The End: A Bible Prophecy Study for Teens (Review)

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew

My daughter has been expressing an interest in studying the book of Revelation. In the interest of transparency, that is probably the most challenging book in the Bible for me to understand completely.

I am primarily of the mindset that I know the ultimate end and its details are not exceptionally important to me. However, I wanted to support her in her quest for more Biblical knowledge. All of that made it an easy decision to accept the opportunity to review, The End: A Bible Prophecy Study for Teens by Cheri Fields.

What is The End?

The End: A Bible Prophecy Study for Teens is a 144-page book that goes through various Biblical prophesies, including the book of Revelation. The book is written in a more conversational style than many Bible studies, making it more engaging for a teen reader. 

In the words of my fourteen-year-old daughter:

“The first 20ish pages talk about what prophecy is, give some examples, and talk about how it is like a puzzle (you have to put together the pieces) or a mystery (keep track of the clues). This part also talks about mark and Luke’s versions of Jesus’s prophecies.

Then it talks about Daniel and goes through a few chapters, sort of verse by verse, and talks about the prophecies in Daniel. After it talks about all of that, before it gets to Revelation, it has odds and ends leading up to Revelation, Old Testament prophecies, and then New Testament prophecies.

After odds and ends, it goes to Revelation. It goes through each chapter and has you read a couple of verses from that chapter but not the whole chapter; it also has you reading a lot of other scripture verses.”

What Did We Think About The End?

My daughter has been working through this book a few pages a day for several weeks. While written in a more conversational tone, it covers a lot of dense material and has the student reading a lot of scripture. This is not a bad thing, but it is much slower than just reading a 144-page book. 

“For at least one section, it had me read a whole chapter in the bible, each paragraph plus other random verses through the paragraph, and that felt like a lot, So while this book may look thin, it took a while to make progress because of all the Bible reading thrown in.” Elizabeth

I think that is a great way to help teens work their way through the study of prophecy, but you cannot go into expecting just to read the book in a few hours and be done. There is a lot of extra scripture reading (as there should be), and then the book helps you understand the scripture.

While we have not finished the book, we have read so far has been Biblically sound.

Cheri Fields

Recommendations and Conclusions. 

This book is excellent for a teen or family that wants a little help diving into Biblical prophecy. I would not recommend it for students younger than 13/14, and I think it would be appropriate for older teens and even adults. 

Given the challenge and intensity of the topic, I find it is best done with an adult to discuss with the teen. However, older teens may be able to complete it on their own. 

Be sure to click on the graphic below to see what other Review Crew families thought about The End: A Bible Prophecy Study for Teens and how they used it in their homes. 

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TRIVE Goal Setting and Team Building Review

 

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew

Often I review brands and products with which we are already somewhat familiar. Even if I have never used the product, I have generally heard about the company or know someone that uses that curriculum. However, this month we were able to try out a product that was totally new to me: TRIVE.

 

What is TRIVE?

TRIVE is a goal-setting and team-building program designed for teens and adults. The recommended ages are 15+, though we included my fourteen-year-old daughter with no problems.

The program is built around a group of people (or a TRIVE) who set goals and hold each other accountable. During the first meeting, there is a fun quote game that helps bring people together and facilitates sharing goals. Each person comes to the meeting with three goals they want to accomplish during a six-month period.

The goals are shared, and each person is assigned a coach and someone they will coach throughout the process. Then each person works on their goals during the six months. Coaches are supposed to check in on the person they were assigned periodically.

There are also emails sent from TRIVE every few weeks to help you in the process.

At the end of six months, the whole group comes back together to discuss and assess their goal progress. There are scoring cards to score how well people did on their goals and how they performed as a coach.

How Did Our Family Use TRIVE?

Our TRIVE of four (the minimum number needed) included my husband, two teens, and myself. We all gathered together one night after the little boys had gone to bed and set our goals. I appreciate the opportunity to do something that focused on my teens and helped bring us closer.

TRIVE

During the meeting, my daughter was chosen to be the TRIVE leader. It is her responsibility to keep track of the goals and assignments. She readily took on that assignment and was excited about trying.

We have been trying to connect with our coaches weekly to discuss progress and make any needed changes.

We have a date set in our google calendar to gather together six months from the start date to score the achievements.

