This week, The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine is offering a FREE writing E-Book from WriteShop®! WriteShop® StoryBuilders card decks help to jumpstart a creative writing project by providing students with the basic elements of a story (character, character trait, setting, and plot) laying a foundation for a joyful writing experience with some clever surprises thrown in […]
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A Homeschool Co-op reminder just landed in my inbox. Mark Kistler’s program is one of the current "group buys". Mark Kistler has a Public Television show called "Imagination Station". In addition, he offers books, CD’s, and Online Art Lessons. I have viewed a clip of his online lessons and they look fantastic! Haven’t tried them
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Visual Manna, "Educating With Art Since 1992", teaches English, History, Math, Science, and Social Studies through Art. What an exciting concept! In addition to online classes they offer books on CD and art materials. Click HERE for some free sample pages. Visual Manna was holding FREE art lessons online last week, so naturally I signed
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Many homeschooling companies are liquidating their inventory due to an expensive mandatory testing law coming into effect on Feb. 9th in the States. Hands of a Child is holding a big sale on their kit packs… Due to the new CPSIA law In the Hands of a Child, for the time being, is discounting our Kit Pack inventory in
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Exciting News from TOS… Attention writers! Grab your pencils and get those creative juices flowing! The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine is hosting our second Storytime Writing Contest! We have two creative fiction categories: adults (16 and up 2,500 words or less) and children (15 and below 1,500 words or less). Deadline to enter is March
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Music For Young Children Open House/Registration Saturday, January 10th 1-4pm 3704 Gabarus Hwy, Marion Bridge Drop in and meet the teacher with your child, and learn more about the program. Register at the Open House and receive 1/2 off your first term tuition! For more information go to www.myc.com/teacher/kcharron
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Cape Breton Sets – All Ages Dance Halifax Military Community Centre, off Connelly Street Saturday, January 10th – 7-10pm Admission: $6.00 per person; $20.00 per family Objective is to preserve and teach Cape Breton square dance sets and provide a venue for up and coming musical talent. Music provided by various guest fiddlers and pianists.
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The December Schoolhouse Planner Module, Let’s Be Scientists! is 54 pages incorporating Experiments (including some gross-out ones for the boys LOL), a multitude of information and Science web links on such topics as Astronomy, Recycling, Chemistry, and The Human Body, games, jokes, worksheets, quizzes, reproducibles, colouring pages, copywork from the Book of Genesis, and more
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You have probably heard of The Critical Thinking Co.’s award-winning products which cover reading, writing, math, history, and science. Before I received a product to review from them, I had been working with my son in the Mind Benders series of books that help children develop logic and thinking skills through deductive thinking puzzles. I
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Math Mammoth Review Math Mammoth is a terrific, well-thought out, pedagogically sound math curriculum. I received the Blue Series Fractions 1&2, Decimals 1&2, and Geometry 1 e-books to peruse and test with my 9 year old son. The Blue Series consists of explanations of concepts, by topic, complete with problems for Grades 1-5. Also available are
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