Stepping Back in History: The Oak of Golden Dreams

About a week ago, I stumbled upon the world of Letterboxing.

 Letterboxing combines elements of hiking, treasure hunting and creative expression into an activity that the whole family can enjoy. Similiar in ways to geo-caching,you follow clues that are posted on the internet by others in the letterboxing community. Each box contains a rubber stamp and a log book. When the letterbox is found, you use your own personal stamp (which is called your "signature stamp") in the logbook along with your trail name to show that you were there. You then you use the rubber stamp in the box to leave a mark in your own personal book, your souvenir for finding the box.. Then, you hide the box back where you found it (or better if it wasn't hidden well when you found it).. Then, you return to the website and you log that the box has recently been found, letting others know it's still available as well as informing them of the condition of the box (if it is lost, needs replacement, ect). Each person has a "trail name" that identifies who the owner of the box is as well as those finding it. The Trail name we picked was "The Chuckwallas".. and our signature stamp???

I'm not really sure what I was doing online when I stumbled upon the Letterboxing world, maybe from reading someone else talk about it or maybe in a magazine. But when I read about it, I knew it was something that we might enjoy doing as a family. I found a website for the letterboxing community and looked up our area to see if this was something that was even around us. While there's nothing on our base, there are many boxes located in the surrounding areas. I looked at many of the different clues and decided to pick a box that would be not only fun but a learning experience for us as well..

The Oak of Golden Dreams

Mural Painting in Placerita Canyon State Park showing Francisco Lopez's Discovery

 The particular box we decided on was located in the Placerita Canyon State Park right outside of Santa Clarita, California. History says that this particular area is where the very first gold in California was found: In 1839, the Mexican Government granted to Antonio del Valle some 48,000 acres of the Santa Clarita Valley known as Del Valle Ranch. On March 8, 1842, Francisco Lopez y Arbello, the brother-in-law of Antonio de Valle, visited the rancho. While napping under a great oak tree, he dreamt that he was surrounded by gold and was very rich. Upon awakening, he picked a bunch if wild onions that were growing around some sycamore trees just north of the great oak tree. Attached to the onions roots were several small pieces of gold. This discovery by Lopez marked the first recorded discovery of gold in California.

I started our adventure by telling the kids the story of the Oak of Golden Dreams. The kids had already learned a bit about California History and knew about "Eureka- I have found it" and the Gold Rush of 1842 so this was a great opportunity to put the history with real life for them. We loaded up into the car and drove an hour to the park, a place we had passed many times on our way to LAX but had never thought to stop. This park has suddenly became a favorite place for us - it is so beautiful. We were able to introduce the kids to hiking on trails which was so much fun. (Even though we found the letterbox, we will return soon for the hiking).

 We headed down the Heritage Trail towards the Oak of Golden Dreams. This is a very short hike (maybe a
little over quarter mile round trip).. We made our way to the tree and the kids were so happy to have found it and look at it..  There are also some wonderful things to look at along the way, such as the Walker Cabin which was built by Frank Walker in 1920 for his family.  It has lots of old farming equipment that the kids were able to check out.  There's also a tunnel that is under an overpass that has a gorgeous mural painted on the walls that shows the history of the valley.  

My family in front of the Oak of Golden Dreams

One we enjoyed the tree long enough,  we needed to find the box.. It took us a while to find it but we eventually uncovered a bright blue piece of plastic hidden underneath some bark and leaves.

 We all yelled "Eureka" and everyone was so excited.

It was a small tupperware box about 3 inch by 3 inch square. Inside we found a small plastic turtle (the

owner of the box's trail name is Turtleboy), a ziplock with a felt bag and another zip lock with a tiny notepad. Inside the felt bag was the rubber stamp, hand carved by the owner, for this particular letterbox. We took pictures, documented everything, put our stamp into the logbook and stamped our own book, cleaned the stamp off for the next person and put everything back in their bags and back in the box.

 

Our first letterbox was a success.. We returned the box back where we found it, covering it up well for the next person to find.

We sat for a while enjoying the quietness of the area as we watched hummingbirds, a Western Scrub Jay and various lizards wandering around. The kids enjoyed checking out the tree (it's been a long time since we've seen a REAL tree) and climbing on the fence and rocks.

