Scholastic Book Customer Appreciation Warehouse Sales – 25 – 80% Off Everything for Educators
I just found out that Scholastic Book hosts local Warehouse Book Sales with an incredible opportunity to Save BIG! We’re talking about 25 – 80% off. Warehouse Sales are exclusively for school employees, school district personnel, homeschoolers, and Book Fair chairpeople and volunteers. Check out this sample brochure. How to find a Scholastic Customer Appreciate Warehouse [...]
Free AP Biology Course Online with Exercises & Tests
NROC: National Repository of Online Courses offers a series of high school, AP, and intro college-level courses online for free. We’re using the AP Biology curriculum right now available here and here (different layout, same curriculum). We have a first-year college bio textbook too (not the one recommended by this course), just in case. The [...]
Disneynature’s Chimpanzee
We believe every day is Earth Day! You may remember how we promoted the Disney Nature’s African Cats documentary last year. We really loved their activity pack and educator’s guide an entire year ago (wow, SubhanAllah, time flies!). So, we’re more than happy to share with you CHIMPANZEE’s exclusive handouts and information as well! CHIMPANZEE [...]
Homeschool Domination Infographic – The Solution to Our Country’s Failing Public School System
Rather than read through the boring black and white data showing off how stellar homeschoolers are, this infographic details everything clearly, succinctly in pinks and funky-yellows! Created by: College At Home This is very encouraging data for those considering homeschooling and have doubts about if their income levels, or their lack of teaching certification (which [...]
20 Essential Twitter Chats for Homeschoolers
Check out the wonderfully useful 20 Essential Twitter Chats for Homeschoolers from Onlinecollege.org. I know and attended @TheOnlineMom Twitter chat even before coming across this list. She hosts one of the most informative, educational, fun, motivational chats I’ve ever attended. I love the collegial feeling of sharing and caring educators. This is a twitter chat [...]
How to Have Fun Playing Physics at the Playground
Having fun with physics?! Did you ever think that was possible? Well, prepare to be amazed–because it is possible! Check out this post from Ponn on Famigo, which tells you just how you can have fun playing physics at the playground! Be sure to read the post linked above and come back to [...]
Kids Building Their Own Fruit Vine Canopy
Check out how creative, innovative, and courageous these kids get in making their fruit garden pretty, clean, and more fun for their little cousins. Here’s a link to the kids’ blog post. What kinds of things do your older kids help their younger siblings/cousins with? Leave us a comment below!
Pinterest for Homeschoolers
InshaAllah, I can’t wait to return home and really dig into to these 48 Great Ways Homeschoolers are Using Pinterest to make better my own usage of the newest social media phenomenon. My dear business partner Janet introduced me to this incredible visually-appealing social network and bookmarking site a couple weeks ago, and it is [...]
Hasbro’s Annual Fun & Game Event – Now to 2/29/12
As you know, we’re a Big-Hasbro Game Board Family. So, when this opportunity to save and win fun prizes came up, we definitely didn’t want you and your kids to miss out. Please share the link below with your family and friends via Facebook, Twitter, email, etc., so everyone can get in on the fun! [...]
The #1 Reason We’re in Gaza: To Learn Arabic
It was a simple decision to take time off this academic year, since our 10 & 11-year-olds placed into college courses in July, and in October, we were blessed with the opportunity to make Hajj. So, we’re here in this oppressed and very depressed land to focus solely on their Arabic & Qur’an. Alhumdulillah, in less than [...]
