Right now if you subscribe to the print edition, you can also receive our 25 free gifts valued at over $550! But, we only have about 50 of the gift packs left, and once they're gone, they're gone.
Plus, there's more when you subscribe now...
Just as the Olympics brings together athletes from all over the world, homeschooling unites families in their quest to provide the best education for their children, and we're here to help you give it all you've got!
You can stretch your homeschool budget, enjoy our current Summer issue, and receive our bonus 48 page Around the World with TOS E-Book, just in time to help bring the countries participating in the Olympics to life for your children.
With Around the World, you'll find activities to help your child "visit" the countries and discover their unique characteristics.
We have also included sports related information, links, and activity pages, as well as how-to and teacher notes to help your family obtain the most from the activities. It has been a labor of love for our staff as they've contributed recipes from various countries, ideas for hosting your own Olympiad, information on the Special Olympics, tips for tailoring Olympics lessons to your children's age levels, and so much more.
Even if your family isn't following the Olympics, there are still plenty of ideas to help bring geography and science around the world to life for your children with fun coloring pages, worksheets, maps and more!
But it's only for TOS Subscribers so you'll want to subscribe today!
If you subscribe to the print edition of the magazine, you'll also receive a coupon to purchase the Summer 2008 digital issue for FREE! Your print subscription will begin with Fall 2008 and run through Summer 2009. So, celebrate Summer 2008 and the Olympics with a FREE Summer digital issue and our Around the World with TOS E-Book.
If you subscribe to the digital edition of the magazine, you'll receive a coupon to purchase a digital back issue of your choice! Your digital subscription will start with our Summer 2008 issue and run through the Spring 2009 issue. So, enjoy four upcoming issues and an informative back issue of your choosing. Plus, you'll receive our Around the World with TOS E-Book
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Just take a look at some of the topics you'll find in our Summer issue!
10 Reasons to Homeschool Your Child With Special Needs
Homeschooling the Gifted Child
Charlotte Mason Homeschooling (including an article about using this method with autistic children)
Learning from Life on the Farm
Adoption (several articles about open adoption, domestic adoption and international adoption)
Science - Read and learn about: Intelligent Design, Theistic Evolution, a Creationist documentary about the life of Darwin, and changing history theories.
An update about the homeschool situation in California
Homeschooling Discipleship
Nature Walking
Flight and the men behind the creation of airplanes. Also learn what it's like to be a pilot!
Meet other homeschooling families and see how homeschooling works in their homes!
Learn more about Canada
Homeschooling and the Kinesthetic Child
Educational Neglect, Habitual Truancy, and Homeschooling
Help your child learn to love reading! Also, things to remember if you have a late reader.
Read an interview With Dr. Mary Hood
Great product reviews!
This is an awesome issue and it can be yours FREE with this Olympics special offer! Plus, we have more great topics coming up for Fall already. This Fall you'll learn more about China, taking the pressure off of a homeschool mom's shoulders during the high school years, CLEP exams, the impact of the family farm in a mega-sized world, the importance of homeschool fathers, and much, much more!
Just go ahead and start off your school year right with a subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. It really is a wonderful resource that will educate, encourage, and inspire you throughout the year.
Right now if you subscribe to the print edition, you can also receive our 25 free gifts valued at over $550! But, we only have about 50 of the gift packs left, and once they're gone, they're gone. These gifts can really help you in your homeschool. You get a year of Safe Eyes parental control software, two months of WORLD Magazine, tons of lapbooking resources, three different online subscriptions, E-Books, and great lesson plans. And that's only some of it. You get a total of 25 different fun gifts for your homeschool. The companies send them directly to you - so it's like Christmas all over again! You really don't want to miss out on these fantastic gifts.
Maybe you live in another country and would prefer our digital magazine, or you've just heard how fun it is to read the magazine online and click through all the links. Subscribe to the digital magazine and get 19 free downloadable gifts.
