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NotebookingPages is On Sale!!!

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Guess what starts today?!?!?!   From January 24 through to January 26, NotebookingPages is on sale!  WOOT WOOT!!!!

Oh…you don’t know what notebookingpages.com is?
Well if you want you can read my review of them. 

But seriously, notebookingpages.com is a fantastic resource for finding and making and using notebooking pages.   Pages to help your children learn memory verses, or show what they know on a given topic.  They are constantly making new pages, and many of their pages can be used.

Here’s a sample of just some of their pages.  They have topics for little kids, and bigger kids.  Science, history, geography, art, bible, character, and well…just about anything you can think of.  They have blank sheets for when you just NEED something.   It’s seriously a great resource… and you really should avail yourself of the opportunity to get their lifetime membership now. Take advantage of the sale eh?

STEM: 3D viewer by Tinker Crates

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My son and I have been doing KiwiCrates for a while now, and last year finally upgraded to doing the TinkerCrates. Tinker Crates are for kids 9-16.  They are a bit more involved and have a fair number of projects available to them in the TinkerZine.

When we first started doing the crates, the lad needed a lot of support from me in order to finish them, so I think it is just superb watching his confidence blossom.  It admittedly took a while for my sensitive minded boy to realize that as much as mom LIKES building these crates with him, I also LOVED watching him branch out on his own with Tinker Crates.  Now of course, there is no stopping him.

Recently he took on this project “3D Viewer”

It was great to watch him work through the stages to building it, step by step.  He played close attention to the instructions. The instructions are so clear, and the images show the pieces exactly, so properly making the3D viewer is pretty easy to do “as long as you pay attention, make sure you tell them that part okay mom?”.   So pay attention, don’t miss steps, and you can make your own 3D Viewer.

Slowly but surely it came together.   Piece upon piece, fitting together just perfectly.

It hardly seemed like anytime had passed and he was calling me “come see mom, come see”.  And low and behold we had a 3D viewer.

Once he finished this big build he turned his attention to the smaller activities found in the tinker zine.   Here he learned about perspective by looking at some art, and playing with 3D mirrors.

My son really likes the tinkerzines because “they tell you stuff, like more about what you just built, and teach you new ways to look at stuff”.   “They give you good small projects to try too”.

After seeing how perspective was influenced by a 3d mirror he had a chance to try his hand at drawing within that knowledge.  It worked!   I’m glad he figured it out because I struggled with this one.  He’s got a better grasp on the spatial aspect of things I guess.

  To see this viewer being built, check out this video.

Anyways, Tinker Crates are a great monthly addition to our home.  I hope you will consider them for your home as well.  They are a great way to involve your children in a monthly STEM project and have fun learning.  Foster that independence, learn some good science, you never know where it will take you.

In case you are curious, Kiwi Crates also makes crates for children of all ages and interests.  Cricket, Koala, Kiwi, Doodle and Tinker.  I am tempted to get the doodle crate as well….just to see what type of activities they put in them for artists to do.   But so far, the Tinker Crates are a hit.

Now if you want to round our your experiences with Tinker Crates, NotebookingPages.com will be on sale January 24-26. Here you can find all sorts of notebookingpages to help round our your studies with the Tinker Crate.  It’s worth your time to check out their lifetime membership.

Reasons to Consider SchoolhouseTeachers.com

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I would be remiss in my duties if I didn’t tell you about the sale that SchoolhouseTeachers.com has going on right now.  SERIOUSLY remiss.   This is such a fantastic offer you won’t want to miss out on it.

Only 90$ for a whole year!   Huge savings!

Imagine with this….. over 350 classes across the spectrum from little ones all the way through mom and dad.

PDF’s to print off yes…not huge deal, it’s just paper and time right? So many of them you can just read off your screen rather than printing them off.  Reading is reading, you know?  The very positive part…. there are so many options, so many different classes, that you can choose subjects that YOUR children are interested in.  Why not make the learning easier by giving them material that totally floats their boat?  You can print off the list of classes and help your children foster some independence by just telling them.. pick three, any three, doesn’t matter which.  What are you most interested in learning about?

Or show them a grade list.

Also, I don’t know if you are familiar with World Book online? Guess what comes as part of your subscription… I KNOW!!!  It’s so great!!!   All that trusted knowledge right at your finger tips.

Molly Green is now part of SchoolhouseTeachers, pretty neat eh?  Helping you make frugal decisions, caring for friends and family as best you can, be mindful of your home.   An excellent resource.

Don’t forget about the magazines.  Totally free all the time. Yes, you can use the free app, but isn’t it easier to read on a bigger screen?  Neat eh?   All that reading and encouragement eh?

What else can I tell you that might sell you on SchoolhouseTeachers.com?  Oh…more and more classes are adding a video component.   Great eh?   Consider Drive Through History.  A well-done video with an accompanying worksheet.

