And The Winners Are...

Such a fright! Another school year gone by. The Homestead School has had a great time testing lots of awesome homeschool products as part of The Old Schoolhouse's Homeschool Crew.

The whole Crew recently voted for their favorites in several different categories and a few of Mrs. D's and son's favorites made the list:

Favorite Science Product => Eagle’s Wings-Considering God’s Creation


Favorite Math Product => I See Cards-Pyramath


Favorite Reading Instruction Product => Talking Fingers


Favorite Preschool Product => Go Go Kabongo


Favorite Elementary Product => Speekee


Favorite Special Needs Product => See-N-Read


Favorite Christian Education Product => Apologia


Best Technology Resource => Collectorz


Best Children’s Book => Kregel Publications-Circle C Beginnings


Best Hands-On Resource => Corps of Re-Discovery


Most Unique Resource => GoTrybe


Most Family-Oriented Product => Growing Healthy Homes-Nutrition 101

We're excited to see many of our favorites here.  They each got a blue ribbon (above) to display.  Check out the full list on The Homeschool Crew's Official Blog here.

We're also proud to announce that Mrs. D and son will be on next year's Homeschool Crew, testing and telling about more great homeschool products with The Old Schoolhouse.  Looking forward to a few weeks of rest, and then starting in again;)

Good Morning God - Apologia Books

Three.  That's how many times my second grade son read this book with his dad before I even got a look at it.  "Good Morning, God" by Davis Carman, illustrated by Alice Ratterree, published by Apologia Press, is a very child-friendly book.  It spoke to my son's heart, which was evidenced by the fact that he kept re-reading it during our extended visit with family over Thanksgiving.  He even insisted (really, with no prodding from me!) upon doing all of the Questions and Activities in the back of the book.  Good Morning God became our reading and faith building curriculum for the week we spent homeschooling on the road.  The story follows a young boy in his daily life for one week, from Sunday to Sunday.  It can be read straight through, or as a bedtime story.  If you choose you can read one day at a time and do the questions and activites for that day.  No matter how this book is used, it demonstrates to our children and ourselves, "the simple and wonderful ways we can worship God...with our entire being all through the day." (from How to Use this Book).

Written for 1-8 year olds, this book is a non-denominational Christian discipleship tool, emphasizing whole hearted, joyful love for God and faith in Jesus.  The many scripture references in the Question and Activities section are taken from the Zondervan edition of the New International Version of the Holy Bible.  Questions and Activities include subjects such as heaven, what is a soul, sin, how can you take care of your body, go on a bike ride, and draw a picture of an ear. 

This is a quality, hardcover childrens book, with sturdy pages and beautiful color illustrations, priced at only $14.00, it is constructed to last a lifetime with gentle care.  The accompanying coloring book is only $4.00.  Other books are available from this company at Apologia Press.

See what other Homeschool Crew members are saying about this product here: Homeschool Crew.

We received one copy of "Good Morning God" free for posting an honest evaluation.  No other compensation was received for this review.