Either way, you'll receive the Around the World E-Book, the Summer 2008 digital issue (for print subscribers) or a back issue of your choice (for digital subscribers), and our online subscriber-only Teacher's Toolbox each month complete with hands-on teaching ideas, book recommendations, field trip suggestions, and bonus download items.
We're going for the gold at TOS this monthand we want you to be a part of it.
We’re excited about our new planner and know that you will be too! We have taken ALL of your suggestions and ideas and compiled them into ONE fantastic planner, so that everything you need to plan in your life can be in one place, making your busy life as a homeschool mom just a bit simpler! In The Schoolhouse Planner, you can expect to find:
• Calendars in various forms – yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily
• Lists of holidays and places to record special days in your family
• Planners for your homeschool – in various styles to meet your individual needs
• Pages for both long-term and short-term homeschooling goals
• Curriculum planning forms
• Evaluation forms and test score recording sheets
• A through-the-Bible in a (school) year schedule
• Forms for recording Bible memory and other memory work
• Logs for recording books read, movies and documentaries viewed, etc.
• A field trip planning form and recording log
• A sample science lab sheet and nature study sheets
• A place to record extracurricular activities
• Outside classes, co-op, and support group information and recording sheets
• Household planning forms
• Daily, weekly, and monthly household schedule charts
• Grocery, menu-planning, and food logs
• Various budget and financial planning forms
• Garden planning sheets
• An appliance and electronics inventory sheet
• Vacation planning ideas
• Address and telephone records
• And much, much more!
And, if that’s not enough, we’ve also included:
• 12 “homeschool must-know” items, one for each month of the year
• 12 essays from some of our favorite authors in the homeschool community – you absolutely won’t want to miss these!
• 24 easy main-dish recipes from some top homeschoolers around the nation
• Forms that are appropriate for preschool – graduation
• A 12-year planning form, so that you can plan your child’s school career from beginning to end!
• 2-page monthly calendar with BIG blocks, providing lots of room for writing in details each day
If all of that isn’t enough to entice you, each month throughout the year, we will also be offering “planner supplements” that you and your kids will love! Our first monthly module will be available in July and will include all kinds of interesting information about popular holidays. These will not only be filled with great information that you will love including with your planner, but they will also be extremely affordable!
What do the developers of the TOS Schoolhouse Planner have to say?
Kris says: “Just this year, I had FIVE planners in my home and NONE of them had all of the forms that I needed to keep me organized for the year. When the chance came to help create a planner that would try to meet ALL of the organizing needs of ANY homeschooling parent, I jumped at the opportunity! I feel that we have created an incredible product: a planner that includes forms to help organize BOTH the "school" and "house" parts of the home. Of course, we couldn't have done this without the outpouring of ideas that came from our customers. Each email was read carefully, notes were taken and then Heidi and I spent hours and HOURS working to create over 85 forms, all available in ONE product that is easily downloadable from anywhere in the world! You can buy The Schoolhouse Planner and begin using it the same day! I hope our customers are as pleased with it as I am!”
Heidi says: “I was so thrilled when I first saw the announcement that TOS was going to create a planner. To say that I was even more thrilled when I was asked to help create this planner would be an understatement. For years, I have looked for ‘the ultimate homeschool planner’, only to be disappointed by what is available on the market. I have continually made my own planning sheets to suit my needs. Now, not only were Kris and I given the opportunity to create what WE thought was the ultimate planner, but what YOU asked for in a planner as well. I’ve seen a lot of planners, but none with this amount of content. I am passionate about E-Books, so I’m thrilled to have this planner available in E-Book format. You might choose to print the whole planner, or maybe you will just want to print certain pages; it’s totally up to you. No two people’s planners will be alike; but each one will suit its owner’s needs. It is my hope that each one that purchases The Schoolhouse Planner will be as happy with it as I am, and will recognize the hard work and the heart that went into the creation of (what I like to call) ‘the Cadillac of planners!’”
