I started working on simplifying and organizing our homeschool resources for the upcoming year. I still have quite a ways to go, but we did make some progress. I think getting everything ready and planned out is one of my favorite times of the year!
How about you? Are you schooling year round, taking a break right now, or already in planning mode?!!
Here are a few freebies and deals for this week:
Homeschool Freebies
1) 3 FREE Audiobooks (Amazon Prime Members) or 2 FREE Audiobooks (for non-members)
Are you an Amazon Prime Member? If you’ve ever thought about a subscription to Audible, this is a great time to do it. New Audible customers can get a FREE 3-month trial to Audible . This includes:
Get 3 months free, with 1 free audiobook download each month.
After that, Audible is only $14.95/month
Choose from 180,000+ titles. Your books are yours to keep
Don’t like your book? Exchange it hassle-free for another one
Cancel any time by visiting your Audible.com Account page
When your trial is over, the price is $14.95 per month. Cancel at any time by visiting your Audible account page.
If you aren’t an Amazon Prime member, you can still get a FREE 1-month subscription which includes TWO free Audiobooks.
2) FREE eBook: Scheduling – The Secret to Homeschool Sanity
Download Scheduling – The Secret to Homeschool Sanity for free today!
Restore Sanity in Your Homeschool!
Use Scheduling for Success
When you homeschool, it’s important to take time to plan and rest, and not just work, work, work! Using schedules in your homeschool can help you avoid burnout.
>>>Wouldn’t you like to end your homeschool days with:
your sanity intact,
well-behaved and well-educated children,
healthy eating habits,
responsible family members!?
Incorporating schedules into your life can help you achieve these outcomes! When used as a tool and not a tyrant, a schedule can provide helpful sanity for a homeschooling household. Daily schedules showing planned assignments for school, menu and chores, and homeschool record-keeping can help make today’s more manageable.
>>> Here’s Why You Need This Book:
Scheduling — The Secret to Homeschool Sanity: Plan your Way Back to Mental Health will help you create homeschool balance, and keep your homeschool sane. You’ll learn to overcome your weak areas, involve all your children in responsibilities that will lessen your load, and get a grasp on those areas that are ruining your best intentions for peace and organization!
Scheduling — The Secret to Homeschool Sanity is part of The HomeScholar’s Coffee Break Book series. Designed especially for parents who don’t want to spend hours and hours reading a 400-page book on homeschooling high school, each book combines Lee’s practical and friendly approach with detailed, but easy-to-digest information, perfect to read over a cup of coffee at your favorite coffee shop!
Never overwhelming, always accessible and manageable, each book in the series will give parents the tools they need to tackle the tasks of homeschooling high school, one warm sip at a time.
>>> Who is Lee Binz and Why Should You Listen to Her?
Lee Binz, The HomeScholar, understands what it takes to graduate homeschool students who are fully prepared for college and for life. Lee’s practical advice and organized presentations have helped thousands of homeschool parents muster the courage to complete their homeschooling journey. She is both reassuring and empowering, and will give you the knowledge you need to successfully graduate your high school student, and have confidence that they are ready to take on the world.
A firm believer that homeschooling provides the best possible learning environment, and that parents are capable of providing a superior education for their children, Lee’s mission is to encourage and equip parents to homeschool through high school.
3) FREE Kid’s Worship Song and Video
As part of Seeds Family Worship’s birthday celebration, they are offering a FREE download of Seeds most popular song ‘More Than Conquerors’ (Romans 8:28) along with brand new More Than Conquerors videos!
To get the song and video for free all you have to do is go the Seeds website and enter your e-mail address in the splash page, the footer or add it to your cart in the store.
4) FREE ABC Cookbook
This is such a fun idea! You can grab a free printable cover and find printable recipes for each letter of the alphabet from All About Reading. You can put it into a binder or make your own ABC cookbook–and have some fun cooking with your kids.
There is also a free Summer Snacks Cookbook. This is available for email subscribers of All About Learning Press.
