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My little ones love puppets!  We have a big bin of them and I just love to sit and listen to them playing with the puppets and using their imaginations.  This summer I thought they would enjoy making some of their own puppets, so I went out looking for free patterns. I found an awesome website!

This site has over 40 links to patterns and instructions!  You will find information and free printables to make paper bag puppets, sock puppets, hand puppets, stick puppets, finger puppets, shadow puppets and even marionettes! 

I cannot wait to get started making these with my kids!  I hope you and your children enjoy them too!

Happy Homeschooling,

Jamin

This article is from the Home Where They Belong Blog.  If you are interested in more freebie'syou can subscribe to The Homeschool Minute as well as the Freebie Friday Newsletter HERE.  I will be passing along FREE goodies for your homeschool each week in both of these newsletters.  (Not to mention all the other great info you will get from The Homeschool Minute!)

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My kids love Curious George so I was excited when I found these great free Curious George links. 

Curious George pdf
This great little pdf file would make a wonderful lapbook!  There are acrostic poems, writing prompts, math worksheets, book report sheets and more!

Curious George Fun and Games
This website is loaded with worksheets, games, activities and even a recipe to make banana bread!

These freebies will make a fun study to do this summer with your elementary students.  Check out the books from the library and you won't have to spend a dime!

Happy Homeschooling,

Jamin

This article is from the Home Where They Belong Blog.  If you are interested in more freebie'syou can subscribe to The Homeschool Minute as well as the Freebie Friday Newsletter HERE.  I will be passing along FREE goodies for your homeschool each week in both of these newsletters.  (Not to mention all the other great info you will get from The Homeschool Minute!)

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays

Mother's Day is a week from Sunday. Since most of us are Teacher and Mom, here are some freebie's for your students to make YOU for Mother's Day!

Here is a great card your kids can make.  This card will be a lovely keepsake.  There are pull out cards where the kids can write a list of the things Mom does for them.  Then, there are three other pull outs (That spell out M-O-M) for your kids to write things they appreciate about you. (If you happen to have 3 kids like I do, then each child can write you a special message.)

Here are some free Mother's Day Coupons for you to print and your kids to fill in. These not only make a great gift for Mom, but they get some handwriting practice in, too!

This website has a lot of great Mother's Day crafts.  There are a bunch of fun ideas like Oatmeal Soap on a Rope, Candy Roses or Handprint Magnets. Spend some time looking at this site, and you are sure to find something great to make with your kids!  (These would make great gifts for Grandma, too!)

Lastly, check out the side bar to get a free book from Gospel for Asia.  This book will bring you a radical life changing message! Don't miss out on this exciting free offer!

I hope you have a wonderful Mother's Day!

I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!

Happy Homeschooling,

Jamin

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Here is what I found:

CliffsNotes
The complete text of CliffsNotes guides.

BookRags
Research site for students, with over 5.8 million pages of literature summaries, biographies, literary criticism, essays, encyclopedias and E-Books.

NovelGuide
Educational supplement for better understanding of classic and contemporary Literature Profiles

BookWolf
FREE literature book notes and a wealth of helpful information to guide you to a year full of good grades.

JiffyNotes
Free source for study guides that focus on literary analysis.

Awerty Notes
Literature Summaries and essays to assist in studying.

Happy Homeschooling,

Jamin

This article is from the Home Where They Belong Blog.  If you are interested in more freebie'syou can subscribe to The Homeschool Minute as well as the Freebie Friday Newsletter HERE.  I will be passing along FREE goodies for your homeschool each week in both of these newsletters.  (Not to mention all the other great info you will get from The Homeschool Minute!)

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays!

 A few weeks ago I had an email with a request for more freebies for teens. So this week, we are going to start off with a couple of freebies for teenagers. 

Cardamom Publishing is offering a free lesson from their book Life Prep for Teens.  This free lesson plan will lead your teen through the car buying process.  You will find it HERE.  Whether your teen has the money to buy a car or not this is great information for when they are ready.

