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Rebekah has been wanting to learn to play the piano for quite some time.  So when we were given the opportunity to review Easy Piano Basics from JazzEdge, she was very excited!  For this review, we received a lifetime subscription to Easy Piano Basics.  Easy Piano Basics is good for a beginner of any age; however, I found that for Rebekah (age 6) it was beneficial for me to sit with her during the lessons.  The program would also be good for adult beginners or those who are wanting to get back to playing the piano.

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When we were given the opportunity to review Knights & Nobles from Homeschool Legacy, we jumped on the opportunity.  This year we have been studying the time period from the Resurrection of Christ through the Reformation.  This once-a-week unit study tied right in to what we had been learning and added a fun, rich element to our lessons.  Knights & Nobles and the other Homeschool Legacy unit studies are written by Sharon Gibson a veteran, homeschool mom.

Knights & Nobles is designed to be used once-a-week for four weeks for students in 2nd-12th grades.  A few of the activities included:

• family game nights featuring games that have been passed down since the middle ages
• learning about medieval art and architecture
• learning about knights
• learning about life in a castle
• prepare a meal fit for a king.

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