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Saturday, August 30, 2008

Labor Day Weekend / End of Summer Bash

Don't miss it! Pop over to the Homeschool Freebies site for free downloads galore. Time is limited, so act quickly --- the fun ends Monday night.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Division Flashcards, and Free World U

This week's freebie from CurrClick is just the thing for my 4th grade daughter. We can print these on index cards, clip them together with a linking ring, and practice on the go. (It seems like we are always on the go to somewhere. What ever happened to home schooling?)

If you like this product, be sure to check out the other flashcard sets from Homeschooling with Index Cards.

And if your students enjoy learning with flashcards, here is one more resource to consider:
This website offers a wide variety of online flashcards for K-12 students. I spent some time browsing and tried a couple of their card sets (high school biology, and 4th grade social studies). I don't know whether we will end up using the site, but it is an interesting concept.

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies, and More Freebies

[Photo by ldcross.]

Be sure to check out this week's freebies at:

The Homeschool Freebie of the Day

Each download is available for one day only, so don't procrastinate! These are wonderful resources.

  • Tuesday, August 12: "The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever... Made Simple!"
    Amazing tips for baking the perfect cookie, from Lorrie Flem - yum!

  • Wednesday, August 13: "Ancient Literature about Alexander The Great"
    A compilation of primary historical sources by Laurie Bluedorn

  • Thursday, August 14: "Aunt Mary's Primer"
    Vintage 1800s reading primer, loaded with great pictures

  • Friday, August 15: "The Story of Siegfried for Children"
    This mythical story, retold for children - great color illustrations!
And you won't want to miss this week's free resource at CurrClick:

August Book Bag

The August Book Bag is packed full with 129 pages of fun. According to the authors, "It may say August, but it can be used year round and for years to come." Includes:
  • unit studies on apples and sunflowers
  • Claude Monet and Vincent van Gogh
  • bar graphs, pictographs, and comparison charts
  • story wheels, and a book to make
  • mapping activities and timelines
  • personal weather trackers
  • calendar materials, and a sunflower clock
  • quilting activities, life cycles, oodles of yummy recipes, and many more activities

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Monday, August 4, 2008

Free Lectures in Honor of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing

An announcement from The Teaching Company, one of our favorite resources for high school history:

Ancient Origins of the Olympic Games

"In celebration of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, The Teaching Company is proud to present a pair of free commissioned lectures.

"Although the modern version of the Olympic Games has been around for over 100 years since its revival at the 1896 games in Athens, the Olympics have a rich and exciting history that goes back to ancient Greece. A crucial aspect of Greek culture, the ancient Olympics emphasized the ideas of heroism and honor established by Homer's epic poetry. The games were meant to celebrate physical strength, speed, and manhood. Most importantly, they embodied the spirit of competition (agon) that defined ancient Greek life.

"The games as they were played back then bear a striking contrast to the Olympics as we know them today:
  • Athletes originally represented their families and not their communities.
  • Women were not allowed to compete and only unmarried women could watch the games.
  • There were no team sports; rather, individual athletes competed against each other.
  • The games never moved to different locations; instead, they were always held in the city of Olympia in southern Greece.
"Despite their differences, the ancient Olympics were as celebrated as today's games. The first Olympics captured what it meant to be a citizen of Greece. The Olympics of today capture what it means to be a citizen of the world."
You can download Ancient Origins of the Olympic Games any time until September 4, in mp3 or iPod format. Enjoy!


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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Book Arts Bash: A Summer Writing Program

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Are your students eager to put their thoughts on paper? Or do they struggle, intimidated by that blank, white page? Or are they like me --- a little of both? Even the most reluctant writer may be motivated by knowing that a real person (not "just Mom") will read his creation. In case you missed the announcement a couple of weeks ago, I would like to highlight a wonderful opportunity for writers of all ages:

From the website
" The Book Arts Bash is a brand new writing contest for homeschoolers, unschoolers, upschoolers, and outschoolers! Our goal is to have fun writing and illustrating, and to stretch book arts across the curriculum.

"The deadline is October 1, so get scribbling! Explore 20 categories, and enter as many as you like! There are five age groups, from kindergarten kids to homeschooling moms and dads."
Browse the list of contest categories

Look over this delectable list to get your creative juices flowing. Which of these would you like to write? As a bonus, the guidelines for each category include teaching tips!
A few contest details

Parents and homeschool graduates can enter, too, so be sure to get the whole family involved. There are five different grade levels in each category: K-2nd, 3rd-6th, 7th-9th, 10th-12th, and Adult.

Prolific writers may enter more than one category. Simply fill out one form for each entry, and then send them in together. There is a small entry fee: $5 for the first entry per family and $3 for each additional entry.

The organizers are still working to find sponsorships and finalize assorted details. Several well-known authors, editors, and storytellers have signed on as judges. See the list here as it is updated.



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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Teaching Children to Love Great Art

[Photo by ginieland.]

Have you been wondering how to fit art appreciation into your busy homeschool schedule? This week's freebie from CurrClick looks like fun:

Teaching Children to Love Great Art
Description from the website:
"An introduction to Charlotte Mason’s method of teaching children to enjoy great art and to develop power of attention. This guide takes you step-by-step through how to introduce children to works of art and includes two samples works: Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci and Snap the Whip by Winslow Homer."
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Free Lecture: Eisenhower and Operation Overlord

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Both of my sons are history buffs. They hate history textbooks, but they love to listen to college lectures on audiotape, so we organize our high school history courses around The Teaching Company tape sets. From time to time, TTC will offer one of their lectures for free download.

The most recent announcement from TTC's website:

In honor of Memorial Day, The Teaching Company is proud to present a free lecture, Eisenhower and Operation Overlord.

The largest amphibious assault in military history, Operation Overlord is considered by most people to be the turning point of World War II. The invasion of Nazi-controlled Europe on June 6, 1944, involved an armada of 5,333 Allied vessels crossing the English Channel and hitting key beaches along the coastline of France.

But even before the first wave of troop carriers beached on the shores of Normandy and other strategic landing sites, the entire world was waiting in anticipation of an Allied invasion of northwestern Europe. Where, when, and how it would come were questions that only Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme commander of the invasion, could answer.

Download Eisenhower and Operation Overlord between now and July 31, 2008, to get a detailed perspective on how Eisenhower dealt with the tense preparations for an assault on which the fate of the free world depended.


I think my sons are right --- textbooks are no way to learn history. We listen to TTC tapes on family trips or while running errands, and I have enjoyed learning about everything I missed by sleeping through history class in school. [Well, I didn't always fall asleep. One time the teacher caught me with a science fiction book hidden behind my open American History text.]

Tip for frugal homeschoolers

Every TTC lecture series goes on sale at least once a year, so never buy anything from them at full price. Also, check your local library loan system. By using the library, we have been able to listen to several lecture sets for free.
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Monday, May 12, 2008

3rd Annual Mother’s Day Freebie Event

[Photo by kalandrakas.]

Once again, CurrClick (formerly Homeschool eStore) is celebrating Mother's Day with 3 days of free downloads.

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