Homeschool Freebie of the Day

FROM CHAOS TO ORDER: 25 Tools (e-book)

This encouraging 58-page book based on Malia Russell’s Homemaking 911 conference presentation is solidly based on the fundamental truth of God’s word, Malia’s personal  experiences, and insight gained from working with hundreds of women every year. This workshop session helps turn modern homemakers from overwhelmed to overjoyed!

Click here to go to the download page

Tip: In addition to today’s resource, this week Malia is also having a truly extraordinary “firesale” to help pay some unexpected family medical expenses. She has put together an amazing bundle of resources for anyone supporting this. Be sure to scroll down the download page to take a look at what all is included (there’s a LOT of great stuff in there), or you can click here to see it. Highly recommended!

FINAL CALL for the HOMESCHOOLER’S 20 MINUTE SPEED READING AUDIO COURSE

Until tomorrow night, it is on sale for only $7 (instead of the regular $27)!

Who is this for?

Anyone ages 10 – adult who want to dramatically increase their reading speed…
quickly, easily, WITHOUT a lot of muss and fuss.

There is NO fluff or filler in this very simple, concise course. Just listen, practice the techniques described in the audio, then test yourself. In fact, it only takes about 47 minutes to wake up your innate “speed-reading skills”. After that, you can practice it whenever you want, and keep going faster, and faster, and FASTER.

Check it out and see the comments we’ve gotten from other homeschoolers who have tried it out in their families. It just plain works.

Sale price ends at midnight CST Tuesday… get it while you can!
http://www.HomeschoolSpeedReading.com

ANATOMY LAPBOOKS FROM CYNCESPLACE.COM!

Cyncesplace.com, a blog written by homeschooling mom Cynce, has several nice resources available on it, including a couple of neat lapbooks on human anatomy for younger students. Also included with these are links to supplemental sites & some good videos. Check them out, and tell Cynce we sent you:

Click here to go to her Cells Lapbook & Videos page

Click here to go to The Muscular System Lapbook & Videos

FAR ABOVE RUBIES Sampler (PDF ebook)

“Far Above Rubies” is a classic unit study based curriculum for Jr. High and high school aged young ladies (ages 12-13 through high school)  based on Proverbs 31: 10-31, designed to cover all subjects (except for math) for a complete high school education. It is a “self-directed” curriculum, which can be customized by both parent and student to best fit your girls’ interests, goals and learning style. Students “pick and choose” the assignments they wish to focus on to fulfill their course requirements. Far Above Rubies has been used by thousands of families over the past 15 years as the core high school curriculum for their daughters’ education.

Today’s resource is an extensive, 78 page PDF Sampler of the curriculum, which includes:

Guidelines for parents and students
The philosophy behind the curriculum
How it can be used with students with different learning styles
Essential materials needed for the curriculum
A COMPLETE Sample unit study from the curriculum …and more!

To download this PDF ebook, RIGHT CLICK HERE then “save” to your computer.

OR…

GET THE COMPLETE FOUR YEAR CURRICULUM AT HALF PRICE – ONE WEEK ONLY!

We are also making the complete FAR ABOVE RUBIES curriculum available in downloadable PDF format for 50% off this week only (that works out to just $8 per YEAR for a full four year curriculum)! If you enjoy the above sampler and wish to purchase the complete curriculum, this is definitely the time to do it. CLICK HERE for details!

… for a nomadic Mongolian family to put up their traditional home (ie: a yurt)? Watch and see what can happen when everyone in the family works together:

The American Boy’s Book of Bugs, Butterflies & Beetles  by Dan Beard (PDF ebook)

This is a truly wonderful guide book to the insect kingdom for inquisitive and “hands on” learners. Written in an extremely engaging style and chock full of illustrations and novel ideas for teaching (for instance chapter one compares the construction of a boy with the construction of a beetle) that will fascinate bug fans of all ages.

From the  introduction:

Among the little folk of this world known as the insects, we find almost as many traits of character as we do among the human beings. We have the idle insects, the industrious insects, the warlike insects, the robber insects, the dead-beat insects, the stupid insects and the intelligent insects. We also have among them the low, degraded insects, dirty insects, clean insects, sluggish slow-moving insects, bright lively insects, useful insects and beautiful insects — all interesting and all of them in one way or another of vast importance to man. A study of their habits is not only a source of fun, but it is also most useful.

To download this large PDF ebook (over 14 megs!) RIGHT CLICK HERE then “save” to your computer.

How to Study Nature in Elementary Schools (PDF ebook)

Today we have this very interesting, concise “how to” manual written for elementary school teachers at the turn of the century (1900) on how to study nature in the classroom. This outlines study material and topics for the first three years of school, with many examples of Q&A lessons and activities. An old fashioned education book with lots of good ideas!

To download this resource, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer

TEENIE WEENIE NEIGHBORS (PDF ebook)

Today we’re sharing this wonderful volume in this classic children’s book series by writer/artist William Donahey.
The Teenie Weenies are two inch high people living in a very LARGE and colorful world, and in this volume we meet many of their animal neighbors. This series was a favorite of many children in the early to mid 1900s. GORGEOUS black & white and color illustrations — check it out!

To download this PDF resource, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer

John James Audubon: The Bird Artist  (PDF ebook)

This little storybook has some truly gorgeous full color illustrations along with a touching biography of this gentle and gifted artist and naturalist. Many young students will really relate to him and his love of nature. This is perfect for reading aloud!

To download this resource, RIGHT CLICK HERE and “save” to your computer.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (MP3 audio dramatization)

Today, wrapping up our week of “Living Books for the Ears” programs from our sister site, HomeschoolRadioShows.com, we have this excellent hour-long adaptation of the classic (and at least partially autobiographical) book “Little Women” — complete with Katherine Hepburn as Jo! Enjoy this vintage radio dramatization!

Click here to go to the download page!