Finally, we hiked back the way we came and visited the Nature Center..  There we were able to observe a turkey vulture, red tailed hawk, American kestral, and some desert tortoise. 

 There was also a really neat visitors center there that had other exhibits showing various animals that live in the canyon area..  I was really pleased with this park and can't wait til we get to go back again to hike.. We had a great time.

If you think you might be interested in letterboxing I would suggest heading over to the website Atlas Quest.  There you can look up your area by city name or zip code and see if there are any letterboxes in your area.. It's very easy to get started, just print out a clue, grab a book to stamp in and also a small stamp (ours is 1inch square) to stamp the logbook.. I would also recommend bringing a marker in case the letterbox doesn't have an ink pad with it (the one we found today did not have one).

This will definitely be something we will be doing again in the future. And had I not stumbled upon the letterboxing community, I never would have found this little gem of a park either.


This post is part of the the Homeschool Review Crew's Field Trip Inspiration Round up. For other great field trip ideas from around the country, be sure to click the image below :)

What's In The Skies This Month - May

It's early May and I'm running a bit behind on getting this month's update going, so I apologize.  But without any more delay, here is the latest installment of  "What's In The Skies This Month", where Charles from Chuckwalla Observatory joins us to give a quick rundown of what's going on in the heavens this month.   A Huge thank you to Charles for taking the time to write this for us :)
 

Astro-blog for May 2015
 
May Moon Phases

The full moon of May falls on the 4th. This moon is known as the Flower Moon, simply because the spring flowers are in full bloom during this time.


May's new moon is on the 18th. This is a great time to look for those faint fuzzies with your binoculars or telescope.









Planets in May

Mercury will reach greatest eastern elongation on May 7th. Being an inner planet, Mercury is rather difficult to observe because it never strays too far from the sun. But at greatest elongation, Mercury will be at it's highest point above the horizon in the evening hours...and thus presenting the best opportunity to observe it. Look for Mercury in the western sky immediately after sunset. Being an inner planet  (relative from Earth), Mercury progresses through phases just like Venus. In a telescope at high magnification, Mercury currently appears like a wide crescent.

Venus it still getting brighter and higher. If you've been keeping track of the appearance of Venus over the past few months, it should be apparent that it's phase has changed considerably. It is now nearing a half phase, similar to our moon's first and third quarter phases. It also appears much higher and brighter in the evening sky than it did a few months ago. It is now so bright that is is actually possible to spot it during the day with careful observation. It should reach it's maximum brightness in July.

 Saturn is the star of the show this month. On May 23 it will reach opposition, marking the best time to view the ringed wonder in a telescope. This year we will be treated to some spectacular views, owing to the fact that Saturn is tilted down toward us. Most of it's ring system will be visible, as well as Saturn's northern pole.

  This presents a good opportunity to observe the famous "Saturn Hexagon", which is a persistent hexagonal cloud formation situated directly over Saturn's north pole. The clouds of the hexagon are of a contrasting color compared to the rest of the northern hemisphere, making it easy to spot under good seeing conditions. At the center of the the hexagon is a vortex.

Image captured by the Cassini spacecraft

Image captured by the Cassini spacecraft.

Saturn's rings will be a spectacular sight, will most of the ring system being illuminated by the sun. The portion of the rings directly behind Saturn will be obscured by a combination of Saturn's northern hemisphere and the shadow of the planet itself being cast onto the rings. You will be able to discern this shadowy area in telescopic views. You should also be able to easily pick out the Cassini division, the dark gap that separates the outer A-ring from the inner B-Ring. From Earth, this gap looks like exactly that...a gap. But in reality, this gap also contains rings that are much darker in color than the rest of the system. The Huygens Gap is also contained within the Cassini Division. Under excellent seeing conditions, you might be able to spot an outer, smaller gap in the A-Ring called the Encke Division.


Notes

You may have noticed that the names of the gaps in Saturn's ring system all are named after people. Giovanni Cassini, Christiaan Huygens and Johann Encke were all prominent astronomers and scientists during their day. I recommend doing some light research and learning about their contributions to modern astronomy and other sciences.