5) FREE Grapevine Studies eLesson
You can get this Ruth in Moab eLesson for free right now! Plus, all eBooks are available for 20% off during June. We have used several of their studies for our Bible time in the mornings.
Homeschool Deals:
1) Magnetic Dry Erase Board
Get this 17″ x 23″ Quartet Dry Erase Board for the lowest price-to-date of $8.96. Please remember prices may change.
Dry-erase board provides a smooth writing surface and doubles as a magnetic bulletin board, best for light usage
Board can be hung in either portrait or landscape orientation, measures 17 inch x 23 inch; mounting hardware, dry-erase marker and magnet accessories are included
2) Discount eBook: Margin
Grab Margin by Richard Swenson for just $3.99 today. So many people have recommended this book to me! Remember that prices may change.
Margin is the space that once existed between ourselves and our limits. Today we use margin just to get by. This book is for anyone who yearns for relief from the pressure of overload. Reevaluate your priorities, determine the value of rest and simplicity in your life, and see where your identity really comes from. The benefits can be good health, financial stability, fulfilling relationships, and availability for God’s purpose.
3) Kindle Fire for $39.99 shipped (ends Saturday, June 18)
Nice price! Get the Kindle Fire 7″ Tablet for just $39.99 shipped right now.
Beautiful 7″ IPS display (171 ppi / 1024 x 600) and fast 1.3 GHz quad-core processor. Rear and front-facing cameras. Available in four colors.
Amazon Underground, a one-of-a-kind app store experience where over $20,000 in apps, games and even in-app items are actually free – including extra lives, unlocked levels, unlimited add-on packs and more
Enjoy millions of movies, TV shows, songs, books, apps and games
8 or 16 GB of internal storage. Free unlimited cloud storage for all Amazon content and photos taken with Fire devices. Add a microSD card for up to 128 GB of additional storage.
Updated user interface – Fire OS 5 designed for quick access to your apps and content plus personalized recommendations that make it easy to discover new favorites
Up to 7 hours of reading, surfing the web, watching videos, and listening to music
Stay connected with fast web browsing, email, and calendar support
4) Custom Reusable Tote for $4.99 Shipped
This is a fun idea for a place to store homeschool books, co-op supplies, etc. You can order a custom shopping bag from York Photo for $1 plus shipping (starts at $3.99). You’ll need to use the code SRTOTE at check-out.
Order limited to 1 with a one time use only. Offer available for NEW customers only. Exp. 07-28–2016.
5) New Softcover Book – Give Your Child the World
Grab the new release Give Your Child the World: Raising Globally Minded Kids One Book at a Time by Jamie Martin for just $10.01 for softcover or $8.99 for Kindle.
Featuring a carefully curated reading treasury of the best children’s literature for each area of the globe, as well as practical parenting suggestions and inspiration, Give Your Child the World helps moms and dads raise insightful, compassionate kids who fall in love with the world and are prepared to change it for good.
Young children live with awe and wonder as their daily companions. But as they grow, worries often crowd out wonder. Knowing this, how can parents strengthen their kids’ love for the world so it sticks around for the long haul?
Thankfully, parents have at their fingertips a miracle vaccine–one that can boost their kids’ immunity to the world’s distractions. STORY.
Well-chosen stories connect us with others, even those on the other side of the globe. Build your kids’ lives on a story-solid foundation and you’ll give them armor to shield themselves from the world’s cynicism. You’ll give them confidence to persevere in the face of life’s conflicts. You’ll give them a reservoir of compassion that spills over into a lifetime of love in action.
Give Your Child the World includes more than 600 children’s book recommendations from around the world. Reading lists are organized by region, country, and age range (ages 4-12). Each listing includes a brief description of the book, its themes, and any content of which parents should be aware.
Parents can introduce their children to the world from the comfort of home by simply opening a book together. Give Your Child the World is poised to become a bestselling family reading treasury that promotes literacy, develops a global perspective, and strengthens family bonds while increasing faith and compassion.