The School in the Barn

Okay, I will be honest when I review products.  The Alphabet Song Game is a very basic program for teaching and reinforcing the order of the alphabet and what each letter looks like.
It is a free download from the Critical Thinking Co.  That's the only plus.  And the only reason I don't hold it against the company.  They have tons of incredible resources, so you may want to just stop reading this review and head over to see all the...

During the last part of summer vacation, I signed up to review Surfing the Net: Science, by Jennifer Katherine Brooks, distributed by The Critical Thinking Co.  As I have examined this resource and put it to use with my kids, here are our thoughts.
First, The Critical Thinking Co. is known for putting out quality resources that are full of activities that really get students thinking, so I expected no less from Surfing the Net:  Science.  And I was not disappointed.  This resource is comprised...

Yes, yes.... I am working on stuff for tomorrow, but I just found these wonderful planner links and wanted to share it.
http://www.livingwellspendingless.com/our-homeschool-planner/
http://www.onefunmom.com/2013/08/printable-weekly-homeschool-planner/

In less than twelve hours, our school year begins!  Everyone is asleep but me, for this night is kinda like Christmas Eve, but instead of strewing ribbon and wrapping paper everywhere and pulling it all together into a vision of evergreen joy as the...