Homeschool Curriculum, Games, and Product Reviews: PreK-12 Round-up of Homeschool Reviews

Donkey Ollie is part of SchoolhouseTeachers.com and it is a series of animated Bible stories for kids.

Ollie gets into his share of problems during the series, and he and his fellow donkey and farm animal friends have to get out of some difficult situations.

Do you have a high schooler that needs a literature credit? Progeny Press is a well-loved publisher within the homeschooling community, and for good reason.

Their Christian-based literature guides help your child think about and evaluate story parts in comparison to the Bible.

Progeny Press’ The Fellowship of the Ring Study Guide utilizes The Fellowship of the Ring novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien.

Do you have a preschooler who is ready to read? Well, look no further. Ready for Reading leads you step by step with tons of activity ideas and games to help you teach the alphabet letters and sounds.

Letters are taught in the order of importance so that your child will put words together faster.

I am an affiliate for Ready for Reading, so if you purchase something through my link I will receive a small commission. Thank you!

Word Build Online is a website that features different games to teach kids the meanings of the parts of our English words.

I’ve always wondered why our spelling is so complicated. It’s because our language is not based on how a word sounds and is spelled but rather because of the meanings of the word parts.

With all of this reading, we can’t forget the subject of writing. Excellence in Literature: Handbook for Writers from EverydayEducation.com is two books in one.

The first part teaches your child how to think and write persuasively.

The second part is all about grammar. It’s set up in an easy-to-find manner so that you can look up any grammar rule quickly and see the correct way to write something.

Do your kids need more practice editing their writing. If so, Fix It! Grammar may be what you need. This curriculum is easy and the lessons are short.

When your child is finished with the curriculum, they’ll have a completed, professional quality, edited and rewritten story of The Frog Prince. Take a look!

Mastering Essential Math Skills: Pre-algebra is another math curriculum that you may want to look at.

The lessons are short and it’s perfect for either an entire curriculum or just for practicing through the summer. A workbook with accompanying video lessons makes this curriculum a win-win.

This calculator performs functions into calculus and trigonometry math problems, all the while, being very affordable at under $20.

If your child is going to be taking the SAT or ACT, this is the only model of calculator allowed to be used on these tests. This course doesn’t teach math, but it does teach how to use this very affordable resource.

MathRider is a downloadable software that has your child ride a horse through magical lands to get to their final destination.

They will only reach their destination if they continue to improve on their math facts in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

The horse runs and jumps the fences faster if they can answer the math questions faster, and of course, the horse will run slower if they still need some time to think and recall the answers.

The Speed Wheel Drills aren’t set up to be used as a family game, but my daughter and I competed against each other, the clock, and the total number of correct answers to see which one of us would be the fastest and most accurate with our math facts recall.

If there’s no one else to compete against in the family, then kids can just try to improve on their own previous times.

Do you love timelines? Homeschool in the Woods has put together a massive collection….. I mean a massive collection of timeline figures.

Not only can you use these figures for timelines, but you can use them for games, notebooking pages, lapbooks, PowerPoints and so much more.

Read all about it and see some pictures here. Homeschool in the Woods: Essential Timeline Library.

Drawing with Graphite Pencils: Beginner Level is interesting. The teacher didn’t show us each line to draw, instead, she taught us steps in the drawing process.

In the first step, we learned how to look at and draw only the outside of our object. Then, other steps followed to help us make our drawing more interesting.

As long as we followed the drawing steps, we could draw whatever interested us.

Do you wish your kids would do their chores without you having to tell them to?

These encouraging habit tracker sheets help get kids into the habit of chores, personal care, exercise, strength training and so much more.

These sheets are fun and colorful and a real joy to use.

This subscription-based, online site has over 450 different courses and classes for preschool-age children up to twelfth grade, in every subject imaginable.

Some lessons are purely text-based, while others are all audio, video, or a combination of all three.

Your whole family can use any class or course on the site for just one subscription rate, and it is totally affordable.

Do you need any worksheets for your K-5th grader? Look no further.

