.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">You may be wondering what the difference is between “audio theater” and regular recorded books. Let me just tell you that when we listened to our first adventure, I was skeptical as to whether or not my kids would pay attention and be interested. That was back when we just had our three biological kids and we listened to the recording on a long road trip that we were on. They were completely enthralled! You could have heard a pin drop in the car – that is if the recording weren’t playing at the time. Every adventure has been the same since. Heirloom Audios Productions is just as the name suggests – an adventure! It is recorded in such a way that it is as if you were in a theater watching a movie and closed your eyes. You can imagine yourself being right in the action. The sound affects, background music, and everything is superbly done. And, the actors and actresses that portray each character are well known. This recording includes Brian Blesses of Star Wars, Tarzan, and Robin Hood fame, John Rhys-Davies from The Lord of the Rings and Indiana Jones movies, Cathy Sara of Downton Abbey and Christina Greatrex of The Royal Shakespeare Company among others. </font></p><p align="center"><center><a href="http://www.inthereignofterror.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="In the Reign of Terror" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/08%20-%20August/01%20-%20In%20the%20Reign%20of%20Terror/In%20the%20Reign%20of%20Terror%20Cover%20Image_zpsfupir0om.jpg" border="0"></a></center><font face="Arimo" size="3"><br></font><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">This particular story is about a 16 year old boy by the name of Harry who leaves his home and family in England to live with and learn from The Marquis De St Caux and his family in France. Join Harry and the Marquis son also 16 when they rescue damsels in distress from a vicious dog, go on a wolf hunt for a ravaging wolf and, eventually, find themselves involved in the terrible French Revolution. We laughed at Harry trying to get used to France and the Frenchmen equally trying to communicate with Harry. We held our breath when Harry rescues his the family that took him in. I won’t go into too much detail because I don’t want to spoil the story, but the ending of all of the Heirloom Audio Productions recordings almost always leave us in tears and this one is no different. These are truly adventures. However, the GA Henty books are much more than just good books. They are what is called “historical fiction” which means that the characters may not have necessarily been real (although many are), but the historical information is accurate. My kids have learned so much history from these recordings!</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">If you think that the recording is all that there is, though, you are mistaken. Not only are the recordings fantastic but the extras that you get if you join the Live the Adventure Club are fantastic. Not only do you receive mp3 downloads and posters but you also can download a fantastic discussion starter and question guide. For each track of the CD this guide has many, many questions to make sure that your child is comprehending well, questions to discuss with your child to make them think further about what is happening, and many vocabulary words for your child to look up or for you to discuss with your child. This is very helpful if you are using this in a homeschool setting.</font></p><p><font face="Arimo" size="3">Once again we are thrilled with <a href="http://www.InTheReignOfTerror.com">In the Reign of Terror</a> from <a href="http://www.HeirloomAudio.com"><strong>Heirloom Audio Productions</strong></a>. It is another fantastic production. To find out more about this audio theater CD or any other GA Henty CD’s from <a href="http://www.HeirloomAudio.com"><strong>Heirloom Audio Productions</strong></a> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. You can check out what other members of the Homeschool Review Crew think about this production by clicking on the banner below. 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<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">I remember when my middle biological child, Joshua, was younger. He would latch on to a specific topic and want to learn everything he could about that subject. It was almost like he would become a little genius in that field. You would never know when his interests would change but eventually they would and he would move on to something else but his fascination with that topic still wouldn’t stop. For a while one of his interests was helicopters. He wanted to know everything he could about them. We watched videos, read books, looked them up on the computer, and traveled to where ever there was an actual helicopter display. He couldn’t learn enough about helicopters. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">I really wish that <a href="https://www.doctoraviation.com/">Doctor Aviation</a> had been around at that time. I think that he would have really soaked this <a href="https://www.doctoraviation.com/about/">Aviation Video Training</a> course up! However, God always has a plan. He knew back then that, although Joshua may someday take this course as well, there was another child that would enter our life that needed this course at this particular time. Six months ago, three awesome brothers came to live with us as foster children and, wouldn’t you know it, the oldest, David, wants to go into the Air Force to learn how to fly. We don’t know how long the boys will be in our lives but we do know that God sent this course to us at just the right time. David and I have had a blast working through this together.