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Every Christmas the Home School Foundation sends cards to those who have received assistance from the Foundation. This year HSF is hosting a special contest which gives homeschoolers (both students and teachers!) an opportunity to design the artwork for the Christmas greeting card. Entrants must choose from one of the following categories. You are limited to one entry per person; deadline is August 1.
Category 1: Christmas Memories Category 2: Seasonal Beauty of God’s Creation Category 3: Christ’s Birth—The First Christmas
Free Download: Marilyn's Favorite Character Qualities for Moms (See information at the end of this e-mail.) Featuring products developed by Rick & Marilyn Boyer, homeschool parents of 14.
We're making room for a ton of new products,
and we must clear some shelves!
Take advantage of incredibly low prices now
on top-quality books, toys, dolls, etc.
Only a few items are left in some categories,
and when they're gone—they're gone!
A Sampling of Clearance Items
• Mary Doll (and other Bible character dolls)
• Bug Jar Fill and Spill (and other activity books) • Children are a Gift Tote
• Chunky Construction Puzzle (and other puzzles)
• Construction Magnetic Board (and other magnetic boards)
• Growing Up a Country Boy (...Country Girl)
• Leaders in Action Series (and other biographies)
Check out the Boyer's Seminar Audios Section on our website
for Rick's and Marilyn's encouraging, practical workshops.
We are offering all remaining workshops on cassette for only $2 each,
such as these and more: • Home Education-What it's Done For our Family
• Reclaiming the American Vision • What about Socialization?
• What is an Education?
"That the generation to come might know, even the children yet to be born, that they may arise and tell them to their children, that they should put their confidence in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep His commandments."
Psalm 78:6-7
By Marilyn Boyer
This is a list of character qualities that Marilyn has personalized to help her internalize the character qualities vital to being a good mom. If you don't understand the meaning of the character qualities, it's hard to know how to work on demonstrating it in your life. Use this list as a springboard to help you write your own to use in training your little ones to serve our wonderful Savior!
No Purchase Necessary.Order online. Use coupon code MOMS.
Thanks for all that you have done for homeschoolers over the years. Joining HSLDA each year gave me a feeling of security and support that helped me continue homeschooling for what is now my 15th year.
—Anna L., Cynthiana, KY
Looking back over the last 25 years, we are humbled by the ways God has used Home School Legal Defense Association and our member families to further homeschool freedom in this country and even around the world.
HSLDA was founded in 1983, with the goal of establishing the legal right of parents to teach their children at home. At the time, co-founders and attorneys Mike Farris and Mike Smith were homeschooling their own children and offering legal aid to homeschooling families facing stringent state laws and regulations. Some of these families were being threatened with truancy charges, arrest, and even loss of custody of their children.
Now, 25 years later, homeschooling is legal in some form in all 50 states, homeschool laws are constantly being improved, and HSLDA member families number over 80,000. By banding together, homeschoolers have made their voice heard in state and federal government.
As we celebrate 25 years of homeschoolers working together, we ask our members and friends of homeschooling to join with us in celebrating what God has done!
We invite you to participate in a year packed full of celebration: From special online contests to regional receptions that your family can attend to an open house at HSLDA’s office in northern Virginia, there’s something fun for everyone! Watch your mailbox and check back at this web page for more details coming soon.
Topic: “What is your family’s favorite or funniest homeschool moment ever?” Instructions: Describe it in 50 words or less. Winners: One winner per month of the quarter Award: $50 cash award
Check out this amazing website called Kiddie Records Weekly! There are nearly 200 recordings that can be listened to for FREE! Even the covers have been scanned, restored and preserved on the website! You can enjoy listening to the voices of Bing Crosby, Gene Autry, Danny Kaye, Shirley Temple, Rosemary Clooney, Orson Welles, and many more! This website is truly a treasure. I hope you enjoy sharing these with your kids!
