Carole P. Roman If You Were Me and Lived on .... Series Review

Disclaimer: I received a FREE copy of this product through the HOMESCHOOL REVIEW CREW in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way.

We are HUGE fans of books written by Carole P. Roman.  We had the opportunity to review some more amazing titles from the If You Were ..... Carole P. Roman assorted series including If You Were Me and Lived on .... Mars, If You Were Me And Lived In .....The American West, If You Were Me and Lived in .... Colonial America, and If You Were Me and Lived in ... Cuba.  We were not disappointed.

If You Were Me and Lived In ... Colonial America fit in great with our American History units.  It based on what life was like for the Pilgrims in early America, when they first arrived.  It is written from view of a child of these new colonists and what life was like on the ship over and that first year.  It is written from a positive tone, but you can still almost feel the uneasiness that these young ones would have felt watching and helping their parents with all the hard work just to stay alive.

If You Were Me and Lived In ... Colonial America is a non-fiction story.  There are several extras included in this book, including information on some of the most well-known early colonists.

The illustrations are full color and do have an attention grabbing look.

If You Were Me and Lived in .... The American West covers exactly what that title speaks.  It's a wonderful story about a child whose family is heading west in the 1800s.  Carole does a wonderful job bringing life on the trail and setting up a new homestead to life for children.

Caty really liked the illustrations in this book.  She said that it almost felt like she was reading a graphic novel.

Again in the final pages of this book, there is biography information about many famous residents of the American West, and a short description about why they are important to know about.

And of course a Glossary of terms

Lydia absolutely loved If You Were Me and Lived On .... Mars. 

She is all about studying space right now.  In fact she is turning her study into her 4H project even.  If You Were Me and Lived On .... Mars is about what life would be like if we were to colonize Mars.  It fit in perfect with her study of the red planet.  She went around all week sharing facts about the mountains and other information she learned in this book.

We talked about biospheres and how they are already experimenting with this technology on Earth.

The glossary pages were interesting.

The If You Were Me and Lived ..... series has been written for students roughly ages 8-14.  I honestly think this is a perfect age range.  They are written non-fiction, but have a story undertone.  It makes historical reading more fun for kids that just do not like to read or study history.  The If You Were Me and Lived On .... Mars is more of a science study, but it could fit into modern/future historical studies too.  

You could use the If You Were Me and Lived ..... series from Ancient history through modern day.  Carole P. Roman has written a wide range in this series.  You can use them along with any history curriculum you are using, or as part of your actual study maybe you are creating on your own.  They are packed full of information in a way that is not overwhelming.  (If this was the case, Lydia would not continue to love these books.  She cannot handle stories that are overwhelming.)  

Carole also have a wonderful geography series that will allow you to tour around the world.  We also had the opportunity to read

This country is a mystery to many, since during most of our lifetime it has been shut off from tourists and visitors.  Carole does a wonderful job to open student's eyes to this beautiful country and all that it offers.

Like I mentioned earlier, we have always loved Carole P. Roman books.  Her silly stories of Oh Susanna have left Caty in stitches.  The Geography series has allowed us to travel the world.  And the History If You Were Me and Lived ..... series has been a great add to our studies of ancient history and now into modern American history.  I am very grateful to have been introduced to her books a few years ago.  And even as the girls age, we are going to continue to use them.  They are great for kids with learning disabilities, since they really open their eyes to the areas of time and the world they are covering.

Visit the Carole P. Roman page and see all that she has to offer your family.

The Homeschool Review Crew were given the opportunity to review many of the different titles written by Carole P. Roman.  Click on the link below to see how they used these titles in their homes and what they felt about them.

Channie’s Visual Handwriting & Math Workbooks - One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook Review

Let's be honest, most kids need a little extra practice to grasp concepts.  We recently had the opportunity to review the One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook from Channie's Visual Handwriting & Math Workbooks.  This was the little bit of extra practice that helped Caty get back on her level.

Some days it's really hard to homeschool.  Life happens.  Distractions happen.  Sometimes it's special needs that need that extra practice.  Well we had all of that happen to us over the summer.  Caty was a bit behind in her double digit math.  She saw the concept, but definitely needed some extra practice with this skill.

This consumable workbook provides students with roughly 25 problems each day for them to practice double digit addition and subtraction.  It starts out with no carryover/borrowing, and then as your student works their way through the book and masters basic double digit math, it advances to addition carryover and subtraction borrowing.

How did we use this product?  Right along side her math curriculum that Caty has been using.  We plan on spending through December reviewing basic concepts that Caty was struggling with in early elementary Math, so we are using Life of Fred and Living Math in combination.  The Channie's Visual Handwriting & Math Workbooks - One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook has slipped right into this combination as if it was specifically created to go in our program of study.  As I am reading her lesson to her from Life of Fred, she works on her worksheet to practice skills.

(Bet you can't tell what her favorite September homeschool outfit has been....lol)  Each worksheet takes her roughly 15 minutes to complete.  Obviously the first few she zoomed through very quickly due to the simplicity of the problems.  But as she had to do more steps, she had to force herself to slow down and work on those steps.  The One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook has really helped her to get the practice she needs to conquer what she felt were monumental problems preventing her from moving on to her 4th grade math study.

The problems are color coded for your child to easily separate the numbers, as well as "grided" so they can match them up easier.  I know this style was easiest for Joey to use as he was adding in extra columns to add and subtract.  When you have a student who is dyslexic or has visual processing problems, this math style works out great to help them!

You can choose to either tear the sheet out of the workbook or we just left them attached inside, and kept all the practice sheets together.  The workbook is not spiral bound, tear apart at the top.  But Caty was easily able to flip the pages over and it stayed open.

The One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook was created for Grades 1 - 3.  I highly recommend that if your student is even in an upper grade and is struggling, use this resource.  It's that repetition that will help them to get into their own pattern for solving the problems, and the layout is great for visual delays.

Now the One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook is strictly a practice workbook.  It is not meant to "teach" your student how to do the math printed.  So if you are looking for pages filled in with instructions, this is not that book.  But if you want to teach your child the non-common core way of solving problems, you would definitely want to use this workbook.  You could easily get them started on the problems and then let them finish the page each day.

This 50 page book - which is only $12.95, would save you a lot of time and money on printer ink also!!  I wish I would have had this for the boys a few years ago.  Would've really helped us out with daily practice.

Several members of the Homeschool Review Crew were given the opportunity to review Channie's Visual Handwriting & Math Workbooks - One Page a Day: Double Digit Math Problem Workbook, as well as several other practice books by Channie's Visual Handwriting & Math Workbooks.  Be sure to check out the link below to see how they used these in their homes and with their families.