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">But, I haven’t even told you what this course is all about! Well, let me tell you that it is amazing! It is taught by an equally amazing man by the name of Daryl Smith who is a retired Air Force Pilot, who has flown numerous types of aircraft, was stationed all over the world and even taught at the Air Force Academy in Colorado. He calls himself Doctor Aviation and for good reason. He is knows everything about aviation and is an excellent teacher. It’s amazing how he can take complicated information, put it in bite sized pieces and explain it in such a way that, although this course is recommended for ages 16 and up, even younger kids can comprehend. As I mentioned, the material is comprehensive. The first session/section is just introductive (it’s also free on the website if you want to check it out) but after that you get into the meat of the material. After that there are five more sections.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Section 2 is entitled “The Aircraft” and has four sessions that cover the basics of all aircraft such as The Major Components of an Airplane, Axes and Forces, Why and Aircraft Flies, Why and Aircraft Turns, Pitches, and Slides.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Section 3 is called “Air Traffic Control” and these two sessions have to do with Radar and How Air Traffic Control Works.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Section 4 is “Aircraft Maintenance” and talks about how to maintain Propeller Engines and Jet Engines in its two sessions.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Section 5’s two lessons cover “Airfield Operations” in Small Airports and Large Airports.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Finally, Section 6 goes more in depth and is called “The Aircraft II”. It talks about Flying in the Clear and Not So Clear, Important Pilot Instruments such as Attitude Indicator and Airspeed Indicator, and then talks about other Aviation Ships such as Gliders, Helicopters and Other Airships.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Each session contains a video that is approximately an hour long and each video has three sections in it – Technical Trivia, Notable Innovators and Legendary Aircraft/Events. There are also worksheets that can be downloaded and used to take notes and a downloadable section that contains more resources if you want to learn something more about a topic that has been talked about. These extra resources include, videos, websites, and a list of suggested reading material such as biographies and historical books.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">You can also take this course for credit and their are tests and answer keys that can be used if wanted.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">David and I have been taking this course together and have loved it. Not only have we learned a lot but we have enjoyed spending time with each other. The Notable Innovator and Legendary Aircraft/Events sections have been fascinating and we have learned so much about airplanes in just the few lessons that we have completed so far. We can’t wait to delve into the lessons even more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">Here’s what David says about Doctor Aviation:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arimo; font-size: small;">“It is very good. I liked learning about Chuck Yeager and the Wright Brothers. I also enjoyed learning tidbits of information like how the Ford Mustang got it’s name from the Mustang plane. He is really good at teaching the information and helping you understand the things being taught.”</span><br />
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<p>I remember when we first were thinking about homeschooling our kids. We did a lot of research and talked to a lot of other homeschool families. One of the things that intrigued me about one particular family was the way that they allowed their children to seek out and work in internship programs. These programs helped them develop their talents and decide if it was really a career path that they wanted to follow. I toyed around with this idea with my oldest. We pursued some things that interested him, but I really didn’t know how to search out a real internship program for him. Now that our other two biological children are getting older and we also have three other awesome foster children the topic of internships has come up again. This time, however, we have a wonderful book by <a href="http://www.apologia.com/"><strong>Apologia Educational Ministries</strong></a> titled <strong><a href="http://www.apologia.com/home/506-internship-for-high-school-credit.html">Internship for High School Credit</a>.</strong></p><p>Let me tell you that, since I have this book, I am not going to have any problem with searching out, applying for, or even using this experience for high school credit. This book has all of the answers and takes you through the process step by step. It even has a workbook section for the student to better utilize and learn from this exposure to his chosen field.</p><p><br></p><center><a href="http://www.apologia.com/home/506-internship-for-high-school-credit.