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CurrClick Holiday Sale

If you want to grab some neat curriculum and school holiday activities, you need to visit CurrClick’s 2nd Annual Homeschooling Through the Holidays Sale

Over 100 Holiday Ebooks, Audio Books and Classes
Discounts Up to 75% OFF
November 5-19th

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A Special Planning and Notebooking Set For You

I know most people have started school already. I know I’m testing out my schedule I’ve put together for this new school year and trying out new planning forms to see if this is the schedule and the organization format I want to use for the rest of the year.

Because we change and our routines change from year to year, our school always seems different every year. So, our schedule and the way I organize and schedule things always changes too. I know that the schedule I have put together for now and my planning forms that I use will be tweaked and changed by the end of the month after we give it a test run.

Because scheduling, planning, and organizing are on my mind right now (especially “What’s for dinner?” – I’m running out of fresh ideas and time to plan and prepare), I asked Cindy Rushton if I could offer my readers a special price on her Organized Mom Super Set.

OrganizationSet

This set comes with 7 assorted e-books and over 30 audio seminars in mp3 audio files. Here is a list of the ebooks and the sets of audio files you will receive as a bonus:

  • Homeschooling the Easy Way
  • Let’s Get Organized
  • Make Your Own Brain-in-a-Binder
  • The Ultimate Mommy Menu Planner
  • Getting Back to God’s Design for the Godly Home
  • Homeschool the Easy Way Magazine Reprint Book Volume 2
  • Christ-Centered Christmas
  • Assorted audio files about Homeschooling High School, Organization, Restoring Balance in your Life
  • Special workshops presented by Cindy’s homeschooled son to fellow homeschoolers
  • The Organization 911! Help for the Messy Mom Seminar Audio Set! (Over 24 mp3 audio seminars)
  • The Let’s Get Organized for the New School Year Seminar Audio Set! (10 mp3 audio seminars)

For a detailed description of each of the e-book sets and the audio seminar sets, please visit this page.

I have purchased most of these items individually and have thoroughly enjoyed and have used all of them! I even do housework, exercise, or wait for the kids during one of their activities listening to these same audio seminars over and over again!

This set is usually available at a special price of $99.95 (much more expensive when purchased individually). For this week only, until midnight next Friday night, I am able to offer this huge set of resources to my readers for $49.95. Cindy has generously agreed to allow me to run this special just for you. This special is nowhere else, so take a look at all there is included in this Organized Mom Super Set..

As a special gift to my readers, I also want to offer you a free sampling of what to expect when you purchase this set.

It is an audio and ebook set that Cindy actually sells on her website, but she is giving it away to help us get familiar with her resources. Here is the link:

Let’s Get Ready for a New School Year Super Set!

Let’s Get Ready for the New School Year Mommy Planner…
Ebook by Cindy Rushton

Download Part One
http://www.cindyrushton.com/pdfs/GearingUp1.pdf

Download Part Two
http://www.cindyrushton.com/pdfs/GearingUp2.pdf

PLUS! Companion Audio! :)
Let’s Get Ready for a New School Year–Audio

Download by Mp3
http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/GetReadyNewSchoolYear.mp3

I know that after looking at the sample planner set and listening to the audio, you will see why I find these resources so valuable. I have reread them and reprinted the planning forms again and again for our homeschool, my business, the children’s activities, and our home organization. You will too! I especially loved the Christ-Centered Christmas as well as Homeschooling the Easy Way!

This is my way of celebrating the start of another great homeschool year and starting it off right! God bless you and your family in your new school year and may your time together be fruitful!

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A Number of Seasonal Nature Studies from Which to Choose

Nature Study and More ebooks by Season

 

Autumn Nature Study and More

Well, some of you asked for smaller units for nature studies and we did it! This is not just a nature study though. Just like our Nature Study Through the Year book, this nature study uses nature to introduce more formal scientific study topics and areas. So to use an old saying, “You can have your cake (Charlotte Mason style nature study) and eat it too (study more traditional science topics).

If you’re like me, you like the idea of bringing your kids out into nature, enjoying the current season and appreciating the little things in your surroundings. However, you might be concerned about covering science as an academic subject.

The new Autumn Nature Study and More has been taken out of our year long study and made into its own ebook for those of you who want to pick and choose which season you want to study at a time and wish to purchase something at a lower cost to you than our Nature Study Through the Year ebook.

