Coming Soon! 2014 Crew Applications

For my blogging friends who are considering joining the Crew for the 2014 season there are a few tips on the Schoolhouse Review blog for you.

Blessings
Chareen

The Fourth Kingdom {Free for Kindle}

I'm a long time fan of Frank Peretti books and when I heard about The Fourth Kingdom by Joyce and Alexandra Swann I was intrigued.  Today I found out that it is currently FREE for your Kindle. Guess the housework shall have to wait as I read my newest book ...

Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 7, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1452825130
• ISBN-13: 978-1452825137
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.4 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds

 On the back

On a warm September afternoon in the year 2000, Dr. Alexander Sinclair travels to the Doppelganger Genetic Cloning Facility near Santa Fe, New Mexico, to meet with its brilliant but mysterious director, Dr. Karl Helmick. Over the next 21 years, the two scientists collaborate on incredible scientific breakthroughs, as Karl becomes friend, mentor and father-figure to Alexander. But the longer Alexander knows Karl the more aware he becomes of how little he knows about him. As the years go by, Alexander becomes increasingly suspicious that his colleague is not who he appears to be. And as Karl prepares to implement his plans for the future, each of the men discovers just how far he is willing to go to live forever.

This book was selected as one of four finalists in the Christianity Today 2011 Book Awards, Fiction Category.

Blessings
Chareen

HELP There's NO money for Curriculum!

A while back I stumbled upon a post by Jimmie and Pam called: What if I had no money for a curriculum ?  This has been playing on my mind especially after sharing my extensive home library of books with you this week. I began thinking what would I do if there was NO money for any curriculum. As I pondered this question I came to realise that this question has a two fold answer. For most people reading this post they would have regular access to the Internet and for some people they would not own a computer much less have regular access to the Internet.

On the Internet
The Internet is fast becoming the new home school support network and we have some really generous home school mom's who have supplied some excellent resources. There are new resources being continually added to the Internet on a regular basis.

If I had access to the Internet and a reliable computer I would make use of this amazing resource. Earlier this year I shared over 90 links in a Homeschool for FREE Resource List.

You will find links to

• Curriculum by Grade
• Curriculum by Subject
• Complete unit studies by subject and grade
• Websites dedicated to compiling free curriculum by subject
• Blogs that generously share what they find on the net by subject
• Bloggers who have a weekly Freebie 
• Pinterest boards to get you started on finding free resources by subject. (you don't need an account to use these)
• A list of veteran homeschoolers on Pinterest who have collected some amazing resources.
• Facebook pages to like and follow that share where to source Free curriculum.

If you are a blogger I would encourage you to build a network of followers and then apply to be on the Schoolhouse Review Crew.  This would open up opportunities to receive curriculum for FREE in exchange for a review.  I estimate you would have access to an average of $ 1,000 worth of curriculum a year. Once you start doing this you would receive offers from other companies to review products.

No Internet

If I had no Internet access I would use public access Internet to  request a catalogue from Sonlight Curriculum. I love the Charlotte Mason philosophy of twaddle free literature and this company offers the best collection by grade I've ever come across.

• Armed with this I would join my local library and home educate with the list of books provided. 
• Add in a couple of extra books that are interest led by your students.
• Get your children to journal about what they are learning or do mini projects in a notebook.
• Get to know your librarian and she will help you put together an amazing curriculum. 
• Libraries these days have some excellent math resources on hand. 
• Do old fashioned math. Memorise math facts daily.
• Use a world map and memorise countries and their capital cities.
• Frequent your local opportunity shop and see if you can find any treasures on their shelves.
• Make friends with some local homeschool Mom's.  Most homeschool mom's I know are quiet happy to help, impart knowledge and or share their supplies. 
• Get to know the area you live in.  Visit the local park.  Read the signs.
• Go to your nearest Tourist Information office and pick up brochures to learn about what you can do and see in your area.
• Go to a travel agency and pick up a few travel brochures and do unit studies on the destinations talked about in the brochures.
• Read your city councils What's on page to find Free family activities. 
• Go to community helpers (police, vet clinic, Doctor office, pharmacy, Fire Brigade) speak to the receptionist and arrange an interview with a helper and learn from them.
• Visit a retirement home and discover the wealth of informative learning through friendships here.
• Get to know people in your church. One of the families in our homeschool group wanted to learn to knit so they asked around church till they found someone willing to teach them and they go over for an hour a week lesson.

