Draw the USA Review

One of my goals this year is for the kids to understand state geography a little better than before. To that end, we requested Draw the USA: an Easy Step by Step Approach by Kristen J Draeger from Timberdoodle. They gave us the hook up in exchange for this review. What is Draw the USA?…

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Wimmelbooks for Early Literacy

If you’re looking for an engaging, beautifully-illustrated book to read with your preschooler, look no further than Wimmelbooks. The vivid and detailed pictures of this German series hold stories just waiting to be discovered by little ones. I received My Big Wimmelbook: Firetrucks from Timberdoodle in exchange for this review. We love it so much,…

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Can Cognifit Make My Child Smarter?

Can Cognifit make my child smarter? That’s a loaded question. I know you know that. My super-short, sorta-kinda verdict is that yes, I believe this program can help your student improve cognitive skills (don’t just take my opinion — its backed by research studies), and yes I recommend it. Here’s the longer answer: I’ve been…

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Clumsy Thief Junior Review

After afternoon reading and rest time (my preferred variety of R&R), I gather the kids around the dining room table to play a game. It’s a fun way to pick up the pace after a snoozy, post-lunch slump. This week we played Clumsy Thief Junior, a cute freebie I got from Timberdoodle in exchange for…

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Cognitive Drawing Review

Now here is a cool idea for a semester-long art program: Cognitive Drawing is a 90 day workbook that guides students through a unique step by step process. It’s engaging, and we saw improvements right away. We received our copy free in exchange for this review. It’s part of Timberdoodle’s 11th Grade Curriculum bundle, but…

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Easy Way to Learn Chess, Solo

As a small girl I used to bike up the hill a few blocks from my house to my friend’s house.* I’d drop my bike in his driveway, cheeks flushed, and bangs matted with sweat against my forehead. I’d push right inside, without a second thought, hunting down my playmate, in hopes that there was…

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What’s Hiding within this Extreme Dot to Dot?

Whether you’re looking for visual processing exercises in disguise or quick, take-along math work for a busy day out, look no further than Extreme Dot to Dot. Need some incognito handwriting help? Quiet-time math worksheets? Place value practice? Extreme Dot to Dot helps with that too! I received the Woodland edition of the Extreme Dot…

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Learning Fun with CircleSet and CINGO

If you are on the hunt for a quality, educational toy company, we found one! Actually they found us: Tieramid was kind enough to ask us to review their products, and we happily accepted. My kids have been building with these tangram-inspired, wooden stacker blocks for over a month now and love them. The quality…

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Found: Psalm 23 a Picture Book Review

Hello, hello. It’s been a while since I popped by for an update. Hope Black Friday has been treating you well. We have a slew of new materials on the way; I cannot wait to share all about them in the next week. In the meantime though, I want to tell you about a fantastic…

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Little Bunny Peek-a-boo Review

Boo! Getting close to Halloween. Did I spook you? Probably not. How about a treat then? Timberdoodle asked us to review Bunny Peek-a-Boo, a clever hide and seek activity, in exchange for this review. Spoiler: we loved it! What is it? A fun spatial orientation game for little ones. Pieces consist of just a couple…

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