Showing posts with label FREE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FREE. Show all posts

Friday 9 October 2015

Sudoku Training Kit for Children {FREE Download}

Sudoku is one of those critical thinking games that I just assumed was far too difficult for me to learn.  It looked complicated to me. A year ago while on holiday my friend encouraged me to give it a go.  She explained the rules and lets just say that was the beginning of a very enjoyable holiday past time for me.

I was at a friends house and she had this really neat wooden Sudoku board on her coffee table and we got chatting about it.  She had designed a really neat children's set and was in the process of teaching her five and seven year old how to work through the thinking stages of Sudoku.  She graciously printed off her training pack and gave me permission to share it with you my readers!

Download your FREE  Sudoku Training Kit for Children here.




Teaching children to play Sudoku is a matter of patient practice and coaching.  In the printable you will find a number of boards to use.

Begin by printing page 9 and 10.  Once you have printed these two pages cut out the Sudoku training boards and laminate them for durability.

Begin with the two by two square board.
From your kit of tactile number blocks gather together four blocks numbered 1 to 4.
Explain to your student that you can only use each number once.
Set up the board with the three suggested numbers and ask your child to add in the final number.

Follow this exercise with using Rows to practice.  Use the same deduction technique.
Now use the column list and redo the same exercise.

From this your student can see that the process is the same in a square, a column and a row.

One your student grasps this concept it is time to practice using six tiles and the six tile 'square' which is found on page 6.

As your student gains confidence follow up with the graded practice working your way up through the different levels adding in more numbers.


Making your own Training Sudoku tiles.

  • One Sheet of half inch square tiles. You will need a total of 91 squares.
  • A permanent marker.
  • Optional—glaze to seal the tiles
Write a single number on each tile. Be sure to draw a line beneath the number six to prevent confusion between nine and six.

You will need nine tiles with the same digit for each numbers one through nine.
Set the tiles aside to allow the ink to set over night. I painted a glaze over mine to give them added protection. You now have enough tiles for a nine by nine square.

Download your FREE  Sudoku Training Kit for Children here.


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Today the homeschool Blogging Crew are sharing some new FREE printables for you to download.

  1. Free Printable Pumpkin Coloring Page for Fall by Amy at Homeschool Encouragement
  2. A Simple Formula to Create Your Own Juice Recipes by Marcy at Ben and Me
  3. Free Alice in Wonderland Mega Pack by Misty at Year Round Homeschooling
  4. Monster Preschool Math Worksheets by Monique at Living Life and Learning
  5. FREE Christopher Columbus Notebooking Pages. by Annette at In All You Do
  6. Creative Homeschooling with Nature Walks & Flowers (Free Notebooking Pages) by Kelli at Adventure Homeschool
  7. Printable Christmas Preschool Pack by Jennifer at Organized Home, Organized Homeschool
  8. Thanksgiving Lego Challenge by Tauna at Proverbial Homemaker
  9. Veteran's Day Unit Study by Tara at Embark on the Journey
  10. Celebrate Canada by Bonnie at Write Bonnie Rose
  11. Be an Encouraging Person {Growing in Godliness Series for Kids} by Anne Marie at Future Flying Saucers

Homeschool Blogging is hosting a weekly FREE Printable Friday each week.

 Do YOU have a FREEBIE to share ?  Join in the fun by linking up below!


Wednesday 30 July 2014

Encouragement for Homeschool Mom's


Be encouraged, friends 
Download your Encouragement for Homeschool Moms Collection
a FREE GIFT from Diana (through July 31).


I love this set. It's worth it's weight in GOLD.

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Homeschool 4 FREE Resource Lists {Homeschool Essentials}

Welcome to day three of this weeks 5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials posts brought to you by the Homeschool Review Crew.  We have 89 homeschool Mom's like you sharing their top homeschool essential lists with you.

Today I would like to share about my third essential homeschool item: the Homeschool for FREE resource list.


This list is Updated and Expanded

**ALL graphics below are links and will take you to the resources shared. **


Charlotte Mason Method

Teaching Blog Addict
If you've got the time then this is a one-stop shop for you to browse. With over 6000 blog hop links to browse.


Print-a-Palooza
This blog hop was hosted last year and has some wonderful resources for you to choose from.


