As one of the co-creators of The Schoolhouse Planner, I am so happy that it is finally available for purchase. It truly is a wonderful planner and one of the few out there that is interactive, meaning you can personalize the pages BEFORE you print them out! The planner contains forms for managing your home as well as your homeSCHOOL!! Please feel free to leave a comment if you have a question about the planner and I'll answer you here on my blog UNDERNEATH your question.
... Kris
everything you need to plan both your school and your home!
Not only is the planner digital and interactive, but in it 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 more…..
• 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 with lots of room for writing in details each day
For a sneak peek of The Schoolhouse Planner, click here.
... Kris ...
It's time to clear out some items that we are done with. Prices below do NOT include postage. I have a scale and can determine the Media Mail shipping fees for you. I can take payment through PayPal (I can accept credit cards through PayPal, too) and money orders ONLY. Please email me at kjpriceathome@charter.net with your order and mailing address so that I can figure postage. Orders over $40 get FREE shipping (insurance will still be optional and is $1.65 for orders up to $50). If you have any questions, please ask. These books come from a non-smoking home with 2 cats.
So, without further ado, here is my list!
** MISC. ITEMS **
- What Your Child Needs to Know When by Robin Scarlata. There are some checkmarks on some pages. $10.00
- The Kids Winter Cottage Book by Jane Drake & Ann Love. New pb $4.00. Includes crafts for the season, games to play outside, food to prepare and MORE!
- The Kid's Guide to Service Projects by Barbara Lewis. NEW pb, $3.00. Contains over 500 service ideas for young people who want to make a difference.
- Easy to Make Bird Feeders for Woodworkers. NEW pb by Dover. $2.00
- The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers. NEW pb by Dover. $2.00
- TEACH magazine (To Encourage And Challenge Homeschoolers). Some of these are comb-bound and some are stapled down center. I have 17 issues. Retail is $6.00 for each, but I'm offering them for $2.00 each or $30.00 if you'll take all of them at once. The magazines contain inspirational articles, as well as good stuff for homeschooling parents and homemakers.
- Logical Thinking Skills (middle school) by instructional Fair. Like new pb w/some problems already solved, but about 95% of it still unused. $1.00
** RELIGION **
- A Study in Wisdom (book and board game set) by Dr. Dale Simpson. NEW, never used $8.00. Children learn verses from Proverbs and the importance of wisdom.
- Balancing the Sword: A comprehensive study guide to Life's manual. 2-volume set including CDs by Allen Wolfe. LIKE NEW hardbacks. You can read more about this. Retails $70, I'm asking $50.00
- Teaching the Bible Creatively: How to Awaken Your Kids to Scripture by Bill McNabb. New paperback $2.00. Includes over 50 proven program ideas.
- The Church in History by B.K. Kuiper. NEW pb $12.00
** FINE ARTS **
- Draw-Write-Now Boxed Set of 8 books by Barker Creek. LIKE NEW set. Retails almost $96, I'm asking $50.00
- Art Across the Curriculum: Exploring fine art with cross--curricular connections (Gr. 5-8). Includes 12 full color reproductions. NEW pb 4.00
- Spiritual Lives of the Great Composers (Revised and Expanded) by Patrick Kavanaugh. NEW pb $5.00
- The Gift of Music: Great Composers & Their Influence (3rd Edition Revised & Expanded). by Jane Smith and Betty Carlson. NEW pb $7.00
- Music Through the Ages: Music History and Appreciation in Biblical Perspective by Susan Beisner. NEW, never used Student Text. Retails $29, I'm asking $20.00
- Drawing Textbook by Bruce McIntyre. Like NEW pb $5.00
** PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT **
- The Princess and the Kiss: A Story of God's Gift of Purity (hardback) & Life Lessons from The Princess & the Kiss (paperback) by Jennie Bishop. 2-book set like new $15.00
- The Squire and the Scroll: A Tale of the Rewards of a Pure Heart (hardback) & Life Lessons from The Squire and the Scroll (paperback) by Jennie Bishop. 2-book set like new $15.00
- Beautiful Girlhood and The Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood - 2 book set in very good cond. $15.00
- Making Brothers and Sisters Best Friends by the Mally children. Like NEW pb $4.00
** FREE with any purchase (limit 2 free per order) **
- Writing Strands: Evaluating Writing
- Multiplication Drill (Gr. 4-6). very small pb with some problems circled in pencil. FREE with any purchase.
