Homeschool Housekeeping

2 posts in one day??!! I know, but this will be quick and only because I love y'all so much and I hate for you to miss out on anything free or wonderful!! Don't forget to stop by Heavenly Homemakers today and browse the list of curriculum being given away - all you have to do is email the person giving it away, get your name in the hat for their drawing and be willing to pay shipping - pretty easy! I have been over there myself this morning and there is certainly lots to see! I even have a few books on the list - sharing the love - it is a great idea I think ;-)The other thing I wanted to let you know about is this great freebie that came to me and I want to pass along to share with you. An Amphibians Unit Study - available as a download - PDF and also an Adobe Flash interactive version -choose one or both! I have no idea how long this will be available - so go now and enjoy later ;-) Ok that about does it for my housekeeping. I pray for a blessed and wonderful week in all your homeschools :-)

Daily Homeschooling Freebies - All Summer Long - WOW !!!

There are some things that it just isn't right that we keep them to ourselves - this is one of them!! In my blogging travels today I came across a homeschool blessing. Free Stuff ;-) Sound too good to be true ? Maybe this is one of those rare times that is not the case - check it out for yourself.....

Here’s how it works........Every weekday, Monday thru Friday, a new freebie is posted on the site. These freebies will include things like games, lesson plans, unit studies, samples, classic books, audio programs. Many of these will be products that you would normally pay for on their regular websites… but at The Homeschool Freebie of the Day they are 100% free… at least for that one day! Just download your copy and enjoy! It’s as simple as that!

I just downloaded a 52 page pdf file A Beginner's Guide to Birdwatching - A Quick Start Guide for Homeschoolers - that was today's freebie.......so what are you waiting for - go see for yourself.

Be Blessed in Your Homeschool Endeavors,

Leisha

Goodbye 1st Grade - What Mommy Learned

I wish I could tell you that we were done with school and ready to kick summer into full swing - sadly that is not the case. I have been the target of a "con" - you may have fallen victim to it in your homeschool from time to time as well - it sounds something like this "Mommy - can I do these sheets later?" spoken so sweetly with that blue eyed freckle face pleading for all it's worth. There are times when resistance is futile - so we have a little more to do before we put 1st grade to rest. Wonder Boy may have won this round - but I have learned much this year and he better come at me with more than sparkling eyes and toothless grins next year - this Mommy Teacher isn't budging an inch next year. If it's on my lesson plan for the day it is getting done by golly !! Ok - I don't completely believe myself either - tee hee - BUT- I will not let it slip as far. I mean look what I'm up against - these are powerful little puppies!! So with just a little bit of work to finish I am so looking forward to summer vacation - we are going to do some F-U-N stuff at our house this year!! We are going to clean out closets, paint rooms and re-organize our school set up - Wonder Boy is a very blessed child - what a shame there are no siblings to share in the joy!! I really do have big plans to get organized for the year ahead so that we are ready for even greater successes in 2nd Grade. At long last I have my curriculum decisions firmly in place and am ready to go forward - all I have to do is get organized. Oh and work on my book - yes I am working on a book - how's that for accountability posting it on my blog? Stay tuned on that one....once all the painting is done, files are filed, lesson plans prepared and pencils organized and sharpened, oh and I finish my book, I plan to have some quality Mom & Wonder Boy time.

We are currently "living like no one else so later we can live like no one else" so our summer fun is going to consist of lots of creativity and good ole fashioned frugal fun. Wonder Boy loves crafts and artsy pursuits that we don't always have time for - we shall paint and sing and play this summer, we shall laugh and dance in the rain (in fact today my neighbors if they happened to be looking probably confirmed their suspicions about the weird homeschool family when Wonder Boy & I were out in the front yard as a rather nasty storm was moving in circling our beloved birch tree like 2 carefree airplanes - complete with sound effects) and on the rainy days when we choose to stay dry - there is the Free Family Film Festival - does it get any better than that???

Now - I personally would not recommend every movie in the summer line up - but there are a few that I hope hit on rainy days. Take a look and mark the site - just in case you get your closets get finished early likemine are going to !!

http://www.regmovies.com/nowshowing/familyfilmfestivalschedule.aspx

Here's wishing you and yours a summer filled with fun, laughter, memories and just the right amount of accomplishment.

In Him,

Leisha