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Amuse & Amaze Yourself (and your kids!) with.... MATH?
I am a huge fan of The Schoolhouse Planner. When I got it, I saw that they were offering monthly themed modules as an add-on. Quite honestly, I wasn’t interested because I thought that for $7.95, they were expensive to buy each month. (I freely admit it, I am a cheapskate!) However, now that I have seen them, I have completely changed my mind. They are such rich resources packed with so much information and so many neat learning activities that I now believe they are a bargain!
November’s module is called Amusing Mathematics.
Wait… did you say “Amusing”? Mathematics? Yep, really! The great thing about this module is that it is all about finding fun math stuff! For instance, did you know that with a quick math puzzle you can make all of your friends and family think that you can read their minds? Have you ever guessed a person’s birthday by asking them to do math problems first? This module even shows you where to find a great trick for guessing how many siblings someone has! All of these puzzles are so much fun to do and will have you enjoying math in no time! But wait! Number tricks are not the only way to have fun with math; also learn how to do tangrams, work a sudoku puzzle and even learn faster methods for multiplication! The module covers a wide variety of math topics for the elementary student, each with fun activities and humor.
While it is designed to be used with the Schoolhouse Planner, this module is a unit study all in itself. You can read more about it for yourself by clicking here. Even if you don’t own the whole planner, you can use this ebook to make math fun for your kids. I feel like it has helped us to get out of a rut with math, and it has shown my kids that learning math can be a lot of fun!
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Great site for Kindred Spirit frugal bookworms!
The first time I saw the tagline for Homeschool Library Builder, “Fill Your Bookshelf without Emptying Your Wallet”, I knew it was going to be right up my alley. One look at the site told me I was right!
Homeschool Library Builder is a online bookstore founded by two homeschool moms who each have four children, a love for great books and a desire to help fellow homeschool parents. From the user-friendly website to their helpful services, Homeschool Library Builder is geared toward serving homeschoolers and others who use excellent literature to educate.
The site offers new and gently used books for all ages at affordable prices, giving people an opportunity to build their own home library. They stock titles used in literature-based curricula (Sonlight, Tapestry of Grace, Ambleside, Five in a Row, Beautiful Feet, and others), as well as those useful for a wide variety of unit studies. I loved that you can search by specific curriculum or by category, and I also loved that they stock a lot of the out of print titles that you tend to find in some literature-based curriculums. They also offer fundraising opportunities for groups, a frequent buyer program with discount incentives and opportunities to help others by purchasing books designated to their “Helping Hand” program. They are also committed to helping other family businesses, and offer free promotion for their own homegrown products or services through the website and online newsletter!
Go to www.hslibrarybuilder.com and take a look around— while you are there you may want to take advantage of their awesome “Bin Sale” where they have books for just $1, $2, $3, and $5!
Homeschool Library Builder satisfies both my taste for great books and great deals, so I love it!
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A favorite homeschooling resource... TOS!
I told you I was going to be reviewing things for The Old Schoolhouse, but what I did not tell you was that my first review was going to be a review of The Old Schoolhouse magazine itself! So, without further ado:
I have been a TOS subscriber for 4 years now, and I am a raving fan of this wonderful magazine. I am a fast reader and normally skim magazines and read the articles that interest me in a few minutes, and then I am finished. Well, with TOS it is completely different. This magazine is packed with meaty articles and contains such rich resources that I read it slowly, over a week or so, in order to fully enjoy each treasure-packed page!
I would not be exaggerating to state that TOS has opened my eyes to the larger world of homeschooling. I have learned in depth about each style of homeschooling, received great support for me in my role of wife and homeschooling mom, and gotten great ideas to use in my home as I learn alongside my children. It is so refreshing to read a magazine that embraces a biblical worldview, rather than being politically correct all the time, and I appreciate the way TOS is unafraid to challenge the status quo. It is enjoyable to read and well written by an interesting and diverse group of talented writers who are homeschoolers themselves.
My children eagerly await the magazine, now, too. Although it is not a kids magazine, each issue has a great section that you can use as a unit study with your children. It is like getting free curriculum! They are wonderful studies on widely varying topics- some favorites at our house from past issues have been trains and hummingbirds!
In fact, without The Old Schoolhouse magazine, you would not be reading this right now. Here are the reasons:
1. I learned about blogging from the magazine, so I might not be blogging without it.
2. If I was blogging, somehow, it would not be here. TOS owns Homeschool Blogger... enough said!
3. I have had times in my homeschooling where I was not sure what to do or was struggling with something, and the information and encouragement in The Old Schoolhouse Magazine helped me to keep going. So, I think it is fair to say that without TOS, it is possible I would not still be homeschooling.
This would probably be a good time to state that in my reviews I will always strive for a fair and balanced perspective that is brutally honest. I will tell the bad with the good as I see it. However, in the case of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, I cannot honestly say that I find anything wrong with it. As you will see in a second, I can't even find fault with the price. (Which is usually my hangup with nearly everything.... ahh, the life of a Cheapskate.) I even find the ads informative and helpful to me in my homeschool journey!
I wanted to tell you all about The Old Schoolhouse Magazine's Fall Special. You can get two years of the magazine, 6 fabulous physical gifts (no downloads!) worth over $120, plus the current issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine that is full of ideas for the new school year, so you start receiving your magazine in a flash!
It really is one of their best deals ever and you don't want to miss out. In fact, they've got a really cute Homeschooling with Heart tote bag (valued at $13.95) for the first 1000 to subscribe. About half of them are gone, but you should still be able to get one if you hurry! (They will remove the info from the subscription page when the bags are all gone.)
The total value is over $212, but you receive it all for only $39 - 50% off of cover price! Plus subscribers get their online monthly Teacher's Toolbox which focuses on a different topic each month, giving you words of encouragement, hands-on teaching ideas, book recommendations, field trip ideas, and a bonus download item.
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has helped me to feel like part of the larger homeschooling family, has encouraged and challenged me, and educated our family in countless ways. So, in case you haven't picked it up yet, I will state it outright: TOS gets a glowing review from me! I consider it a Must-Have for any homeschooler... and with the great deal going on right now, you won't want to miss out!
Click here to check it out!
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I've been tagged!
- ONE BOOK THAT CHANGED YOUR LIFE:
Failing Forward- John Maxwell
- ONE BOOK THAT YOUVE READ MORE THAN ONCE:
Little Women- Louisa May Alcott
- TWO BOOKS YOUD WANT ON A DESERT ISLAND:
The Bible, Anne of Green Gables- L.M. Montgomery
- ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU LAUGH:
Sleeping Through the Night and Other Lies- Sandi Kahn Shelton
- ONE BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY:
Charlottes Web- E.B. White
- ONE BOOK YOU WISH HAD BEEN WRITTEN:
Parenting: Exactly What to Do in Every Situation You May Ever Find Yourself - God
- ONE BOOK YOU WISH HAD NEVER BEEN WRITTEN:
The Koran
- ONE BOOK THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING:
The Well-Educated Mind- Susan Wise Bauer
- ONE BOOK YOU HAVE BEEN MEANING TO READ:
Captivating- John & Stasi Eldgridge (started reading but want to finish it!)
- FIVE PEOPLE YOU TAG:
MrsIncredible (hey, is that allowed? I want to answer them again! LOL!)
byourlove1
LaMereAcademy
KarenW
JenIg
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