One of the most important things to remember on your home education journey is that you can not teach everything there is to know.  You need to learn how to learn together.  Answer questions together. Search for information together.  Most importantly you need to enjoy time together.

If you had no money for curriculum what would you do ?  I've enjoyed the challenge of thinking about this question.  It has helped me count my blessings and realise just how privileged we are.

Blessings
Chareen

Your chance to win a ticket to The Old Schoolhouse Expo

On Saturday I shared with you about The Old Schoolhouse EXPO which is being hosted in less than two weeks time.

You are invited to join home schoolers from around the world for a week of encouragement and professional development from 27 different speakers.

Today The Old Schoolhouse have donated ONE ticket valued at $24 for a reader of Every Bed of Roses to win using the Rafflecopter widget below.(If you are reading this by RSS feed you will need to click HERE to enter)


You can print a schedule by speaker name or Day and Time over on the Event Schedule page. Expo recordings are included with the price of your Expo ticket. You will receive a link to the recordings after the expo week is complete.

Mark you diary now and join me for a week of encouragement over at The Old Schoolhouse EXPO 19-23 August 2013. 

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13 FREE Books for your Kindle

Don't you just love FREE ? Last week I found out about a great Facebook group for Homeschoolers called: Free Ebooks for Homeschoolers.  I found these great books on there and wanted to share them with you.

Last year on Tuesday's Treasures I shared with you about a wonderful set of books I had discovered by Joy Berry called Help Me Be Good.

Click on the pictures to go to Amazon.

I love these little treasures and I'm even more happy that a few of her books are FREE for your Kindle

 These two are from her HELP me be good Series

These are from a new series from Joy Berry

Here are a couple of Children's Bibles

Last but not least a couple of Homeschool Books

What are some of your great finds for your Kindle ?
Blessings
Chareen

Please Note: Though free at time of posting, prices may change at any time. Please verify that the “Kindle Price” is $0.00. If you see a price for “Prime Members” or “read for free”, then the book is NOT free any longer.

** Updated with one more Joy Berry book :)  so it's 14 FREE books for you 

IEW - 12 Days of Christmas ...

IEW is hosting an

IEW 12 Day's of Christmas Giving

December 26 - January 6

Currently for FREE {download}

Thank you to Betty at Peace Creek on the Prairie and Chelle from Last in Line ... for the heads up on these two great offers.

These books are for FREE at time of publishing this blog post.  Prices are subject to change without notice so please check the price and or code validity before purchasing/downloading your product.

The Greenleaf Guide to Old Testament History
By: Cyndy Shearer

From Lulu website: This book outlines a reading program which will take you through the history of Israel by reading through the historical books from Genesis to Nehemiah chronologically. Old Testament history is divided into 196 Bible readings (approximately 1 chapter each) along with some suggestions of how to cover the material and keep it interesting. For each reading there is a series of questions to help you focus on the significant details. There are also a number of background notes and some suggestions for further study. This book won’t answer all your questions, but it will give you a well thought out program of reading and studying the ancient history of Israel. This is intended as a first history course for the early elementary grades (though many parents are using it with high school students)Suggestions are given for supplemental materials for varying grade levels ...

