What a great time to shop at the Schoolhouse Store! Black has never looked so good. We don’t want you to miss out on any of the outstanding items so our sale is not only on Friday but it starts today, Wednesday, November 25 and runs until Sunday, November 29. Not only will you be able to cash in on some wonderful bargains, but you also have an opportunity to receive an outstanding selection of freebies with various purchasing levels. You can go HERE for all the details.

In addition to subscribing to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine for an unheard of $7.95 for US customers ($17.50 for Canadian subs or $27.95 for international subs), you will find bargains on some quality literature. Looking for some great Christmas gifts for the whole family? Check out all the great items we have in our “Fun Stuff” category and “Gift Ideas” category. Or maybe you are shopping for a homeschooler but aren’t exactly sure what to get. A Schoolhouse Store Gift Certificate makes a perfect gift for anyone.

Don’t miss out on all the fantastic finds during the Schoolhouse Store Black Friday event.

Can you believe that it is October already? The older I get the faster time seems to fly. Soon the holidays will be upon us and life will get busier than it already is, if that is even imaginable. One way I keep myself organized is by planning ahead. I have a home manager binder that I try to keep up to date with goals, schedules, and other information to keep my family on track. In my manager I keep a calendar of events and many lists of information that are ready at the turn of the page. I keep a set of menus that I rotate throughout the months, a gift buying wish list with information for each person I will be buying for, chore schedules with monthly reminders, and many other holiday planning lists to help me keep on top of things. I also keep other important and helpful information in my binder so that I am not hunting the house for it. I keep things like important phone numbers and addresses, miscellaneous medical information, and budgeting and inventory lists. I keep a separate binder for all our school records including our year’s goals, a resource list of the books we are using, and a four year plan for my son’s high school years.  

It has taken me quite a while to put all this information together and in the past I had created my own forms. But last year I received the Schoolhouse Planner and it became so much easier to get the information where I wanted it. Now I just type my information into the interactive PDF forms, print them out and add them to my binders as I need. This year’s planner has so many more new useful forms and I have used many of them to update information. All the effort it has taken to gather this information has so been worth it. I now have everything in one place and ready to use when I need it.

From now until the end of October, when you purchase the 2009 Schoolhouse Planner you will receive a special bonus E-Book: Homespun Holidays: Fall and Winter, absolutely FREE at checkout! This beautiful e-book, $12.45 if purchased separately, is filled with beautiful projects you can make now to beautify your home for the holidays. There are recipes, gift ideas, inspirational stories and poems, and more. You are sure to find something to add flavor to your home.

And right now you can order the 2009 Schoolhouse Planner on CD for only $29, regularly $44, and get the bonus E-Book: Homespun Holidays: Fall and Winter absolutely FREE at checkout! You save a huge $27.45. What a deal!

And don't forget to check out all the bargains on the 2009 Planner and Module combinations.

There’s one more special offer that you won’t want to miss out on; The TOS BOGO Friendship Subscription. Purchase the special TOS BOGO Friendship Subscription (US subscriptions only) to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine  for $39 and get one for a friend for FREE! Can you believe that? Your two (2) year subscriptions begin with the Winter issue but your friend will also get the current fall issue in their mailbox as a special bonus. AND you both get the fantastic 19 FREE gifts!  A gigantic value of over $885 for $39! What a wonderful gift of encouragement and support to give to a special homeschool buddy!

As you can see, the holidays don’t have to overwhelm or overrun you. The tools to make this season the most organized, inspirational, and successful are waiting for you at the Schoolhouse Store.