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Internship for High School Credit" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/06%20-%20June/13%20-%20Apologia/internship-for-high-school-credit.jpg_zpszpczjo6g.png" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left">After a short introduction and “How to use this Workbook” section, there are five parts to this book. Part one is titled “Getting Started” however, despite what the title says, it is much, much more than that. It is a step by step guide to everything that you need to do to apply for an internship. I am very impressed by how thorough this section is! At first it talks about how to determine what type of internship you are interested in. It even has a section that helps you think about a field if you don’t even know what you want to do with your life yet. It then goes on to talk about choosing a company, preparing to contact that company, and the extra things that you might need to do and take into consideration if you want to receive high school credit. There are a lot of things involved in claiming high school credits for an internship that I didn’t realize. I am glad that they included this section. Next after choosing a company <a href="http://www.apologia.com/home/506-internship-for-high-school-credit.html"><strong>Internship for High School Credit</strong></a><strong> </strong>teaches your student how to write a résumé and write a letter of introduction to the company. Really these are skills that any student needs to know even if they aren’t applying for an internship! Finally, there are tips on how to act during an interview and how to get ready for the first day. Whew! I told you that the first section was thorough!</div><div align="left"><br></div><div align="left">However, if you thought that the first section was thorough, wait until you read about the next section! Part two talks about what a parent needs to know. This section provides information on so many things that I didn’t even think of. Things like Child Labor laws and how a parent needs to be proactive in helping their child choose a good internship location. I like how, since this book is written from a Christian perspective, how this section talks about choosing a company that is going to line up with your worldview. Finally, this section gives a lot of great information on how a parent can use this internship to give their child high school credits. </div><div align="left"><br></div><div align="left">Parts Three and Four are in workbook form and helps the student keep track of his goals and how the internship is going. The questions that are asked each week are tremendous. They really help the student think about what is going on so that this isn’t just a “job” but a real internship that is helping them get the most from this experience and evaluate if this is something that they really want to pursue in life. Part Three is for the first semester of an internship and contains charts, questions and hints for the student to fill out, answer and read. It also includes an end of the semester work performance and an evaluation of what skills were learned during the semester. Part Four is for the second semester of a year long internship. It is very similar to Part Three, but instead of questions it contains in-depth activities for the student to complete that helps them dig deeper into the field that they are working in order to get the most from their experience. </div><div align="left"><br></div><div align="left">Part Five is a course Wrap-up section that includes a final writing assignment, writing a thank-you letter to the company, updating your résumé and asking your supervisor for a letter of recommendation.</div><div align="left"><br></div><div align="left">I told you that <a href="http://www.apologia.com/home/506-internship-for-high-school-credit.html"><strong>Internship for High School Credit</strong></a><strong> </strong>was thorough! I am very impressed with this book, and am definitely going to use it for my kids. To find out more about <a href="http://www.apologia.com/home/506-internship-for-high-school-credit.html"><strong>Internship for High School Credit</strong></a><strong> </strong>or about <a href="http://www.apologia.com/"><strong>Apologia Educational Ministries</strong></a> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. You can also search them out on one of their social media links listed below. Finally, many of the other members of the Schoolhouse Review Crew reviewed this book and another book from <a href="http://www.apologia.com/"><strong>Apologia Educational Ministries</strong></a> and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. Happy Homeschooling!</div><div align="left"><br></div><p><strong>Social Media Links:</strong><ul><li>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/apologiaworld">www.facebook.com/apologiaworld</a> <strong>Tag: </strong> @apologiaworld <li>Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/apologiaworld">www.twitter.com/apologiaworld</a> <strong> Tag: </strong> @apologiaworld <li>Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/apologia/">https://www.pinterest.com/apologia/</a> <strong> Tag: </strong> @apologia <li>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/apologiaworld">www.instagram.com/apologiaworld</a> <strong> Tag: </strong> @apologiaworld <li>Google+: <a href="https://plus.google.com/105053356034237782125">https://plus.google.com/105053356034237782125</a><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/apologiaworld">https://www.youtube.com/user/apologiaworld</a></li></ul><p align="center"><br></p><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/homeschool-with-confidence-internship-for-high-school-apologia-educational-ministries-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="Homeschool with Confidence & Internship for High School {Apologia Educational Ministries Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><center><br></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-54625283195780136912017-06-09T14:07:00.001-05:002017-06-09T14:07:40.822-05:00MarshMedia Health and Puberty Videos–An Excellent Resource for any Family–A Homeschool Review Crew Review<p align="center"><font size="3"><br></font></p><center><a href="https://marshmedia.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img width="559" height="186" alt="Health Education Products for K-8 {MarshMedia }" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/05%20-%20May/31%20-%20MarshMedia/MM_zpshbjrkg6k.jpg" border="0"></a></center>