    Giovanni Cassini                                  Christiann Huygens                                     Johann Enckle

Successful Homeschooling Made Easy (A Schoolhouse Crew Review)

I’m going to admit something;  when it comes to life, I am highly unorganized. Completely shocking, I know. I have tried to get organized many times in the past. Every year, I buy one of those really nice 60 dollar “Life Planners” in the hopes that THIS year will be the year I actually use it to its full potential.  My homeschooling life isn’t much better. The fault isn’t entirely placed on me though; with Garrett it is just hard to plan anything and stay on course. Adjustments have to be made that might take us anywhere from a day to a week off course, depending on the meltdown he has or his mentality for that week. So when I was given the opportunity to review  Successful Homeschooling Made Easy, an online course that focuses on organization and planning designed by Stephanie Walmsley at Successful Homeschooling Made Easy, well, I wasn’t that interested to be honest. As luck would have it, I still was given the review and I am SOOOOO grateful that I was.

What Is It?

 

Successful Homeschooling Made Easy is a 26 week online course designed with homeschooling in mind. Each week, participants receive an email from Mrs. Walmsley containing a link in which you download the latest lesson.  Each lesson focuses on establishing a new “habit”, reinforcing the ones you have already started working on, as well as tips and advice to help you on your homeschooling journey. Each lesson features a small goal to add to your homeschooling that builds upon the goal from the previous week so that changes are not overwhelming and are easy to make.

Information covered in the weekly lessons include:

• Schedules
• Lesson plans
• Organization
• Planning
• Teaching
• Housekeeping
• Extracurricular activities
• Practicalities
• Choosing curriculum
• And much, much more 

Occasionally, a Bonus lesson is also sent that is independent from the weekly lessons. These are not scheduled at certain intervals but are random "rewards" that are sent. 

How Did I Use It?

 

As said above, I wasn’t very keen about this program to start with.  Organization is not my cup of tea; it just does not work for me..

Or as least, so I thought..

This program was EXACTLY for me.  This program is perfect for those of us who have failed miserably with past organization programs and have given up hope of every getting organized.

I went into this review thinking I would try my best to do what it asked of me but knowing in my mind that this would blow up in my face. That it would not work for my family because of some of the obstacles we face when it comes to Garrett and his moodiness.  The first week, the lesson said to print out 8 weeks worth of schedules and fill them out. I’ll admit it, I laughed at this and said “yeah, right!!”.. But, I printed them out and started filling them out..

 Here I am ending my 5th week of those 8 weeks and we’re still on track (for the most part).. We are 1 day behind on what was scheduled for math and that is only because yesterday we decided to use an extra day to review the previous lesson. As I scheduled today as a free day (to accommodate for any difficult days during the week), we can use today to get caught up.

Eight weeks of schedules, Literacy notebooks and our reading book all ready to go!!

Each week we have added the recommended goal for that week, such as classical music (we are now featuring one particular composer each week – this week is Fryderyk Chopin) which the kids have enjoyed.  We also have really enjoyed the suggestion of the literacy notebook and the kids enjoy having a bit of time to draw scenes from the book we are reading (right now it’s “Little House on the Prairie”).   This has given Ashleigh an opportunity to also try practicing the handwriting that she has been working hard on beyond just during her handwriting lesson.

 Literacy Notebooks Have Been a Wonderful Addition to Our Day

 I have filled in the new part into our schedule each week and over time we have noticed that we have came up with a very cohesive schedule. I have also noticed that the kids have enjoyed having a set schedule where they know what is coming up next. They remind me to start the music, let me know that after writing is lunch, and are quick to tell me it’s time for math when they are done with lunch.   They are getting use to the schedule and to be honest, so am I.

Mrs. Walmsley recommends printing out each weeks lesson and then putting them inside a binder but I knew for me that this would not be ideal. I am the type who would put it in the binder and never look at it again. For this reason, I instead opted to send the lessons to my Kindle and my nightly routine would be to lay in bed and read or reread the weeks lesson each night before going to sleep.

Final Thoughts:

 

When I am wrong, I will admit I am wrong.. I went into this review thinking it would not work for me but this is why other people come up with these types of programs, for people like me who have tried and tried various other ways and have failed.. Successful Homeschooling Made Easy is set up in such a way that the changes are very minor and easy to incorporate into your schedule without sending the existing routine into a tailspin and totally upending everything.  Because of this, it was very easy for me to work the program with success and with very little baulking from my kids. They not only accepted these changes but actually embraced them into our routine (okay, maybe not the chores so much.. lol).