This nature study has you observing the autumn season during the months of September, October, and November. There are several suggested topics to observe each month. Just like our larger ebook, this ebook includes:

  • suggested nature study books to use alongside our practical nature study suggestions
  • poetry about the topics of nature study
  • living book lists for each topic for each month
  • suggested activities to do during your nature walk or after the walk
  • questions to ask during the walk to help your child focus or discuss their observations about a topic you want to  study on your walk
  • scientific connections: topics of formal science subject areas – includes living book lists and activity or experiment ideas to extend your scientific study
  • nature journal pages to print and use to keep a nature journal
  • suggested book list for keeping nature journals and drawing from nature

For example, this nature study will ask you to observe, read about, discuss, and explore migration habits of birds and animals. That is your nature study topic for one month. (There are others to choose from as well, if you wish to do something different or do more than one topic for each month.) From the idea of migrating birds and animals, you extend your nature study into a formal scientific study into physical science with a study of the earth’s magnetic fields, then magnets and magnetism.

This nature study supplies you with what you need if you want to use the poetry for copywork (you can use the included nature journal pages and include the copywork in your nature journal), read about topics in nature, bunny trail ideas into formal scientific study, and links and suggestions for more research, activities, and experiments into topics in the fields of biology, physical science, and chemistry.

Autumn Nature Study and More e-book

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We hope you will enjoy this nature and science study as much as we do! I am enjoying the crisp feel to the air and can’t wait for the rest of the fall season.

 

Other Nature Study e-books

We have other nature studies that we have taken out of our year long study for the Winter season and the Spring season if you wish to purchase either of those now as well here. They have everything the Autumn season nature study has, but different topics appropriate to each season.

Winter Nature Study and More ebook
(covering December, January, and February)

$6.50

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Spring Nature Study and More e-book
(covering March, April, and May)

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Using Nature Study, Nature Journals, and Poetry Through the Year e-book

This ebook is a year long study of nature divided into seasons and months and the natural events that occur during those seasons. Through a natural introduction into science through nature, this study introduces children into different areas of biology, physics, and chemistry.

For an overview of what you will find in Using Nature Study, Nature Journals, and Poetry Through the Year, I invite you to view a slideshow I created to help explain my ebook:

 Using Nature Study, Nature Journals, and Poetry Through the Year ebook slideshow

 

Would you like to give nature study a try but don’t know how you will find the time or fit it into your schedule and still feel like you are covering everything you really feel the need to cover for science?

I’ve been there. That is why I have written a book that takes the time for nature study but still covers different areas of biology, chemistry, and physics as an extended study of what you observe in nature. These topics can be covered generally or more in depth. It all depends on you, your child, and the time and interest you have for each topic.

This 215 page study includes the following sections that you can print off a few at a time depending on the topic of your study and the time of year:

  • Each Season has 3 months
  • Each Month has poetry and quotes that have to do with that month or topics within that month
  • There are different topics and a different number of topics depending on the natural events during that season or month.

    For example, under Winter, you will find December, January, and February. Within January, you will find the topics of Trees in Winter, Astronomy, Owls,and Nocturnal Animals.

    Within each topic you will find:

  • Pertinent poetry and quotes
  • Suggested Living Book list
  • Nature Walk and Post-walk Activities
  • Questions with which to engage your children in conversation about the topic of study during the walk
  • Scientific Connections that naturally draw your child into an extended study of biology, physics, or chemistry that is connected to your nature study topic

    For example, a topic study in July is Weather – Thunder, Lightning, Rain, and Rainbows. After observing this in nature and studying it, a Scientific Connection offers suggestions in which to extend that study into a study of Electricity, Sound Waves and Vibrations, Color, Light, or Acid Rain.

             Each Scientific Connection has

  • Suggested Living Books list (if books are available on the topic)
  • Suggested Activities and Experiments
    Some of these are described in the book, others are websites or books of experiments.
     
  • The Next Major Section of the book is Nature Journaling
    Here you will find Recommended Nature Journal and Drawing book suggestions and websites. You will also find Suggested Sources for Nature Journaling pages and Sample Nature Journal pages within this book to get you started right away.
  • The Last Section is the Poetry section.
    Here you will find Suggestions in which to integrate Poetry into your nature study through Writing and Studying Literary Devices commonly found in Poetry.

