Book Review: Cooper and Me

I’m so excited to tell you about Cooper and Me, a brand new book written and illustrated by Alexa Peters and co-written by her mother Monique.  Alexa is only 11 years old!!!  Cooper and Me is the first book in a series about a “fun-loving black Labrador Retriever” and is “designed to entertain young [...]

Simple Schooling Unit Studies – SALE! American History, Science, & More!

Simple Schooling by J. Anne Huss has numerous Unit Studies available at CurrClick.  They are on SALE (some as low as 99 cents) and I even found a FREEBIE (Stories of Yesteryear)!  Find out more about a specific unit by clicking its image below:

FREE! (Regular Price $1.99)

$2.99 @ CurrClick [...]

John Adams Quote on the Education of Children (1756)

“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If [...]

TOS REVIEW – Nutrition 101: Choose Life! (A Family Nutrition & Health Program)

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. III John 2

Do You Know…

~that the brain of a developing baby is already forming at 31 days post-conception?

~how much the average [...]

Post-It Life As Art Contest Winners

Post-It just announced the winners of their Life As Art contest in which artwork was created with Post-It notes.  I thought I’d share a few of the winning entries.  There are many more than what I’ve shared.  You can view them here.

Grand Prize Winner – Graduation Inspiration

First Prize/Public [...]

Education Freebies as of January 25, 2011

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[I believe I found out about this from Clickschooling.]

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Educational Videos – $20 Off $50

Use coupon code NY2011 to save $20 on an order of $50 of Cerebellum Corporation products from SDLearn.  Offer valid through January 31, 2011.  Choose from titles such as Standard Deviants, LightSpeed, Just the Facts, and more!   They have videos for every grade level, including college, and nearly every subject you can [...]

Connect The Thoughts – 20% Off Every Bundle

Connect the Thoughts is a secular, but religion friendly, core curriculum designed to make students think.  It can be used in the homeschool or in the classroom and is is suitable for ages 5 to adult.  The author, Steven David Horowich, developed Connect The Thoughts when he became disillusioned with the coursework [...]

TOS REVIEW – Salem Ridge Press

Salem Ridge Press, established in 2005 and founded by homeschool graduate Daniel Mills, is a publishing company “dedicated to bringing back quality children’s books of the 1800’s and early 1900’s for a new generation of readers.”  While some of the books are available online [...]