Kid's weren't too thrilled about this particular week's addition

 If you’ve ever tried a program and it didn’t work for you, I would advise to keep trying and would highly recommend this particular system.  If it can work for me, Mrs Unorganized herself, then there’s a great probability that it will work for you as well .

You can find Stephanie Walmsley, the creator of the Successful Homeschooling Made Easy Course, on facebook as well as on her blog.  She also offers other E courses on her website such as a Charlotte Mason and Grammar lessons courses.

Shadow of the Mountain - Exodus by Cliff Graham

Description from the Authors Website

Two men were brave enough to tell the truth about what awaited the liberated Hebrews in the Promised Land. This is their story. From the slave pits of Egypt to the efforts of an eighty-five year-old Caleb as he battles the last of a race of fearsome giants, Shadow of the Mountain is a vivid portrait of two of God’s chosen champions, and a meditation on masculine mentorship and the challenges and blessings of growing older.

Exodus, the first volume of Graham’s Old Testament saga, begins with Caleb as he prepares to attack the fortified city he has claimed for his inheritance. He refuses to spend his twilight years resting, and instead is driven to claim the victory the Lord promised him decades previously. Capturing Caleb’s early days as a mercenary for Pharaoh in Egypt watching the Hebrews suffer under the yoke of slavery, through a desperate fight with Anakite giants in the dark forests of the Israelite hill country, this is a story filled with the epic battles, gritty intensity, and supernatural events that made Graham’s Lion of War series a hit. Shadow of the Mountain is destined to ignite a love for the Scriptures in popular culture.

My Thoughts

 This is manly man's book.. There's lots of fighting, military techniques, description of violence and lots of blood and gore.  There are chariots crashing into walls, torturous military training that leaves men dead and ambush attacks.  This book is every man's dream...

I am not a man...

But guess what?

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK!!!    The descriptions are far from over the top and aren't thrown in for shock value like many authors often try to do.  Instead, they fit the context of the story perfectly and do not distract but add to the story. And what a story it is!

I have never read anything by Cliff Graham before. Honestly, prior to this review, I had never even heard of him but he is indeed on my radar now.  The character development that he put into Caleb is probably some of the absolute best I have ever seen. I really got a feeling for Caleb, who he was and how his life made him who he was.  Yes, Graham takes many, many liberties in order to weave a story around a very obscure character from the Scriptures but he does it in such a way that it is very believable and does not take away from what we know of him from the Bible.  Caleb is not without his faults  and is not the perfect hero which makes him that much more real.

Graham also weaves a wonderful character out of Pharaoh, from a young man wanting to prove himself as a warrior all the way through the story of Exodus.   By making Caleb a member of Pharaoh's Royal Guard, The Red Scorpions, Graham allows us to view the story of the Exodus and each of the plagues from the viewpoint of the Egyptians rather than the Hebrews.

The entire time I was reading this, my teenage daughter, who had read the synopsis on the back cover, was bugging me to let her read it. No sooner had I finished it, it was in her hands and she was reading it. It's that good.

This book is the first of a new Series by Cliff Graham and I must say, I am looking forward to the second book.

About the Author

Cliff Graham is the author of the "Lion of War" series of novels based on King David's Mighty Men, soon to be a major motion picture franchise. He was an officer in the United States Army and veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Cliff speaks around the country, and he and his wife Cassandra live in the mountains of Utah with their children.

Disclaimer

I received a copy of this book from Bethany House Publishing in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts expressed here are my own.

Wordless Wednesday

The Birds

Last month we had a clutch of 5 birds that over the course of a few days, all but 1 disappeared and the remaining one died.. I removed the nest and a week later we realized another nest was built and 5 more eggs laid.. So far, we still have 5 baby birds.

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Firmly Planted/Real Life Press (A Schoolhouse Crew Review)

My husband and I use to enjoy doing various Bible Studies together.  Back when life wasn’t quite as busy as it is now, we use to enjoy laying in bed together and making our way though whichever study we had picked up at the local Christian bookstore. It allowed us time to connect with each other while discussing the scriptures and what they meant in our life.  Then, life got busy!  Changing diapers and late night feedings left us to the point where Bible study fell to the wayside and all we wanted to do was sleep.  Years went by and we would have enjoyed picking it up again but could not find one that the entire family could do together without either boring the little kids out of their minds or be well over their heads.

