By anonymous parent (United States) I purchased Math Whizz after reading some testimonials online about how effective it was. My kids are very computer-savvy and so I thought this might be fun for them. I ordered two subscriptions for my daughters age 11 and 8 to see if it would be a good supplement to…
By Beverly Gould (Fort Worth, Texas) I bought the farm Draw then Write for my Kindergartener this year. He loves to draw and it is something he can do independently while I’m busy with his siblings. I like that the instructions are simple and even a young child can follow the step by step process…
By Katie (Georgia) We are computer junkies through and through. Our core curriculum is online, as are most of our resources. One of our absolute favorites is VocabularySpellingCity! I can take words from our curriculum, or from a book they are reading, or from a holiday/special occasion and create my own word lists on the…
Funtimes Tables! A less expensive option for supplemental help in mastering the times tables is an iOS app that teaches the 0-12 multiplication tables with cartoons, mnemonics and simple rules. It was made by a homeschool family. What is also nice is that it uses a memory method that works for other things besides just…
By John (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) We’ve been using K5 Learning (www.k5learning.com) for a couple of months as supplemental materials for our grade 1 daughter. There are 4 parts to the program, a set of reading lessons, a set of math lessons, a spelling/vocabulary program and a math facts program. All the lessons are animated. What…
By Mark (United States) My name is Mark and I’m the father of 3 young girls, ages 4, 8, and 10. My wife has been homeschooling our daughters for 5 years and we’ve used a variety of curriculum. We had been looking for supplemental reading tools to motivate our daughters and move away from tedious…
By Katie Shuler (Georgia) We have been homeschooling since 2005 and have always preferred online resources to workbooks and textbooks. Vocabulary.co.il is an excellent resource for working on vocabulary and one of our most favorite websites! Most kids would rather play a game than do school. This site is one that is the best of…