What Did the Teens Think?

“The TRIVE program seems like a good program. My favorite part was the game that we used to start the team building, and it helped get us more in the mood for the more serious part about discussing our goals and picking partners. I like getting emails with the dates and information to help keep me reminded of my goals; however, more regular emails would help me complete and be more effective at my goals”

Matthew, age 15

“I like TRIVE because I am competitive and know that if I do everything I can to complete my goals, I have a higher chance of winning, which encourages me to work toward my goals. Six months is a reasonable amount of time to work on our goals. It has us meet at the very beginning and the very end, and I think that maybe we should have a meeting perhaps every month to keep connected and maybe use more of the quote cards to earn points or have some activities to do.” Elizabeth, age 14

Conclusions

Overall, I loved having another way to connect with my teens. I feel like it is a great program and even something we could continue as they move away to college. I am interested to see how things go when we get back together to score the achievements in a few months.

This program was fairly simple to implement and could work well for family units, friend groups, or co-workers.

Be sure to check out the other Crew Reviews of  TRIVE by clicking on the graphic below.

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Pursuing Gold Book and Curriculum Review

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We recently had the opportunity to review Pursuing Gold (and Pursuing Gold: History and Critical Thinking Curriculum) by Cynthia L. Simmons and Heart of the Matter. My daughter loves reading and was excited to read this historical fiction book that includes a touch of sweet romance.

My daughter is a quick reader, but when the book was unexpectedly delayed, I didn’t think she would have it finished by the time I needed to share my review. I handed her the book and told her I needed her to work through the first few chapters and discuss the curriculum.

Later that night, she came to me and asked me if she had to stop when she reached the point I had mentioned. I said, of course not, and over the next two days, she managed to complete the entire 372-page book.

Cynthia L Simmons

Pursing Gold Book Overview

In the words of my fourteen-year-old daughter:

“I really like this book. It has kept me interested and wanting to read and not put it down (It must be a book about gravity, I can’t put it down!!). The story is really cool. It is about Peter and Mary Beth courting and running a bank during the Civil War.

They are struggling with keeping the bank above water, and there is someone counterfeiting. Throughout the book, they are working together to try and figure out who it is before it hurts the bank. Peter is also trying to keep his mother and sister safe; they are concerned about an invasion. “

This book is set in Tennessee during the civil war. While set during the civil war, the focus is more on the counterfeiting mystery, the instability of currency during the war, and the relationships than the war itself.

Pursing Gold History and Critical Thinking Curriculum

The history and critical thinking curriculum accompanying Pursuing Gold is a great way to incorporate history, economics, and literature discussion into the book.

The main section of the curriculum has a page or two for each chapter, including several discussion questions for each chapter. In addition, some chapters have crossword puzzles for the vocabulary words, and others include a bit more background information about the history covered in that chapter.

There are also Bible references included within the guide.

After that section, there are several appendixes with further work. The first is a study on budgeting. This fairly in-depth study includes information on budgeting, debt, interest, and more. Next is a section on the history of money, and finally, there is an answer and discussion key to help the parent work through the curriculum.

Our Thoughts and Conclusions

Overall, as she shared earlier in the review, my daughter really enjoyed this book. We chose to have her read through it and then discuss some of the questions from the curriculum. However, you could easily go chapter by chapter and make this a more in-depth unit study covering literature, history, and economics.

I appreciate that my daughter enjoyed the book so much that she finished reading it far faster than required. As a parent, I want to encourage a love of reading and not have her literature study be drudgery. I also appreciate the Christian morals that were sprinkled throughout the book. My daughter even went online to get the sequel for herself.

If you want to read a book with mystery, intrigue, and a bit of clean romance set in a historically challenging time, this is the book for you! Instead of focusing on the soldiers and politics of the time, I love that it focuses on the lives of regular small-town citizens.

Be sure to click on the graphic below to see what other families thought about Pursuing Gold.

Using Historical Fiction in Your Homeschool with Pursuing Gold

Old Rugged Cross Homeschool Hymn Study

“On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,

the emblem of suffering and shame;

and I love that old cross where the dearest and best

for a world of lost sinners was slain.”

The Old Rugged Cross is an appropriate hymn any time of year, but it seems especially fitting as we approach Easter.

