I just read about this over on HSN-Pennsylvania and after downlaoding it HAD to share it with you all here!!
Knowledge Quest is expanding their line of history and geography productsAs part of their current promotion, they are pleased to give you their newest ebook titled GLOBALMANIA: Master World Geography in Just 7 Months - retail value $12.95. They hope that you take the challenge and enjoy your learning moments together.
To download, simply click here and save the file to your desktop or some other memorable place on your computer. If you have any trouble, send an email to helpdesk@knowledgequestmaps.com.
What do those things have in common? Why the Great Backyard Bird Count on February 15- 18, 2008 of course! The Great Backyard Bird Count is an annual four-day event that engages bird watchers of all ages in counting birds to create a real- time snapshot of where the birds are across the continent. Anyone can participate, from beginning bird watchers to experts. It takes as little as 15 minutes. Participants count birds anywhere for as little or as long as they wish during the four-day period. They tally the highest number of birds of each species seen together at any one time. To report their counts, they fill out an online checklist at the Great Backyard Bird Count web site. The Great Backyard Bird Count is led by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society, with sponsorship from Wild Birds Unlimited. Oh...the feather part...I'm sure you figured that out already!
Quest has become know for quality and innovation and is a leading manufacturer of high performance model rocket and aerospace education products. Quest educational products are used in classrooms, clubs and launch fields across the nation and the world!
Educators can request a FREE rocket via Aunt Ester's Challenge:
For the first time ever, Homeschoolers are invited to make their voices heard and take part in HomeschoolEstore's Non-Partisan Mock Primary Presidential Election! Homeschoolers ages 7-17, who are United States residents, will learn about the election process and the 2008 presidential candidates when they cast their vote, anytime between now and February 4th. Results of the election and exit polling results will be available, real-time. Final results will be posted on Monday, February 4th, the day before Super Tuesday. You must have a free HomeschoolEstore account in order to participate. Click here to make your voice heard!
NOTE: You do NOT need to be a member of HSLDA to participat ein the contest.
HSLDA: 2008 Art Contest Deadline Approaching
Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:
There are about three weeks left for you to submit entries to the art
Contest, so get those paints and pencils flying! The deadline by which
Entries must be postmarked for the preliminary round is February 1.
Students must submit a piece of artwork with a theme inspired by one
Of the following quotes from American authors:
Category 1 (students 7 to 11 years old): "What we have once enjoyed
We can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us."
--Helen Keller
Category 2 (students 12 to 15 years old): "Humility, like darkness,
Reveals the heavenly lights." --Henry David Thoreau
Category 3 (students 16 to 19 years old): "A moment's insight is
Sometimes worth a life's experience." -Oliver Wendell Holmes
Be sure to check our website for the entry form, rules/guidelines for
The contest, as well as instructions on how to send in your entry: http://www.hslda. org/elink. asp?id=4631 .
Sadly, we just finished our American history study and no longer need this resource but it was TOO good to not pass on to others. From Homeschool In The Woods comes a free download that will enable you to create a replica of Jamestown. They provide both directions and the masters to do this terrific project.
Knowledge Quest is offering a "Quadpack" of resources when you sign up for their free newsletter which contains EVEN MORE FREEBIES that you will have access to right away!
Effective immediately, most homeschoolers enlisting in the military will be considered Tier 1*. HSLDA recently received this news from the Deputy Director of Accession Policy in the Pentagon, Captain Christopher Arendt, USN.
The new directive states that homeschoolers who score a 50 or above on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT) will automatically be placed in Tier 1. The change in policy is the result of a decision by the Department of Defense to conduct a new pilot program to review the attrition rates of homeschoolers. This pilot program is scheduled to last four years, during which time DoD will analyze the data and determine if a new long-term policy is warranted.
Any homeschooler with a computer may want to have access to this program when studying Astronomy. It can be found at http://www.stellari um.org/
It is an open source program that allows you to input your location ( or close to it) and it will simulate the night sky where you live. Then, it will show you where to find different constallations, planets, etc. Hey! Even the stars twinkle at night!
This unique animal fantasy won critical acclaim and the 2005 Ben Franklin Award for Best New Voice in Children's Literature.
"Schwabauer combines the best of Narnia, Middle Earth, and his own talent in this unforgettable retelling of David & Goliath." - Church Libraries
"Set in the land of Tira-Nor, one little mouse is the world's only hope against an invading army of terrible rats. A thrilling adventure of putting one's courage to the test in dire situations" - Midwest Book Review
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