Also for teens, HERE is a free online copy of the book Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's.  This book was written in 1931 and continues to be a vivid and precise account of the volatile stock market and the boom years of the 1920's. This looks like a fun way to learn about this interesting period of History.

Next, I have something for the whole family. (Including teenagers)! Homeschoolbuyersco-op.org has a wonderful free resource for finding field trips in the United States and Canada. You will find museums, zoos, aquariums, historic houses, nature centers, cultural centers and other educational opportunities in your area.  You can check it out HERE.

Little Dozen Press is holding a writing contest for homeschooled kids to share their family stories.  Kids from 8 to 18 can submit their funny, dramatic or touching stories. Four winners will receive an autographed copy of Tales of the Heartily Homeschooled.  The deadline is May 1st.  You can learn all about it HERE. 

Make sure to check out the unbelievable contest on the Company Porch.  Salem Ridge Press is giving away  prizes for 50 winners!  You can learn all about it HERE.

Lastly, make sure to vote for your favorite homeschool products.  You will get 2 free gifts just for voting!  Click HERE to vote.

I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!

Happy Homeschooling,

Jamin

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This article is from this weeks issue of Freebie Friday.  If you are interested in getting The Homeschool Minute and the Freebie Friday Newsletter you can subscribe for free HERE.  I will be passing along FREE goodies for your homeschool each week in both of these newsletters.  (Not to mention all the other great info you will get from The Homeschool Minute!)

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays!

I have some great freebies this week brought to you from one of the new vendors in the Schoolhouse Store.  Sylvan Dell Publishing has recently added over 50 new children's books to the store.   These are colorful, fun, educational picture books designed to excite children's imaginations.  They are artistically spectacular and have great educational value. The books start with fun, warm stories-generally fiction with science, math or nature themes-and are brought to life by art.  Along with the books they also offer a bunch of great freebies.

The first freebie they offer is a MP3 version of their books you can listen to absolutely free!  Once you have listened to the book online there are teaching activities to go along with the stories. If that isn't enough they also have crafts to go along with the stories, learning links and comprehension quizzes.

Also make sure to check out the Creative Minds section to find activities and educational information which relate to and reinforce the primary subjects of each title.  They even offer some of these studies in Spanish! There are so many great items on this website you can put together a whole study on a multitude of topics, all for free!

Here is one last fun thing from Sylvan Dell.  Right now they are holding the 2008 Picture Book Writing Competition for Homeschooled Students.  Your students manuscripts must be submitted by March 31st.  You have 10 days before the deadline!  You can read all about it HERE.  

By the way, today is the last day of the March Madness Sale at the Schoolhouse Store.  You will find items on sale for up to 80% off!  Make sure to stop by and take a look.

We have another great contest happening over at the Company Porch. Make sure to stop by and enter the latest contest.  They are giving away a free set of My-Word-Magnets from Kidtronic.  These look like a lot of fun!

Lastly, Sunday is Easter.  I hope that each of you will spend time reflecting on the gift we received through the resurrection of Jesus!  If you want to read all about why Easter falls so early this year make sure to stop by the Classical Astronomy website to learn all about it!

I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!

Happy Homeschooling,

Jamin
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This week only Veggie Tales is offering the segment about St. Patrick that is part of Sumo of the Opera FREE online.

You can view it HERE.

They also have a free crossword puzzle to help reinforce the lessons from the show.  You will find it HERE.

My kids told me about this a couple of years ago on St. Patrick's Day.  I sat them down and thought I was going to teach them all about St. Patrick and they already knew everything I had researched!  LOL  When I asked them where they had learned all that they told me about the segment in a Veggie Tale video.  Then we all watched it together and sure enough, it is great!  So go check it out!  It is very fun!

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays!

This week I am pleased to announce another new free E-Book at the Schoolhouse Store!  This month's freebie comes to us from Brandenburg Studies.  They are offering the E-Book: King Arthur.  This is an Internet based study that will teach your children all about King Arthur. Who was this legendary figure in history? Was he mythical? Was he real?  You can download your copy HERE.  You will find many other wonderful studies from Brandenburg Studies HERE. 