The song gives us a chance to reflect on the sacrifice of Christ and the promises of heaven.

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The Old Rugged Cross Background

The Old Rugged Cross was written in 1913 by George Bennard. Bennard was born in Youngstown, OH, in 1873 but moved to Iowa as a child. He was an ordained Methodist preacher who was inspired to write the song while meditation on John 3:16.

Bennard first performed the song for a pastor and his wife at a church where he was leading a revival. He later performed the song at the revival service. The church building where that revival was held has been preserved and is owned by The Old Rugged Cross Foundation.

Old Rugged Cross Hymn Study Art Lesson

Nana over at You ARE An Artist has created a beautiful chalk pastel lesson perfect for this hymn. She has an entire Easter lessons course included with the clubhouse membership or available to purchase as a standalone course.

We used the Easter Cross lesson to accompany this hymn. I love how it portrays the cross with flowers in front, and it does a beautiful job expressing both the pain and loss of Good Friday and the joy and hope of Easter Sunday.

Hands-On Hymn Study Ideas for The Old Rugged Cross

In addition to learning about the hymn and completing the art lesson, there are several ways to add a hands-on component to your hymn study.

First and most obviously, take the time to sing the hymn as a family. There are various versions of the Old Rugged Cross included in the resources list below. Even if, like me, singing is not your gift, you can make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

Next, if you have a child that enjoys instruments, you can add that into your hymn study. My older children enjoy violin, piano, and guitar in my family, and I try to find simple sheet music for our hymns that they can learn on their instrument of choice. My daughter is enjoying the violin music for The Old Rugged Cross.

If your children do not play a particular instrument but are interested, you could start with rhythm instruments or a recorder. (And if you are looking for affordable music lessons, I always recommend Practice Monkeys.)

The Old Rugged Cross also lends itself to creating a craft as part of your study. Your children could create a cross using wood, clay, or whatever materials you have one hand.

Other Resources For Old Rugged Cross

You can find FREE copywork and a hymn information worksheet for The Old Rugged Cross in our subscriber library (see the link to join at the bottom of the post.)

Hymn Story Old Rugged Cross

Sheet Music Old Rugged Cross

Alan Jackson’s Old Rugged Cross

Al Green Old Rugged Cross

Fountainview Academy Old Rugged Cross (accompanied by string and brass instruments)

Delores Winans Old Rugged Cross (Gospel Version)

The Old Rugged Cross Choir

Bluegrass Style Old Rugged Cross

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Schoolhouse Teachers Review 2022

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Often I review products that are new to our family or something we tried because of the review. However, we have been using the Ultimate Membership from SchoolhouseTeachers.com for several years now, and I love sharing all of the new features each year.

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Schoolhouse Teachers Overview

The Ultimate Membership with SchoolhouseTeachers.com  is an online subscription that provides access to over 400 courses ranging from preschool through twelfth grade. Classes are set up in a variety of different formats.

Some courses are video-based, some have online grading, some use PDF documents, others utilize digital books or library resources. Your membership gets you access to all of the courses, and you can pick and choose which course works best for your family.

You can bookmark the course you select for easy access. Some parents have students access the courses through the website, and others download the course materials and print or add to google documents for their students.

In addition to classes, there are many different resources included with the membership. One significant resource is access to World Book Online, and this has been quite helpful to us for research papers.

The membership also includes access to lots of educational streaming programs. We have enjoyed the movies for both educational purposes and family entertainment.

How We use Schoolhouse Teachers

Our family uses a variety of courses from SchoolhouseTeachers.com. While it includes all of the classes needed for a complete curriculum, we use it for selected courses for each child.

Right now, both my eighth-grader and my sophomore are using it for literature courses. I appreciate that it provides questions and answers so that I don’t always have to re-read their literature choices. However, I also enjoy the flexibility to choose which selections we will use and adapt the courses to meet our needs.

History is another subject that we often utilize in SchoolhouseTeachers.com. We have loved their Drive Thru History courses, and currently, my sophomore is enjoying the Modern history course.

I also enjoy using the extra holiday-themed resources with my younger children. There are videos, activities, and literature studies for many traditional holidays.