John and Heidi St John, the Co-founders of Real Life Press seemed to recognize the need for a Bible Study that could be applied to all members of the family, from the youngest to the oldest. Together they developed the Firmly Planted Bible Study Series; a series of 10 week courses that used various activities to allow all family members to be involved.  I had the opportunity of using and reviewing the digital version of the third volume of this series, The Gospels Part 1- Stories from the Life of Jesus, along with the Student Workbook.

The Gospels Part 1 is broken down into 10 weekly lessons that cover various aspects in the early life of Jesus life, before the Crucifixion.   The lessons included  are:
1.  Gabriel Visits Mary
2.  The Birth of Jesus
3.  John the Baptist
4.  Calling of the First Disciples
5.  Jesus Clears the Temple
6.  The Woman at the Well
7.  Jesus Casts Out Demons
8.  The Good Samaritan
9.  Feeding of the 5,000
10.  Jesus Walks on Water


Each week uses scriptures from various portions of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to help paint a picture of Jesus’s birth, life, his teachings and his compassion.   The study guide starts each week with a brief reading from one of the scriptures that sets the mood for the rest of the week.

The main concept behind the Firmly Planted program is the cultivation of learning from the seed to "tasting the fruit".  The way this works is that the key concept is presented early on in the start of the week and as the lesson progresses, the understanding of this seed progresses until finally the real life application is presented.  The journey from the seed to the "tasting the fruit" goes through various steps that include the memorization of key scriptures and working towards deeper understanding of the lesson.  Each of these steps are clearly marked in the Study Guide so that you know what level of understanding you are currently working on.

The symbols used as you progress from Seed to Tasting the Fruit

I was VERY pleased to see that I could easily upload the PDF of both the Study Guide and the Student Workbook to my Kindle Fire without any loss of formatting and I was able to print the work book pages from the PDF file on my computer.

For the last few weeks we sat down as a family 5 nights a week, reading the lessons and working through the various activities.  Each day, my husband or myself took turns reading the daily lessons out of the study guide (occasionally my 15 year old daughter agreed to read) and then we would spend anywhere from 30-45 minutes helping the kids with the activities we had printed out for the day.   I really liked how this made us turn off all electronics (with exception of the Kindle) and brought us all together and spend time as a family.

An example of the Scripture Reading from the Study Guide

The kids working on their crossword puzzles together

We really liked the various activities provided in the student workbook.  Many of the activities such as the
crossword puzzles and word finds are presented both for younger children as well as a more challenging version for the older children. It was very nice to see Alyssa working with Garrett and Ashleigh on their various activities as they all worked side by side on the activities.

An example of the same activity presented for two different age levels

Other activities included mazes, mystery word searches, coloring pages and either scripture copywork for younger children or Prayer Journal pages for both older children and parents . Each of these activities help to reinforce the key concepts presented during the weekly lesson. Mapwork activities are also provided to study ancient geography and history. 

Two other activities presented are the "Exploring the Bible with Theo Logy" (I love the name *giggles*) and the Upper Class activities. The Exploring the Bible pages help to take children deeper into the lesson and present material that require actually thinking about the lesson (the answers aren't just found in the material) as Theo Logy teaches the doctrines of the Bible.  These pages are bit more challenging and provide a great opportunity my husband and myself to sit, discuss and guide the kids (Especially Ashleigh and Garrett) through the activity. The Upper Class pages are designed for "older students" (ie: parents get to do fun activities too) to dig deeper into the scriptures, think about them on various levels, and then see how those scriptures apply to our lives as Christians.  

Final Thoughts

As a whole, we thoroughly enjoyed this bible study. There were some minor mistakes in editing in both the Study Guide and the Workbook that have been addressed and should be corrected soon but they did not take away from the lessons being learned by the material.   The multi-age approach is a perfect fit for our family that has a year age gap between our oldest and middle child, allowing each of our kids to have their own activities geared for them but also allowing them to help each other out.  As mentioned above, this was a perfect way to get everyone to turn off their electronics, sit together as a family and participate in the discussions since there were questions on all various levels of understanding.

All of the Firmly Planted Bible Study series (both the Study Guides and Workbooks) can be purchased at the Real Life Press website. All of the series is available as a PDF and many of the series are available in a physical book.

