End of Year Curriculum Giveaway - $250 Value!
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 12:01AM
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.
- Cranium Matching Madness
- The Sword in the Tree
- The Minstrel in the Tower
- Les Miserables
- The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate
- DK Adventures Terrors of the Deep
- DK Adventures Horse Club
- Sea Cutter
- The Magic School Bus: Food Chain Frenzy
- Sir Isaac Newton - (older book, found at a library sale - very nice!)
- Paganini: Master of Strings
- MathArt Projects and Activities
- Mapping the World With Art
- Galileo for Kids
- 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!
Reader Comments (236)
I recently found your blog and love all the great ideas! Thanks for introducing us to Lego Education too!
My children would benefit greatly from the book, "Teaching the Fun of Math." My oldest kiddo struggles with finding the motivation to do his math work and finding some fun would be wonderful!
Mapping the World with art sounds really fun!
I would love to win this for our next year of homeschooling!
My first time posting a comment.
Thank you for your blog, it's very
Informative. Also great giveaway,
thanks for the opportunity.
We love Magic School bus!
Galileo for Kids would be my favorite. The kids would love the Cranium.
This is so wonderful! Thank you, and congratulations on finishing the school year!
Some of these are actually on my list to buy for next year!
My so would love the black beard pirate book. I hope to win!
I am most excited about the Cranium® Matching Madness to have some fun while learning is still going on. I am a retired teacher and have my granddaughter in the summer so this prize package would be wonderful!
I can't choose just one. I would love to win Mapping the World with Art, Galileo for Kids, Math Art and Teaching Fum Math.
I love all the art, fine art, and music books. But also like the DK books as well.
We love the Magic School Bus series!
I would like the "Mapping the World with Art" because my son is taking the class in the fall at our co-op. I could use this to teach my daughter who isn't taking the class.
Generous giveaway! :)
I have always wanted to try Mapping the World with Art with my children.
I would love to win any of these, especially #12, 13, & 15.
Mapping...
Mapping the World With Art is the book I look most forward to and hope to win. Good luck everyone!
MathArt Projects and Activities
This was our first year homeschooling and we did everything online to keep the expenses minimal! I've just now started picking up a book here and a book there. With five kids, any of those books would be a wonderful addition to our massive HS library of four books, lol. :)
This was our first year homeschooling and we did everything online to keep the expenses minimal! I've just now started picking up a book here and a book there. With five kids, any of those books would be a wonderful addition to our massive HS library of four books, lol. :)
Mapping the World Through Art would be an especially nice addition to our resources. My kiddo learns particularly well when I can work in an art element to what we're learning.
WOW, this would be a huge blessing for us.
I think my kids would like the whole thing, but the MathArt appeals. We love art, and fun with math sounds great!