June 26, 2008
Schoolhouse Planner
We are so excited to announce that our much-anticipated Schoolhouse Planner is READY!
The Schoolhouse Planner has so many wonderful features. You told us what you wanted in a planner, and we have delivered!
Some of the main features include:
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Calendars in various forms - yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily
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Planners for your homeschool - in various styles to meet your individual needs
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12 "homeschool must-know" items, one for each month of the year
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12 essays from some of our favorite authors in the homeschool community - you absolutely won't want to miss these!
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24 easy main-dish recipes from some top homeschoolers around the nation
PLUS, the Schoolhouse Planner is interactive! You can type right into the pdf! If you have Adobe Acrobat, you'll be able to save the changes you make. (Note: If you only have Adobe Reader, you can type in your planner information, print it, but will not be able to save these changes.) See a preview of the Planner here.
Don't forget, monthly planner add-ons are available for purchase every month. We already have some great holiday related information ready for July's planner supplement!
We're there with you each month to make your home and school planning as easy and fun as possible throughout the year!
Have a friend who likes an organized home and school? Let them know about the Schoolhouse Planner.
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May 9, 2008
Spring 2008 TOS
The Spring 2008 issue of The Old Schoolhouse magazine is hot off the presses! And with a new way to subscribe that will save you money, shelf space and waiting time! You can subscribe for the new DIGITAL EDITION. You can view a sample of Summer 2007 as a digital issue to see how it works and how convenient and easy it would be to have that type of subscription.
Now, back to the Spring 2008 issue. I read this issue cover-to-cover (as usual) and came up with this article to share with you, just to whet your appetite a bit.
"The Inside Scoop on Washington, D.C." by Maggie S. Hogan (pg. 152 ff) was such an informative article about what to see, what to do, and hints on how to get it all done when you visit our nation's capital. Maggie has noted specific points of interest and added hints on taking children and even on parking in D.C. (I don't recall any hints on driving in D.C. which is a challenge unto itself.)
Also this Spring 2008 issue has lots of article concerning the Preschool years, so if you have toddlers and preschoolers, you'll certainly not want to miss this issue. Enjoy!
~Betsy
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March 14, 2008
Digital TOS
January 31, 2008
TOS Winter 2007/08
I received my The Old Schoolhouse magazine and boy is it chocked full of fun and informative articles! This is the issue with all the Convention news as well as an entire section devoted to FREEBIES! You can read about the Freebies at this link.
My favorite article this issue is "Following the Iditarod" and it begins on page 134. We have been reading about sled dog racing and Siberian Huskies so this is a great time to follow this year's Iditarod (which begins on March 1st this year.) The author of this article, Dena Wood, has given us many resources to find at our local library, as well as on-line resources to help us with our study of the Great Race.
If you don't have a subscription to TOS, you may order just this one issue at The Schoolhouse Store or you can subscribe and receive all this great information at your home every quarter!
Enjoy your Winter Issue! (And meet me and my family on pages 40-41)
~Betsy
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January 22, 2008
50% off sale!
e-books, audio books and magazine back issues are all 50% for one week only!!
At The Old Schoolhouse we know that there is more
than one right way to homeschool. We believe that each family has to
figure out what method and educational philosophy "fits" their family best.
Some parents may be juggling work responsibilities and homeschooling.
Others are homeschooling as single parents. Some have special needs
children, while others are still learning the basics of home education. In
all of our products, we strive to present a variety of authors and
resources which will inspire and encourage you as you tailor your
homeschool to your family's needs.
And now for seven days only, we're putting all of our
TOS e-Books and audio books on sale for 50% off. Plus our back issues
normally priced at $9.90 are 50% off too.
Sale Ends midnight Sunday, January 27. International
customers please note, due to high international shipping costs, audio
books are only available for US customers and back issues require a
shipping upgrade.
See the Schoolhouse Store for these and other great resources.
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January 3, 2008
Homeschool Nations needs HELP!
We are in need of more state blog coordinators!! The main thing a state blog coordinator would need to do is to help keep your state informed of events, homeschool ideas, laws, and just plan fun stuff to do around their state. I enjoy writing on here weekly (and sometimes more) and I've learned so much about our state by doing this blog.
So if you know of other homeschoolers in the following states/territories that you think might be able to help with their state blog, then please have them contact Pat Mills!! It really is a fun 'job'.
~ Betsy
States needing coordinators:
Delaware
Idaho
Indiana
Louisiana
Maryland
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming
Washington DC
Territories:
Puerto Rico
Other countries:
Canada (many different Provinces are needing coordinators)
England (check with Pat on which areas need help)
Check out Homeschool Nations to visit other state blogs and see how it all works!
