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Crew Review – Sense and Sensibility Patterns; Girl’s Edwardian Apron

August 19, 2009 Reviews

Anna has been asking me to teach her to sew for quite a while now – more so when I was sewing at any chance I could.  Blogging has sort of taken over the sewing spot in my life for right now!  But, when I told her about this review, her eyes lit up and [...]

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Crew Review – Hank the Cowdog Book, Game, and CD

August 15, 2009 Reviews

I had never heard of Hank the Cowdog before doing this review but when I opened the package and the kids saw all the cool stuff inside, they were just drooling to be able to do the review right away! We were in the middle of moving to a new home and we all needed a [...]

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Review – Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed by Ben Stein

July 6, 2009 Reviews

I have been wanting to see this movie for quite a while.  I wondered what kind of value it may have to teach my children the difference between creation and evolution.  My husband and I finally got the chance to sit down and watch it and I took lots of notes! This film is so [...]

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Top 5 Books According to Justus – So Far Anyway!

June 20, 2009 Reviews

My kids are bona fide, certified bookworms!  Only the older two can actually read, but even the younger two will sit for quite a long time “reading”. After some inspiration from other blogging moms, I decided to ask my oldest what his favorite books are.  He really enjoyed doing this with me because he likes [...]

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Review: Old Schoolhouse Magazine 2009 Planner Review

June 19, 2009 Reviews

I am SO excited!!  Not only is this my first review as a participant of the Homeschool Crew for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, I get to review a product I have been WANTING!!  How cool is that?  (Answer: VERY cool!) Do you like being organized? Do you enjoy being ahead of the school year? Do [...]

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Review: My Big Book Of Stickers, Fun and Educational Activity Book

June 12, 2009 Lesson Plans / Ideas

Stickers and education don’t belong together!  Or, do they?  We have had a great time using this book and it has reinforced many preschool concepts without much planning. The reason I purchased this book was for those times when I didn’t get the chance to plan out a specific lesson for my preschoolers.  I have [...]

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Review: Is Niche Blitzkrieg A Scam? We Got The Inside Scoop

June 5, 2009 Reviews

Niche – is from an Old French word, nichier, meaning to nest.  Blitzkrieg – (got to ask my bilingual German husband about this one!) is from two German words; blitz which means lightning and krieg which means war. Michael the developer and owner of Niche Blitzkrieg(NB) allowed us a sneak peek into his nest where he is having a [...]

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I MADE IT!! I get to be part of Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Homeschool Crew!!!

May 28, 2009 Reviews

A little while back, I applied for a position on the Homeschool Crew.  I reviewed four of their ebooks and submitted the reviews to the Old Schoolhouse Magazine.  I just received an email that I have been accepted to the Crew!!  I am so excited!!  Can you tell?  This is a position that will last [...]

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Piano for Preschoolers Review

May 12, 2009 Reviews

Can learning how to play the piano make your children smarter? There are lots of studies and scholars that have proven that learning to play an instrument, especially the piano, will help your children later in life.  With that in mind, I have wanted to teach my kids to play the piano, but I felt it [...]

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The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Book Review – HomeWork: Juggling Home, Work, and School Without Losing Your Balance by Rebekah Wilson

May 5, 2009 Reviews

This is the final review I’ll be conducting for The Oldschool House Magazine in order to apply for the Homeschool Crew. I’m not sure when the final selections will be made, but I’ll let you know when I find out! Everyone was asked to review “HomeWork: Juggling Home, Work, and School Without Losing Your Balance” [...]

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