So many reasons to check out SchoolhouseTeachers.com.   The fact that it is on sale, right now, is only icing on the cake.  Don’t miss out!  $90 for a whole year of learning for your entire family (or if you prefer $9.95 per month).

I appreciate this site so much I’ve written about them off and on over the years.

Review 2017. Interesting courses. Poetry Links.

Grade Seven Curriculum Choices

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 Today on the Homeschool Review Crew Five Day Blog Hop we are talking about Curriculum.

http://www.anetintime.ca/2017/08/grade-seven-curriculum-choices.html

I thought I would take a moment to talk about the materials the lad and I hope to use this year.


I’ll start with the easy stuff

Make Electronics.  One of my goals for the lad is that he have a job in the trades.. so that EVEN IF he wants to get a teaching, pastoral, blue-collar job at maturity, this will give him something he can do on the side or use as a fall back.   He’s already ruled out plumbing and expressed an interest in learning electronics… so I found this book for him on Amazon.  This summer I picked up a few electrical things (cameras, clock radios and the like) for him to tear apart with his dad and learn a thing or two.
 Links to amazon.ca  and amazon.com if you want to get it for your own student.

Unlock Math.  We reviewed this online math curriculum earlier this year.  The lad likes it and since he’s happy and learning, I’m also happy.

Science Spine.   God’s Design by Answers in Genesis. Just as we did last year we’ll play around with this curriculum a bit.  Watching youtube videos, reading books about the subjects that interest us, doing experiments etc.

Canada History Spine. Last year my lad used these books as a jumping off point for doing his own research, we’ll continue that this year.  Reading through one section a week and the lad doing research online or in the library.  Most will be written reports, but I’ll have him do longer things like dioramas and what not as well to work on different ways of presenting a report.   We’ll use it to pick art projects and stuff.

Logic of English: The lad has expressed an interest in improving his spelling, grammar, and such like.   And since we have Logic of English in the house I figure I’ll use it.  

What else will we be doing?
Well I have these shelves eh?

http://www.anetintime.ca/2017/08/grade-seven-curriculum-choices.html

Bottom shelf – where he stores his “actively working on materials” as well as some Shakespeare and French Lessons.

Middle shelf is mostly curriculum and binders to hold worksheets etc.

Top shelf is 90% resource materials that it would be fun to go through.

Then I have HIS book shelves and no, he won’t read all these but I will pick from them for read-togethers.

grade seven curriculum choices

Our Fridays are filled with doing everything differently, so we do STEM, art, field trips, co-op and more.   These shelves help with that.

http://www.anetintime.ca/2017/08/grade-seven-curriculum-choices.html

My goal is to keep everything organized so we can always find what we need easily. I hated it last year when books kept disappearing since the lad would just drop them randomly throughout the house.  So having dedicated shelves and a spot where the lad can put loose sheets or “I’m actively working on this” materials should help with that.

A good number of us from the crew are taking part.  I urge you to go visit them by clicking this link.

Here’s a list to get you started:
Lisa – Farm Fresh Adventures – Lisa enjoys keeping it real on her blog, as she shares her adventures with homeschooling on a farm in a small town.

Lori  – At Home: where life happens
– I am Lori. Wife to an wonderful husband, mother to 3 giggly girls in
the throes of growing up, teacher to said 3 giggly girls, and, most
importantly, a Christian striving to live life as God tells me to in the
Bible.

Meghan – Quiet In The Chaos
– Child of Christ, wife, and mama to 4, in my quiet corner I share
about our homestead, homeschool, real life, and cooking real
{traditional} food, while raising my family simply.

Melanie – Tree Valley Academy –
Tree Valley Academy creates and shares lesson ideas and educational
printables for homeschooling parents of early elementary-aged children.

Michele – Family Faith and Fridays –
Follow our family of 6 on our military moving, God loving, homeschool
adventure!

Missica – Through The Open Window
– I’m a homeschooling mom to a special needs son. My blog reflects our
lives, and our journey “through the open window” of autism.

Monique – Mountain of Grace Homeschooling
– I’m a Catholic homeschooling mama to 2
amazing kids. We are finishing up the middle school years and heading
into  navigating the world of high school.

Looking for curricula to fill in those gaps?   I know a great place to go.  SchoolhouseTeachers.com has courses for the whole family, from the youngest to the oldest.  Check out the early bird special going on right now.

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Tomorrow, Tomorrow the Sale Ends Tomorrow!

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 Did you know that this sale will be over soon?  Just another couple of days.
It ends on my birthday!  🙂   It’d be a lovely gift you know..

Why you ask?  It has all sorts of items helpful to you regardless of where you live.