Homeschool Share
This site has many topics, unit studies, printables and ideas.
How to Homeschool for FREE!

Home Learning Family

Has the most amazing list of FREE resources 100+ links divided into the following topics
  • Arts
  • Music
  • Current Events
  • Writing/Grammar
  • Reading
  • Foreign Language
  • Math
  • Technology
  • Science
    General Science
    Biology
    Earth Science
    Physics Environmental Science 
    Astronomy
    Weather
    Inventions/Inventors
  • Social Science
    Geography / Cultures
    World History
    Us History
    Economics
    Government
  • Typing
  • Unit Studies
  • Testing
  • Multi - Subject Resources
  • Home Education Info and Resources
Happy Homeschool
This is a new one for me.  I am stunned at the number of links on this site.  It is amazing
Only Passionate Curiosity

This blog has a comprehensive list of FREE links which are updated often

  • Fine Arts
  • Foreign Language
  • Health
  • History
  • Kindergarten
  • Language Arts
  • Mathematics
  • Multiple Subjects (curriculum)
  • Preschool
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Supplemental Resources


Homeschool Mosaics
The list on the Homeschooling for Free post is long and well set out into the following categories
  • Whole Curriculum
  • Whole Curriculum Guides/Schedules
  • Preschool Curriculum and Resources
  • Phonics and Beginning Reading
  • Math
  • Literature/Reading Guides and Units
  • Free Books
  • Audiobooks / Stories
  • Spelling /Vocabulary
  • Grammar
  • Writing
  • Penmanship
  • Copy Work
  • Memory Work / Flash Cards
  • History and Government
  • Timelines and Figures
  • Geography
  • Current Events
  • Science
  • Nature Study
  • Computer Science
  • Art
  • Music
  • Typing
  • Foreign Language
  • Home Economics
  • Educational Video's
  • Virtual Field Trips and Webcams
  • High School and College
  • Unit Studies / Notebooking / Lapbooking
  • Planning / Forms / Papers / Worksheets
  • Freebie Sites
  • Blogs with Freebies and Helps

Homeschool Resource List
This is an ever growing list of links. Please be aware it uses Google Ad Choices.
Cheap Homeschooling over at Squidoo.com
  1. Homeschooling by Grade
    1st Grade
    2nd Grade
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    Jr. High
    High School
  2. Lapbook, Notebooking, Scrapbooking And Project Resources
  3. Language Arts Resources
  4. Math Resources
  5. History Resources
  6. History Lapbooks
  7. Geography Resources
  8. Science/ Nature Resources
  9. Science/ Nature Lapbooks
  10. Animal Resources
  11. Animal Lapbooks
  12. Art Resources
  13. Literature Resources
  14. Lapbooks- General
  15. Lapooks- Seasonal
  16. Lapbooks- Holiday
  17. Getting Your Homeschool Organized
Some blogs sharing Freebies
These ladies regularly share some great finds on line.

The Notebooking Fairy -- printables and how-tos with a pinch of pixie dust

This is an amazing resource for any and all home schoolers as long as it does not paralyze you into doing nothing. Pop on over and explore Every Bed of Roses currently has over 200 boards arranged in alphabetical order. Here are some of the categories to whet your appetite.

Every Bed of Roses
Homeschoolers on Pinterest
Homeschool for FREE boards on Pinterest


The internet is full of information and can sometimes be a frustrating resources but I would encourage you to hang in there until you find a homeschooler you can connect with and whose resources you enjoy. Here are a few I've used in the past.


What is on your must have on your homeschool for FREE list ? If you have a list or use a homeschool FREE resource not listed here please leave a link in the comments to be added.

Blessings
Chareen

5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials Don't forget to check out and see what my fellow Homeschool Review Crew mates are sharing this week. Here are some to get you started. Some of these links will not be live until tomorrow due to time zone differences as these bloggers are from across the globe. Here are some from the crew to get you started

Note: This article is part of a reprint from my post in April 2013 and has been  
updated and expanded.

Linking with
Hip Homeschool Moms Hearts for Home Blog Hop Hip Homeschool Moms

Monday 11 November 2013

Homeschool Links

Source
I found this graphic on Pinterest today and just had to share.  I am so impressed.  I really wish I could find out where the original source is from but unfortunately the original pinner pinned it from fliker :(  If you know the source please let me know so I can link to it.