Super Teacher Worksheets has thousands to choose from, and if you can’t find what you’re looking for you can use their worksheet generator to create your own.

There are worksheets for every subject including games, puzzles, riddles…. all sorts of fun stuff to keep your child engaged and learning.

God’s Very Colorful Creation and Esther and the Very Brave Plan are two Bible storybooks geared toward preschool-age and elementary-age children.

These books are bright, vibrant, and will keep your kids engaged.

Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know is such a good little book for little people.

This book is easy to understand for young ones that they can do whatever they want when they grow up, but the most important thing is to love God.

This is a great book for a Christian family and would be perfect as a Christmas or birthday gift.

When you read the review, I’ve also added some unit study ideas that will give you some great starting off points for a simple missionary unit study. 

Additionally, there’s Fanny Crosby: The Girl Who Couldn’t See but Helped the World to Sing.

This is a very educational biography and gives a good look at Fanny’s love for God as well as a couple of her hymns that we still sing today.

Archer & Zowie by Hans Bluedorn was a cute little book for middle school kids.

Archer & Zowie take us with them through one day of playtime as their imaginations take them out of this world to battle overgrown penguins and a microwave oven that has turned into a Teleportee Machine.

This book is cleverly cute and pure fun.

Blue Skies West is a unique story. Your child can read and learn about the California-Oregan Trail as experienced through the horse’s eyes.

In this story, Blue, the family horse dreams of those green pastures ahead, all the while living and travelling through horrible hardships. This is a must-read for history and horse-lovers alike.

Pursuing Gold is another historical fiction that takes place during the American Civil War. Through this story, you learn about how our money, as we know it today, came to be.

This story is suspenseful too, and will keep you turning one more page. It has an accompanying literature guide that provides more information and pictures about the topics in the story.

Prisoner of War is a memorable story that takes place during WWII.

I have read this book twice so far and have really enjoyed it. I hope to read it to my grandchildren one day, when they are older.

There are two main groups of characters in this story, the prisoners and their allied soldiers.

This book is geared for late middle and high school students. It gives a lot of great information about historic cultures that influence us today.

Through the acts of people during biblical time, one man’s faith in God was changed and his thoughts on Creation were questioned and put to the test. A must-read for anybody doubting God’s Creation.

Mere Evengelism is for teens and adults interested in evangelism tips that are based on C.S. Lewis’ personal evangelizing tactics. 

Draw Near is a creative, devotional, habit tracker book that encourages you to spend time in God’s word and in prayer every day.

There’s plenty of spaces for creativity while you think and meditate on God’s word.

Christmas is right around the corner, so you’ll want to read the review and get your free copy of “25 Days of Christmas“. 

This ebook is filled with fun, engaging Christmas activities that you can do together as a family to help you and yours keep Christ at the center of Christmas.

The author is an expert in this area because she has spent thousands of hours over the years teaching little people and talking to their caregivers about God.

The author is Miss PattyCake! She’s upbeat, fun, and full of energy. You can sense her love for these little people as you listen to her audio book. She shares plenty of stories as she’s worked with kids over the years.

It’s a must-listen-to book!

I had the privilege to see and review God’s Not Dead: We the People. You don’t want to miss this inspirational movie.

Homeschool Awakening features Kirk Cameron and a group of other homeschooling parents as they discuss the why’s and how’s of homeschooling.

This film takes us inside their homes to get a closer look at their schedules, struggles, and the impact that homeschooling has made on their lives.

If you know of anyone that is considering homeschooling their child, then they should watch Homeschool Awakening.

The movie is based on a true story, and this one is going to be hard to forget. Get your tissues ready, as well as, get ready to laugh, because LifeMark is special one.

Adopted boy, David, searches for his birth parents only to find out more than he bargained for.

The lessons in this story are inspirational and impactful. I highly recommend it.

Audio dramas are always winners with my kids.

Jonathan Park Adventures will keep them begging for more.

This Christian family finds themselves in some rough circumstances while they aim to teach kids about God’s Creation and science facts.

These are perfect to listen to in the car or on rainy days. You won’t be disappointed.