 So, you can see that you CAN do a weekly nature study and still tie it into a more formal study of the traditional scientific areas and have the best of both worlds.

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Please let us know how you like the ebook after your purchase. We are eager to hear your thoughts! If you know anyone else that may be interested please share our post. Thanks! 

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Homeschooling Teens and The Socialization Factor

I’m hoping to write this post so that others will post comments and ideas about helping to fill your teens’ needs for socialization while homeschooling them. They (not quite sure who “they” really are) say that the teen years are when they start to really crave and need more socialization and search for independence so that when it is time to leave the nest they are ready. I know I have one son who is more extroverted than the other and is happiest when he has had the opportunity to be out and about. That child feels the need to be verbalizing and interacting and do it with fresh faces (as the family members can wilt sometimes if they are the ones mostly interacting with the extroverted child.) The parents and the child do need a break, where the parents can have some time alone and the child can interact with fresh faces.

I want my children to grow to be well-rounded, independent thinkers, self-sufficient and confident. I homeschool them to raise them to walk with the Lord, offer the best education I can, and to raise a loving close-knit family focused on more intangible priorities you won’t see advertised most times in the media.

I feel homeschooling offers parents the opportunity to get to know the kids and families your teen socializes with. But, at the same time, depending on where you live, it can be challenging finding situations, other teens, and activities where your teens can meet and socialize with others. What I want to accomplish with this post is an exchange of ideas and thoughts that may benefit those of us who are embarking, in the midst, or ending homeschooling teens.

Things that I am working on doing in the rural area in which I live are making connections with groups within my area to find out what is already up and running to help teens meet and greet others. Not easy if you live in an area with a small population and alot of homeschoolers complete their education going to a local public or private high school. I want to bring my son to activities and events with other teens that meet rather consistently so that he can spend time with and get to know the same people and develop friendships without me having to drive over an hour each way once a week for each activity. Then, there is the issue of whether younger siblings are allowed to accompany you to the event because you have to stay while your teen mixes and mingles. If your husband or a sitter is not available to stay home with the younger sibling, you have a problem.

Another type of event to get your teen out, socializing, and yet pull in character building is to consider some kind of volunteer work. Is there a local food bank where your teen can stock shelves or fill boxes with other volunteers? A local senior activity center or a soup kitchen? Here’s an opportunity that gives teens an opportunity to do some good, learn skills, and focus outward toward others (instead of teens’ tendencies to worry about their world).

Some suggested teen opportunities that we’ve experienced are boyscouts, 4-h, church youth-group, monthly teen night activity group, teen night at a local planetarium, a monthly book discussion group or classes. Some areas maybe lucky enough to have debate clubs, organized sports teams, bands, theatre or dance groups. We have tried assorted sports and other groups where there were teens, but no other homeschoolers and the environments were mixed results. For us, it was easier to meld into groups where there were other homeschoolers that understood more about homeschooling and we held similar house rules. There have been a number of times where my kids got tired of explaining why they were not allowed to do different things or watch or play certain games and then were looked down on or told they were being sheltered.

It was a good learning experience and reaffirming to know that my kids can tell others, “This is the way we do things. I respect you following your family’s way of doing things, I expect you to show the same respect.” When this didn’t work and the kids persist in arguing with my children that there is nothing wrong with doing “so and so” and you need to convince your parents that you are old enough now to make these decisions on your own and you can handle it – my children have decided that perhaps this friendship may have too many differences that make it beneficial for everyone.

So, mingling with others can be a character building experience toward independence by strenghtening their ability to stand up to peer pressure. Do I want them to do this in the environment for 7-9 hours a day at the local public school where it would probably be an onslaught? Probably not. But in manageable doses without the constant pressure, it can be positive. I feel like I’m still giving my child the time, opportunities, and space to figure out who he is without negative pressure from other children who are still figuring out who they are.

What about one of the latest trends that wasn’t around when I was a teen? Sure, we had the phone and my parents always gave me a 15 minute limit (which in my eyes was ridiculous, because how can you possibly have a conversation about anything in just 15 minutes). Nowadays, we have the internet. That brings a whole new avenue to socializing. There is email, chat groups, online games, and classes. How much time is too much time developing friendships in this manner? Is it good at all? Does it take away from a teen’s ability to develop social skills you need when spending time with others face to face? Does it give teens the feeling that they can say things or act in a way that they would find uncomfortable or even wrong if they were physically present with the person?