“Music speaks what cannot be expressed,
Soothes the mind and gives it rest,
Heals the heart and makes it whole,
Flows from heaven to the soul.”
(Source unknown)

As a mom of a 23-year old, 15-year old and a 12-year old, I can honestly say, “Children grow up so fast”. I remember the chasing-down-the-toddler days and the pan clanging serenades. I also remember wondering how in the world I was going to keep these young ones occupied constructively so I could attend to the things that needed attention without sitting them in front of the electronic babysitter. I loved spending time playing and exploring the world with my children but there were times when I didn’t think I was going to have the stamina to keep up with their Energizer Bunny natures.  Does any of this sound familiar? How do you keep your preschooler busy and happy? The Old Schoolhouse Store has some insight that they would love to share with you. In our newest e-book, Creating a Rich Environment and a Fun Place to Learn for Preschoolers, the authors have gathered all the best ideas for activities and organizational support in one place. Making your preschooler’s world one of excitement and learning just got a little easier. Filled with insight, inspiration, and clever creativity, Creating a Rich Environment and a Fun Place to Learn for Preschoolers has all the bases covered. Written by folks just like you who have come up with solutions to the sometimes frustrating task of keeping an energetic preschooler out of trouble and flourishing, this book is a must have for homes with little ones.

Another awesome resource for parents with young ones is Activity Bags’ E-Book: Preschool Activities in a Bag, Book 1. I sure wish I knew about this great book when I had preschoolers at home. It would have totally ended the “what interesting things can I do with them today” questions. Loaded with detailed instructions on how to put together fun and educational activities, this e-book helps you be ready for those aimless moments of boredom and mischief.

Right now if you purchase Creating a Rich Environment and a Fun Place to Learn for Preschoolers and Activity Bags' E-Book: Preschool Activities in a Bag, Book 1 you can get ourWeE-book™- Homeschooling With Young Children absolutely free loaded with more inspiring ideas to make homeschooling with your preschooler a memorable experience. (You’ll need to put those 3 items individually into your cart and use the coupon code- FREEPREWEE )

And The Schoolhouse store has another great bonus if you purchase E-Book: Creating a Rich Environment and a Fun Place to Learn for Preschoolers. Every fifth purchaser from 1 to 300 will receive a cute tote bag with fun learning goodies for their child to enjoy FREE! We have 60 of these adorable bags to giveaway so you’ll have to hurry to get yours.

I am looking forward to the day when I have grandchildren because I will be well equipped with great ideas to make their visits to grandma’s house not only fun but educational without them even knowing it. The best of both worlds. I'd love to hear what you think about homeschooling with a preschooler or just how you keep your young ones occupied.

There are only hours left to the Art Sale at the Schoolhouse Store and we don’t want you to miss out on making your purchases at a savings of up to 40% on choice products.

Scrapbookers will absolutely love the GlueGlider PRO Unit Loaded With Perma Tac from GlueArts. No more messy glue smudges on those pages that took you hours to put together. This tool allows you to put the glue exactly where you want it. And it is refillable.

Have you ever thought of using art to teach your children the core subjects? Well Visual Manna has and they have just added to our store their two newest products in that line, Teaching Social Studies through Art and Teaching Math through Art. And if you hurry you can snatch these and some of their other books up to use in your homeschool for a 20% savings off the original price.

CPR Publishing has a great line of books to supplement your history studies with their Draw and Write through History line. This excellent resource will help children learn to add their own artwork to their history assignments.

If you are looking for a solid program for your Junior and Senior high students, Artistic Pursuits may just be the ticket. These books are written to the student so there is no teacher preparation of the lessons necessary.  The Senior High books also include high school transcript and grading information which is an added bonus if you are preparing your own transcripts for your high school student like I am.

Do you have a very visual child who needs to see how something is done to do it? Well Barker Creek have put their wonderful teaching DVDs along with their popular Draw Write Now products on sale for 10% off. And we don’t want to forget the supplies we need to create our masterpieces. Colored pencils, a supply of paper and a sketch board are also offered at 10% off to make your shopping for your art courses at the Schoolhouse Store one stop shopping.

And last, but definitely not the least to be mentioned, is that US shipping is always free at the Schoolhouse Store.

So please don’t miss out on the bargains and stock up now.