<p><br></p><p><font size="3">Being in a house full of adolescent boys can be very interesting. You never know what discussions we might have. What makes it even more interesting is the crazy mixed up group that we have. Two of our biological sons are on the autism spectrum so are very innocent when it comes to some things, while our three foster sons are very street wise and have seen a lot more than our biological kids. Still, four out of the seven boys are teens while one is a preteen, so there are topics that periodically have to be addressed. With a bunch of hormonal boys health and sexual talks are inevitable. That’s why I was excited to be chosen to review .</font><a href="https://marshmedia.com/"><font size="3">MarshMedia</font></a><font size="3"> and their awesome health education videos. MarshMedia has produced videos for schools for over 45 years, however, they are wanting to introduce their videos to homeschool families with a </font><a href="https://marshmedia.com/pages/homeschool-offer"><font size="3">Homeschool Special</font></a>.</p><p><font size="3">When I was researching this company at first, I was skeptical. After all, this company is not really a Christian company. If I am going to talk to my kids about such things as health and puberty, I want it to come from a Christian perspective. I don’t want it to come from a world view that is contrary to my faith. However, after watching a few of these videos, I realized I had nothing to worry about. These videos are very well done and I found nothing at all offensive about them.</font></p><p><font size="3">As I mentioned, MarshMedia concentrates on Health and Puberty Education. In fact, as you can see by their banner below, that is their tagline. I was very curious because they said that they also had videos that were geared toward autistic children. I was pleasantly surprised! As I mentioned above, they are very tastefully done. They explain things in ways that an autistic child would understand. It is very basic but thorough. Although they do show diagrams, there is no physical nudity involved. There are videos that discuss puberty as well as safety, and hygiene. Hygiene is a really big thing with my autistic teen so I was very glad that they addressed that topic. How they do it in a serious but somehow entertaining way I will never know. I wish I had that ability.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br></font></p><center><a href="https://marshmedia.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img alt="Health Education Products for K-8 {MarshMedia }" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/05%20-%20May/31%20-%20MarshMedia/Health%20Image_zpsdmduxslv.png" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><div align="left"><font size="3">The videos made for non-autistic kids are equally well done. Now, these videos are made for children in grades k-8 so, after watching a few of them, I realized they were a bit below the level of my high-school aged boys. Still, there are quite a few that were suitable for my pre-teen and, even though they were not specifically made for autistic children, they fit well with my teen that is on the spectrum.</font></div><div align="left"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font size="3">Now, I realize I have talked about the puberty and hygiene videos a lot, but they have a plethora of videos that deal with such topics as immune system disorders, safety, nutrition, and even head lice. All are just as tastefully done as the puberty and hygiene videos.</font></div><div align="left"><font size="3"><br></font></div><div align="left"><font size="3">I think you can see that we are very pleased with <font size="3">.</font><a href="https://marshmedia.com/"><font size="3">MarshMedia</font></a> and it’s videos. Although we as members of the Homeschool Review Crew, were able to choose and select which videos we wanted to watch, it looks like that option is available for regular costumers as well. Or, you can take advantage of the <font size="3"></font><a href="https://marshmedia.com/pages/homeschool-offer"><font size="3">Homeschool Special</font></a>. Whichever you decide to do, please do it because this has become a wonderful resource to our family and I know it could be to yours as well. Just click on an one of the highlighted links above or check out their social media links below. You can also check out what other members of the Homeschool Review Crew had to say by clicking on the banner below. Happy Homeschooling!</font></div><p><strong><font size="3">Social Media Links:</font></strong><ul><li><font size="3">Facebook: </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MarshMedia.Educational.Programs/"><font size="3">https://www.facebook.com/MarshMedia.Educational.Programs/</font></a><li><font size="3">Twitter: </font><a href="https://twitter.com/Marsh_Media"><font size="3">https://twitter.com/Marsh_Media</font></a><font size="3"> <strong> Tag: </strong> @Marsh_Media </font><li><font size="3">Google+: </font><a href="https://plus.google.com/+MarshMediaKCMO"><font size="3">https://plus.google.com/+MarshMediaKCMO</font></a><li><font size="3">YouTube: </font><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Clar1ssa1"><font size="3">https://www.youtube.com/user/Clar1ssa1</font></a></li></ul><p align="center"><br></p><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/health-education-products-for-k-8-marshmedia-reviews/" target="_blank"><img alt="MarshMedia Reviews" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg" border="0"></a></center><center><br></center><center><br></center><center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg" border="0"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-63450852745807590352017-06-01T15:51:00.001-05:002017-06-01T15:51:02.117-05:00Fruit of the Spirit–Podcast 2!