Tapestry of Grace offers a rich educational curriculum that is full of meat and fits very nicely with the hands on Charlotte Mason Method of teaching.  With Tapestry of Grace you will only need to add for the younger ages a math curriculum and a phonics program, it covers everything else that you need.  It covers History, Literature, Arts & Activities, Writing, Geography, Church History, Government & Field Trips.  We were able to choose what we wanted to review. I was so excited about this because I have looked into Tapestry of Grace previously but was not sure if I wanted to commit to the price yet.

We chose Year 1 Unit 1 The Books of Moses (Creation/Egypt/Exodus). In the digital edition. Wow what a journey. This is such a in depth program that offers lots of visual and hands on activities. I find when my kids can use all of their senses, (hear it, touch it, see it) that they truly learn it. It embeds in their hearts and minds. Tapestry of Grace takes a biblical teaching of living books.  We chose not to purchase the books that you use along with Tapestry of Grace but to use our local library as a resource.  Tapestry of Grace (TOG) just recently added the digital form of their curriculum.  It was a seriously smooth download.

I have to take a pause in talking about the actual curriculum right now and talk about customer service.  I originally downloaded our unit from TOG and then I purchased a new computer. Wanting to keep all of my homeschool curriculum in one place I found that I could not re-down load it onto my computer. That my license only worked once. I called TOG and within minutes they had emailed me another key to unlock my lap book and unit.  I then became a beta tester for Windows 7 and when I upgraded my OS I was unable to open my unit and had to call TOG once again and they quickly emailed me a new key to get into my unit.  If you can imagine my brand new computers hard drive went out a few weeks later. And you guessed it! I was going to pick up the phone and call them again however as TOG perfects their digital format there is now an online live chat service.  I spoke with them once again via live chat and  they informed me of new way you can request a new key to unlock your curriculum.  You just hop on the website and fill out for how many computers you want to put your curriculum on (up to 4) and they email you with in 24 to 48 hours with your keys.  It's that simple! I had my keys within a few minutes. My entire point here is how great their customer service is.  Having the option to do an online chat was great for me and saved time! They are very understanding and quick to help you with whatever problem you have. Customer service to me plays a large roll in the homeschooling products that I purchase and TOG has awesome support!

We also chose the lapbook with our unit study.  TOG gives you everything you need to use this rich curriculum that gives your children such a wonderful education. What I liked about this is that using a Charlotte Mason Method and using classical books - living books.  I have found that coming up with the lesson plans themselves can sometimes be difficult and take up a lot of my time.  With TOG it has freed up a lot of my lesson planning time.  It's all right there all I needed to do was gather  materials for projects and locate the books to use it with.  We learned so much on this journey. How you can only find truth in God's word and God himself. My children learned the culture of that time period in Egypt, the agriculture and so much more.  It was truly one of the richest learning experiences we have had.  TOG will be something that we will definitely continue to use in our schooling. 

So let's talk price.  I'm a very hands on person.  I like to touch my lesson plans.
Even when I purchase digital I have to print it out.  I did just print out one section at a time.  I wanted the entire thing in a binder so that I could flip pages, look through, point, touch etc. I also love having it on my computer so I can print out the sections I need.  If they get messed up... I can pring them again!  You can't lose it. It save a lot in storage space.  You can purchase one 9 week unit at at time for just $45 a piece or you can purchase the entire year for just $170.  You can also purchase the year bundle that is $250 and comes with extras like the very detailed lap book that my children are cherishing that they made. It's non- consumable. You can update it any time you want to! There are tons of benefits to the digital editions of TOG.  Even for those people like me who have to print every single cherished sheet and put it in a binder! TOG is worth the investment!

This is a program I would recommend for any one from the beginning home schooling family to the seasoned home schooling family. For families with just one child or for families with a quiverfull! It can fit into any home. I give it TWO  Check out the Tapestry of Grace website where they offer free samples of their curriculum to any unit you choose.