Share your thoughts about this latest trend, please. I would enjoy hearing from others how you’ve used the latest technology to benefit your teens. Also please share any ideas of teen social opportunities that have worked for you. Have you started a group so that your teen can socialize or share a particular interest with others?

Thanks for your input!

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A Special Gift and Sale for My Readers

I know most people have started school already. I know I’m testing out my schedule I’ve put together for this new school year and trying out new planning forms to see if this is the schedule and the organization format I want to use for the rest of the year.

Because we change and our routines change from year to year, our school always seems different every year. So, our schedule and the way I organize and schedule things always changes too. I know that the schedule I have put together for now and my planning forms that I use will be tweaked and changed by the end of the month after we give it a test run.

Because scheduling, planning, and organizing are on my mind right now (especially “What’s for dinner?” – I’m running out of fresh ideas and time to plan and prepare), I asked Cindy Rushton if I could offer my readers a special price on her Organized Mom Super Set.

OrganizationSet

This set comes with 7 assorted e-books and over 30 audio seminars in mp3 audio files. Here is a list of the ebooks and the sets of audio files you will receive as a bonus:

  • Homeschooling the Easy Way
  • Let’s Get Organized
  • Make Your Own Brain-in-a-Binder
  • The Ultimate Mommy Menu Planner
  • Getting Back to God’s Design for the Godly Home
  • Homeschool the Easy Way Magazine Reprint Book Volume 2
  • Christ-Centered Christmas
  • Assorted audio files about Homeschooling High School, Organization, Restoring Balance in your Life
  • Special workshops presented by Cindy’s homeschooled son to fellow homeschoolers
  • The Organization 911! Help for the Messy Mom Seminar Audio Set! (Over 24 mp3 audio seminars)
  • The Let’s Get Organized for the New School Year Seminar Audio Set! (10 mp3 audio seminars)

For a detailed description of each of the e-book sets and the audio seminar sets, please visit this page.

I have purchased most of these items individually and have thoroughly enjoyed and have used all of them! I even do housework, exercise, or wait for the kids during one of their activities listening to these same audio seminars over and over again!

This set is usually available at a special price of $99.95 (much more expensive when purchased individually). For this week only, until midnight next Friday night, I am able to offer this huge set of resources to my readers for $49.95. Cindy has generously agreed to allow me to run this special just for you. This special is nowhere else, so take a look at all there is included in this Organized Mom Super Set..

As a special gift to my readers, I also want to offer you a free sampling of what to expect when you purchase this set.

It is an audio and ebook set that Cindy actually sells on her website, but she is giving it away to help us get familiar with her resources. Here is the link:

Let’s Get Ready for a New School Year Super Set!

Let’s Get Ready for the New School Year Mommy Planner…
Ebook by Cindy Rushton

Download Part One
http://www.cindyrushton.com/pdfs/GearingUp1.pdf

Download Part Two
http://www.cindyrushton.com/pdfs/GearingUp2.pdf

PLUS! Companion Audio! :)
Let’s Get Ready for a New School Year–Audio

Download by Mp3
http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/GetReadyNewSchoolYear.mp3

I know that after looking at the sample planner set and listening to the audio, you will see why I find these resources so valuable. I have reread them and reprinted the planning forms again and again for our homeschool, my business, the children’s activities, and our home organization. You will too! I especially loved the Christ-Centered Christmas as well as Homeschooling the Easy Way!

This is my way of celebrating the start of another great homeschool year and starting it off right! God bless you and your family in your new school year and may your time together be fruitful!

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Notebooking Pages Sale

It’s time to gear up for another school year! And Debra at Notebooking Pages is having a wonderful sale here at NotebookingPages.com Back-to-School Sale Event – 50% Off. Here is the scoop you need to know:

 

Tired of Busywork?
Seize the Most from Your Day . . . with Notebooking!
Save 50% August 3rd – 7th (details here). 35% off through August 31st.
 
Notebooking is a powerful tool that captures what your children have learned, turning it into a concise, artful piece of work. Visit NotebookingPages.com for free and affordable templates to help you get started today! Simply print out a selection of free notebooking templates or choose pages from one of their themed sets.

