1st Step Earth Day Sale

Currclick is having a great sale on earth and conservation themed unit studies as well as few fun ones like Baseball!

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1st STEP (ages 5-8)
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Starter (ages 5-6, pre-literate) Earth's Oceans & Waters
Normally $20, on sale for $10!
All about our oceans, lakes, rivers and streams, and their part if the scheme of life on Earth. For young students, and pre-literate.

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Starter (ages 5-6, pre-lit) Earth's Land & Air
Normally $20, on sale for $10!
Geology and weather for students ages 5-6, and pre-literate students.

Elementary (ages 7-8, developing literacy) Geology
Normally $18, on sale for $10!
Geology for students developing their reading skills. A course designed to build up skills in vocabulary and geography while explaining the essentials of geology.
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Elementary (ages 7-8, developing literacy) Water & Air
Normally $18, on sale for $10!
An essential understanding of our waters and atmosphere for students ready to develop early reading skills.

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CONNECT THE THOUGHTS (ages 9-adult)
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Lower School (ages 9-10) Science II - Earth Sciences
Normally $30, on sale for $12!
The basics of Geology, Oceanography and Meteorology (weather and atmosphere) for ages 9-10!
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Upper School (ages 11-adult) Science II - Geology
Normally $50, on sale for $20!
A huge, comprehensive, college-level course on Geology. Fun, hands-on science for students really ready to learn about our planet.

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Upper School (ages 11-adult)Science III - Oceanography
Normally $35, on sale for $15!
The follow-up to our Upper School Geography Course. A real science course about our oceans and waters, hands-on and thorough.

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Upper School Science IV - Meteorology
Normally $42, on sale for $20!
The final Upper School Earth Science course, covering our atmosphere and weather. Extensive, hands-on science.

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World Problems - Energy Concerns
Normally $12, on sale for $8!
An extensive unit course all about Energy. What are the problems and strengths with gas and oil, thermal power, nuclear power, solar power, and the other options available to us? A great course for the student for Earth Day.
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World Problems - Environmental Concerns
Normally $12, on sale for $8!
Pollution, deforestation, the diminishing of the Ozone Layer and and their effects, in an extensive unite course.
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World Problems Endangered Species
Normally $12, on sale for $8!
Which animals are in danger of vanishing from Earth forever, and what can be done a! bout it. A huge unit course.

Baseball
Normally $32, on sale for $15!
A huge course all about the National Pastime. The history of the game, the rules, the requisite skills are developed in the student, how to keep stats...a full course that will get your students outside and playing ball!

Basic Exercise Course
Normally $8, on sale for $5!
A 100-day exercise program that slowly grows into a real workout, for healthy students ages 9-adult, with on-line videos demonstrating various of the exercises.

New Blog Coming Soon!

Matthew 28:6
He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.

I am very excited to say I have finally chosen a blog designer and will be updating my blog with the new look in 3-4 weeks! I will also be registering a domain so that my address is easier to find! Don't worry if you are already subscribed you will not need to do anything. The blog will still be hosted here at blogspot.


Check out the designer I am using she has some great stuff and is incredibly reasonable!


Things to look for next week include a post on our homeschool space and how I organize our supplies (more detailed than my snapshots I took a few weeks back), a winner for the subscription to HSE magazine, and a new great giveaway from currclick! We have also recieved 3 more postcards for Project Postcard!


Have a blessed Easter!!

Menu Plan Monday

This week I splashed out a bit and ordered a few things from Schwans. I was careful to order things that I could justify the price for. They had to be cost efficient and time saving.

Monday-Steak Bites with mixed veggies

Tuesday-Pizza Calzones

Wednesday-Fried Catfish from the local Ma&Pa

Thursday-Chicken Kiev with roasted potatoes and steamed veggies

Friday-Tacos

Give Away!!! Free Subscription to Homeschool Enrichment Magazine!

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•Why Homeschooling is the Best Answer for Good Socialization
•Developing a Philosophy of Education: How You Can and Why You Should
•Using Faith in Our Homeschools
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Not Just for Mom!
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Don't forget, even if you don't win this prize you can still sign up for a free sample issue of HSE!

Due to the holidays I am extending this giveaway 2 days. I will draw the winner on Thursday April 8th!

Open to the US only.

I was given this price by HSE to give away as a promotion. I was in no way compensated to run this contest.

Freebie Friday

AKC Best Friends Video and Lesson Plans




Free Comic Books on topics such as the story of the bank, inflation, money, the federal reserve, and more! Books for every age level.



Best of Edison science kit (has a $1 fee to cover shipping)



Sign up for MOO (Mothers of Organics) to get a free welcome pack including a kids activity flier, bumpersticker and coupons for Organic Valley products.



Free Space Camp cd and Poster



Free subscription to Lego Club magazine



Free Toby the Train coloring book

Free Weather Unit Downloads

With this year being one of the strangest I have ever seen weather wise (think 12" of snow in Feb and another 7" in March in N. Texas!) and spring/tornado season here I started looking around for weather information and came across this; the National Weather Service offers several downloads and teacher information on teaching weather.

Lesson plan central also has several printable worksheets.

Currclick.com offers lapbooking and unit studies on weather in every price range.

If you have a younger child then this would be a great time to pull out or borrow the book Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.

For snacks get creative and do a weather theme! Make marshmellow, popcorn or cotton candy clouds, dye some coconut green for grass, use jellybeans for rain, a yellow gum drop for the sun, use multiple colors of licorice or sour straws for a rainbow, or use your own ideas to create an edible masterpiece!

This site has great ideas on how to "cook up a storm" by doing different weather related experiments. Make your create your own cloud or make it rain with these neat ideas!

The ideas are endless! If you have done a weather study and would like to share please leave a comment with your link. I would love to see it!

Simple Woman's Day Book

This just looked like a really fun one to participate in! With it also being Wordless Wednesday I thought it was the perfect way to sum up the day with just a few words!

Outside my window...It is getting dark

I am thinking...about my quilt that I need to finish

I am thankful for...my parents who have so graciously watched my kids while I take a night class

From the kitchen...the dishes are still in the sink and will probably stay there until tomorrow

I am wearing...a red shirt and jeans

I am creating...this blog LOL

I am going...to the farmers market with my bestie tomorrow

I am reading...A Time to Dance by Karen Kingsburry

I am hoping...to cuddle up with my honey later

I am hearing...silence! Imagine that!

Around the house...I have been neglectful today. In my defense I really did NEED to have my unibrow waxed!

One of my favorite things...praying in the evening with the kids. Brianna has the cutest prayers and Keira bursts into tears every single time because she is nervous

A few plans for the rest of the week: Farmers Market tomorrow, school and cleaning house Friday and Friday evening I am going to Deaf chat at Starbucks, Saturday hopefully taking it easy, Sunday easter services and lunch with the family!

My picture thought is in my Wordless Wednesday post below!