<p><font size="3">Howdy folks! Here is my second podcast on the Fruit of the Spirit. As I said before, I don’t know how many I will do a week, but I’m doing them as the Spirit leads. These are geared toward the Teens that Sarah and I work with, but anyone is welcome to watch. Enjoy and leave me a comment below!</font></p><p align="center"><font size="3"><br></font></p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BKzV9QrPJoU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-16266105724186472152017-06-01T13:43:00.001-05:002017-06-01T13:43:57.357-05:00Heroes of History–Davy Crockett–A Homeschool Review Crew Review<p><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qSggu8Ul_88/WTBgY4FSM5I/AAAAAAAAC6Y/IX0FhCeYVQs4Vx-P87-xMWemQi2fg6ovwCHM/s1600-h/LOGOYWAMPublishing2_zpsfzy6yaig%255B3%255D"><img width="431" height="109" title="LOGOYWAMPublishing2_zpsfzy6yaig" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="LOGOYWAMPublishing2_zpsfzy6yaig" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XdbTBTjWkFQ/WTBgZN5dY2I/AAAAAAAAC6c/hdmrVEkQCY8HSm2zKNThMZYmKkhs_5anwCHM/LOGOYWAMPublishing2_zpsfzy6yaig_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3"><br></font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">One of my favorite genres of books when I was younger was biographies. I know, I was a weird child! Anyway, that love carried over to my adult life as well. I still love biographies and autobiographies. I’m pretty sure that anyone that reads my blog also knows that I love history. I am very glad to say that my children love history and biographies as well. Yep! I’m turning them into little geeks! So, we were super excited to find out that we were going to get to review one of the books from the <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/"><strong>YWAM Publishing</strong></a> <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-557-heroes-of-historybrcomplete-setbrbooks-1-27.aspx" target="_blank">Heroes of History</a></font><font face="Arial" size="3"> series titled </font><a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-1511-heroes-of-historybrdavy-crockett-ever-westward.aspx"><font face="Arial" size="3">Heroes of History- Davy Crockett</font></a>. </p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">It also doesn’t hurt that we live in the great state of Tennessee and Davy Crockett was a hero that was born in our great state. You know the song – <em>Davy, Davy Crockett – king of the wild frontier</em>! But, did you know that “Davy” would have been insulted if you would have called him that? That is a modern day name that was given him – I suppose for the movie and TV show or something like that. Nevertheless, he would have preferred being called David back in his day. We learned that from the book. Not only did we learn that but we learned a lot of other fascinating things from this biography written by Janet and Geoff Benge. We have reviewed and bought a lot of books from YWAM Publishing and they have all been fantastic. This one is no different. We always learn so much and they are all good reads!</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">They all begin with a snippet of the hero’s older life and then flash back to the to his or her childhood on goes on through their life. Of course we all know that David was born in Tennessee and died in the famous Alamo battle. However, what I didn’t know was all of the interesting stuff that happened in between. This great book chronicles him leaving home and setting out on his own at a very young age, exploring the western wilderness, befriending Indians, and becoming a congressman. He did all of that in his short 50 years that he was alive! His life truly is fascinating!</font></p><p align="center"></p>
<font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WasXahFeGrk/WTBgZagXKwI/AAAAAAAAC6g/strNgwsCDGY6fzmUpN4AuOgQo40vvXcAwCHM/s1600-h/Davy%2BCrockett_zpsixdmnc5t%255B3%255D"><img width="298" height="456" title="Davy%20Crockett_zpsixdmnc5t" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="Davy%20Crockett_zpsixdmnc5t" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gS3mCD70NSw/WTBgZn1AiRI/AAAAAAAAC6k/Tvsb70w6_DsV6Xj-DI5XdXJpTIw9KFT5gCHM/Davy%2BCrockett_zpsixdmnc5t_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><br></font><p><font face="Arial" size="3">As I said, YWAM books really are fantastic. However, it’s not just the books that are fantastic but also the study guides. Now, let me just say that the study guides for each of the titles in the Heroes of History series are sold separately as digital downloads, but I would recommend buying them even if you aren’t reading the books for homeschool or other educational purposes. They are packed with a lot of really cool extras! </font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">For homeschoolers (and anyone else that likes this sort of thing) it has the usual chapter questions that are very well thought out and interesting. I usually read these books to my two homeschooled sons and alternately ask them a chapter question after we have read a chapter. There are also ways that you can use this book and the topic of Davy Crockett in all sorts of homeschool subjects including science, math and geography as well as history. We really like the Books and Resources section where you can find more great information on this great hero. And, along with this, there is a link to a special page where you can find bonus materials for this title and other titles in the Heroes of History series.