Now is a great time to try some of NotebookingPages.com’s products during their 3rd Annual Back-to-School Sale Event! Every product and specially priced combo set is 50% off! You can get ALL of their products for $50 (click here for full details) – save almost $90! PLUS, all customers purchasing their full set of products (for $50) will receive a free BONUS gift package from the following homeschool publishers:

 

All Full Set Purchases receive a FREE Bonus Gift Package!
 
Don’t miss it! This special 5-day portion of the sale is only in effect August 3rd-7th.

Check it out here:

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Homeschool Blog Carnivals

Check out these blogs for the new entries for the Carnival of Homeschooling at Principaled Discovery and the Charlotte Mason Homeschooling Carnival at Barefoot Voyage. There are alot of links to many homeschooling blogs with interesting articles about homeschooling in general and homeschooling using Charlotte Mason methods. It’s a smorgasbord to be savored over time! I’m sure you’ll find something you can use and will enjoy.

It’s Coming Next Week!

June 1-5, next week, is the Ultimate Homeschool Expo! Don’t miss out! There is such a large variety of workshop topics, over 50, from training up our children, saving money with coupons, to teaching ideas for history, science, art, and writing to classes for your children. When you purchase a ticket, you will not only receive audio files of all the workshops, you will get a mommy grab bag filled with assorted prizes, lesson plans, and e-books. You will love this! I always do!

I purchased a membership to last year’s expo and because there are so many resources and audio files to look at, use, or listen to, I’m still not finished working my way through them. I enjoy them so much, I relisten to many of them before moving onto the next.

As a free gift to you as one notebooking lover to another and in celebration of this upcoming Utimate Homeschool Expo, Cindy has allowed me to share with you a sampler of one of her free gifts that is included on the Membership Site. I am so excited to give it to you! It is an audio and ebook set that she actually sells on her website.

A Quick Start for Notebooking Mini-Set!

Need ideas for encouraging your young writers and QUICK?  Ready for a FUN way to encourage your most reluctant writer to write AND like it??? This fun-filled, hands-on workshop is one that you simply CANNOT miss!!  Cindy Rushton, who has become known through the years as THE BINDER QUEEN, uses Notebooking for EVERYTHING! She will show you how to begin whether your child is a toddler or the most skeptical high schoolers.  This workshop is sure to light a fire that will equip YOU to help your children deepen their studies and document learning all along the way!

TOPICS FOR THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDE: Hey! Do I Have A Chance At This??; Why On Earth Notebook???; Down to the Nitty Gritty…WHAT Do I Need and HOW Do I Do It?; Step-by-Step Through Notebooking; Scrapbooking! YES! You CAN Have Fun Homeschooling; Hey? What is Legal?  What All  Goes Into A Notebook???; Developing FUN Studies That Teach and Inspire!!; Copywork…Answers to ALL of Your Questions; Taking the Writer From Reluctant to Researching; Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, There’s Gotta Be One for You; PLUS Much, Much More! PLUS! Cindy doesn’t stop with the workshop, she also includes the Q/A Session after the workshop AND her handouts/samples of student notebooks.  And this is just one of the many, many workshops at this expo.

Let’s Try Notebooking Audio Mp3:
(Cindy’s Workshop)
http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/TALNotebookingPartOne.mp3

(Questions and Answers)
http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/TALNotebookingPartTwo.mp3
Handouts:
http://www.cindyrushton.com/Ebooks/LetsTryNotebooking!.pdf

Samples of Student Notebooks:
http://www.cindyrushton.com/Ebooks/SamplesofStudentNotebooks.pdf

To purchase a ticket click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page:

2009 Ultimate Homeschool Expo

There are even online classes for your kids!

When you purchase a ticket to the UHSE, you will be able to participate live and have access to all of the resources, free gifts, and audio files for years to come after the expo week is over. You will be able to listen to the seminars and refer to all the handouts, lesson plans, ebooks, notebooking pages, and other resources whenever you need some refreshment or new ideas! That’s what I do.

As an added bonus, I so want to encourage you to participate in this expo and share my wonderful experience I’ve had with this event, I am offering you the gift of my Insects: A Unit Study using Charlotte Mason Methods and More e-book, if you purchase your expo ticket through me.

