Mere Christianity Critical
Analysis Journal
The Mere Christianity Critical Analysis
Journal;is;a;powerful;tool;to;strengthen
critical;thinking;while;cultivating;a;Bib-lical;worldview.;A;companion;to;Lew-is’s;classic;work,;the;Journal;can;be;used
for;independent;study;with;teenagers
or;adults,;or;as;a;group;study;in;fami-lies,;homeschools,;co-ops,;classrooms,
Sunday;school,;and;small;groups.
See how the Crew reviewers used
these;resources;in;their;homes.
Read;the;Crew;reviews!
DVD Combo Pack: Swimmers of
the Sea
DVD Combo Pack: Produce
Curiosity Quest
www.CuriosityQuestStore.com
Curiosity Quest is a fun educational
program for the entire family that
explores those things its viewers are
curious;about.;In;each;show,;host;Joel
Greene ventures on a quest to an-swer;viewer’s;letters;of;curiosity.;Each
curiosity;quest;takes;the;audience;on
location;for;an;unscripted,;hands-on,
educational experience. Members of
the;Crew;were;sent;two;DVD;Combo
Packs,;each;containing;three;episodes.
In;the;DVD;Combo;Pack:;Swimmers
of;the;Sea,;viewers;are;given;a;glimpse
of;salmons,;sea;turtles,;and;penguins.
In the DVD Combo Pack: Produce,
viewers;are;taken;on;a;journey;to;learn
about mushrooms, orange packing,
and;cranberries.
There;are;many;other;episodes;avail-
able;highlighting;a;variety;of;subjects
such;as;food,;animals,;sports,;and;in-
struments.;Each;episode;is;30;min-
utes in length and shares interesting
and;relatively;unknown;facts;that;your
whole;curious;family;will;enjoy;learn-
ing;about.;Curiosity;Quest;is;also;avail-
able;on;many;local;PBS;channels;airing
over;100;episodes.
Read;the;Crew;reviews!
Victus Study Skills System
Student Workbook and Teacher
Edition
Victus Study Skills System
www.StudySkillsSystem.org
Do;you;regularly;learn;new;things?;Do
you;set;goals;and;plan;out;projects?;All
these;study;skills;are;things;you;prob-ably;use;throughout;your;life.;However,
even;if;you;do;them,;would;you;know
how;to;TEACH;them?
The;Victus;Study;Skills;System;was
created to help students of all ages
learn how to study, learn and set
goals. In Latin, Victus means “way
of;life”;and;rather;than;teaching;iso-lated;study;skills;such;as;note-taking
and;planning,;Victus;aims;to;teach;the
skills;together;to;form;a;plan;that;will
serve;them;for;life.
The;Victus;Study;Skills;System;helps
the;student;think;about;where;they;are,
what;they;want;and;how;they;are;going
to;get;there.;By;thinking;about;where
they;are,;they;begin;to;know;themselves
as;they;learn;about;planning;concepts
and;learning;styles.;In;where;they;are
going,;students;learn;the;importance;of
goal;setting,;planning,;and;using;calen-dars.;In;getting;there,;they;learn;vari-ous;methods;for;learning;such;as;read-ing;for;information,;test;taking,;note
taking,;and;organization.
The;Victus;Study;Skills;System;can;be
used;for;all;ages,;from;ages;four;and;up,
but;are;best;suited;for;5th-12th;grad-
ers.;For;younger;students,;the;skills;are
obviously very teacher intensive and
mostly;an;introduction;to;the;concepts.
For;8-10;year;olds,;they;should;be;able
to;work;through;the;workbook;while
being;taught.;There;is;also;a;workbook
intended;for;older;students;to;be;able;to
teach;themselves;these;skills.
The Schoolhouse Review Crew received the Teacher Edition and the
Student;Workbook;of;the;Victus;Study
Skills;System;to;facilitate;our;reviews.
Also;available;for;purchase;are;the;Stu-dent Workbook, a Classroom Video
and;a;PowerPoint;Presentation.
Read;the;Crew;reviews!
Our America Series:
The Pilgrim Adventure
The King Philip’s War Adventure
The Salem Adventure
Susan Kilbride
Funtastic Unit Studies
www.FuntasticUnitStudies.com
Susan Kilbride is a home educating
mother;who;has;the;same;perspective
of;teaching;history;that;I;do.;Dry;text-books;are;not;the;answer,;but;rather
true;stories;that;engage;the;reader;and
make;them;want;to;learn;more.
With;Kilbride’s;Our;America;series,
she;takes;three;time;periods:;the;Pil-grims,;King;Philip’s;War,;and;the;Salem
witch;trials,;and;weaves;a;fictional;story-line;into;them;to;bring;them;to;life;for
young;readers.
The basic premise of the fictional
storyline;starts;with;a;brother;and;sis-ter,;Finn;and;Ginny,;whose;uncle;in-vents;a;time;machine;that;looks;like;a
TV;remote.;The;kids’;parents;think;the
machine;is;a;TV;remote.;When;they
push;a;button,;the;parents;accidentally
become;lost;in;time.;Finn;and;Ginny
travel;through;time;to;find;them;and
that’s;when;the;adventure;begins.