Heidi St John (AKA The Busy Mom) can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

A+ Interactive Math (A Schoolhouse Crew Review)

My homeschooling family has really struggled in the math department in finding a curriculum that works for everyone.. Garrett enjoys math but he doesn’t enjoy textbooks and being lectured to. Ashleigh hates math in any shape or form. This is a genetic thing as I disliked math when I was in school and had to repeat Algebra 1 my 10th grade year and now my oldest daughter is at risk of failing Algebra for the second time in public school. To say we are not a mathematics inclined family would be putting it mildly.  We’ve tried a few different curriculum and while each have their advantages, none have been the right fit for my family.  When I was given the opportunity to try the Family Math Package from  A+ Interactive Math, I knew it was something I desperately wanted to try. Maybe I would get lucky and find a curriculum that would be a better fit with my children than other curriculum we had tried.


Family Math Package is an interactive year-long multi-sensory program that addresses several learning methods (visual, auditory, and textual) for Grades 1 thru 6th, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra 1.  Each course level includes step by step video instruction, lesson plans, and both online and printable worksheets, exams and reference sheets for each lesson.   Lessons are browser based and ran smoothly on both Chrome and Firefox browers (I did not try it on Internet Explorer).  I was not able to run it on my Kindle Fire but A+ Tutorsoft does not claim to support this platform.


For the purpose of this review, we used the First Grade Online Homeschool  Edition.  Thinking I would just jump in to where we were currently at with another curriculum we are using, I quickly realized that A+ actually goes much more in depth than the other curriculum we were using.   We decided instead to start from the very beginning with Lesson 1.1.   The First grade level consists of 14 chapters for concepts such as counting numbers, number sense, addition, subtraction, money, measurements, fractions and Algebra. Each of these chapters are then broken further down into individual lessons covered within these broader chapters. A complete list of what is covered in the first grade level can be found on the website.

 Just with the first chapter, I learned exactly how many holes were in what my kids had learned from the previous math lessons.

The other thing I noticed was that both Ashleigh and Garrett seem to really enjoy this math curriculum. Yes, Ashleigh still baulks every time math is mentioned but once she gets started, she’s all smiles. It’s like the concept of doing the math upsets her but once doing it, she seems to forget she’s actually doing math. Several times she has told me “This math is easy” even though, in my opinion, the math concepts being presented are much more complex then what we have done before.  Garrett asks me almost daily if we can skip English and instead do Math.    (As an added point here, I loaded up one of the lessons on a Saturday night to take a screenshot and as soon as they hear the voice form the lesson, both kids came running expecting to do a lesson.. What parent can say that about math?)

They both enjoy the interactive quizzes after each lesson, especially the questions that have the frog  (which they enjoy the croaking sound so much they have resorted to making their own croaking sounds every time they answer a question correctly).

 
They also do not mind doing the daily worksheets that go along with the lesson. At the beginning of the week I print out all the worksheets for what we will cover.  Stapled together, these sheets equal anywhere from 15 to 30 pages, with each day being 2-6 pages depending on the lesson.  Usually, my kids throw a hissy fit having to do 1 page worth of math. We have managed to do these pages daily with very little complaining.   The worksheets make for a great gauge in making sure the kids picked up what the lesson was about and for me to explain those points that they do miss before we get to the tests at the end of the chapter.  I found the printables to be a very valuable part of this curriculum.

My honestly overall opinion? I think we found our math curriculum.  A+ Interactive Math was kinda enough to provide us with their curriculum for a set period of time but my husband and I have already sat down and discussed the fact that we will be continuing with this curriculum with our own money after that trial expires and will probably continue to pay for the yearly membership each year.

Want to find out if A+ Interactive Math is for you? They offer a 1 Month Free Trial of any Grade Level that might be of interest to you. They also have a free Math Placement Test to help identify any learning gaps in your child's mathematics education. . They do not ask for a credit card number so this is a great way to try it before you buy it without worrying about having to cancel in time if you find it isn't the right fit for your family.

A+ Interactive Math will be starting a 2-week 40% to 50% off sale on their “Family Math Packages” and “Adaptive Placement Testing w/ Lessons” program  starting on Monday May 4th and running until May 18th. This is a great opportunity to get either of these wonderful programs at a highly discounted rate.

A+ Tutorsoft can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.