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Growing Spiritually with Julie Naturally

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. It was Mama's turn to study while growing spiritually through the Faith Journeys Bible Study Series: Romans  bundle with Julie Polanco from Julie Naturally . I went through an 8 week study with Julie through the book of Romans.  The study is video-based and a study guide is available to print (or shipped for a small fee).  The videos feel like you're right there in Julie's living room with her while watching.  I also can listen to the videos while in my office working on sewing projects. In the study guide, there is a scripture focus and questions for thought following along in the study.  These work best for me because it allows me to dig deeper into scripture and grow more spiritually. As you go through the study and read through the book of Romans, there are memory ver

We Learned So Much With Rooney and The Adventures of Rooney Cruz RINGLEADERS!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. My girls and I loved reading The Adventures of Rooney Cruz RINGLEADERS from Truth Becomes Her ! This book is #6 in a series and follows a girl named Rooney through a tough time she's having in school.  An angel helps Rooney navigate the situation through telling Bible stories about great women of the Bible who have very important roles in Jesus' life.   Kory (5) and I read the book over the course of a few days during our read aloud time in the mornings. Noelle (2) did also stop by and listen and look at the pictures.   Great for memory verses! I loved the format of this book, it's not too short and not too long.  Also, it is most important (at least at Kory's age) that there are pictures.  We haven't ventured into chapter books without pictures yet, so The Adven

It's A Perfect Time To Do Musik At Home!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. My girls love doing music class at home with our  Musik at Home Membership ! We can do the class literally anywhere.  I just log in, find the song we're doing, and let it play on the laptop while the girls sing and play along.  There is also a Musik at Home app available for Android, iOS, and Amazon Fire TV. The videos are very personal; it's as if you're in Kathryn's living room!   Tapping our knees. There really are options for children of all ages.  Musik at Home starts with music for babies and toddlers.  You can start music and singing with even the youngest of babies.  We know that singing is great for development, and Musik at Home helps parents with these special times! These classes go beyond just typical kids' music class songs and experiences.  The

We're Learning Even More With My Teaching Library!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. We have enjoyed adding in a few great resources at the Download Club from My Teaching Library !  Trying out My Teaching Library was perfect timing!  For our Kindergarten curriculum, during "Sun" and "Moon" weeks, we used worksheets from the Download Club.   My Teaching Library offers resources for all grades starting with PreK!   First up for us was the Solar System Posters and Worksheets to help Kory learn more about the Sun and its size compared to other planets.  The quality of these posters and worksheets are great!  We saw how close Mercury is to the sun and how tiny Pluto is! Next is "Ll Leaf" week and we did an Autumn Art Leaf Mobile craft project. Even Noelle, my 22 month-old girl, enjoyed some activity pages from MTL.  She had fun coloring a fi

We’re Getting The Most Out of Summer With The Critical Thinking Co.™!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. We exercised our brains this summer with Creative Problem Solving from The Critical Thinking Co.™ !   We received the Level 1 book (for age 4 - 2nd grade) and Kory (4.75 years old) had fun working through these problem solving worksheets by thinking way outside the box! I received a physical copy of the Creative Problem Solving Level 1 workbook.   The pages are perforated if you wanted to remove them from the book. We worked through worksheets without removing them, and Kory wanted to continue on through the pages since she was having so much fun. Solving a problem on a planet with extreme weather!  Kory chose a rat to be the hardiest animal that could withstand extreme heat and cold.  She's not wrong, I guess! The problems in the beginning of the boo

ARTistic Pursuits Is The Perfect Art Curriculum!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. We have found our Art Study for the fall!!  We will be using an excellent book from  ARTistic Pursuits  called  The Way They SEE It, A Book for Every Parent About the Art Children Make .  I am so thankful we did this review! There are 26 Projects within the book.  There are also "Grown-Up Talk" pages that are for parents to also learn and understand about young children's art. List of materials needed for projects in the book. We had most of these items on hand. What I love most about this particular book, is that it makes art very simple for little kids and parents who (like me) aren't very versed in Art.  In the book, this is called "Picture Talk."  I have loved the idea of introducing Kory to art study, but felt like it was just a bit

Page-A-Day Math Is So Much More Than Math!

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Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. Page-a-Day Math really is needed just a page a day!  Kory (4) enjoyed learning Math and so much more with these workbooks in the Pre-K Math Starter Kit .  It has been fun so far learning math facts so Kory can build a strong math foundation. We are starting our homeschool journey with beginning Kindergarten in the fall.  One of the features of curriculum/lessons that we will be doing is that it must be "open-and-go."  Maybe someday when I'm super confident in my teaching abilities, I won't have to have so much hand-holding ;)  For now, I need it all right there, ready to go. Inside the Pre-K Math Starter Kit (digital) we received: 1. Tracing Addition Equations That Add 1 To 0-10 Workbook 2. Tracing Addition Equations That Add 2 To 0-10 Workbook 3. Trac