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="3">As you can see we really love this series and the study guides. To find out more about <font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/"><strong>YWAM Publishing</strong></a>, the <a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-557-heroes-of-historybrcomplete-setbrbooks-1-27.aspx" target="_blank">Heroes of History</a></font><font face="Arial" size="3"> or specifically </font><a href="http://www.ywampublishing.com/p-1511-heroes-of-historybrdavy-crockett-ever-westward.aspx"><font face="Arial" size="3">Heroes of History- Davy Crockett</font></a>, just click on any one of the highlighted links above. Or you can check them out on their social media links provided below. As usual many of the other Homeschool Review Crew members reviewed this book and other books from YWAM Publishing and you can find what they had to say by clicking on the banner below. 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An Awesome Typing Program With an Actual Coach! A Homeschool Review Crew Review.<p> </p> <center><a href="http://thetypingcoach.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="The Typing Coach" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/05%20-%20May/23%20-%20The%20Typing%20Coach%20Online%20Typing%20Course/Typing%20Coach%20Banner_zpsowxub6gp.jpeg"></a></center> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Arial">I remember typing class. I loved it. Everyone that took the college prep track in highschool had to take it. I don’t think I would have been cut out for the secretarial thing, but for some reason the typing class was one of my favorite classes. Little did I know how valuable that class would be in the future. It would be another five – ten years before the personal computer was invented but now it seems like they have always been around and are an everyday part of our lives. A person can’t get by in this world without learning some type of keyboarding. These days keyboarding is being taught as early as kindergarten. So, when I found out that we would be reviewing </font><a href="http://thetypingcoach.com/description/"><font size="3" face="Arial">The Typing Coach Online Typing Course</font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"> from </font><a href="http://www.thetypingcoach.com/"><font size="3" face="Arial">The Typing Coach</font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"> I was excited. We have used other typing courses before but it just didn’t seem to be the right time in the boy’s education to use it. This seemed to finally be the right time and I was hoping it would be the right course. </font></p> <p><font size="3"></font><font face="Arial"> </font></p> <center><a href="http://thetypingcoach.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="The Typing Coach" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/05%20-%20May/23%20-%20The%20Typing%20Coach%20Online%20Typing%20Course/Typing%20Coach%20Logo_zpsetoshfk4.jpg"></a></center> <center> </center> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Okay, having said all of that, I tried a couple of the lessons to see what it was like. I thought I was a pretty proficient typist. After all, I type all of the time for my blog and other things. But! I didn’t even pass the first test! Ugh! This course is easy to follow but it is very complete! I think I am going to have to work through the whole thing and bone up on my typing skills.</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">I mentioned that this course is easy and complete but I didn’t mention that it is also a lot of fun. First of all, it is easy to use because everything is laid out right for you step by step. After an easy registration you just open up the home screen and it is all laid out for you. After some introductory audios and videos that need to be listened to and watched and after a very few things need to be printed out (trust me there is not much – it won’t break your printer ink budget), you will be on your way. </font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">There are seven main lessons in this course along with a preview section to evaluate where you are at the beginning, a serious practice section where you get in some serious practicing before taking the final examination, and then the final examination itself. I suppose that a good typist that is just using this as a review could finish this whole course in one to two weeks, but I wouldn’t recommend that. The course instructor suggests taking about one lesson a week and practicing throughout the week.</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">The seven main lessons are:</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <ol> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Having Good Posture – you also learn proper hand positioning here.