Grade Level Boxes

While we enjoy using the program as a pick and choose approach, I know many parents like to have a program that has everything selected. The SchoolhouseTeachers.com  membership offers school boxes with all the courses selected and planned out for each grade level. These are currently available for Kindergarten through twelfth grade, but Pre-Kindergarten is coming soon!

The school boxes have a curriculum guide for each subject, and the lesson plans are broken down by day and week. You can still adapt as you see fit, but it does the planning for you.

Fun New Features

SchoolhouseTeachers.com  has rolled out a few new features that are lots of fun and add in some interactive opportunities for students.

Preschool and kindergarten students are offered a virtual storytime and show and tell each month.

Older students are offering a virtual science fair and a virtual art contest.

Moms should not feel left out; they also offer virtual meetings for moms through the Hey, Mama! Chats.  

Conclusions

I think that SchoolhouseTeachers.com  is an excellent option for many homeschool families. It is not the program for you if you want to sit a child down in front of the computer and have everything happen automatically. However, it is full of great courses and resources.

It is very reasonably priced (and the price includes all of your children) and can be a complete curriculum or a supplement.

Be sure to click on the graphic below to see what other reviewers are using from SchoolhouseTeachers.com.

An Affordable Homeschool Online Option for All Grades with SchoolhouseTeachers.com

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The Wonder of Creation (Review)

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We received The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science from Indescribable Kids for our review. The day it arrived in the mail, my seven-year-old immediately spotted it and asked me to read it to him. He loved the bright, colorful cover and inviting pictures. I decided to read it with both the seven-year-old and my three-year-old (who turned four during this review).

What is The Wonder of Creation?

The Wonder of Creation is a devotional book by Louie Giglio and Tama Fortner and illustrated by Nicola Anderson. It is a beautiful hardcover book that includes 100 short devotionals, each covering a two-page spread in the book. In addition to the colorful cover, there are bright and engaging pictures throughout the book.

I appreciated that the book included an attached ribbon bookmark that helped us keep our place each night. There is a table of contents and an index to find a specific devotion instead of going through the book in order.

Each devotional includes a Bible verse, a devotional thought that ties something from creation into God, and some fun scientific information. For example, one of the devotionals talks about snowflakes and light reflections, and then it talks about how we should reflect the light of God’s love.

What Did We Think About the Wonder of Creation?

My boys loved listening to me read these each night. They would remind me we needed to read, bring me the book, and climb into the recliner with me. They enjoyed all of the incredible science facts and seeing the pictures.

I thought this book was a great way to help children internalize the connection between God and science. God created science, and it points us back to him instead of the worldly view that science is against the Bible.

I think it is important to note that this is not a Bible study, and I do not believe it should replace regular Bible study. It ties in the Bible and biblical concepts but does not study scripture.

Who Would You Recommend Use the Book?

This book is excellent for Christian families with children through preschool through early elementary years. The devotionals are short enough to keep the attention of younger children, and it helps them start understanding science from a Biblical worldview.

We used it as part of our bedtime routine, but it could be a great addition to morning time. Parents could also use it as a part of science by finding the devotions that relate to your topic of study.

While we enjoyed reading and discussing it together, students who can read well could easily use it independently.

Overall, we thought that  The Wonder of Creation: 100 More Devotions About God and Science did not replace our Bible study but provided a fun read and a great supplement.

I highly encourage you to click the graphic below and see what other families thought and how they used the book.

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The Bible Memory App Review

Disclosure: I received this complimentary product through the Homeschool Review Crew

Introduction

I might lose some of you, but I have never been a fan of doing lots of random memorization. While I want my children to understand history, science, etc., we do not spend much time memorizing dates and random facts.

The big exception to that in our home is scripture because I believe that memorizing scripture is hugely beneficial to all of us. When my children were younger, we sang songs and did memory verse games.

My fifteen-year-old understands the importance of Bible memorization but is no longer enjoying the songs and activities. Thus I was very excited to try out The Bible Memory App – Bible Memory PRO from BibleMemory.com.

Bible Memory App for Homeschoolers

What is The Bible Memory App?

The Bible Memory App – Bible Memory PRO is a program that works on a computer, phone, or other mobile devices to assist with Bible memory. The membership includes up to four family accounts.

When you log into your plan, you can choose which verses and which version of the Bible you would like to work on memorizing.

There are three steps for each verse in the memory app. First, you are given each word and type either the whole word or the first letter of each word (depending on how you have your settings).

