PennywiseLearning.com Blog http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog to encourage, to educate, and to empower! Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:18:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Musicademy Music Instruction DVD’s http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/17/musicademy-music-instruction-dvds/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/17/musicademy-music-instruction-dvds/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 18:27:15 +0000 admin music http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/17/musicademy-music-instruction-dvds/ Christian Music Lessons Music is a big part of our lives here at Pennywise Learning. Two of us are worship leaders and have a love for worship music. For the last couple of years we have tried to find a music instruction solution to offer Homeschoolers.

Finally, we are pleased to announce Musicademy Instruction DVD’s. These DVD’s contain a year’s worth of music lessons. The focus is on learning to play worship music and offers tips and instruction from some of today’s most influential worship leaders. At present, there is instruction for beginning and intermediate guitar, keyboard, and vocal. Worship drums and bass instruction is coming soon.

Click here for more information on Musicademy Christian Music Lessons

If you are considering beginning your student in music lessons, I would encourage you to invest in a quality instrument. There are plenty of cheap instruments on the market but if you really want your child to develop a love for learning the instrument, then spend a little more and get the “right tool for the job”.

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It’s easy to compare ourselves to our impressions of others. We tend to compare the “macro” view we see in ourselves to the “micro” view we see in others. Then we inflate the micro view into a macro perception of them.

In other words, we only see little glimpses into other people’s lives but we tend to believe that the little we see when people are at their best is the way they are all the time. We take this view and compare it to the big picture of our own lives. Often times, it is not a fair comparison.

I hate hearing someone tell us they are discouraged with their family after they have been around my family. I know that they are comparing their family to what they saw when we were at our best. What they don’t see is the days (or weeks) that our family operates like a run away freight train. It is not fair to their family to be held to those standards.

It is good to set high standards for our families and to find others that we admire and respect to push us to higher levels. But we do need to be careful not to elevate each other beyond reality.

]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/03/philosophy-107/feed/ Saxon Math Help (part 2) http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/03/saxon-math-help-part-2/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/03/saxon-math-help-part-2/#comments Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:45:19 +0000 admin mathsaxontutor http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/03/saxon-math-help-part-2/
Teaching Tape DVD’s for Saxon Math

Teaching Tape DVD's for Saxon A newly added product that we are very excited about is Teaching Tape Technology DVD’s for Saxon Math. Each DVD set features a certified teacher thoroughly explaining each lesson and demonstrating new concepts. Every example and practice problem found in the Saxon Math Home Study editions are worked out in front of the student and explained.

There is an incredible 28 - 42 hours of private teaching instruction provided in each complete set. You’ll wonder how you ever did Saxon Math without Teaching Tape DVD’s.

Teaching Tape is produced by a Christian company. They are not affiliated with Saxon Publishers.

Click here for more information on Teaching Tape DVD’s for Saxon Math

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DIVE Tutor for Saxon Math

DIVE Screen ShotsSaxon Math is an excellent math curriculum. With over 20 years of successfully preparing Homeschoolers for SAT, ACT, and college math, it is no wonder why it is one of the best selling math curriculums.

It can however be a challenge for parents. We have spoken to some parents who just aren’t very good with math, and others who spend hours the night before working out the problems so they can teach the math to their children the next day. Either way we suggest using a tutoring supplement to fully take advantage of what Saxon offers and save time.

DIVE is an excellent tutoring program for $50.00 if purchased separately or $45.00 if purchased with a Saxon Math book. DIVE CD’s are a PC based program that teaches the concepts taught in each lesson and offers problems similar to the problems found in the Saxon Math textbooks.

DIVE Math CD-ROMs teach every lesson in each Saxon Math textbook, from Math 5/4 through Calculus. DIVE lectures teach each lesson step-by-step on a digital whiteboards that looks and sounds like a live classroom lecture, with the added advantage that students can easily rewind, fast forward, or pause with the click of a mouse.

Lectures average about 10-15 minutes each. Students review the lessons and then work on the practice problems presented, pausing, rewinding as necessary until they understand.

We have had many parents and students approach us and tell us what a blessing DIVE has been and they couldn’t have made it through the curriculum without it.