Adventures in Artby David Quine

From the Cornerstone Curriculum site: an eCurriculum that accesses hundreds of the world's most important paintings by the most significant painters of Western Civilization. 
Adventures in Art is an Internet based curriculum and is not intended to be printed. Adventures in Art contains three galleries. The images from each gallery are viewed on the Internet from various web sites. Each gallery contains carefully chosen images highlighting the major periods of art. This cross-sectional study focuses upon the differences between periods, because it is these differences that show shifts in ideas. Even your children can see these differences. 
The primary purpose of Adventures In Art is to help your children see the shifts in style from period to period — to see art in the flow of history. Beginning with paintings from the Early Christian period, your children will move quickly through each major period of history. It is believed that these shifts in style as seen in art reflect corresponding changes in thought. Because Adventures In Art is seeking to show the effect of world-views on culture, it is a cross-sectional study. That is to say, instead of an in-depth study of each period of history where all major artists from each style are studied prior to moving to the next period, each Gallery of Adventures In Art includes one significant painter from each period. In order to see the unfolding of Western culture, the paintings are set in a chronological sequence. Your children will begin to recognize the characteristic style of each period as well as to contrast styles from previous periods. This cross-sectional approach allows your children to see very quickly the changes in art that indicate changes in worldview.

Be sure to follow Betty's step by step guide to obtain your free e-Copy.

BlessingsChareen

Blog Award Nominations are open and Linky's of interrest

Nominations for the 8th Annual Homeschool Blog Awards are open until the 22 October.

Voting will commence on 2 November and run until the 16th of November.

Courtney from Women Living Well 

is hosting a Pinterest Link Up until the 16th of October.

The Homeschool Chicks are hosting a Pin it to Win it! until 14 October. 

Everyone is a winner with this one.  

You get to download a mnemonics pack for free for participating.

Blessings
Chareen

Aussie Homeschool Giveaway

Brooke from Teachable Moments is currently hosting an Awesome Aussie Giveaway. For your chance to win something in her giveaway follow one of the blogs and add your entry to her raffelcopter.  The give away is open until Friday.

Aussie Bloggers 

contributing to the Give Away

Click on any of the blog buttons above to meet the Aussie Bloggers who are donating product from their TPT store to this giveaway.

Follow her blog pop on back to Teachable Moments and enter the give away by clicking an entry into the Raffelcopter button.

Blessings
Chareen

Ten Days of FREE Printables from iHomeschool Network.

iHomeschool Network is hosting a Print-A-Palooza a link up extravaganza to wear out your printer starting on Monday 24th September. It is a collection of free printables from bloggers all around the world. Feel free to linkup your own printables in the categories. 


Linkup's

1. Monday -  Household Organization
2. Tuesday - Homeschool Organization.
3. Wednesday - Language Arts
4. Thursday - Fine Arts
5. Friday - Personal Organization (blogging, devotions, family, etc)
6. Monday  - Math
7. Tuesday  - Christmas
8. Wednesday - History and Geography
9. Thursday - Science
10. Friday Oct 5 - Birthdays (invites, banners, cards, thank yous, wrappers, etc)

Linkup requirements:

• Linky will be open for submissions of your FREE printable for the next 66 days from Tuesday 25 September.
• Only link to your own printables (created and owned by you.)
• Only link to free printables.
• Link to the post or page that includes the download link to your printable. Do not link to your homepage.
• Include a description of your printable in your linky title.

Blessings
Chareen

For Free - Random 300 Math Flash Cards

How to Homeschool for Free shared about this wonderful resource which is currently FREE at Amazon.

Right now you can get Random 300 Math Flash Cards (Wonderful Mathematics Series) for FREE for your Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Cloud Reader, Kindle for iPad (Version 3.1 or greater), Kindle for Android (Version 3.5 or greater)!

Due to the ever changing prices on Amazon please remember to check the price before hitting Buy Now.

You can use kindle on any device.  You can download the Kindle readers Free on Amazon.

Blessings
Chareen

Classics for FREE on Amazon

Please Note: Though free at time of posting, prices may change at any time. Please verify that the “Kindle Price” is $0.00. If you see a price for “Prime Members” or “read for free”, then the book is NOT free any longer.

 The Christmas Stories of Charles Dickens:

A Christmas Carol and 13 Other Classic Stories (Illustrated)

Christmas Short Stories (Illustrated)

Stephen Leacock

A Christmas Story: The Story of three Wise Men

William J. Locke

Blessings
Chareen

PS If you do not have a Kindle you can still read these books.  Download the Free Kindle Reading Apps for your iPhone, Windows, Mac, BlackBerry, iPad, Android or Windows 7.