- Mastering Multiplication I (Gr. 3-4). smaller pb with some pages written in in pencil. FREE with any purchase.
- Let's Be Partners in Ecology set (Gr 3-8) published by Modern Woodsmen of America. Includes Teacher's Manual, Field book and Logbook. Pb in very good condition. FREE with any order.
- Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 3 Answer Key
** HISTORY **
- The Story of the World, Vol 1: Ancient Times by Susan Wise Bauer. NEW pb $10.00
- The Story of the World, Vol 2: The Middle Ages by Susan Wise Bauer. NEW pb $10.00
- Civil War Days (American Kids in History) by David King (ages 8-12). NEW pb $8.00. Discover the past with exciting projects, games, activities and recipes.
- What Jane Austen Ate & Charles Dickens Knew: From fox hunting to whist - the facts of daily life in 19th century England. NEW pb $5.00
- Presidential Posters (from George Washington to George Bush). These are 8-1/2 x 11 posters which give basic info on the back, vocabulary and thought questions. NEW, never used $5.00
** GEOGRAPHY **
- World Geography in Christian Perspective by ABeka. 1998 copyright, but the same book as the most recent edition (I know b/c I bought it without realizing I already had this one!). pb in very good cond $3.00.
- Amazon Diary - Brand new, never used $2.00. A great pb detailing life in the Amazon w/lots of great photos.
- Australia - an interdisciplinary unit (2 pb copies, brand new, never used) - $2.00 each. Middle School. Topics studied the land, the people, the culture and the animals of the region. It concentrates on the impace humans have on the living world and the problems encountered when civilization takes over large portions of land. The student activity pages are reproducible.
- Canada: The Time Traveler Series (gr 3-6). Brand new pb, never used $2.00. Includes research and info pages, integrated curriculum activities that blend various subjects together, reproducible activity pages and 8 sets of stickers (over 200).
- Africa: 100 reproducible activities (middle school). Brand new pb, never used $3.00. The student will study every country in Africa through reading, writing, researchings and illustrating.
- Geography from A to Z: A Picture Glossary by Jack Knowlton. Like new hardback (hb) w/dustjacket. Geared towards ages 7-10. $4.00
- Evan-Moor's Geography study of the Continents. I have all 7 titles. 6 are brand new, never used; the Australia one has had the pages pulled out for copying purposes, but they are all still there. Retail is $12.95 each, I'm asking $6 each. Each book includes a full-color 17 x 22 map. You can see what these books are like inside at the Evan Moor website.
- Comic Strip Map Skills (Gr 4-8) by Scholastic. 30 reproducible, rib-tickling cartoons with related maps and questions that build map skills. NEW pb $3.00
** SCIENCE **
- Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day by Jeannie Fulbright (Exploring Creation with Zoology I - Young Explorer Series by Apologia). NEW hb, never used, but came with a nick in the back edge. Doesn't affect interior, just want to note it now. $22.00
- Apologia's Exploring Creation with General Science, Solutions/Tests book & multimedia companion CD. 1st edition. $40.00
- Apologia's Exploring Creation with Physical Science, Solutions/Tests book & multimedia companion CD. 1st edition. $40.00
- Christian Kids Explore Physics (Bright Ideas Press). NEW, never used pb $20.
- Noeo Science Physics (Level 2) Gizmos, Gadgets, Gears and Gravity - http://noeoscience.com/physII.html - This package is Option B at the bottom of the page. Retail is around $70+. I am asking $50.00. I have the Manual and the following books (NEW, NEVER USED):
Gizmo's and Gadgets - Creating Science Contraptions That Work (& Knowing Why)
Archimedes and the Door of Science
Usborne Internet-Linked Mysteries and Marvels of Science
*** I do NOT have the supply kit or one of the Books listed.
- Daily Science Reinforcers (Gr. 6). A review program for reinforcement. Spiral-bound paperback in very good cond. $4.00
- Health in Christian Perspective by A Beka. Pb in vg cond $8.00
- The Answers Book (Revised and Expanded) by Ken Ham, Jonathan Sarfati, Carl Wieland. NEW hb w/dj $10.00 . Contains the 20 most asked questions about creation, evolution adn the book of Genesis, answered!
- The Lie: Evolution by Ken Ham. NEW hb w/dj. $8.00
- Evolution Exposed by Roger Patterson. NEW pb $10.00 . Your evolution answer book for the classroom.
