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If you like upbeat, family and educational videos, then I highly recommend checking out Curiosity Quest. The host Joel Greene takes viewers on ventures that stem from curiosity requests. Each video starts out with a viewer question and then the adventure begins. The shows are not scripted they are hands on.

We received two DVD Combo Pack – Produce and DVD Combo Pack – Swimmers of the Sea. Both of which we really enjoyed.

The DVD Combo Pack – Produce  ($24.95) had three episodes on it: Mushrooms, Orange Picking, and Cranberries. We loved all three episodes.  Read more...

If your looking for a fun and hands on science program, then Supercharged Science is for you. The e-science Premium Membership allows you to pay for month and you have access to a lot of wonderful material.

Aurora is the creator of the online hands-on-e-science curriculum. This is a complete online science homeschool program. It is a self guided program that your kids can do on their own or you can do it with them. There are many videos, live teleclasses, reading and exercises, quizzes, and experiments and projects. If you have any questions you can ask Aurora. You can also read different comments and questions from people and see Aurora’s response.  Read more...

As my son is getting older now I have been thinking about study skills and ways to teach him how to study. I have had the chance to review Victus Study Skills System. It is a system approach to studying. It doesn’t just teach an isolated area of study or individual components to master. It teaches a way of thinking. The way these things are taught you can use these skills through a whole lifetime.

For my review I have received the Teacher Edition ($40.00)  and the Student Workbook ($20.00). The books are softcover and spiral bound. I absolutely love the spiral bound.  Read more...

I am currently working on a series of short vowels. My first packet to release today on currclick is Short A Word Work. I have it up for $3.00. It is filled with one syllable words that are perfect for a beginning reader. I also have sorted by word families. The word families in this packet are: at, an, ag, am, and ad.

The packet contains 26 pages total. The worksheets are read, write, trace, and color. There are also 3 simple word searches for the ages of 5 – 7.  Read more...

Yesterday was World Autism Awareness Day – Light It Up Blue. It’s so near and dear to my heart that I had to start some traditions with the kids.

I started out in the morning by sharing some things on facebook. Then we had gotten ready for an outing. All of us at least had one piece of blue clothing on. We then headed out to the zoo with some friends. After the zoo we had stopped for lunch.  Read more...