Next, you are given every other word, and you have to fill in the blanks. Finally, you have a blank screen, and you have to type the complete verse (or the first letters of each word).

You can work through those as many times as you need, and you can work on as many different verses as desired.

You earn points and badges as you practice and work through the verses. While that part was not a big deal to me, it can be very motivational for many students. You could even have it be a competition between family members.

Memorize Bible Verses with BibleMemory.com

How We Used Bible Memory

When we received  The Bible Memory App – Bible Memory PRO, I set up accounts for myself and my two teenagers.

We were getting ready to start memorizing a selection of verses from Ephesians about the armor of God. So, I set up those verses to learn first. Once they were set up, my teenagers could practice at whatever time was convenient.

It is important to note that each family member could work on different verses.

I was able to put the app on my phone and have access to it on the computer. The program saved my work from each platform, so I had no problem using both interchangeably.

What We Thought About Bible Memory

We enjoyed the program. I thought it was a quick and easy way to work on scripture memory. I also really appreciated that it was also good typing practice.

My daughter chose to do extra verses on her account to help memorize verses she was doing with her American Heritage Girls troop. While she is pretty good at scripture memory on her own, she enjoyed the program and thought it made the memory work faster and more fun.

The one thing I would change is that I wish you could see progress on the other accounts from the parent’s account. In order to see progress for my children, I had to log out as me and log in as them. This was not a huge problem, but something I hope they consider later.

The price of this program is very affordable, at only $9.99 for the license.

Conclusions

We enjoyed BibleMemory.com. It is a great way to help older children, teens, and adults memorize scripture. It is affordable and easy to use, and we will continue to use it as a family to aid our scripture memorization.

Be sure to click on the graphic below to see how other reviewers used BibleMemory.com.

Memorize Bible Verses in Your Homeschool with BibleMemory.com

Tuesday Tips: Do Not Underestimate the Value of Life Lessons in Your Homeschool

Academics are important, but they are not the most important skills we teach our children.

Some of you are nodding your heads, and others are ready to stop reading and call me crazy. No matter which side you are on, hear me out.

Academics are important, and in our home, we strive to make sure that our children have an education that will allow them to pursue whatever options God might be calling them to, which could include entering a four-year university.

However, academics are only third on my list of overarching goals for our homeschool.

  1. To teach my children about Jesus and help lead them to a saving relationship with Him.
  2. To give my children the skills they need to be independent and productive adults.
  3. To prepare them academically for whatever path God leads them to pursue.
Life Lessons in Your Homeschool

What Do You Mean Life Lessons?

In this context, when I say life lessons, I am speaking about learning life skills. This could include any number of skills. For example, cooking, cleaning, making phone calls, setting up appointments, and laundry.

In our home, it also includes our homestead tasks. My children learn to garden, care for their chickens, raise animals, and more. This teaches them skills needed to help provide for themselves and their families, responsibility, work ethic, and more.

Home and car maintenance and repair also fall under life lessons. Car maintenance might be as simple as teaching them to pump gas. I once had a dear friend who owned a car and made it to college without knowing how to pump her gas, which made things very challenging for her.

Life lessons can also include less tangible skills like visiting those who are grieving or sick and sending cards to people who are lonely or going through a tough time.

There have been times when we have been going through difficult family times, and we rarely opened our textbooks. When my grandfather was dying from cancer, and we spent as much time as possible with him, when our town flooded and we focused on hurricane relief work, and the weeks right after our youngest children were born. However, my children learned life lessons far more valuable than we find in textbooks in those times.

How Do You Teach Life Lessons in Your Homeschool?

Sometimes when I hear people talking about something else I need to teach my children, I start stressing about adding another curriculum or one more thing to our daily to-do list.

However, you do not necessarily have to plan life lessons in your homeschool, you certainly do not need a curriculum, and they will lighten your load over time.

Include your children in your day-to-day activities. Have them help you in the kitchen, fold clothes, start the laundry, gather the eggs, or whatever other chores are required. 

Over time, they will do the tasks more and more independently, which benefits them and your home because you do not have to do it all.

As you help those around you or deal with challenging situations, make sure to include them. This will look different for different children and different ages, but children learn so much through being involved.

