My first impression about the Time4Learning website…

When I first learned about the opportunity of reviewing the site of Time4Learning, I was wondering what this site was all about. So I went on their website and read about what it was.
Time4Learning is using the technology that we have in hand these days to create an online home education program with educational games. Not knowing what to expect, I was a bit skeptical about it… I mean how can an interactive websites be so much fun? But I had already know about the Webkinz site and I wondered if Time4Learning would be as good.

I am impressed… It is well done and fun to use. My 2nd grader has a blast with it while the younger ones are taking a nap. There is a lot in there to keep him busy – language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. He can advance at his own pace and go back on some notions that he doesn’t quite get the first time.

We already were using technology in our homeschool and this easy for us to include in our schedule. Time4Learning have many programs going from preschool up to middle school. It can be used with homeschooling families, after school as an alternative to tutoring, learning centers or supplementary workbooks and is also popular to sharpen the skills during the summer time.
Children like to learn while using technology – well I know mine do! Time4Learning have lessons, exercises and assessments. They are trying to continuously update their site with more interesting features. They are in partnership with CompassLearning which provides the Compass Learning Odyssey. In the week to come I will give you more details about this interesting website and how it was used in our family!

November Module for the Homeschool Planner

When I first got the Homeschool Planner I didn't realize that every month there would be a module on a specific theme released...

This month of November the module is called "Amusing Mathematics". For me thinking of Math and Amusement together it hard.... I recall that the only time I enjoyed math would have been in University I think - well okay maybe I am exaggerating a little bit…

Anyhow, this module gives an amusing look at mathematics. Not every kid loves math… I know I didn’t when I was in high school. This module will help the homeschool parents to teach their kids that math is fun. Playing with numbers can be very interesting.

In the module, you will find riddles like The Gray Elephant in Denmark or another one using your phone number. When I saw those I remembered them from my high school years… Interesting that these kind of riddles stick there even after so many years. There is also tangrams and Sudoku, exercises for multiplication, money, time, vocabulary math-up, pages for the children to do addition or multiplication (I wonder where are the subtraction and division pages), learning shapes, a word search, coloring pages for the little ones, and some copy work pages with mathematics themes.

All through the pages you will also find some interesting links of website who have more tangrams, Sudoku and so on…

So if you are looking for fun mathematics activities to do with your kids, I strongly suggest that you get the November module of the Homeschool Planner. Click here to purchase it!

The Homeschool Library Builder

Are you looking for a good book without spending a lot of money on it? As homeschoolers we often want our children to read well written books. But the price attached to these books could be enormous.

That’s why two homeschoolers decided to create the Homeschool Library Builder. What is that? It’s a user-friendly website which serves homeschoolers by offering excellent literature at an affordable price. The books are either new or gently used. Homeschool Library Builder has titles used in literature-based curricula like Sonlight, Tapestry of Grace, Ambleside, Five in a Row, Beautiful Feet, and others.

They also offer to do some search for you if they don’t own a particular title you are looking for. They also have a frequent buyer program with points that could be use toward a future purchase.

Right now, they are having a Big Bin Blow-Out Sale. Bin prices are 1$, 2$, 3$ and 5$. Most items are at least 50% off the HSLB price. These are not clearance items and are books that you can use in your homeschooling.

As a Canadian, it’s not worth it buying in the US right now (our $ is extremely low…) but I am keeping this website in my favorites and with the hope that my $ will go higher in the months to come. I can see myself buying books from this website eventually. It’s just not the right timing for me to test the delivery response…

So if you live in the States and are looking for some good books, give the Homeschool Library Builder a try. I think it’s worth it… Besides membership is free so you have nothing to lose don’t you think?