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November 30, 2007
Buy One Get One $5
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine is having a "Buy One Get One for $5" sale. You can get (or give) a subscription to TOS and then buy another subscription for someone else for only $5!! That's the cheapest gift that I can think of, and also one that will keep on giving all year long. Think of all the encouragement someone will get for their homeschool with your $5 gift subscription! Hurry, sale ends December 14.
What a great way to bless a friend! For the price of a Mocha ($5) you can encourage a friend with the gift of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine for an entire year!
In order to take advantage of this VERY LIMITED TIME OFFER you must first purchase one of the below.
THEN....you may purchase this gift subscription for only FIVE DOLLARS!! Gift a homeschooling friend or even your local library!
Not only does your recipient receive the gift of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, but they will also receive 25 Homeschooling Gifts. Your recipient will receive a pack of postcards to send in and redeem all their goodies! And right on top, will be a postcard letting them know that this is a special gift just from you! Note: Only ONE $5 Gift sub per regular price sub or gift sub.
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November 23, 2007
Black Friday Sale 2007
The Black Friday Sale is over, but the Buy One Get One for $5 Magazine Subscription is still on through December 14.
It's time for the Schoolhouse Stores 2nd Annual Black Friday sale. The sale begins today and goes through November 25th. Click on the above image to see all the great deals this year at the Black Friday Sale.
Here's a sample deal:
 What a great way to bless a friend! For the price of a Mocha ($5) you can encourage a friend with the gift of The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine for an entire year!
In order to take advantage of this VERY LIMITED TIME OFFER you must first purchase one of the below.
THEN....you may purchase this gift subscription for only FIVE DOLLARS!! Gift a homeschooling friend or even your local library!
Not only does your recipient receive the gift of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, but they will also receive 25 Homeschooling Gifts. Your recipient will receive a pack of postcards to send in and redeem all their goodies! And right on top, will be a postcard letting them know that this is a special gift just from you! Note: Only ONE $5 Gift sub per regular price sub or gift sub.
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November 19, 2007
Schoolhouse Store Contest
The Schoolhouse Store wanted to recognize the 20,000 store customer but before they knew it that mark came and went! Still, they love a good give-away; just take a look at all that you could win in the right hand column of the Schoolhouse Store site (or click on the image above), so they are now anxiously counting down to the 21,000 customer and it could be YOU!
Visit the Schoolhouse Store to find something that you could use for your school and remember that there is always free shipping on any size order!
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November 13, 2007
TOS Survey
It's almost time for us to close our 2007 Homeschool Survey
But you Can Still Participate!
Over 3000 homeschoolers have already shared their opinions with us, but we say "the more the merrier". We even have two free ebooks to share with anyone who completes the survey.
One is our newest ebook, Homeschool Dialogues, which features some of the most popular interviews from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine over the years. The other is 20 Homemade Learning Games from our friends at Trigger Memory System! We definitely think you'll enjoy reading both of these books. Be watching; once you complete the survey, you'll be directed to a page where you can immediately download both ebooks.
We truly appreciate all of you taking the time to participate in our survey and look forward to reading all of the results. It truly helps us to be the best magazine that we can be!
And won't you please share the link to the homeschool survey with your homeschool groups or friends so they can participate and get the free ebooks before Friday? We'd love to hear from them too!
Sincerely,
Your Friends at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com
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November 1, 2007
The Old Schoolhouse Fall 2007
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Fall 2007 issue has arrived at my house! Has your's come yet? If you don't subscribe to TOS you can purchase just this one issue from the Schoolhouse Store with FREE SHIPPING. Just click on the image of Fall 2007 and you'll go right to the Schoolhouse Store!
I haven't gotten a chance to read my issue cover to cover like I usually do right away, but I did find a special article that I wanted to tell you about.
The Many Blessings of the Clothesline by Lisa Vitello can be found on pages 166-167 of Fall 2007. This article talks about the wonderful smell of freshly dried laundry and the costs that you can save if you don't use your dryer. I love the outdoor fresh smell that you can get from hanging your laundry out! Ms. Vitello even discusses what you could possibly do if you are 'outlawed' in your area from having a clothesline.
I remember when we used to hang out the clothes when we lived in Honduras, Central America. In that tropical heat, the laundry was always dry by the time the next load was ready to hang! And boy did they fade if you left them in the sun for very long at all. Therefore, they didn't hang out very long, and they didn't have that fresh smell we get here in the States because they weren't out there long enough. Okay, enough reminiscing.
If you can, pick up this issue of The Old Schoolhouse and pour over it like I do. You will learn so many things. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll feel right at home. You can order a subscription here and receive lots of free goodies as well.
~Betsy
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October 24, 2007
Blogger Survey
HomeschoolBlogger.com is now hosting its own survey to get a better idea of what the bloggers here are like and what kinds of changes they would like to see take place to make HSB a better blog host. Go on over and take the survey, it's short (only 20 questions.) Just click on the button above.
Thanks for your participation!
~Betsy
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