Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW. We were given the opportunity to review Cricket in Times Square Study Guide (Grade 4-6) and Frankenstein Study Guide (Grades 10-12) from Progeny Press. David read The Cricket in Times Square to the kids at bedtime.We received digital study guides which is great because they are reproducible and can be used with multiple students whether a large family or in a CoOp setting. You can choose to print the whole guide at once, print single lessons or print pages as your student needs them. I printed our whole guide and put it into a 3-ring binder. Our study guide and book. A look into our binder with our study guide. Above you...
Story time is any time with LeapFrog’s On-the-Go Story Pal. This adorable bunny plays more than 70 stories, poems and songs. Its different settings will grow with your child and keep them engaged for those early years as language skills and conversation build. There’s also a built-in headphone jack for quiet listening, which makes this even better for travel! The younger kiddo will love the 35 songs, poems, and lullabies for singing-a-long, dancing and moving. Familiar songs like Old McDonald, Wheels on the Bus, and Down by the Bay promote sound development and language. Singing and listening to songs can advance phonological awareness, help a child learn new vocabulary, and grow their understanding of grammar. My absolute favorite part of...
Knowing how to read is so crucial to modern success that parents are pushing children to develop reading skills even before preschool. But just because kids can start learning to recognize the alphabet shortly after they begin babbling doesn’t necessarily make it a worthwhile activity. It might be better for parents to consider the age when kids learn to read and focus their efforts on building a love of reading that will last a lifetime.When Can Kids Physically Start Reading?Reading is not only a mental practice, it’s a physical one, too. Anyone who’s had “tired eyes” after a good book session can speak to that. So parents would do well to keep in mind a child’s ability to move and...
Disclaimer~ I received a COMPLEMENTARY copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. Homeschooling high school English literature does not have to be difficult! Recently, we were given the opportunity to review the Frankenstein Study Guide from Progeny Press. We were sent the download link for the study guide. Once, we got the download, we headed to the library to check out Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. Therese has been wanting to read this book for a while now. Progeny Press is a Christian company that offers homeschooling families a large, wonderful selection of study guides that help students gain...
Father Ubald Rugirangoga’s casket is carried out of the Cathedral of the Madeleine following his funeral in Salt Lake City on Jan. 27, 2021. Father Ubald, a Roman Catholic priest from Rwanda, died of COVID-19 at the University of Utah Hospital. The world’s death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, a staggering milestone that comes as cases continues to climb in Utah. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News The world’s death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, a “heartbreaking” milestone that a Utah woman who lost her father last year to the virus believes will be largely ignored by people eager to put the pandemic behind them. “I don’t know if it’s that they’re not paying attention...