** Conservation & the Environment **
- The Kids' Environment Book: What's Awry and Why by Anne Pedersen. Like new pb $1.00. Provides a clear, balanced and positive discussion of the environmental problems we face today and likely tomorrow. Published in 1991, but info is still relevant today.
- I Can Save the Earth: A Kid's Handbook for Keeping Earth Healthy and Green by Anita Holmes. Like new pb $4.00
- Pollution Problems and Solutions by the National Wildlife Federation. Brand new pb retails $12.95, I'm asking $4.00. Includes reproducible pages, ready-to-use activities (crafts, creative writing, science experiments, etc.), essays from leading scientists and glossaries and bibliographies.
- Ecology Connection: Theme-Related Arts and Crafts Projects Focusing on the Environment. Like new, large pb $6.00. This book has sooo many great ideas for middle and upper grades.
** VOCABULARY **
- Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 6 and Answer Key. NEW, never used $8.00
- Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 7 and Answer Key. NEW, never used $8.00
- Wordly Wise 3000 - Book 8 and Answer Key. NEW, never used $8.00
- Vocabulary from the Classical Roots - Book A and Teacher's Guide/Answer Key. No writing inside at all. $8.00
- Vocabulary from the Classical Roots - Book B and Teacher's Guide/Answer Key. No writing inside at all. $8.00
- Vocabulary from the Classical Roots - Book C and Teacher's Guide/Answer Key. No writing inside at all. $8.00
- Vocabulary from the Classical Roots - Book D and Teacher's Guide/Answer Key. No writing inside at all. $8.00
- Vocabulary from the Classical Roots - Book E and Teacher's Guide/Answer Key. No writing inside at all. $8.00
- It Figures! Fun Figures of Speech by Marvin Terban. NEW pb $3.00 explores simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration, hyperbole and personification.
- In a Pickle and other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban. NEW pb $3.00
- Mad as a Wet Hen! and other Funny Idioms by Marvin Terban. NEW pb $3.00
- Punching the Clock: Funny Action Idioms by Marvin Terban. NEW pb $3.00
- Word Roots (Level B-Book 1) by Critical Thinking Books. Gr. 7-12. NEW pb
- Roots and Fruits: A Comprehensive Vocabulary Curriculum covering Grades K - 12 by Jill Dixon. http://www.edudps.com/rootsandfruits.html Comb-bound paperback in very good condition with highlighting in root list section. $12.00
** LANGUAGE ARTS **
- Easy Grammar Plus. Copyright 1995. Outside is in a bit of rough shape, interior pages are clean, no writing $15.00
- Spelling Power - 3rd edition. Still in very good condition w/some words checked off or circled in pencil. Retails $49.95, I'm asking $20.00.
- Italics Beautiful Handwriting for Children by Penny Gardner. Spiral bound like NEW book. $4.00
- Growing with Grammar Grade 5 Student Manual and Answer Key. $10.00
- The Student Editor (middle school). Includes many activities to check for errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage. I have 2 copies and several activities in each book have been completed, but about 90+% of the books are still usable. $1.00 each
- Summarizing (gr. 5). Includes activities to help children summarize information. NEW pb $1.00
- Great Activities for Learning How to Use Reference Books (Gr. 3-6) by Scholastic. NEW pb $3.00
- Diagraming Sentences. Small NEW pb for reinforcing this skill. $1.00
** WRITING**
- Journal Jumpstarts: A Month of Creative Writing Prompts. $10 for the 9-book set. I have a complete set from September to May. The Sept, Oct. and Nov. books have several pages written in in pencil. The rest are still brand new. Each book contains 29 general and seasonal topics to write about.
- Writing to Explain: Reproducible Lessons by McGraw Hill. NEW pb $2.00. Includes 57 lessons to provide guided practice of writing.
- Writing to Persuade: Reproducible Lessons by McGraw Hill. NEW pb $2.00. Includes 59 lessons to provide guided practice of writing and th development of logical skills.
- Writing to Inform: Reproducible Lessons by McGraw Hill. NEW pb $2.00. Includes 58 lessons to provide guided practice of clear, informative prose.
- Narrative Writing (Gr 5-8) by McGraw Hill. NEW pb $2.00 Teaching writing skills and strategies for effective storytelling.
** MATH **
- A Balanced Approach to Math (Gr. 4). Brand new, never used pb - $2.00. This book covers place value, fractions, division, geometry, number relationships and data analysis. The basic idea is to introduce math as it happens around them.
