End of Year Curriculum Giveaway - $250 Value!

I'm giving away $250 worth of homeschool curriculum.   But why? 

Our homeschool year has ended. 

This, in itself, is a BIG DEAL. 

I'm pretty excited, though, because we are having new floors put in our downstairs area.  This has been on my "list" since we moved in 10 years ago... my kitchen has WHITE linoleum. We've lived with it because there was no sense in replacing it when the kids were younger. It was in good shape, but it just was AWFUL to keep clean.

(I may audibly cheer when that floor is ripped out this week.)

I also have 16 year old carpet throughout the rest of the downstairs. This will be replaced with hardwoods. Everything is in a state of disarray right now. 

EVERYTHING has to be moved, sorted through, and "evaluated".

If you ask my husband and children they will tell you I DO NOT like clutter. Having too much around overwhelms me and actually affects my mood and focus.  (I don't think my kids think it's funny when I tell people if my children weren't so heavy I probably would have donated them, too!  ha!)

We have a lovely little music room at the front of our house, which has slowly, over the past two years, also turned into a homeschool resource room. 

I'm reclaiming this area - it will JUST be a music and reading room, with one large shelf for our most current books we are using. My favorite IKEA shelves that have been in this room have been relocated to the basement landing, where I can easily access any supplies, etc... we need for homeschooling. 

Over the past year, since we have joined Classical Conversations, I am seeing why LESS IS MORE in our homeschool.

We are paring down to just a few favorite resources and everything else has to GO. I can't keep up with it, and I know so much of it can bless other people. After the trips my husband and I have taken to Ecuador and Honduras, we also feel convicted to simplify and be better stewards of our resources.

I've sent friends away from my home with bags of books, games, rhythm instruments, and more.  I've made endless trips to GoodWill. Now, it's time to give away to my online friends!  

One lucky reader will win a huge box of VERY gently used resources.

1. Cranium Matching Madness
2. The Sword in the Tree
3. The Minstrel in the Tower
4. Les Miserables
5. The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate
6. DK Adventures Terrors of the Deep
7. DK Adventures Horse Club
8. Sea Cutter
9. The Magic School Bus: Food Chain Frenzy
10. Sir Isaac Newton - (older book, found at a library sale - very nice!)
11. Paganini: Master of Strings
12. MathArt Projects and Activities
13. Mapping the World With Art
14. Galileo for Kids
15. Teaching the Fun of Math

Please follow the Rafflecopter widget below to enter.  This giveaway is only open to US residents, and ends Monday, May 12 at midnight, EST. One winner will receive all 15 resources and it will be shipped via Media Mail. 

Good luck!

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Comments

[karen m.]

What a fun give away!

[Sabrina L]

The Minstrel in the tower and The sword in the tree both sound like something my son would like to read. He loves the Medieval times,

[Marianne N.]

Great and fun resources! I think Mapping with Art would be the favorite (and something I need to get consistent with ;) haha).. We need to be more consistent with our Geography! What a kind thing to do!

[Claudia H.]

I love reading your blog. It's so encouraging, empowering and helpful. This homeschool mom finally learned to say "no". Thanks!

[Erin]

Mapping the World with Art!!!!

[Suzanne Parke]

You are a true blessing to others!!

[Mandy Ferguson]

MathArt! I have a few creative children struggling with math. I would love to come see that book. What a neat use what you need and pass it on kind of giveaway!

[Tristan]

Mapping the World with Art is the one that intrigues me the most as we prepare to embark on our world greography and cultures year.

[Elizabeth]

As I prepare to teach my first year of homeschool, your posts have been invaluable, and these books look wonderful! We would love to win them. Happy New Floors to you! :)

[Christine Mast]

Awesome Giveaway! I would love either the Math Art Projects or the Mapping the World book. Both would be perfect for my girls. My 9 year old loves art and math so the math book would be a fun way to explore math. Thanks again for the giveaway.

[sarah]

we love the maps

[Jill]

Thank you for sharing. These look like great resources.

[Miranda]

This would be such a blessing and it is so generous of you to offer this contest for your readers.

[Brandy]

Really, I like everything you're giving away, but I know my 7 and 6 yr. old boys would love to read some of the books you have. The subject matter of the books is something that would interest them both.

[Kathy S]

Thanks! Love the Opal Wheeler biography in there :)

[Miranda]

This would be such a blessing and it is so generous of you to offer this contest for your readers. We would like the Cranium game or the Fun with Math book best.

[Eva]

This is awesome. Will pay it forward to others if we win after done with these.

[Maribel]

Math

[Evelyn]

I would love the Mapping the world with Art.

[Sasha]

I would really love the magic school bus and the DK adventure books.

[Teresa Warnick]

Math and matching would probably help my little men the most!

[erin]

These look awesome!!!!

[Kim]

Great giveaway! I'm really enjoying your blog.

[Anna J]

Thanks for the give away!

[Mitch Lee]

I would definitely lie the math portions because I feel math is the most fundamental and usually hardest for children to learn without proper resources.