Lets face it, hands-on interactive education is not always easy. But there are several fantastic products out there that do a good job of lightening the load. This will be the first of a series of reviews featuring those products. My first "Product Worth Writing About" is the Time Travelers series on CD by Amy Pak.

This is the curriculum I have dreamed of createing. It has all the elements I would include, plus a heavy dose of Amy Pak's amazing artistic ability. Each of these studies is made up of 25 lessons which include lapbooking, notebooking, file folder games, projects, food, mapping, penmanship practice, timelines, and a party to top it all off. Lessons are short, but informational. All the printables are included and they are high quality. Teachers keys are given for all the maps and instructions are complete (down to the type of paper to print on) and easy to follow.

The CD is organized according to lesson, which is great if you print as you go. This was the one thing I found slightly annoying since I would prefer to print everything at once, from a single file. But it is a minor inconvenience. I'm really looking forward to doing these next year. They look like they will be a lot of fun.

There are two titles in the series so far: New World Explorers and Colonial Life, but hopefully there will be more soon. http://www.homeschoolinthewoods.com/HTTA/TTS/