I thought I would share a bit of what's happening on The Homeschool Lounge this week! If you have not had a chance to enter one of our Giveaways be sure to stop by and do so! We have lots of new features over there too. The Homeschool Lounge forum now has smilies and a quote feature, and lots more exciting new features to check out! Oh and you will not see the site banner on the individual Homeschool lounge community Nooks either, now they are truly yours and can be personalized from top to bottom!
Here are this weeks Homeschool Lounge Happenings....
With the beginning of a new Homeschool year comes much planning and preparation; we know of one tool that can keep you on track and help alleviate some of the stress of it all... “The School House Planner”! The School House Planer touches all the bases... family, home, homeschool, garden and yes-even menu planning! The TOS planner is customizable, practical and easy to follow, every page is useful and you can customize your planner for your families needs by printing only the necessary pages.
The School House planner was developed, planned out and created by fellow homeschool moms just like you! Many moms get bogged down with multiple notebooks, binders, sticky notes and clutter there is no need for such clutter with the TOS planner! The TOS planner has by far exceeded any expectations I had for the perfect homeschool mom’s planner and it has more goodies then we can share here on this one web page. Take a look for yourself…
In The Schoolhouse Planner, you can expect to find:
• Calendars in various forms – yearly, monthly, weekly, and daily
• Lists of holidays and places to record special days in your family
• Planners for your homeschool – in various styles to meet your individual needs
• Pages for both long-term and short-term homeschooling goals
• Curriculum planning forms
• Evaluation forms and test score recording sheets
• A through-the-Bible in a (school) year schedule
• Forms for recording Bible memory and other memory work
• Logs for recording books read, movies and documentaries viewed, etc.
• A field trip planning form and recording log
• A sample science lab sheet and nature study sheets
• A place to record extracurricular activities
• Outside classes, co-op, and support group information and recording sheets
• Household planning forms
• Daily, weekly, and monthly household schedule charts
• Grocery, menu-planning, and food logs
• Various budget and financial planning forms
• Garden planning sheets
• An appliance and electronics inventory sheet
• Vacation planning ideas
• Address and telephone records
• And much, much more!
So much more I can’t list it all here so to learn more about this planner and get a sneak peak you can visit HERE.
The Giveaway: The Old Schoolhouse has generously offered one of our Lounge Sisters a free copy of The Schoolhouse Planner! This 247-page pdf retails for $39 and is sure to get your Homeschool year started off on the right foot!You know the drill, if you would like to enter to win this fabulous planner simply attend this GiveawayHERE.
Side note: To "Attend" a giveaway does not mean you must be present at a given time or place, it simply means your name is in for the draw! We will pick a name using Random.org and announce the winner here on Monday July 28th! How do you fit it all in without feeling like your day is crammed?
This weeks "Question Of The Week" is brought to you by Michelle
What is your typical schedule like, and how do you fit it all in without feeling like your day is crammed?
Please click on the question to share your thoughts!
If you would like to submit a "Question Of The Week" please send your question ideas Here! THL Monthly Giveaways
Don't forget to enter to win this months fabulous THL Giveaways...
A trendy and beautiful necklace lovingly hand made exclusively for THL by Kristen of "Kristen's Custom Creations"
The Checklist sponsored by Cindy Downes. Visit Cindy's Web site for free unit studies and Cindy's Nook Here.
A big thank thank you to all 3 of this months Giveaway sponsors! Please visit them!
Lounge Sister Spotlight Guess who is in the Lounge Sister Spotlight this week? Here is a clue...
I'm a 44-year-old Christian homeschool mom with 5 kids, living in the high desert in southern California. I married my high school sweetheart, and we've been married for almost 22 years.
Two of my boys happen to have Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. They use insulin pumps and can eat anything you can eat as long as they get enough insulin.
You can learn more about this weeks Featured Lounge Sister and make a new friend by visiting her on her Nook HERE.
We have a new "Open Window" where all or most links opened on The Lounge will remain in a frame on the site, you can click outside links and not have to worry about leaving The Lounge!
CHAT! We have a new Quick Chat feature that can be located using the blue icon in your "Hello Box" as well as our original separate Lounge Chat where we have evening chats along with a neat chat schedule.
To learn more about Quick Chat & Lounge Chat as well as the chat schedule and our chat hosts please goHERE!
Lately, I have not had the time or the energy to workout at the gym, which I never liked to begin with. I would much rather workout at home but sometimes little ones get in the way or use me as a jungle gym. :-)
Recently my sister shared with me a very easy and family friendly or child friendly workout with great results! The Alphabet workout!
You can view the video below, I use a medicine ball and the boys use their bounce balls. You can make it as simple or difficult as you like. I have been doing this every other day along with a few other simple routines and resistance exercises and it has helped immensely!
Eating healthy, taking my Super Mom vitamins and getting in some exercise does wonders for my energy and strength! :-)
If you work out or do some sort of exercise please share with the rest of us!
Hello and welcome to my little corner on the web! This Blog will be a peek into the day to day happenings of our growing family as well as the musings, thoughts and reflections of a Homeschooling Mom to 4 little boys, keeper of the home and helpmeet to my best friend Troy. Get a Cup' O something sweet and enjoy our Blog in pictures!
We have lots of new features over there too. The Homeschool Lounge forum now has smilies and a quote feature, and lots more exciting new features to check out! Oh and you will not see the site banner on the individual Homeschool lounge community Nooks either, now they are truly yours and can be personalized from top to bottom!
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