Blessings
Chareen

Friday 8 November 2013

5 Christmas books FREE for your Kindle


The meaning of Christmas symbols of Jesus birth 

Jonathan Smuda (Author)
File Size: 1196 KB
Print Length: 26 pages
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00AFHTSY2
Text-to-Speech: Enabled



Let's Go Straight to Bethlehem -

Daily Advent Devotional
Ray Pritchard (Author)
File Size: 358 KB
Print Length: 51 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Publisher: Primedia eLaunch (November 30, 2012)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B00AGH114G
Text-to-Speech: Enabled


A Little Book of Christmas

John Kendrick Bangs (Author),
Arthur E. Becher (Illustrator)
File Size: 207 KB
Print Length: 192 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B004UJIR1Q
Text-to-Speech: Enabled


A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens (Author)
File Size: 242 KB
Print Length: 112 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B0084BMUFA
Text-to-Speech: Enabled

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories

Edward Everett Hale (Author)
Felix Octavius Carr Darley (Illustrator)
File Size: 314 KB
Print Length: 318 pages
Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ASIN: B004TS1ZFI
Text-to-Speech: Enabled




These books are currently FREE for your Kindle.  Please double check the price before purchasing.

Blessings
Chareen

Wednesday 30 October 2013

The Force Has Arrived


A couple of weeks ago I shared a link to a FREE book on Amazon called The Fourth. Kingdom

Last week the sequel launched. The Force  is currently available FREE for your Kindle from now until 2 Nov. These two books are a part of The Kingdom Chronicles by co-authors Joyce and Alexandra Swann.
Details
  • Paperback: 358 pages
  • Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 21, 2013)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1493524607
  • ISBN-13: 978-1493524600
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Kindle
  • Paperback

About The Force
Someone is murdering the world’s most beautiful women—over and over and over. When Jarrod and Joshua Sinclair are called in to consult with the FBI about the Hollywood Starlet murders, they immediately suspect their old nemesis Josef Helmick of creating clones of famous women for a visiting Saudi prince. Wasting no time, they hire retired detective Fred Kowalski and send him to Dubai to uncover Josef’s base of operations and build a case against him for the murders. But Fred soon discovers that Helmick Enterprises is harboring a secret much darker than human trafficking. Fred must stop Helmick before he resurrects an ancient, diabolical Force in order to bring the entire human race under his control.
This book has it all, for me it was a real sit on the edge of your seat read. I just could not put it down. I finished it in less than two days. It is an A+ Christian Sci-fi thriller and would fit very well on your book shelf amongst your Frank Peretti and Left Behind books. The author's have done a magnificent job of building a plot of intrigue, mystery, power, justice, mercy and suspense with a twist at every corner. It is a vision of the future and possible outcome of the technological age of cloning ...

About the Authors:

Joyce and Alexandra Swann are mother and daughter. Joyce homeschooled her ten children from the first grade through master’s degrees. She is a well-known author and speaker on the subject of homeschooling. For nearly a decade she was a popular columnist for Practical Homeschooling Magazine. She now blogs regularly on parenting, homeschooling, and Christian lifestyle issues.

Joyce and Alexandra have co-authored two other novels, The Fourth Kingdom and The Twelfth Juror, both of which were published in 2010. Joyce’s personal story of her experiences raising and educating her family is chronicled in Looking Backward: My Twenty-Five Years as a Homeschooling Mother, published in February of 2011. Her novel, The Warrior, which tells the story of one woman’s ten year prayer vigil for a man she has never met, was released in May of 2012. She is also the author of two children’s books, Tales of Pig Isle and A Horse Called Lightning/A House of Clowns (The McAloons), which began as stories that she told to entertain her grandchildren.

Alexandra is author of No Regrets: How Homeschooling Earned me a Master’s Degree at Age Sixteen and Writing for Today. She has been self-employed for over fourteen years and was the 2011 Chairwoman of the Board of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She writes a regular blog, Paying for Protection, about the consequences of over-regulation and over-reaching government. Her novel The Planner, which is the prequel to The Chosen, was published in June of 2012.

You can read  Interview with an Author~Joyce & Alexandra Swann over at Following in His Footsteps.

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Blessings
Chareen