Resources For Life Lessons in Your Homeschool

If you want a curriculum to help you be more intentional about life lessons in your homeschool, SchoolhouseTeachers.com (aff) has some great electives for home economics, money management, cooking, homesteading, and other life skills.

Do not underestimate the power of simply living life with your children and including them in daily tasks. They will learn skills that will benefit them throughout their lives.

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Organizational Freebies From Evan-Moor

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I have been sharing some great free resources from Evan-Moor this week. This week’s last post shares all about two of their great freebies to help with homeschool organization. They have a free editable curriculum planner and some great checklist bookmarks. Both work well for organizing the Evan-Moor curriculum or a variety of curricula.

Evan-Moor Curriculum Planner

This curriculum planner is done in google slides. It has eight different color-coded pages that allow you to have each subject in a different color. You can input the date or week and the topic, and these can be edited online and printed or used digitally.

If you have older children using a computer, you could share these with them to help them keep track of their assignments.

Another option is using these to track what you finished each week. This is useful for those that need to turn in documentation.

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Evan-Moor Checklist Bookmarks

Evan-Moor has created these free checklist bookmarks. These bookmarks are a great way to help keep your children organized and on track with their schoolwork. There are ones designed to accompany the daily skills curriculum and blank ones that can be used for various programs.

You could use a blank one to track all of the work needed for a day or track lessons for a particular curriculum. If it was going to be the same thing each day or week, you could laminate it and use dry erase markers to check off the items. Then it could be erased and reused. If you want to adapt it for different days, you can simply print off new ones and write on paper copies.

Our Evan-Moor Reviews

You can check out some other reviews of specific Evan-Moor products below.

Evan-Moor History Pockets Ancient Egypt

Avoid Summer Slide with Evan-Moor Daily Summer Activities Workbook K-1 (Review)

Evan-Moor Top Student Workbook (Review)

Evan-Moor’s Skill Sharpeners Critical Thinking (Review)

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Teacher File Box From Evan-Moor

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A few days ago I shared a post about all of the fun freebies from Evan-Moor. Today, I am excited to be sharing another one of their great resources with you. The Evan-Moor Teacher File Box is an amazing subscription

Evan-Moor Teacher File Box for Homeschoolers

Evan-Moor Teacher File Box

Often we are working on a subject and we want to take it a little further, a child needs a little more help, or I am looking for something to cover a specific skill where I see a need. I can spend a lot of time searching the internet for just the right resources.

However, Evan-Moor is offering another option, the Teacher File Box. This resource is a digital ‘file box’ full of activities and worksheets for Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth grades.

There are thousands of pages of resources including crafts, games, worksheets, and more. The resources cover a wide variety of subjects including reading, writing, math, science, history, holidays, and more.

The File Box is a monthly or annual membership that gives you access to all of the available resources to use with any of your children. You can also try it FREE for two weeks to see if it is a good fit for your family.

How Do You Use the Teacher File Box

The teacher file box could be your primary curriculum or you could use it as a supplement.

Our family is using it as a supplement to our other curriculum. I love that I can sort through the resources in so many different ways. You start by deciding if you want to sort by curriculum, holiday, or theme. Then you can narrow those down into further categories and skills. You can also sort by grade level. I appreciate that I could choose a range for grade levels which gave me more flexibility.

For example, my seven-year-old needed some reinforcement with sight words. I was able to print a fun sight word bingo game that we could play together. It reinforced the words he needed to learn but made it feel fun and not stressful.

We are also studying birds in our nature study program and I was able to find a fun writing activity about birds nests that will reinforce what we have been learning and give him good practice on his writing skills.

I do want to mention that it worked very well for me on chrome but not on Firefox. So when you check it out be sure to use a browser other than Firefox.

If you have multiple grade levels studying one concept, you could worksheets that were geared to that topic for each grade level. For example, with our bird study, there are worksheets about birds from Preschool through eighth grade. So I could have my second grader doing one worksheet and my eighth grader doing a different bird worksheet to reinforce what we learned together.

Other Evan-Moor Reviews

Earlier this week we reviewed the fun freebies from Evan-Moor. Also, check out some other reviews of specific Evan-Moor products below.

Evan-Moor History Pockets Ancient Egypt

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Resource Library and Affiliate Disclosure

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Resource Library 

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