Unlock math.. in my SON’s opinion the best math program he’s done up til this point. He likes it, dives into in eagerly whenever he needs to do homeschooling.   Seriously.. a month free so you can check it out?  Can’t really complain about that!

Then you have the various planners.  Who doesn’t need a good planner to keep yourself on track with your schooling?

And then you have the Canadian Online Homeschool Conference.  It’s available in this package!  It’s like getting the conference and the rest of the materials for free!  Good teaching, good resources, good ideas to spur you on in your journey.

Don’t forget the unit studies…North America, Terry Fox, Different critters to learn about, and Canadian or not… it’s good to celebrate a birthday Canada is 150 this year!

You can learn more at this link.

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Looky Looky! The Canadian Learning Bundle is Here!

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 Hey

Just wanted to let you know that the Canadian Learning Bundle is on sale again!
And boy oh boy, look what all you get!

 
 Only $27 and you get French, Unit Studies, Canadian Heroes, Art, History and more!  A nice bundle that will get you well situated for learning!

All new products this year.  Check it out at my affiliate link here. 

Want to know everything that’s included?
Here you go:
 
*Canadian Online Homeschool Conference Pass
*Timeline from Confederation to Today (The Canadian Homeschooler)
*Canada: The First Fifty Years (Chantel from Intentional Homeschooling)
*Deluxe Homeschool Planner (Jennifer from Deliberate Homeschooling)
*Basic Grammar for All Writers course (Excellent Resources)
*Homeschool, Simplified: What Matters Most ebook (Bonnie from Oh, That’s Simple)
*French: Sing & Learn Vol.2 (Leanne from FrenglishLearning)
*5 Days to Your Best Homeschool Years e-Course (Ana from They Called Me Blessed)
*Mini Homeschool Tune-Up (Edna from Edna’s Homeschool Helps)
*Fall Semester of Artsy Startsy’s ROAM program (Rebecca from Artsy Startsy)
*UnLock Math 1 month subscription (Unlock Math)
*Canada150 Writing Activities, Terry Fox Activities, & Current Events (Diana Bailey on TpT)
*North American Continent Collection (Cherine from Making Montessori Ours)
*3 mini unit-studies: Penguins, Beavers, & Sharks (Rebecca from Hip Homeschooling Blog)
*Digital Organization Pack (Kimberly from GeekSchooling)
*Student Planner (Grace from Plum Cheeky Solutions)
Plus a couple of discount offers.
*French Sing & Learn Vol. 1
*Homeschooling with JOY
*Edna’s Homeschool Helps Consultations
*Hands on History Book

Isn’t that just a fantastic offer?   Check it out today eh?

This post may contain affiliate links – using affiliate links from A Net in Time helps fuel this blog and our homeschool – thank you!

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Interesting Courses through SchoolhouseTeachers.com

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Hey, I don’t know if you have heard about SchoolhouseTeachers.com yet…but if you haven’t, you are missing out on an excellent resource, SERIOUSLY. Imagine a place, where you can get over 300 courses, NO additional fees, all for about $10 a month….OR if you bit the bullet.. $90 a year. 

I don’t know about you but I’d be thinking.. Pretty good deal.. what’s the catch?

Get this.. NO CATCH. Well okay.. One catch. You have until January 15 to lock in that price.  Cool eh?  Do note that I use affiliate links in this post which help my family and don’t hurt you one bit. 🙂

You can learn more here:

Schoolhouse Teachers Half Price Discount

 So let me tell you more about this wonderful resource.

As you may or may not know, my son and I have a on again off again study of Canada going.  Each year we start in a different place, go like mad for a while and then things change or get forgotten or complaints about methodology start and we stop.   I want to STOP that cycle.

To the end this year I bought a comprehensive history of Canada.   It’s a fairly boring text but comprehensive.  I thought I could EASILY supplement and I can!  WOOT WOOT!!!!

 To go along with this book I plan to use a variety of hands-on learning options and worksheets and discoveries that I have picked up around the web BUT I have found THREE (and there will more than likely be more).. areas in SchoolhouseTeachers.com that I will be able to use.

First off:
EveryDay Explorers: Canada.

 This course walks us through every province of Canada, listing some highlights, 20 days to explore each province, with loads of sights to see, history to learn and geography to explore.

Add to that:
EveryDay Easels.

A big part of my hope is, as we finish each province, to use an artist study to capture something about the province that we wish to remember.   There are 5 and 10 day lesson plans in this course and you can jump around as you see fit.

 Daily Discoveries was an exciting find.

 My son loves all things animals and exploratory so adding a learning component is just awesome.

Anyways, as I said earlier they are having a great promotion on right now.  You really need to check it out.  Over 300 courses for 50% off with no additional fees.  It’s a rock solid investment.

 Don’t delay!   This special ends on January 15th.