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)
My son would love the magic schoolbus book and I would love teaching the fun of math. Actually we would love all of them!
My son would love the magic schoolbus book and I would love teaching the fun of math. Actually we would love all of them!
What a fantastic giveaway! I need a physical copy of Les Miserables ;)
Books are awesome !!
Looks great!
We are always looking for new books to read!
What a great giveaway! Thanks for hosting! :)
What a great way to get rid of materials you no longer need! I think that math art looks neat.
I'm glad your paring down will be able to bless someone else who needs it.
Mapping the World with Art would compliment CC so much. Thank you for this and all of your great ideas:)
The books, definitely. Although the cranium would be fun too!
Awesome giveaway! We're just starting out on our homeschooling adventure. Thanks for sharing your family's story!
Galileo for kids would be my son's pick. He loves science and history. Put them together and its a week on the couch reading about it. How wonderful!
I believe the most fun for my son right now would be the Cranium Matching Madness game!
I would love the matching and math :) I loved math so teaching it would be great
I would most like Galileo for Kids.
Thank you! We would love these, especially the Magic School Bus.
I would love the mapping the world with art. My 7 year old is super creative and this would meet her education needs in a fun and exciting way!
Great giveaway !
I would love the Mapping with Art book as my kids love both subjects.
Math Art, that would be cool
Yay for giveaways!
Mapping the World sounds fun and interesting!
Teaching the fun of math might be exactly what we need. The MAGIC SCHOOLBUS TOO! Thanks....have a great summer!
Magic School Bus - a new fav of my kids. Although all the resources look pretty awesome.