</font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Home Row</font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Top Row</font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Bottom Row</font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Shift Keys</font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Typing Practices</font></div></li> <li> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Number Row</font></div></li></ol> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">Did I mention a course instructor? Yes, there is actually one and he is marvelous! During each lesson there are audios that the student listens to (sometimes there are even videos!). These audios take you step by step through the lesson. For the lessons that I did, there was practice during the audio, then there was practice while looking at one of the sheets that was printed out. While you practice with the printed out sheet soft music is playing on the audio. Are you wondering how you can be typing in a word processor while listening to an audio as well? It really is very easy and all of that is explained in the lesson. When you are done with the lesson and think that you are ready for the test, you go to a special website to take the test. After the test is taken the results are immediately but if you want the results emailed to you there is an option for that as well.</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">I know all of that may be hard to understand, but it really is easy once you get started. I am loving working through it. I’m not loving the mistakes that I am making and realizing that my typing isn’t all that it is cracked up to be, but I am enjoying the course. I also really like the fact that the creator and instructor is very accessible. Although everything is computerized and a live person really isn’t involved, you can contact the instructor and he will answer any questions that you might have. I had to contact him and, wow, I don’t think he ever sleeps! It was late one night when I contacted him about something and he responded almost immediately! And he is super nice!</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">I think you have figured out that I love this course. If I can, I am going to have all of my kids take this at one time or another. Yes, I have special needs children, but, did I mention, there is also a special section that you can click on where everything is done at a slower pace for younger or special needs kids? This course is awesome!</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="3" face="Arial">To find out more about <a href="http://thetypingcoach.com/description/"><font size="3" face="Arial">The Typing Coach Online Typing Course</font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"> from </font><a href="http://www.thetypingcoach.com/"><font size="3" face="Arial">The Typing Coach</font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"> just click on any one of the highlighted links above or check out their social media sites by clicking on one of the links below. You can also find what other members of the Homeschool Review Crew thought by clicking on the banner below! Happy Typing!</font></font></div> <p><strong><font size="3" face="Arial">Social Media Links:</font></strong> <ul> <li><font size="3" face="Arial">Twitter: </font><a href="https://twitter.com/thetypingcoach"><font size="3" face="Arial">https://twitter.com/thetypingcoach</font></a><font size="3" face="Arial"> Tag:@thetypingcoach</font> </li></ul> <div align="left"> </div> <center> </center> <center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/the-typing-coach-online-typing-course-the-typing-coach-reviews/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="The Typing Coach Online Typing Course {The Typing Coach Reviews}" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/2%20Click%20Here%20to%20Read%20More%20Reviews%202016_zpsmmmkbumm.jpg"></a></center> <p><font size="3" face="Arial"></font></p> <center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com" target="blank"><img border="0" alt="Crew Disclaimer" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/0%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew%20Banners/3%20Crew%20Disclaimer%202016_zpscwpb9ywe.jpg"></a></center>Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16900062466950817942noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6607801311278735053.post-83293133813412818922017-05-24T13:28:00.001-05:002017-05-24T13:28:52.599-05:00The Thin Stix 6pk of Classic Colors–Another Awesome Product from The Pencil Grip–A Homeschool Review Crew Review!<p> </p> <p><font size="3" face="Bell MT"></font></p> <center><a href="http://www.thepencilgrip.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="The Pencil Grip, Inc" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/05%20-%20May/22%20-%20Thin%20Stix%206%20Colors%20Pencil%20Grip%20Co/TPG%20LOGO_zpsuy55iciv.jpg"></a></center> <center> </center> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">When we prayed about and took three awesome teenage brothers into our already active home as foster children we had no idea what awesome talents we would find. We knew some of their likes and dislikes but we didn’t know all of their super abilities. Well, come to find out, they all three have a talent in drawing. Who would have thought it! So, when we received a </font><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Stix-Tempera-Classic-Colors/dp/B01MQJJ1LN/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1490028360&sr=8-5&keywords=thin+stix"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Thin Stix 6pk of Classic Colors</font></a><font size="4" face="Bell MT"> from </font><a href="http://www.thepencilgrip.com/"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">The Pencil Grip, Inc.</font></a> <font size="4" face="Bell MT">they were all super excited. They have been a big hit.