2011 TOS Homeschool Crew Blue Ribbon Awards

     The 2010-2011 TOS Homeschool Review Cruise has ended. This year had a few changes. I was privileged to be a First Mate and enjoyed getting to know my "mini-crew." Be sure to check out their blogs (links in the sidebar.) I'm looking forward to another year on the Crew beginning this fall.

     Some of our family's favorites were winners in the 2011 TOS Homeschool Crew Blue Ribbon Awards. For the products I reviewed, the link will take you to that review.

Favorite Language Arts Product => Institute For Excellence in Writing (IEW)

Favorite Social Studies Product => Bright Ideas Press-Wondermaps

Favorite Science Product => Eagle’s Wings-Considering God’s Creation

Favorite Math Product => I See Cards-Pyramath

Favorite Online Math Product => Ten Marks

Favorite Writing Product => Writing Tales

Favorite Reading Instruction Product => Talking Fingers

Favorite Foreign Language Product => Classical Academic Press

Favorite Fine Arts Product (art, music, etc.) => Artistic Pursuits

Favorite Preschool Product => Go Go Kabongo

Favorite Elementary Product => Speekee

Favorite Upper Grade Product => Vocab Ahead

Favorite Special Needs Product => See-N-Read

Favorite Christian Education Product => Apologia

Best Resource I Didn’t Know I Needed => Lanschool Technologies

Best Customer Service => Peterson Directed Handwriting

Best Online Resource => Big IQ Kids

Best e-product => Zeezok Publishing-ZGuide to the Movies

Best Technology Resource => Collectorz

Best Homeschool Resource => Yesterday’s Classics

Best Book, Novel or Magazine => Zoe & Sozo Publishing-Foundlings

Best Children’s Book => Kregel Publications-Circle C Beginnings

Best Hands-On Resource => Corps of Re-Discovery

Most Adaptable Resource => The Write Foundation

Most Unique Resource => GoTrybe

Most Family-Oriented Product => Growing Healthy Homes-Nutrition 101

Kid’s Choice => Schleich Action Figures

All Around Crew Favorite => Institute For Excellence in Writing

Look for this award at vendor's websites:

     All crew members were encouraged to vote. My children shared their favorites for this year, too. 

My 7th grader: Institute for Excellence in Writing

My 5th grader: Vocab Cartoons

My 1st grader: Yuck (Buckets-O-Fun)