From now through February 1, HSLDA is seeking original, hand-done works for our 2008 Art Contest. This year, we're asking homeschooled students to create images inspired by the following quotes from American authors:
Category 1 (students ages 7-11): “What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” —Helen Keller Category 2 (students ages 12-15): “Humility, like darkness, reveals the heavenly lights.” —Henry David Thoreau Category 3 (students ages 16-19): “A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” —Oliver Wendell Holmes
It is time for another free E-Book from the Schoolhouse Store! This month we will be offering the E-Book: Math Mammoth Division 1.
Division 1: Divide, and Conquer the Concepts lays a good foundation in basic division, cementing the link between multiplication and division, and then solidly presents the concepts of remainder and divisibility. A good understanding with these helps the student later to understand factoring and long division.
The book provides plenty of practice and stresses understanding of concepts. This text is a self-teaching worktext to learn basic division concept after studying multiplication (in approximately third grade).
Now for another Math related freebie! A Maths Dictionary for Kids from Rainforest Maths is an awesome, interactive Math resource. Broken down alphabetically kids can click on a wide range of Math terms from abacus to zero! Not only will they get a definition, but they also get a little demonstration of how the concept works! Acre, binary system, co-efficient, dodecahedron... I could go through the whole alphabet, but you just have to check it out for yourself!
One last thing...Make sure not to miss out on the current special for The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. Subscribe or renew by January 6, 2008 and you'll get FIVE issues for the price of four. That's right, get an extra issue to your one-year subscription for FREE. Just use coupon code FREEBIEPLUS4 in step two of the checkout to get an extra issue! The deadline is January 6, 2008. Don't miss this fabulous Winter issue. It's a great way to start 2008!
I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!
The fun and creative Project Packs from In the Hands of a Child are great to inspire your children with hands on learning. Whether you are planning a lapbooking or unit study on Geography, Literature, Science, History, the Bible, or any other topic, they will help you put laughter and learning together In the Hands of a Child! These kits take the preparation and organization out of your job description!
Receive Free:One Hands of a Child Project Pack of your choice! (Free Project Pack must be of equal or lesser value than the ones you purchased. Free unit will be in the same format as the ones you have purchased. This offer is available in multiple sets. Buy 4 get 2 free, buy 6 get 3 free, etc.) Choose your FREE Project Pack from our 131 Hands of a Child items you will find here. DO NOT ADD FREE ITEMS TO YOUR CART. See instructions below.
What To Do:
Purchase: Two Hands of a Child Project Packs
Type the name of the free Project Pack you want to receive in comments
Your Free Project Pack will be included with your order.
This is a subscription-based internet directory of online educational resources. Based on thousands of hours, days and weeks of surfing the net for SAFE, RELEVANT sites. This educational tool, now available online, has grown from 300 "scattered" websources to a total teaching program of over 1500 prescreened websites categorized by subject and user-type with a brief description of each site's contents.
Sites are marked according to their appropriateness for parents, teachers, or the students themselves. This unique resource provides curriculum from Pre-K through High School.
Happy New Year from the Schoolhouse Store! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for a great new year!
The Winter issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is just about ready to send to the printers. It's going to be fabulous!
We've got articles on balancing home and work, tips on organizing your homeschool, a look at day-to-day life with Susan Wise Bauer, our first ever Freebie Directory, and so much more. What a great way to start the New Year.
The magazines will start hitting mailboxes at the end of January so if you want to get the Winter issue, you need to subscribeby January 6, 2008.
We're going to show you some free resources for your homeschool, let you peek in on homeschool life for other families from Hawaii to South Africa, and give you unit study information on the Iditarod and Civil War. We've got tips on educational games to play with reference books, do's and don'ts on teaching history, and information on working at home and finding balance.
If you're already a subscriber, but you need to renew, now's your chance to do that so that you don't miss an issue.