</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">I had reviewed their set of fatter Kwik Stix before but these are new and are very cool. This new set is a lot the same but different. They are still made of solid Tempera paint that is somehow miraculously stuffed inside of a tube that look likes a magic marker tube. Yes, I said actual Tempera Paint! There is still no water needed to use these neat little things. They can still be used on paper with no worry about a big mess because they dry in 90 seconds or less. They still provide vibrant colors that smoothly flow onto the paper. I honestly can’t remember the exact colors of the big stix because they are still packed away from our recent move. However, the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Stix-Tempera-Classic-Colors/dp/B01MQJJ1LN/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1490028360&sr=8-5&keywords=thin+stix"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Thin Stix 6pk of Classic Colors</font></a><font size="4" face="Bell MT"> are yellow, blue, red, brown, green and black.</font> They are still non-toxic. So, after saying all of that you can see that they are still just as awesome as the big stix!</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"> </div> <center><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Stix-Tempera-Classic-Colors/dp/B01MQJJ1LN/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1490028360&sr=8-5&keywords=thin+stix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="Thin Stix by KwikStix" src="http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb374/TOSCrew2011/2017%20Homeschool%20Review%20Crew/05%20-%20May/22%20-%20Thin%20Stix%206%20Colors%20Pencil%20Grip%20Co/6%20CLASSICS%203D_zpsed6rsjg0.jpg"></a></center> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">The difference between the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Stix-Tempera-Classic-Colors/dp/B01MQJJ1LN/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1490028360&sr=8-5&keywords=thin+stix"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Thin Stix 6pk of Classic Colors</font></a><font size="4" face="Bell MT"> and the other set of Kwik Stix is that these are . . . well . . . thinner. The bigger stix were great for younger hands who needed something bigger to get a better grip on. These, however, are great for teens who want to use them to do awesome art projects. As the package says – they have a smaller tip for better control. So, my awesome boys who are good at art love them because they can create really neat pictures.</font></font></div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">In fact, one of the boys grabbed them almost as soon as I got them and began playing with them. When I went to look for one of his projects to display on this post, however, nothing was good enough for him. They are tough critics of their own work. So, as soon as I’m finished writing this post, I am going to give the set of Thin Stix back to him so that he can create something beautiful that I will add ASAP! You will see it below.</font></div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Until then, I think that you can tell that we are fans of all of the Kwik Stix products and I am also a fan of the company that produces Kwik Stix - <a href="http://www.thepencilgrip.com/"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">The Pencil Grip, Inc.</font></a> I’ll put in a quick plug for their pencil grips as well which are absolutely awesome. I have used them for years. </font></div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Anyway, to find out more about <a href="http://www.thepencilgrip.com/"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">The Pencil Grip, Inc.</font></a> and their really neat products and especially about the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Kwik-Stix-Tempera-Classic-Colors/dp/B01MQJJ1LN/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1490028360&sr=8-5&keywords=thin+stix"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Thin Stix 6pk of Classic Colors</font></a> just click on any one of the highlighted links above. I know that you will not be disappointed with this really neat art product. You can also find out more about the company and about Kwik Stix by clicking on the banner below to read what other members of the Homeschool Review Crew thought or by connecting with them on social media. The social media links are listed below as well. Happy Homeschooling!</font></div> <p><strong><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Social Media Links:</font></strong> <ul> <li><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Facebook: </font><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thepencilgrip/"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">https://www.facebook.com/thepencilgrip/</font></a><font size="4" face="Bell MT"> </font> <li><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Twitter: </font><a href="https://twitter.com/thepencilgrip"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">https://twitter.com/thepencilgrip</font></a><font size="4" face="Bell MT"> </font> <li><font size="4" face="Bell MT">Pinterest: </font><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/KwikStixPaint/boards/"><font size="4" face="Bell MT">https://www.pinterest.com/KwikStixPaint/boards/</font></a><font size="4" face="Bell MT"> </font></li></ul> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="left"><font size="4" face="Bell MT"></font> </div> <div align="left"> </div> <center><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/no-mess-art-with-thin-stix-classic-colors-the-pencil-grip-inc-reviews/" target="_blank"><img border="0" alt="No Mess Art with Thin Stix Classic Colors {The Pencil Grip, Inc. 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