From the monthly archives:

December 2009

Top Ten Things I Like Best About Accelerated Christian Education

December 23, 2009 Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)

Lots of people find the HomeGrownMommy website as they search the web for reviews of the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum.  We are in our fourth year of utilizing ACE and it gets two thumbs up – from teacher and student alike! Here are the things I like best about ACE: Consistency – ACE helps me [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – The Tortoise and the Hare by Maestro Classics

December 20, 2009 Reviews

We received this CD in the mail just as we were to go for a bit of a road trip – perfect timing! I popped it into the CD player and we all had a great time listening to the beautiful music, the interesting story, and the explanations of both story and music.  My crew [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Tektoma

December 16, 2009 Reviews

Computer programming for 7 to 17 year olds? Don’t you need at least a 4 year degree to be able to do that? Not if you have a subscription to Tektoma! This website walks a student through the process of programming a video game through online videos. For this review, I had my 10 year [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – All About Spelling Reviews

December 15, 2009 Reviews

We are having a great time with the All About Spelling curriculum! It was love at first sight when this neatly packed boxed showed up in my mailbox with its crisp new teacher’s manual and fresh never-been-mauled-by-the-baby flash cards! “Mommy, why are you drooling on that box?” “Nevermind.” While I gather my thoughts again, go [...]

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Review – Smelly Washer

December 14, 2009 Reviews

My washer?  Smelly?  Of course not! I honestly did not think I really needed this product when I first had the opportunity to review it.  I thought it sounded really interesting and there were some towels that I had wrecked by accidentally leaving them in the washer too long.  But, other than that, I did [...]

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Accelerated Christian Education – Overcoming Problems

December 1, 2009 Accelerated Christian Education (ACE)

As with any curriculum you’ll choose for your child(ren), you will occasionally experience *issues* or problems.  It might be that you can’t quite find a good place for your son to complete his work.  It might be that you find its too easy for your daughter to cheat as she checks her work.  It might [...]

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