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I’m supposed to list my top ten items that I reviewed for TOS Crew. Let’s see if I can give you a brief why and actually limit it to ten! Clicking on the company will take you to my review of the product; there will be a link in my review to the company. What we’re definitely using next year (paying money for) that we never would have given a second glance: 1. Tapestry of Grace-I love this History program! Will be using it as a unit study. 2. Kinderbach-Somehow we’re going to scrounge up the money for this! Our 2 littlest girls love it! They’re both asking for money for their birthdays to use towards it. The curriculum I thought everyone knew about: 3. Apologia Science - & more! Go sign up for their e-newsletter and their catalog! 4. Five in a Row – Unit studies from children’s books for all ages! Simple, yet amazing! 5. Homeschooling ABC’s by Knowledge Quest - What every new, or stressed & struggling, Homeschool mom and dad need. 6. Math Mammoth -Great math content that I can pay for once and use with as many kids as we have! 7. Salem Ridge Press – Wholesome novels reprinted from days gone by. Mom and Dad don’t have to pre-read these! 8. Spears Art - Every Spears Art lesson has a scripture and projects for K-12, so this is a great fit for our schedule, several ages, finances, and in general for this artistically challenged mom. 9. Trigger Memory - Times Tales: Amazing, original, it really works. Buy it – you won’t regret it! We already owned the Clean-n-Flip charts, so you know we think those are a “Top 10” item! 10. Memoria Press – They gave me the Bible curriculum I couldn’t admit I needed.
Honorable Mention (I couldn’t limit it to just 10 – geesh!)
WriteShop Storybuilders and Primary– Helped me realize that I needed more help with teaching my kids to write than I wanted to admit ;-)
HomeSchool Library Builder - Not an actual curriculum but a used book site. Need I say more?!
ALEKS – the kids really enjoyed this, but I can’t justify the price or the computer time for several kids
Artistic Pursuits – art history, plus I’m art-challenged
Critical Thinking – too pricey for us to use as our curriculum, but we love their brain builders Toys. How can receiving toys to review ever be bad? There are my top ten and a few more! Go check out other Crew reviewers' Top 10 if you need some more ideas for next year's curriculum! I'm not sure what my blog holds in the future. I'm considering kids' devotionals and continuing with The Homesteading Carnival. I'll probably take a bit of a break, though that's not a great idea for my blog, but it is for my family! Thanks for visiting,
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