• Review: Essential Skills Advantage

    Review: Essential Skills Advantage

    Essential Skills Advantage offered us the opportunity to review their Complete Home Learning Suite, so Sweetheart and I jumped in.  We were given a year’s subscription that gave us access to a WIDE variety of topics and subjects. ESA offers a supplemental curriculum that is used in more than 20,000 schools.   It is geared for ages K – 6th grade and has over 14,000 lessons!   Their program would keep the kids occupied for a while!    They offer the following programs: Math – Levels K-6 Language and Grammar – Levels K-6 Reading – Levels K-6 Science – Levels K-3 Geography – Levels 4-6 We focused on the Reading…

  • Review-Sunya Addition & Subtraction Game

    Review: Sunya Addition & Subtraction Game

    It can be tricky to turn practicing math facts into something fun.  Sunya takes a great stab at it with an interesting combo of a game involving number sentences and riddles!   Sunya Publishing sent us their new game, Sunya – The Magic and Wonder of Math and Science Adding & Subtracting, ages 7+, to try.   We received an instruction manual and two decks of cards.  Super D and I had fun trying it out, and getting competitive with the riddles! The basic premise of the game involves making number sentences.  The instructions come with three different versions of the game to play – we just tried out the first one.…

  • Science Shepherd Review

    Review: Science Shepherd

    Science was my favorite subject in school, so much so that I majored in bioinformatics in college. I love teaching science to my kids, especially science from a Christian creationist perspective but we haven’t yet settled on a science curriculum. I was excited to review the Introductory Science program from Science Shepherd, especially because it’s video based and Super D can do it without me!  We received the Introductory Science Level B workbook, answer key, and access to the Introductory Science course videos.  Quick summary: we totally love this curriculum.   This is one that we will continue to use until he’s finished the course.   Read on for details!…

  • Organic Coupon Round-Up (As of 5/23/16)

    Welcome to the Organic Printable Coupon Round-Up at Renaissance Mama!  Check out this week’s updated list of currently available printable coupons, as of 5/23/16, gathered from all over the web! New Coupons: Silk – $1.50/1 STOK 48 oz. Iced Coffee (organic options available) Modern Table – $2/1 Modern Table Products Star – $1/1 STAR Olive Oil (organic options available) Domino – $1/1 Domino Organic Blue Agave Nectar Luvo – $.501/2 Luvo Burritos (organic options available) Enjoy Life – $1.50/1 Enjoy Life Products Perfect Bar – $0.75/1 Perfect Bar Kettle Brand – $1/2 Kettle Brand items Still Available: STOK – $1/2 Silk Half Gallons (organic options available) Simple – $2/1 Simple…

  • Memoria Press Astronomy

    Review: Memoria Press’ Astronomy Set!

    I grew up in the country, away from the bright city lights, and have always loved looking at the stars.  Now that we are living in the country again, we decided it was time to introduce our kiddos to the night sky in a more in depth way!   Super D received a telescope for his 9th birthday in May, and I was super excited when Memoria Press offered us the opportunity to review their Book of Astronomy Set.   They sent us both a teacher’s guide and a student book.  The materials and telescope were a perfect pairing for us, although you could certainly work through the material without…

  • Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization Review

    Review: Poetry Memorization Made Easy with IEW!

    Andrew Pudewa and the Institute for Excellence in Writing are one of my favorite creators of homeschool curriculum.  I first heard him speak at a homeschool convention last year, and I attended every session I could that he taught!   I love his approach to the process of writing, and developing excellent language skills in kids.   When we were offered the opportunity to review their program, Linguistic Development Through Poetry Memorization, I hesitated just a moment because, well, it’s poetry, and I didn’t know how my kids would go for memorizing it.   I decided to give it a try because of who created the materials, and I’m so…

  • Organic Coupon Round-Up (As of 5/16/16)

    Welcome to the Organic Printable Coupon Round-Up at Renaissance Mama!  Check out this week’s updated list of currently available printable coupons, as of 5/16/16, gathered from all over the web! New Coupons: STOK – $1.50/1 STOK 48 oz. Iced Coffee (organic options available) Simple – $2/1 Simple Cleanser or Moisturizer product Simple – $1/1 Simple Facial Wipes Silk – $3/$12 Silk Soymilk Silk – $1/1 Silk Soymilk Food Should Taste Good – $0.75/1 Food Should Taste Good Tortilla Chips Bhakti Chai – $1/1 Bhakti Chai Canyon Bakehouse Coupon – $1/1 Canyon Bakehouse Product Still Available: Luvo Coupon – $1.50/1 Luvo Entree Beech-Nut Coupon – $1/5 Beech-Nut Naturals or Organics jars…

  • Summer Reading 2016

    Reward your kids for reading – Free Summer Reading Programs 2016!

    School is almost out for the summer and I thought this would be a great time to share this huge list of FREE Summer Reading Programs from Kristie at Saving Dollars and Sense. If you like this then you might also be interested in this list of Good Report Card Freebies. There are a LOT of great programs that your children can take advantage of to earn FREE books, prizes, and cash! You can print out this list of FREE Summer Reading Programs here. Junie B Jones Reading Club – Sign up and get a FREE starter Kit that includes a copy of Junie B Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus,…

  • Organic Coupon Round-Up (As of 5/9/16)

    Welcome to the Organic Printable Coupon Round-Up at Renaissance Mama!  Check out this week’s updated list of currently available printable coupons, as of 5/9/16, gathered from all over the web! New Coupons: Avocados – 20% off Avocados Luvo Coupon – $1.50/1 Luvo Entree Musselman’s Coupon – $1/1 Musselman’s Apple Butter Beech-Nut Coupon – $1/5 Beech-Nut Naturals or Organics jars TAZO – $1.50/2 Tazo filterbag tea (organic options available) Kashi – $0.75/1 Kashi Bars, 5 ct or larger (organic options available) Similac – $3/1 Similac Infant Formula (organic options available) Suja Coupon – $0.75/2 Suja Juice 10.5 bottle Big Slice Coupon – $0.50/1 Big Slice Apples, 4.5 oz pouch Zico Coupon…

  • Review: No Mess Painting with Kwik Stix

    Your kids are probably like mine in that they LOVE to paint and make a giant mess!   We’ll do watercolors sometimes, but I’ve been scared to introduce anything darker (or more permanent).   The Pencil Grip, Inc. offered us the chance to review their Kwik Stix 12 pk and kindly sent us a 12 pack!  They also sent a bonus pencil grip called The Single Grip that Sweetheart played with.   The Pencil Grip, Inc. is well known for their pencil grips that are helpful for any little ones, but particularly special needs children or those with delayed fine motor skills. My little ones LOVE the Kwik Stix and so do…