Sep. 22, 2008
Erskine Family
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Have you heard of the Erskine family? They operate the web sites for Homeschool Radio Shows and Homeschool Freebie of the Day. Our family has been listening to the radio programs they provide (for free!) for over a year now, and we have all learned to love them. I'll admit, at first it was difficult to get everyone to sit down and listen to them, but now the kids ask for one almost every day. Their favorite recently was on Lewis & Clark. My all time favorite wasn't a program exactly, but a song–The Little Red Caboose (chug chug chug!) Even the baby likes that one. The Freebies they give away each weekday are wonderful for any homeschool family. Mostly they are Ebooks but occasionally you can get an audio program. Recently I downloaded an ebook on cutting hair that was published in the 1950s. I've been cutting the family hair (well, not my own!) for several years now but have never felt like I do a good job. The ebook gave me quite a few tips and ideas to get a better look and showed me how to cut based on an individual's unique shape. Some of the freebies are pure fun, like the ebook The Secrets of Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies, while others are educational and cover topics from astronomy to history to sewing and quiltmaking. Each freebie is available for only one day, so you have to be quick. I had a terrible time remembering to go to the site each day (even with the wonderful Head's Up reminder that the Erskines send out each Monday). I finally hit on the idea of making the Homeschool Freebie of the Day page my browser's homepage. Now it loads each time I open my browser, and I never forget to download the freebie! |
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Posted by Angie F.