Subscribe or renew by January 6, 2008 and we'll give you FIVE issues for the price of four. That's right, we'll tack on an extra issue to your one-year subscription for FREE. Just use coupon code FREEBIEPLUS4 in step two of the checkout to get an extra issue! The deadline is January 6, 2008 and we don't want you to miss this fabulous Winter issue. It's a great way to start 2008!
We also have a great new free E-Book in the Store for January!Math Mammoth's Division 1: Divide and Conquer the Concepts lays a good foundation in basic division, cementing the link between multiplication and division, and then solidly presents the concepts of remainder and divisibility. A good understanding with these helps the student later to understand factoring and long division.The book provides plenty of practice and stresses understanding of concepts. You can get it FREE by clicking HERE.
Now for Store News! As always, we've added all kinds of new goodies you're sure to enjoy.
We have just added some GREAT Multimedia Download Presentations to the Store at the great price of $4.99 each!
These downloads include: Learning objectives, discussion and debate topics, review questions and research and essay assignments. These are a fun and easy way to teach History!
Learning and remembering all 50 states of the United States of America has never been easier. Once you open this book, everything you thought you knew about the U.S. map will change.
With the help of the book's main character, the Little Man In the Map (MIM), the states come alive, interacting with each other and with you, playing roles you'd never have expected. As you read the story and see how the states relate to one another, you'll find yourself easily learning their names and locations.
So let your imagination run free! Read the book just for the excitement of discovery and the fun of the rhymed verses. Then go back and review the clues in the individual sections.
Soon you'll know all 50 states of the United States of America!
We also offer the The Little Man In the Map Wall Map. This resource will make learning and remembering all 50 states of the United States of America is even easier. This 38 x 22 inch full-color wall map is the ideal complement to The Little Main In the Map and makes learning U.S. geography even more fun and easy!
We are very please to bring you this exclusive offer from Kregel Publications! The Parker Twins Series a 6 Book Set is a TOS exclusive that has been extended through March 1, 2008!
Buy all 6 books in the Parker Twin Series and SAVE $16.95!!!
Normally globe-trotting escapades are reserved for adults-such as a certain whip-cracking adventurer who asks not to be named-but somehow teen twins Jenny and Justin Parker always find themselves neck-deep in danger and intrigue. From the jungles of South America to an Indian reservation in Montana, the Parkers are never short on excitement wherever they go.
This series includes:
Cave of the Inca Re - Click HERE for more info. on this title.
Jungle Hideout - Click HERE for more info. on this title.
Captured in Colombia - Click HERE for more info. on this title.
Mystery at Death Canyon - Click HERE for more info. on this title.
Secret of the Dragon Mark - Click HERE for more info. on this title.
Race for the Secret Code - Click HERE for more info. on this title.
This is a great savings on a great set of books which you will find only at TOS!
This is a great resource to help children learn the addition and subtraction facts!
Two Plus Two is Not Five is a supplementary workbook that teaches children a way to remember the addition and subtraction facts.
The math facts are introduced with easy-to-learn methods and tricks, and there are many reproducible pages for written practice and review.
The methods and tricks in Two Plus Two is Not Five have been tried and proven to work!
You can find this book by clicking HERE. If you are interested in purchasing a scuffed copy of this book at 20% off click HERE. (While supplies last!)
As always, you can check our New Products link to keep up-to-date on new additions at all times. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas!
Why don't you take some time and wrap up 2007 by voting for your favorite curriculum in our Excellence in Education Survey?
Winners will be announced in our Spring 2008 issue.
These are only a few of our exciting new products at The Schoolhouse Store. As always, you can scroll to the bottom of the category listings in the store and click on "New Products" to see the latest additions. Make it a habit to check in regularly!
And remember to be sure and let your friends know about the Always Free Shipping at the Schoolhouse Store!
Celebrate With Us 
, Schoolhouse Store Manager