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Review: Super Teacher Worksheets
Do you find yourself googling to find worksheets for your kids to use? Either as a school supplement or for your homeschool? If so, I want to share a small slice of heaven with you! Save yourself a LOT of time and energy checking out individual worksheets, on different subjects, spread out over the internet, and just visit Super Teacher Worksheets. I was given an Individual Membership for this site, for the purpose of this review, and this review only begins to scratch the surface of what’s available!! I like to use worksheets to give my kids more practice on topics we’re studying. We’ve started utilizing a morning drop-off program where, one…
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Back to School Deals 8/30 – 9/5
Sniff, sniff. The back to school deals for this year are almost over! Enjoy this last roundup, courtesy of Melissa at This Mommy Saves Money! Here are the top Back To School office supply store deals for 8/30 – 9/5. Office Depot OfficeMax Deals School Supply deals this week (While supplies last. No rainchecks. Limit 3 per household) Office Depot Brand Vinyl Storage Pouches: $0.50 Office Depot Brand Scissors: $0.50 Sharpie Single Permanent Markers: $0.50 Office Depot Brand Premium Poly Binders: $1 Paper Mate Sharpwriter 0.7mm Mechanical Pencils, 6 ct: $1 Limit 5 per household $0.55/1 Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils – 7-26-15 SS (exp 09/20/15) Final Price:$0.45 No…
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Back to School Deals ~ FREE Dry Erase Markers!! 8/23/15 – 8/29/15
Here are the top Back To School office supply store deals for 8/23 – 8/29! Thank you to Melissa at This Mommy Saves Money for the roundup! Office Depot OfficeMax Deals FREE Deal this Week: Expo Chisel-Tip Dry Erase Markers, 4 pk: $1 $1.00/1 Expo Dry Erase Marker Product – 7-26-15 SS; Includes 4 ct or Larger Only (exp 09/20/15) While supplies last. No rainchecks. Limit 3 per household Final Price: FREE Extreme Deals While supplies last. No rainchecks. Office Depot Brand 2-Pocket Paper Folders: $0.01 Limit 10 per household. $5 minimum purchase Office Depot Brand Eraser Caps, 12-PK: $0.01 Limit 3 per household. $5 minimum purchase Office Depot…
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Review: Horizons 2nd Grade Spelling & Vocabulary Set
Over the summer, we had the opportunity to review the Horizons 2nd Grade Spelling & Vocabulary Set from Alpha Omega Publications. Alpha Omega Publications generously sent us the 2nd grade Spelling and Vocabulary workbook, Teacher’s Guide, and Dictionary. This was our first experience with Horizons materials, and we loved it! Spelling hasn’t been one of those subjects that we’ve focused on yet. As we enter 3rd grade, it’s definitely on the agenda! Vocabulary has just come naturally as Super D reads. So, I was excited for the opportunity to focus on both spelling and vocabulary. The lessons are broken down into weeks, with one lesson per day,…
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Awesome School Supply Deal Round Up!! (8/16 – 8/22)
Stop the bus. There are some AWESOME school supply deals this week!! Thanks so much to Melissa at This Mommy Saves Money for compiling them for us! Office Depot Brand Spiral 1 Subject Notebooks: $0.01 Limit 3 per household. $5 minimum purchase Tug 2-Hole Manual Pencil Sharpener: $0.01 Limit 3 per household. $5 minimum purchase Office Depot Brand Book Covers: $0.01 Limit 3 per household. $5 minimum purchase School Supply deals this week Sharpie Fine & Ultra Fine Permanent Markers, 12 pk: $3 $0.75/1 Sharpie Permanent Marker Product 7-26-15 SS; Includes 3 ct or Larger Only Final Price: $2.25 ($0.19 each) Office Depot Brand Wood Pencils, 12 pk: $0.25 Limit…
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Homeopathic Immunizations and Why You Should Consider Them
Discussion about vaccinations can quickly become heated, and so it’s not something I’ve ever addressed on this blog before. No matter where you are on the broad spectrum of opinion, I think we can all agree that helping people gain immunity from disease is a good thing. And that’s the underlying purpose of vaccinations. Things start to get messy when you factor in valid concerns about vaccine injury and that, because of the National Child Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, vaccine manufacturers have ZERO liability. (Wouldn’t that name make you think it’s supposed to protect CHILDREN?? But I digress.) I wouldn’t buy anything from a manufacturer who hides…
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Review: Funtastic Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers
Science is one of my favorite subjects! I was a science major in college and enjoy passing the love of science on to my kids. It’s a subject we haven’t specifically focused on a lot, so I was excited to receive a copy of Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers from Funtastic Unit Studies. Susan Kilbride is a homeschooling mom with a degree in biology. She noticed that lots of homeschool moms feel uncomfortable teaching science to their kids, so she decided to help! Her unit study book is a fantastic answer! It includes twenty different chapters. Ten chapters are geared for ages 4-7, and the other…
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Review: The Conversation by Leigh Bortins
Leigh Bortins has delivered another gem of a book in her newest release, The Conversation. Her first two works, entitled The Core, and The Question, delve into the expression of the classical model of education in the elementary and middle school years. The Conversation focuses on the high school years. I was given a copy of her book, The Conversation, published by Classical Conversations, to read for the purpose of this review. In classical education, each subject is learned through three distinct phases: the grammar stage, the dialectic stage, and the rhetoric stage. In the grammar stage, we learn the basics and vocabulary for a subject. In the dialectic stage,…
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With Lee in Virginia: Audio Adventure Review!
I love the way audiobooks can bring stories to life and captivate kids! For the most part, I don’t enjoy reading out loud, so audiobooks are a perfect solution for us! Heirloom Audio Productions offered us the opportunity to review With Lee in Virginia earlier this summer. I’ve been intrigued by their previous productions including In Freedom’s Cause, and so was eager to give this audio adventure a listen. They sent us a beautiful 2 cd set, containing over 2 hours of audio. Heirloom Audio Productions focus on several important aspects in their productions that definitely set them apart. First, they believe that history demonstrates God’s sovereignty…
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DIY Chemical-Free Hand Purifier!
No mom’s purse (or diaper bag) is complete without a bottle of hand purifier. But have you ever stopped to read the ingredients on a bottle? One common ingredient is propylene glycol, which is a known carcinogen. I don’t want my kids rubbing carcinogens on their hands – and then eating lunch! Killing cold and flu germs is good though, so what to do? There is thankfully an easy solution! It is surprisingly simple to make your own, with ingredients from your local drug and health food store. Chemical-Free Hand Purifier Recipe 1 c aloe vera gel (get the 100% aloe vera gel, with no added colors) 1-2 tsp…