Take a look at some of the workshops being offered here, or to purchase a ticket, click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page:

2009 Ultimate Homeschool Expo

You have the option of purchasing one ticket for yourself at $39.95. Or, you can purchase two tickets for you and a friend for $59.95. If you purchase two tickets, you and your friend will each receive a copy of my e-book.

2009 Ultimate Homeschool Expo

I’m looking forward to meeting up with you at some of the workshops!

Ultimate Homeschool Expo and a Free Gift for You

I have a free gift for you and some exciting news I wanted to share with you. A great resource and inspiration to me in my homeschooling journey for the past few years has been Cindy Ruston.

She has been hard at work gearing up for another year’s Ultimate Homeschool Expo, June 1-5. I have attended a number of her online workshops and seminars, including last year’s expo. I had to share this with you because every time I have participated in these seminars, I have not only thoroughly enjoyed myself and learned new things, but I walk away with renewed energy, excitement, and fresh ideas for my family’s homeschool journey. I also feel like I am attending these workshops with good friends who can truly relate to my homeschooling experience.

As a free gift to you as one notebooking lover to another and in celebration of this upcoming Utimate Homeschool Expo, Cindy has allowed me to share with you a sampler of one of her free gifts that is included on the Membership Site. I am so excited to give it to you! It is an audio and ebook set that she actually sells on her website.
A Quick Start for Notebooking Mini-Set!

Need ideas for encouraging your young writers and QUICK?  Ready for a FUN way to encourage your most reluctant writer to write AND like it??? This fun-filled, hands-on workshop is one that you simply CANNOT miss!!  Cindy Rushton, who has become known through the years as THE BINDER QUEEN, uses Notebooking for EVERYTHING! She will show you how to begin whether your child is a toddler or the most skeptical high schoolers.  This workshop is sure to light a fire that will equip YOU to help your children deepen their studies and document learning all along the way!

TOPICS FOR THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDE: Hey! Do I Have A Chance At This??; Why On Earth Notebook???; Down to the Nitty Gritty…WHAT Do I Need and HOW Do I Do It?; Step-by-Step Through Notebooking; Scrapbooking! YES! You CAN Have Fun Homeschooling; Hey? What is Legal?  What All  Goes Into A Notebook???; Developing FUN Studies That Teach and Inspire!!; Copywork…Answers to ALL of Your Questions; Taking the Writer From Reluctant to Researching; Ideas, Ideas, Ideas, There’s Gotta Be One for You; PLUS Much, Much More! PLUS! Cindy doesn’t stop with the workshop, she also includes the Q/A Session after the workshop AND her handouts/samples of student notebooks.  And this is just one of the many, many workshops at this expo.

Let’s Try Notebooking Audio Mp3:
(Cindy’s Workshop)
http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/TALNotebookingPartOne.mp3

(Questions and Answers)
http://www.cindysdesktop.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/TALNotebookingPartTwo.mp3
Handouts:
http://www.cindyrushton.com/Ebooks/LetsTryNotebooking!.pdf

Samples of Student Notebooks:
http://www.cindyrushton.com/Ebooks/SamplesofStudentNotebooks.pdf

I purchased a membership to last year’s expo and because there are so many resources and audio files to look at, use, or listen to, I’m still not finished working my way through them. I enjoy them so much, I relisten to many of them before moving onto the next.

This Ultimate Homeschool Expo (UHSE) is looking even better with the number of workshops, speakers, goodies you receive, and the large variety of topics. There are over 50 speakers and workshops, including kids’ classes, with lots of e-books, lesson plans, and mommy grab bag items.

As an added bonus, I so want to encourage you to participate in this expo and share my wonderful experience I’ve had with this event, I am offering you the gift of my Insects: A Unit Study using Charlotte Mason Methods and More e-book, if you purchase your expo ticket through me.

Take a look at some of the workshops being offered here, or to purchase a ticket click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page:

2009 Ultimate Homeschool Expo

There are even online classes for your kids!

When you purchase a ticket to the UHSE, you will be able to participate live and have access to all of the resources, free gifts, and audio files for years to come after the expo week is over. You will be able to listen to the seminars and refer to all the handouts, lesson plans, ebooks, notebooking pages, and other resources whenever you need some refreshment or new ideas! That’s what I do.

