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Keyboarding for the Christian School Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

Keyboarding for the Christian School is not just a typing product.  Yes, you begin the program by learning proper hand/finger placement for all of the letters, numbers, and symbols.  In fact, the first 29 lessons cover the routine typing practice that you will find in most basic typing program.  There are no frills – just good old fashioned typing practice. The part that differentiates this product from other typing programs is that it goes beyond just the basics of typing.  You will learn how to vertically and horizontally format a document using scripture passages from Psalms.  You will learn how…

How to Reach Your Full Potential for God Review

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How to Reach Your Full Potential for God: Never Settle for Less than His Best by Charles F. Stanley In How to Reach Your Full Potential for God, Charles Stanley takes readers through his 7 essentials for reaching their potential for God.  The 7 essentials include a clean heart, a clear, mind, using your gifts, a healthy body, right relationships, a balanced schedule, and taking God-approved risks. Charles Stanley did a good job developing each of the 7 essentials.  While I may not agree with everything that was written in this book, I thought it was a good read.  This…

Wii Your Shape Review and Jello Mousse Giveaway

Posted in Fitness, and Reviews

Wii Your Shape is a totally different way to exercise with your Wii system. What makes this new “game” unique is there is no controller involved. All of your movements are tracked by a web cam that you place on your tv. The Wii version of Jenny McCarthy will lead you in your exercises based upon your personal fitness plan.  The camera projects your image on to the screen next to Jenny, so you can see if you are properly doing the exercises.  Jenny will tell you if you aren’t. lol! You can personalize your workout with 6 background colors,…

Math Tutor Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

As part of the TOS Crew, we were given the opportunity to review 2 products from the Math Tutor dvd line.  We received The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor – 8 Hour Video Course and Young Minds – Numbers and Counting. Both Munchkin and I were impressed with The Basic Math Word Problem Tutor.  The instructor, Jason Gibson, was easy to listen to and follow.  He worked through each of the word problems on a white board step-by-step to allow the student to thoroughly understand each concept being taught.  You can read more about Jason’s educational and professional background here.…

Matter: Its Properties & Its Changes Tour and Review

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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild…