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YWAM Publishing: John Adams {Crew Review}

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As members of the Homeschool Review Crew, we’ve had many opportunities to share with you the wonderful books from YWAM Publishing. As a family, we have truly enjoyed books from both their Christian Heroes: Then and Now series and their Heroes of History series. Both series are equally wonderful and we have enjoyed learning about different people through reading from each series.

For this review, we requested a copy of Heroes of History: John Adams from the Heroes of History series. We were also given access to the separate study guide that goes along with the book specifically designed for John Adams. The two combined makes a great study for your homeschool.

I chose John Adams for this review because my husband is an Adams by his Mother’s line and John is a distant cousin to their family. I thought it would be interesting to learn about this known family member of his, to bring to life someone from his ancestry that my children would find interesting to learn about. We often enjoy relating members of our family history to our studies and we have a rather distinct line to choose from including Lizzie Borden as a cousin, the Putnam family from the Salem Witch Trials, William Tyndale who’s English Bible was the first to appear in print and many many more. Family history truly makes learning more interesting, at least for us.

Like much of my husband’s family, John Adams grew up in Massachusetts. My husband’s family later moved to Connecticut but ancestors have been documented in Massachusetts as well. John Adams was an average young boy, growing up in a land that only hoped for Freedom from England. He saw great injustices from British rule on the New World. As a child, he simply wanted to be a Farmer. He never imagined his life would end up as it did.

John Adams was an influential member of the Continental Congress, later becoming Vice President and then the second President of the new Nation, The United States of America. He believed in the Independence of our New Nation and helped to bring forth it’s greatness during some of the most challenging times we faced in our beginnings. His life was important to our own lives today, for without this astounding man, we may not have become a nation at all.

John Adams is written by Janet and Geoff Benge and included in the Heroes of History series from YWAM Publishing. It contains 17 chapters followed by a Bibliography. The book carries you through John’s life from him being a traitor to England, through his childhood, all the way into his presidency. It shows how John helped to shape this new nation and save us from the rule of a country we had hoped to escape.

The downloadable unit study that goes along with John Adams is a full study for you to use to learn more about this wonderful man. It links to various information and is printable for you to use with your student as they read through this book. It’s a great additional resource to reading the book. There are unit study guides for each of the books in these series.

You can purchase Heroes of History: John Adams from YWAM Publishing for $7.50. It is available in various formats including Kindle. We received the Paperback book which we love.

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The Essence of Courage {Celebrate Lit Review}

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The Essence of Courageby Lynn U. Watson

The Essence of Courage by Lynn U. Watson is a devotional experience like no other before it. Lynn combines her love of the Lord, her love of Essential Oils and herbs, with her love of stories and writing to create a story-book devotional that truly speaks to your heart. This book is just amazing and one I have truly enjoyed.

The Essence of Courage is the first of a series of devotional books created to educate and share about God’s love for us, diving deep into the stories within Solomon’s locked Garden. Lynn creates lovable characters based on the Fruits of the Spirit shared within the Bible itself. Essences of these strong women, who though sometimes unnamed, their stories speak out like no other.

She also includes fun facts about essential oils and spices that go along with these stories, educating you even more as you read and learn. You learn how to use these oils to relax and inspire yourself each day, helping you to remember the Fruits in your day to day life. Learning with this devotional is an experience you definitely won’t want to miss.

Each chapter shares stories of Cinnamah-Brosia and her friends. To begin there are suggested oils and herbs to use to encourage you. Their aromatic influence is described. A suggested Daily Delight is mentioned, along with some musical suggestions to inspire you. Then the day’s verse is shared, followed by an inspiring story that ends with another inspiring scripture.

You will greatly enjoy this fun devotional from Lynn U. Watson. Her encouragement is inspiring. You can grab your copy online for $14.99 in Paperback or $3.99 on Kindle.


Planet 316 Story Bible {Crew Review}

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Last year we reviewed Planet 316 and WorthyKids/Ideals Daily Bible Jigsaw app and we loved it!  You can read that review here: Daily Bible Jigsaw.  This year we were asked to review the Planet 316 Story Bible and the companion Planet 316 Story Bible App.  They are amazing!
I chose this review because I thought it was something that Jack and Laycie would love.  We love reading Bible stories together and I’m always looking for new books that share God’s love with them.  The cover of the Planet 316 Story Bible is adorable.
The cover features different Bible characters from the stories shared throughout this beautifully designed Bible for children.  The back of the Bible shows you how to bring the Bible to life with images that explain how to use the app along with the Bible.
The Planet 316 Story Bible begins with a dedication page like most Bibles.  It contains more than 100 beautifully designed Bible stories inside it’s semi-glossy pages.  In the front, you will find a note to parents and another page sharing about the companion Planet 316 Story Bible App.  There is a full Table of Contents so you can easily locate any Bible story favorite you and your child may have.  Then begins the Old Testament with a brightly colored image sharing several stories from this section of the Bible.
Creation, Noah’s Ark, the story of Moses are all included in the Old Testament.  The imagery is gorgeous and the characters are adorable.  This Bible is designed for you children to truly enjoy.
The New Testament follows with the story of Jesus’ Birth, the miracles he performed, and his Resurrection.  All the favorite stories you could wish to share with your little ones.  In the back of the Bible, there is a People, Places, and Things in the Bible reference for you and your child that is helpful to find things you may be looking for within the stories.  This is a great asset for when you can’t recall the name of the story but know what it contains.
The companion Planet 316 Story Bible App is available for Apple products and for Google as well.  It opens to an instructions page that shows you how to use the app.  It’s really quite simple to use.  You turn on the app, scan the image from the Bible with your device and the pages just come to life.  Each page pops up with a 3D image from the page that shows action and movement as you view it.  This augmented reality makes reading the Bible fun and exciting for children.

We really LOVE our Planet 316 Story Bible and have already recommended it to many others.  The stories are fun to read.  Jack loves reading this Bible nightly now. 
The Planet 316 Story Bible from Planet 316 and WorthyKids/Ideals is available for $18.99 US.  The Planet 316 Story Bible App is a free download that works along with the Planet 316 Story Bible. This would make a great addition to any children’s library.
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A+ Interactive Math {Crew Review}

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We’ve been using A+ Interactive Math (by A+ Tutorsoft Inc.) off and on for many years now.  We’re always very happy with their program.  For this review, we used the Family Math Package.
The Family Math Package allows up to 10 users to use it.  It allows you to change grade levels as needed with your students with ease.  You can start them anywhere in the program and adjust it as needed.  This package provides you access to all of the grade levels, no matter which level your student starts with.
This program is aligned with state and national standards.  The lessons themselves provide a vast selection of audio, visual and text to make the lessons exciting for the students themselves.  It builds through interactive review so that your student keeps learning as they go and doesn’t fall behind on the skills they need to learn.
The program automatically creates worksheets as the student learns which the student completes and then it grades them so you know what your student is successful in learning and what needs extra help.  Progress reports allow your student to see their progress and help to encourage them to continue independently learning through the program.  The program is comprehensive and thorough, allowing the student to do most of the work without guidance from the parent even in the early levels of learning.
For parents, there is a recommended lesson plan for you to guide you.  Automatic online grading makes it easy for you.  Progress reports make it easy for you to see where your student needs that extra help and there are printable worksheets that allow you to give that extra help.  The program also allows you, the parent, to enter in grades that you create as you work through the program.
The program itself opens in it’s own browser and requires Adobe Flash or similar to run.  You can use this program on a tablet or an iPad if you choose.  Just make sure you have a flash program installed.
In the program itself, you will find the Multimedia lessons, the lesson plan, a drop down menu of printables, a drop down menu for eBooks, a drop down menu for online worksheets and exams, the admin panel and a help menu.  These tabs make up the program and are made easy for you to access and use.
The multimedia lessons are designed to be fun for your student.  They contain a lot of color and character as they learn.  They’re interactive to keep your student intrigued but not overwhelmed.  The amount of chapters and lessons vary by the concepts being taught.
The lesson plan section shows several tabs as well.  The lesson plan is a download or printable file for you to use easily as your lesson planner.  It sets a weekly schedule for the program.  The lessons tab shows you what lessons your student has worked on and completed.  Interactive Q&A shows what your student has completed for the question/answers section of the program.  The online worksheets online exams and review exams tabs show what worksheets and tests your student has completed along with how they scored.  These are easy to view and use to assess how your student is doing with their learning.
Under the printables tab, you will find a drop down menu.  The menu shares worksheets, exams and reference sheets.  For the first two, you can choose from the Table of Contents menu to find the links for the part of the program you’re child is working on and gain access to these worksheets and exams.  For reference, there is one file that can be viewed, downloaded or printed for use.
The eBooks tab is also a drop down menu that shares the curriculum book, the worksheets solution guide and the exam solution guide.  These also have the Table of Contents menu linked so that you can easily find the answers to the exact section your student is working on.
The online worksheets and exams tab has a drop down menu for the online worksheets, online exams and review exams.  These tabs are set up the same way as the others making it easy to follow and find the information you’re looking for.
The Help tab takes you to more information about the program, the user guide and a few other things that you, the parent, may find useful or interesting about the company itself.
In the Admin Panel, you’ll find a menu to choose your student.  You’ll find Parental Controls, Progress Tracking and a place to print off certificates for accomplishments made through the program.  You will also find a tab to completely delete all information if you choose to do so.
This is a very thorough math program.  It’s very easy to use with multiple students.  It’s challenging but not too hard that your student can’t learn through it.  We’ve used A+ Interactive Math for various years now with multiple students and a have always enjoyed the program.  They’ve learned so much from the simple format on the lessons and the easy way it allows them to answer and learn.
You can join A+ Interactive Math (by A+ Tutorsoft Inc.) Family Math Package by purchasing the program online.  It is currently priced as one student for $79 and 2 or more students for $149.  You can have access for up to 10 students for one year of the program.  There is also an Adaptive Math Curriculum Online that can be purchased instead.

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