Easter is just a little over a week away.  Here are a couple of great Easter freebies thanks to a reader who forwarded them to me.  (Thanks Katrina!) 

The first one is a wonderful keepsake quality product for your children to make. This is a notebooking project using passages of scripture from the last week of the life of Christ.  If you are a scrapbooker you will LOVE this project!  You will find the free download HERE. 

Next, we have some Scripture cards that you can print and put together on a ring to help your family learn passages of Scripture related to Easter. This is really beautiful!  It could even be put together as a little thank you gift for your children's Sunday School Teachers, Awana Leaders, etc. You will find the free download HERE.

Lastly, we have another great contest happening over on the Company Porch.  Make sure to stop by and enter for your chances to win a one-year subscription to MY Access!® Home Edition, plus the Add-on Pack of your choice.  Two prizes will be given away and one of them could be yours!

I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!

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There are a LOT of great Easter freebies on the internet!  Here are a few of my favorites.  Some of these have already been shared in the Freebie Friday Newsletter and on my blog.  But, I thought it would be good to put together a complete list of the freebies I have found for everyone to enjoy.

Bible in Living Sound is offering The Passion of Jesus Christ as a free MP3 download. This is a enthralling re-enactment with music and "live" sound effects putting your kids in the middle of the action. You will find the free downloads HERE. 

Easter Bunny, Are You For Real? - This is the complete text of the children's book written by Harold Myra

Evan, The Tree that Became the Cross - This is another story for children by David C Klem

Suddenly One Morning - The Shopkeeper's Story: An Easter Narrative by Charles R. Swindoll

The Passion of Christ in Art - This is a sketch of the major moments of the Passion highlighted by major works of the Western art.

Instructions to make your own Resurrection Eggs - Tell the story of the Easter using plastic eggs.

Here is another site with free printables to use to make Resurrection Eggs.

Jesus Lives - Free bookmarks to print.

Easter Cookie Recipe - Make cookies with your children and learn the true meaning of Easter.

Here is a Christian Easter Preschool Curriculum.  Here are all the printables to go with it.

Free Christian printables for kids.  Includes a directions for a puppet, popup card and coloring sheets.

At this site you can take a virtual tour of the Holy Land.  I really enjoyed this one!

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays!

Easter falls about as early as it can this year, so I thought I would bring you some Easter freebies now.  That way you have plenty of time to use them before Easter.

I found so many good Easter freebies that I am just going to give you a list of them!

Bible in Living Sound is offering The Passion of Jesus Christ as a free MP3 download. This is a enthralling re-enactment with music and "live" sound effects putting your kids in the middle of the action. You will find the free downloads HERE.  (If your kids enjoy this dramatization we sell LOTS of these at the Schoolhouse Store! You will find them HERE.)

Easter Bunny, Are You For Real? - This is the complete text of the children's book written by Harold Myra

Evan, The Tree that Became the Cross - This is another story for children by David C Klem

Suddenly One Morning - The Shopkeeper's Story: An Easter Narrative by Charles R. Swindoll

The Passion of Christ in Art - This is a sketch of the major moments of the Passion highlighted by major works of the Western art.

Instructions to make your own Resurrection Eggs - Tell the story of the Easter using plastic eggs.

Jesus Lives - Free bookmarks to print.

Easter Cookie Recipe - Make cookies with your children and learn the true meaning of Easter.

If you would like more Easter freebies, you will find a LOT more HERE and HERE.

I hope you have a wonderful time learning about Easter with your kids!

He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said.
Matthew 28:6

I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!

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The kids and I and I recently attended the The National Bodyology Tour hosted by Slim GoodBody.  This show is an hour theatrical production that goes through how the human body works.  It also teaches about the health practices required to care of our bodies. While the show was not free the shows website is LOADED with great freebies!  

HERE is the free teachers guide that goes along with the show.  This free downloadable pdf includes lessons on the Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Brain & Nervous Systems and MORE!