Click here for more information on DIVE Tutor for Saxon Math

]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/11/03/saxon-math-help/feed/ Free is good but make sure it’s legal http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/free-is-good-but-make-sure-its-legal/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/free-is-good-but-make-sure-its-legal/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 23:09:11 +0000 admin http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/free-is-good-but-make-sure-its-legal/ Do you want to homeschool for FREE? Make sure your free materials aren’t breaking the law. This site offers some great information regarding educational fair use.

Click here to visit HomeschoolCopyright.com

]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/free-is-good-but-make-sure-its-legal/feed/ The Art of Argument http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/the-art-of-argument/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/the-art-of-argument/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:17:05 +0000 admin newphilosophy http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/the-art-of-argument/ The art of argumentNewly Updated

The Art of Argument is one of my favorite logic curriculums. This text does not really teach one to argue but rather the logic behind the argument. There are twenty-eight informal fallicies presented and over sixty advertisments for items like blue jeans and pick-up trucks for sudents to apply the fallicies to.

This is a great course and I would highly recommend it. Click here for more info!

]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/the-art-of-argument/feed/ New from Homeschool in the Woods http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/new-from-homeschool-in-the-woods/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/new-from-homeschool-in-the-woods/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:51:25 +0000 admin new http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/new-from-homeschool-in-the-woods/ The American Revolution

The American Revolution The third in the CD timeline series from Homeschool in the Woods, “The American Revolution,” contains 25 lessons that can spread across 5-10 weeks, covering the politics and conflicts that launched a new nation, such as: Colonial beginnings, the French & Indian War, problems leading up to the revolution, Continental Congress, General Washington, women of the war, several specific battles, many important figures who stood for the cause of liberty, and much more! Click Here for more information!

]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/22/new-from-homeschool-in-the-woods/feed/ New from Bright Ideas Press http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/19/new-item-added-today/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/19/new-item-added-today/#comments Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:58:49 +0000 admin http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/19/new-item-added-today/ Homeschool SuccessDiscover the Power of Physics

New! Christian Kids Explore Physics published by Bright Ideas Press is the latest release in the Christian Kids Explore science series.

This 400 page textbook, designed for grades 4-8 includes 30 physics lesson in six units. Unit titles are The Foundations of Physics, Matter, Mechanics, Matter in Motion, Energy in Motion, and Electricity & Magnetism. there are hands on activities, vocabulary words, coloring pages, unit reveiws, and scripture tie-ins.

We are offering this textbook for only $27.96. You save $6.99. This curriculum is a real PennySaver. Click here for more info.

]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/19/new-item-added-today/feed/ The Most Complete Language Learning Software http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-most-complete-language-learning-software/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-most-complete-language-learning-software/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:44:36 +0000 admin http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-most-complete-language-learning-software/ TeLL me More Homeschool Version

We are pleased to be offering a special on Auralog’s Tell me More Homeschool language learning software. For a limited time, you SAVE 20% and we’ll even give free shipping. In some cases that’s a savings of over $60.00.

This program really is worth the money. We are using the Spanish curriculum for our family this school year and are very satisfied with it. Check out some of the customer testimonials and third party testimonials.

Click here for more info or select an image below to check out a specific language.




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]]> http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/18/the-most-complete-language-learning-software/feed/ Horizons Math Curriculum http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/13/horizons-math-curriculum/ http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/13/horizons-math-curriculum/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2007 19:29:57 +0000 admin http://www.pennywiselearning.com/blog/2007/10/13/horizons-math-curriculum/ Horizons MathHorizons Math, published by AOP is an excellent choice for elementary math.

This advanced level curriculum uses a spiral learning method allowing students to master concepts through a process of introduction, review, and reinforcement. Using a traditional format, lessons are taught using the teacher’s guide. Each level includes the Teachers guide and two brightly illustrated student workbooks.

Students master introductory math concepts and gradually progress to more challenging subjects such as decimals, graphs, measurements, angles, ratios, and equations. Lessons are fast paced, colorful and engaging.

Selected as one of the top 100 math curriculums in Cathy Duffy’s 100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum, Horizons Math is a great alternative to the Saxon K-3 curriculum. Available in K-6.

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