His Treasure Seekers

The Schoolhouse Review Crew’s year is officially over, and it has been a pleasure to be a part of it for the second year in a row.  The Crew has reviewed so many great products this year, and we’ve come together to vote for our favorites.  Before I get to that, however, here are the products our family had a chance to check out in 2015 (with links to my reviews if you want to find out more):

• S is for Smiling Sunrise by Vick Wadhwa
• La La Logic [Edited to remove link as this online curriculum is no longer available]
• GPALOVEMATH
• Math Analogies-Beginning (software)
• Koru Naturals Emu Oil Products
• In Freedom’s Cause from Heirloom Audio
• Horizons 1st Grade Penmanship
• The Conversation by Leigh A. Bortins
• “Funtastic” Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers
• With Lee in Virginia from Heirloom Audio
• CTC Math
• Torchlighters: The John Wesley Story
• Knights and Nobles Unit Study
• Middlebury Interactive Languages (Spanish for K-2)
• Tapple and Wonky (games from USAopoly)
• Christopher Columbus book and unit study from YWAM Publishing
• Little Boy (DVD)
• The Ultimate Homeschool Planner
• Institute for Excellence in Writing (several resources)
• The Nutcracker from Maestro Classics
• The Brinkman Adventures (Season 3)
• Rabbits, Rabbits Everywhere: A Fibonnaci Tale by Ann McCallum
• GrapeVine Studies: Old Testament Overview, Part 1

What We’re Still Using

Just in case you’re wondering, I thought I’d make note of which products we’ve continued to use even after their review periods were concluded:

1. CTC Math is Elijah’s regular daily math curriculum.  He has completed the Kindergarten and first grade lessons and is about halfway through second grade.
2. La La Logic continues to be a favorite around here, especially with Arianna and Elijah
3. Horizons 1st Grade Penmanship is another part of Elijah’s daily routine
4. Middlebury Interactive Languages doesn’t get used daily, but the boys still do lessons regularly, and I’d like to see them both complete the 2nd semester of Spanish before our subscription runs out.
5. The Timeline of Classics and A Word Write Now from IEW are handy references we still turn to on occasion.
6. The three audio dramas aren’t currently getting played, but I know the boys (especially Ian) will return to them in the future.

CTC Math and Middlebury Interactive Languages were actually returning favorites from our 2014 Review Year.  Ian is also continuing to use Spelling You See, and now that the boys are getting a little older I want to go back to SchoolhouseTeachers.com to see if there are any courses they’d like to try.

Crew Favorites

There are many products other members of the Crew reviewed in addition to those our family used, so if you want to see what products were the most popular with Crew families, check out the 2015 Blue Ribbon Awards!