You have the option of purchasing one ticket for yourself at $39.95. Or, you can purchase two tickets for you and a friend for $59.95. If you purchase two tickets, you and your friend will each receive a copy of my e-book.

2009 Ultimate Homeschool Expo

You can PREVIEW what the expo is like by attending some of her preview chats FREE this week (May 26-29).

Check out this schedule of preview chats:

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
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Mom-to-Mom Radio Show

Building Your Home Library with Molly Evert from www.counterculturalmom.blogspot.com

 10AM CST

 How to participate: 

Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Mom-to-Mom-Radio-Show  

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 215-7321

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Godly Girl Time–Instilling Spiritual Disciplines with Alyssa Avant from www.BeautybyDesignOnline.com/

1PM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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 Life in the Fishbowl: The Homeschooling Pastor’s Family with Regina Hicks

10AM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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An Afternoon with Janice Campbell 

TWO GREAT WORKSHOPS!!

 Get a Jump Start on College: Save Thousands of Dollars and Give Your Teen a Safe Head Start on College!

 AND

 Decoding the Classics: How to Read, Enjoy, and Teach Great Literature

1PM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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Thursday, May 28, 2009
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Writer’s Radio Show

9AM CST

 TOPIC: Self-Publishing 101 (and MORE!) with Cindy Rushton

 How to participate:

Tune In Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Writers-Radio-Show/

 Or! Call In:

(646) 727-1339

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 Taking the Mystery Out of Science Fair Projects with Felice Gerwitz from www.MediaAngels.com  

1PM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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 Discovering Creation with Living Books and Hands-on Science with Maridel Willer from www.MaridelWiller.com

 8PM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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Friday, May 29, 2009
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 The Hurting Homeschooler with Regina Hicks

10AM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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Staying Sane, Keeping On with Kathy Kuhl from www.learndifferently.com/

 Handouts:

http://tinyurl.com/KK-Handouts-Friday 

 1PM CST

 How to participate:

 Call-in (Call in on your phone, cell-phone, or SKYPE):

(347) 205-9175

 Join Us Live Online:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ultimate-Homeschool-Expo

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Can the Bible Really Tell Me How to Succeed at Homeschooling? with Anne Elliott from www.AnneElliott.com

 3:30PM CT

 How to participate:

 Join from your computer:

http://tinyurl.com/SucceedatHomeschooling

 Call in:

1.            Dial: (724) 444-7444
2.            Enter: 48783 # (Call ID)
3.            Enter: 1 # or your PIN

Remember, as soon as I receive a confirmation of your ticket purchase through me, I will send you a copy of my e-book FREE.

I plan on participating in a preview workshop this Wednesday, May 27 at 2:00 EST with Janice Campbell, a former College Admissions Counselor - Get A Jump Start on College: Save Thousands of Dollars as Give Your Teen a Safe Start on College! and Decoding the Classics: How to Read, Enjoy, and Teach Great Literature. I have a link to her website and materials on my blog for her High School Literature/Writing Classes and More.

I also plan on attending Expo sessions and listening to the workshops long after it is over! You can too!

To purchase your ticket, click on this link and scroll down to the bottom of the page to make your purchase:

2009 Ultimate Homeschool Expo

and receive my ebook (Insects: A Unit Study using the Charlotte Mason Method and More) Free.

I’ll see you at the Expo!

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Currclick is having a big Homeschool Curriculum Spring Sale

Hi, I just wanted to share with you the sale that Currclick has going on now. If you are shopping for next year, you might want to take advantage of their sale prices. Here is the information:

You can’t afford to miss CurrClick’s
Spring Back from the Recession Sale!

Now – May 15th
Discounts up to 75% OFF!
40 participating publishers

Click here for a list of fantastic, recession-busting spring discounts on hundreds of great homeschool books and resources:

Currclick.com

CurrClick recognizes that times are difficult for a lot of people. Homeschool families, often on a single income, are especially vulnerable during this time. That’s why this spring, together with our publishers, we have done our very best to bring you some of the biggest sales and discounts we have ever been able to offer. Because many of our publishers are homeschool families themselves, we sincerely hope that this sale will be a mutual blessing for customers and publishers alike.

(And remember to sign up for Katie’s Homeschool Cottage newsletter to enter a drawing for the chance to win a copy of our new ebook coming out soon – Nature Study, Nature Journals, and Poetry.)

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