One of the services I offer at Our Journey Westward is product reviews. Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing more than 200 products. Some of those reviews have been shared on my blog (or elsewhere) and some of them have been private reviews.
Besides the reviews I publish here on Our Journey Westward, my reviews can be found all over the web – namely through iHomeschool Network, The Curriculum Choice, and The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.
If you write curriculum or have a product that you feel my readers may benefit from learning about, I’m happy to discuss the possibility of a posted review. I’m also happy to discuss private reviews of your materials. My rates are very fair, but will vary according to your needs, so please contact me for detailed information about fees.
Homeschool Product Reviews
For your convenience, I’ve compiled at least most of my product reviews here – and attempted to organized them in some sensible fashion. Happy curriculum hunting!
For many (not all) of these reviews, I received the products for free in exchange for an honest opinion and/or received compensation. All opinions are always my own and I was not under any obligation to write a positive review. You will find that most of my reviews are positive in nature. Why? I will not destroy the reputation of any company in my writings. What doesn’t work for me may work well with someone else. I try to give fair assessments of the facts. If I truly don’t like a product, I will not review it.
Bible/Character/Missions
Biblical Responsibility Project Pack (Hands of a Child)
Bold Believers in Columbia Activity Book *
Boyhood and Beyond/Created for Work *
Bruchko *
Charles Ludwig Missionary Stories
Elkan: The Adventure of a Lifetime
Field Workers: A Study of God’s Work Among the Nations – Latin America
For Instruction in Righteousness *
Foundations Bible Curriculum *
The Godly Woman: A Study of Proverbs 31 for Boys and Girls
God’s Great Covenant Bible Curriculum *
Hudson Taylor: Gospel Pioneer to China
Imprisoned for Christ: The Wurmbrand Family
Journey to the Holy Land and In the Footsteps of Jesus Games
The Kingdom Series – Audio CD’s *
Learning About Islam Activity Book *
Lessons in Responsibility for Boys *
The Prodigal Son and His Elder Brother
Young Hearts Longing for God: A Pre-Inductive Study of the Psalms
Language Arts
Basic Primary and Regular-Lined Notebooking Pages
Daily Handwriting Practice: Traditional Manuscript
Daily Language Review, Grade 1
Daily Paragraph Editing, Grade 5 *
Intermediate Language Lessons Workbook *
Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program
The Logic of English Essentials *
Miss Maggie’s Fun Guide to Reading
Nonfiction Reading Practice Grade 4
Operation: English Grammar Project Pack (Hands of a Child) *
Primary Arts of Language: Reading *
Primary Arts of Language: Writing
Primary Language Lessons Workbook
Rock Star Essay Online Writing Course *
Spelling 1-2, Workbook and Software
Math/Logic/Economics
Amuse Amaze, Beadecked and Go Mental Sacramental Games
Art of the Argument (formal logic) *
Bluestocking Press Middle School Set (Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?) *
The Fallacy Detective and Thinking Toolbox (formal logic) *
James Madison Critical Thinking Course (formal logic)
Logic Countdown, Logic Liftoff and Orbiting with Logic *
Math Facts Fun Pack: Addition and Subtraction
Math Games, Level C: Centers for up to 6 Players
Math in Minutes: Easy Activities for Children 4-8
Mathematical Reasoning Level B
Prufrock Press Logic Resources *
Science
Adventure Publications Field Guides
Animal Tracks Peterson Field Guide *
The Case of the Missing Mountain *
Dover Rocks and Minerals Resources
Drawn to Nature & Keeping a Nature Journal
Exploring Creation with General Science
Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day *
Max Axiom Graphic Science Books *
Rocks and Minerals Project Pack (Hands of a Child)
Uncovering Student Ideas in Science, Volume II
History
All American History – The Civil War to the 21st Century
America’s Heritage: An Adventure in Liberty Elementary and Middle School Editions
Ancient Civilizations and the Bible *
B is for Battle Cry: A Civil War Alphabet
Beautiful Feet Modern U.S. and World History *
Discoveries America…Kentucky DVD
Our Presidents: Their Lives and their Stories
Remembering God’s Awesome Acts *
Story of the World Audio CDs *
Understanding Government DVD Set
United States Government Lapbook Grades 7-12 (Knowledge Box Central) *
What Every Child Needs to Know About Western Civilization *
Wonders of Old: Medieval Timeline App
Geography
Geography of the 50 States, 50 States for Young Learners
International Geography Quest Project Pack (Hands of a Child)
World of Maps Clip Art Antique Collection CD
The World: Reference and Map Forms
Unit Study/Lapbooks
A Kid’s Guide Unit Study Resources *
KONOS Character Curriculum (Volume I) and KONOS Timeline and Figures
Moving Beyond the Page Relationships Unit Study
Art/Music
Edward MacDowell and His Cabin in the Pines with Study Guide
Peggy’s Violin CD and Teacher’s Guide
Stephen Foster and His Little Dog Tray with Study Guide
Zeezok Elementary Music Appreciation Program *
Technology
Introduction to Computer Programming
Shortcut! A Computer Basics Game
Foreign Language
Latin for Children, Primer A *
Latin in the Christian Trivium
Mango Languages Online Courses *
Preschool/Kindergarten
The wHole Picture Matching Games
High School
Psychology: A Christian Perspective *
Holidays
S is for Shamrock: An Ireland Alphabet
Homeschool/Blogging
The Homeschool Printing Company
A Plan in Place Customizable Student Planner *
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* denotes products that have been our top picks
If you’d like to know more about my very favorite curriculum choices time and time again, this post is where you need to start.
