• Review: Phonics Museum

    Veritas Press has been a source of great homeschooling materials for us over the last couple of years, including their online Bible course, self-paced history, and their grade level reading lists, so I was intrigued by their new Phonics Museum app.  With one little man left to introduce to the world of reading, the timing was perfect for us.  We were given a year’s access, and I encouraged my Mighty M to work on it a little every day. My little guy has been eager to work on it and proud to have his own “school” to do every day.   (Even while I’m writing this review, he just ran in…

  • Review: Greek ‘n’ Stuff

    It seems to be the year of ancient languages at the HomeSchool Review Crew!   I was excited to have the opportunity to review another Greek curriculum!  Greek ‘n’ Stuff sent us their full set of Hey Andrew, Teach Me Some Greek – Level 3 Set to review. Greek ‘n’ Stuff sent us the Student workbook, teacher’s manual, and the pronunciation cd for Levels 3 & 4.   This is level 3, and it’s recommended for students who have completed Levels 1 and 2, OR who are in upper elementary school. My Super D is an incoming 5th grader (HOW??), so we fit into the latter category!  The student workbook…

  • Review: The Reign of Terror by Heirloom Audio

    I love the way audiobooks can bring stories to life and captivate kids!   For the most part, I don’t enjoy reading out loud, so audiobooks are a perfect solution for us!   Heirloom Audio Productions offered us the opportunity to review In the Reign of Terror this summer.   I’ve been intrigued by their previous productions including In Freedom’s Cause and The Cat of Bubastes, and so was eager to give this audio adventure a listen.   They sent us a beautiful 2 cd set, containing over 2 hours of audio.  We also received access to an online version in a playlist, the mp3 version of the soundtrack, a colorful illustrated ebook of the original…