- Real-Life Math Investigations (Gr. 5). Brand new, never used pb - $2.00. Skills studied inculde whole number operations, graphing, geometry, fractions, logic, algebra, probability and more. The open-ended nature of many of the problems steers students away from looking for a single correct answer.
- Puzzlewise 6th Grade Math Book 1. 36 weekly activities and 9 monthly assessments (www.puzzlewise.com). There is pencil writing on a couple of the activities. $2.00
- All the Math You'll Ever Need: A Self-Teaching Guide. Hardback in vg cond $5.00
- Method Math: Step by Step Problem Solving (Gr. 6) by McGraw-Hill. 16 lessons w/reproducible pages. NEW pb, $2.00
- Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel Math: From Simple Shapes to Geometry. NEW pb $1.00
- Math Minders Word Problems (Gr. 4) - answers included. NEW pb $1.00
- Math Minders Word Problems (Gr. 5) - answers included. NEW pb $1.00
- Scott Foresman/Addison Wesley Gr. 5 Math Spiral Review & Test Prep Masters/Workbook. in VG cond $3.00
- Math Magic: How to master everyday math problems by Scott Flansburg. NEW pb $4.00
- Marvelous Multiplication: Games and activities that make math easy and fun by Lynette Long. NEW pb $3.00
- Dazzling Division. Games and activities that make math easy and fun by Lynette Long. NEW pb $3.00
- Delightful Decimals and Perfect Percents. Games and activities that make math easy and fun by Lynette Long. NEW pb $3.00
** SPANISH **
- Spanish for Beginners. Brand new hb retails $16.95, I'm asking $5. This humorously illustrated, colorful book offers beginners their first introduction to the Spanish language. Book guides users through everyday situations. Grammar and pronunciation are clearly explained. Includes challenging puzzles to aid learning and active use of the Spanish language
... Kris ...
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... Kris ...
I received this in my email today and thought it was worth sharing ... this is such a good reason to subscribe to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine now!
You all know how TOS is a quarterly magazine? Well a lot of our readers wish the magazine came monthly. So guess what we're going to do?
No, we're not making the magazine a monthly.
Instead, we are going to start sending our magazine subscribers something brand new online monthly between magazine issues.
It's called The Teacher's Toolbox and you all are going to love it!
Each edition, we'll focus on a different topic giving you words of encouragement, hands-on teaching ideas, book recommendations, field trip suggestions, and then some type of bonus download item.
This online mini-supplement to TOS is a FREE resource only for our subscribers! If you're a TOS reader, but have been buying your copies at a bookstore, now would be a great time to subscribe.
We'll be sending out the first one at the end of this month, and you are NOT going to want to miss out.
It's supposed to be a surprise, but I can tell you this much - the topic is perfect for Spring, has some great science ideas, and the freebie gift itself, practically covers the price of your subscription!
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... Kris ...
I'll be hosting the 142nd Carnival of Homeschooling next week here, so if you have a post that you'd like to submit, please do so here.
This has been a bit of a rough year for us homeschooling ... none of us have been "into it." My daughter is actually considering going to public high school next year and so we are making the rounds gathering information on this option. I know we'll only be able to make the best decision if we get all of the information and then sit down and talk about everything.
I'm starting to round curriculum up for my son for next year. I have most of it here, I think. For 7th grade, he is scheduled for the following:
Easy Grammar Plus, Wordly Wise (vocab), Five Finger Paragraph and Igniting Your Writing
Math - I'll probably go back to Saxon and will have to give him a placement test to see where he's at
Logic books by the Bluedorns
Noeo Science - Physics and Christian Kids Explore Physics
All American History, Vol 1 and Drive Through History videos when we need a break from regular studies!
handwriting and keyboarding practice - he is very slow when writing and can't write cursive yet; I have several software games CD's to get his keyboarding skills up to par
Bible - we'll read through How to Get Into The Bible and he'll read Created for Work for "life skills" studies
I believe that's all I have thought of so far ... this covers the basics plus a little extra. Ian is still not up to grade level on math so that is really of utmost importance considering pre-algebra is next! I sure hope he has his "lightbulb" moment soon w/regards to math!
If you have a child entering 7th grade, I'd love to hear what you have planned. Or, if your child is in 7th grade right now, please share what classes you covered ... I love to hear what everyone else is using!
... Kris ...
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