Have you purchased all of your curriculum for your next school year yet? We just finished school here last week, and I am taking a break from all school-related things! I don't have all of my curriculum yet, which might be a good thing since we are currently running a sale on lots of our math products! This is a great time to stock up! 

Many of our most popular math items are on sale today through next Friday (June 19th). These companies are offering the following savings:

Googol Learning
20% off select items

Trigger Memory Systems
Savings on select items

Christian Perspective
10% off

Lancaster Learning
30% off “Math Market”

Mathville
50% off

Teacher Pdt Ltd
20% off

TOS November Module – Amusing Math
40% off

Galaxy of Education
$5.00 off

Math Mammoth
25% off

Barker Creek
10% off

Sylvan Dell
25% off select items

The 2009 Planner is bigger and better than ever. With more forms (over 40 ADDITIONAL forms will be included), 12 new essays from favorite homeschool authors, including Amanda Bennett, Dr. Jay L. Wile, Tammy Duby, 12 new "Must-Know" lists, 24 new recipes, and more!

"What we want is--not the best thing that can be had at the lowest possible price--but a thing suitable for our purpose, at a price which we can afford to pay and know to be just." ~Charlotte Mason
 

Take a glimpse at some of the advantageous new pages featured in this complete home and school planner . . . 
 
Calendar Pages for 2009-2012—planning and scheduling just got so much easier!
 
24 Recipes—from Mexican Lasagna to Loaded BBQ Potato Casserole!
 
12 Articles (one for each monthly topic) from homeschooling's most well-known authors. Here are just a few . . .

• "American Government Basics" by Amanda Bennett
• "The Thirteen Colonies" by Michelle Miller
• "Weather" by Dr. Jay L. Wile, PhD
• "Lap Books: A Creative Road to Retention" by Tammy Duby

12 "Must-Know" Lists that correspond to the monthly topic/articles including these and more . . .

• Common Latin and Greek Roots 
• Letter Writing Tips
• Miracles and Parables
• Getting into College Check List
• The Planets—Basic Information to Know
• Emergency Preparedness
• Branches of Federal, State, and Local Governments
• Cloud Types

Alphabet Writing Charts for Copywork—Beautiful! Ready to print and use!

Green Cleaning Recipes—from Lisa Barthuly. 
 
TOS Resource Lists—A huge inventory of ideas to include in your studies, corresponding to each monthly topic.

With over 40, ALL-NEW Forms—You'll find just what you need and more with so much to choose from . . .
 
For Home
     - Address Book 
     - Website Login/Password
     - Home Repair Projects Worksheet
     - Christmas Card List
     - Car Maintenance Schedule
     - Party/Celebration Planning
     - To-Do List/Appointment Schedule
     - Emergency Medical Info Sheet
     - Grocery List
     - Seasonal Cleaning Checklist

For School
     - Book Reports
     - Journal Pages
     - Assignment Sheet with Due Dates
     - Report Card Template
     - Decorated Bible Study Note Pages-Video/Library Due Date Sheet
     - Preschool Planning Form
     - Homeschool Wish List
     - Weekly Schedule Form
     - Transcript Template
     - Inventory Book Log
     - Attendance Form
     - 4 Co-op Planning Sheets
     - Preschool Activity Box and Need-to-Learn List
     - Weekly and Daily Schedule Charts for 2-5 Kids
     - Community Service Recording Form
  
Supplemental monthly modules will be available for purchase to enhance your use of the planner and incorporate them into your studies. Make learning come alive for your children with these all-new, interactive units! The 2009 Planner modules will incorporate lapbooking activities.

Being organized is a priority for your home and school. The 2009-2010 Schoolhouse Planner will make a monumental difference for you as a homemaker and homeschool mom in the busy months and years to come! The support and encouragement you'll receive are amazing!

If you have the 2008 planner, I would love to know how you enjoyed it and used it this past year. And you will love the new changes in the 2009 planner!

Great savings for you from March 26th through April 2nd! If you purchase five WeE-Books, you will receive three for free! See all the details here!