Slimgoodbody resource page. LOTS of good links!  You can play a game about good oral health  or join the Immune Platoon to learn how white Blood Cells protect your body from infection.  There are games to play and mini movies to watch.  You will find plenty of great info to teach your kids about the human body!

There are still a lot of Cities this show will be traveling to.  Click here if you would like to find a date and location near you! (I highly recommend it!)

This article is from the Home Where They Belong Blog.  If you are interested in more freebie'syou can subscribe to The Homeschool Minute as well as the Freebie Friday Newsletter HERE.  I will be passing along FREE goodies for your homeschool each week in both of these newsletters.  (Not to mention all the other great info you will get from The Homeschool Minute!)

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays!

This week I am going to start out with a few follow up items to last week's Election focus.

I found a great website called Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids.  This site provides learning tools for kids grade K-12, parents, and teachers. These resources will teach how our government works.  So whether your little ones are just ready for the ABC's of Government or you want to teach older kids about Citizenship, this site has a ton of free information.  There is something for everyone!  Make sure to check out the section on the Election Process. 

Next, thanks to one of our Freebie Friday readers, here are some great Election Notebooking Pages.  This great freebie includes pages to do research about the Candidates, information to learn about Primaries and Caucuses and there is even information on Political Advertising.  There are 3 pdf's to download at the website.  Make sure you get them all!  If you have any trouble getting to the site save this email and return later. Sometimes we overwhelm servers when we all rush to get downloads at once.

Now, for a little something from me!  My 7 year old daughter and I have been using the American Girl books as a jumping off point for American History this year.  Together we designed a free American Girl Lapbook.  This lapbook can be used with any of the American Girl books.  There are some basic mini books that will fit any of the time periods and then there are some booklets that are designed just for each girl.  We had a blast making it and we hope you enjoy it too.  You will find the free mini books HERE. 

This one is not so much a freebie, but a contest!  Bunkhouse Sewing is sponsoring a Children's Sewing Contest. You can find all the details HERE.

I'll see you next week right here at - Freebie Fridays!

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I especially like the chapter called Are You a Thermostat or a Thermometer?  It discusses whether we are setting the direction of learning for our children or just reacting to what is happening around us.  (Not a question I want to answer every day!)

This E-Book offers many good things to think about.  Plus, you’ll find practical ideas to help you implement these concepts in your home.

You will find the free download HERE.

Happy Homeschooling!

Jamin

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It seems that all I hear about these days is elections, so I thought it would be a good time to find some freebies to help us teach our kids about the election process.  Here is what I found.

The first resource is a great free 12 week unit study on Presidents and Elections.  This unit is designed to give primary-aged students an introduction to the office of the President and the election process.

Smithsonian in Your Classroom offers a free study called Winning the Vote: How Americans Elect Their President. This free download is designed for children grades 4-9 and covers Art, Geography, Language Arts, and Social Studies.

Homeschoolshare.com has a free Elections Lapbook!  This could be used on its own or in conjunction with either of the studies above.

Make sure to check out the latest contest in the Schoolhouse Store.  The race is on to be the 30,000th customer!  The prizes are bigger and better than ever!  You could win a gift pack worth over $800.00! The details are all HERE.

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Welcome to Freebie Fridays!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  So, I thought I would bring you some Valentine's related freebies.

First off, I just love these Valentine Notebooking pages, brought to you from the folks over at notebookingpages.com.  They have a whole section of free notebooking goodies at their website! You will find printables for Art, Bible, Geography, Science and more here.

Next, how about some free sites to teach your kids about the human heart?  Let's Hear About Your Heart is an interactive, fun way to learn all about the heart  and how to take care of it. All About the Heart is true to its name.  It even has a cool little animation that shows how blood pumps through the heart.

Papervalentines.com has every imaginable idea for making your own valentines.  If it can be made out of paper, I am thinking you can find the pattern at this site.

We still have plenty of the Valentine's gift packages available with your purchase of a new two-year US subscription + Winter. Why not treat yourself to a two year subscription to TOS and also get a FREE CD from Steve Sensenig and tealight candles from Homestead Originals? See details here.

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