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Here is a coupon code for F R E E Shipping from Chistianbook.com (also known as CBD) on any order over $35.00. It expires at midnight Eastern Time on Friday, August 10, 2007. Just type in 251437AB (or copy and paste it) into the promotion code box during checkout. It looks like this can be used one time only so make sure you are ordering everything you need. I will try to post any other coupon codes at the top of my blog when I come across them so keep checking back during the summer!

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You Need a Story

I love this!!!

You Need a Story -- Just click on it to see the details. These are very enjoyable stories for the whole family-- and they are F R E E. I have burned several onto a CD to listen to when we are out running errands.

Here is a note I received from Tawra at Living On A Dime -- thought I would pass along the info.

Moving Sale Reminder

June 6, 2007

Dear Friends,
For those of you who missed it yesterday -- Because we must move our home office by June 22, we are having a Moving Sale and you can get Not Just Beans and Menus On A Dime for $5.00. Check it out here.

Also, we had several requests from readers for sets of 5 and 10 copies of Not Just Beans, so we have added that option to the ordering page to make it easier for those of you who wanted to do that.

This sale is only good for one week, through June 11 or until we run out of books, so check it out today!
-Tawra

Manner Minders

Manner Minders only costs $3.95. You can download it instantly and print the cards off on cardstock, cut them apart, and they are ready to use. We plan to start using these today!

Manner Minders is a simple system to encourage good table manners without being negative about the bad ones. Simply put the 18 Manner-Minder cards in a bowl in the middle of the table and after everyone's seated and you're ready to eat dinner, have an adult read the card of the night and tell the children that is the focus for the meal—that one manner for the night. By using Manner-Minders, you allow the cards to do the talking—no more saying, "Elbows off the table, Tommy! How many times do I have to tell you?" Instead, you just enjoy your children and praise them when you catch them practicing their good manners! Your encouragement will help them learn this important life skill.

Also included is an invaluable table setting placemat. After your child adds their personal touch to the colorable placemat, watch them master the placement of their silverware, plate, napkin and such.

These two great tools will make gathering around the dinner table a pleasure at your house! For those of you that want some help in teaching your children lessons that last a life time go to:

Manner Minders

Living on a Dime S A L E

Are You Financially Pinched?

Get your financial ducks in a row with the Living On A Dime E-book Extravaganza, a set of eleven e-books to save you money and make your life easier! These e-books show you how to save money in the kitchen, put together delicious and easy dinners, get and keep your home organized, save money on kids’ activities, move on a budget, save money on creative gifts and much more! This offer includes a special deeply discounted price that is part of a limited duration promotion, so act now! Learn more at Living on a Dime.

Christian Missionaries to Know - F R E E

Check out the f r e e item this week from HomeschooleStore.com . . . (this is usually $17.99)

Christian Missionaries to Know - David Livingstone wrote, “Christ alone can save the world, but Christ cannot save the world alone.” Gladys Aylward, Amy Carmichael, David Livingstone, and George Müller lived by these words. They dedicated their lives to helping Christ save the world. All four were missionaries at different places in the world and at different times. Learn about these great people, the lives they led, and the people they helped in the Missionaries Project Pack from In the Hands of a Child. This 121-page project pack is complete with a 16-page research guide describing four great missionaries, types of missionaries, and more. In addition, your students will find 22 hands-on activities to complete their studies on Missionaries.

Other Items from This Publisher

Airplanes Lapbook

America the Beautiful Guide

America the Beautiful Lapbook

Ancient Egypt Guide

Ancient Egypt Lapbook

Charlotte and Wilbur Lapbook

Five Senses Lapbook

Healthy Bodies

Healthy Eating Lapbook

Human Body Lapbook

Plants Project Pack

Music at Bargain Prices

Check out these low prices on CD's from Christianbook.com. They are as low as $3.99 (for CD's that used to be $14 and up). Think stocking stuffers, gifts for Sunday School teachers, etc. These really are some great prices!

Music Bargains

Graduation Gifts

Spring is here and it will be graduation time before you know it. Check out these graduation gifts for under $10 for the graduating seniors in your life -- family, friends, and church members!

Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day

Check out this new lapbook designed to go along with Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. I am going through this book with two of my kids this year. We are going to do a big review by doing the lapbook during the summer. This is great! (We have never done a lapbook before but we will have time to figure it out and it looks like this comes with everything we need -- including detailed instructions and the printouts).

Here is a link to take you to details of the elementary science book titled Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day. We have really enjoyed this book!

Gardens Unit Study

Here is another great unit study by Amanda Bennett. The Gardens Unit Study is being offered by HomeschooleStore.com for only $10.95. You just order it, download it to your computer and print. I like the freedom to print all of a unit study or only certain sections.

Details about the the Gardens Unit Study . . .

At last, a unit study that is ready to use right now - no extra books or preparation required! Encompassing the history of gardens, plant science, planning and planting a garden, and the arts and gardens, the study is perfect for any time of year -- autumn gardens, winter daydreams, spring planting, and summer harvesting. Come on along and dig right in! We've grown seeds on the windowsill through the wintertime, watched a sweet potato sprout and spread across the top of the refrigerator, and learned so much!

Gardening offers a priceless opportunity to work together on a fun family project, and share thoughts and ideas as you build your own special place of beauty and memories. From pole bean tepees to sunflower houses, what memories they will build! Use this study to share lessons about nature and plants with your children. What makes the seeds grow? Why do we grow things? What does a fresh ear of corn taste like? Imagine together, what it might have been like in the first garden -- the Garden of Eden!

The Internet has added a whole new dimension to the world of unit studies and the Garden Unit Study takes full advantage of this tremendous resource. This new study is has "clickable" links at key points throughout the daily lessons. From viewing Monet's gardens and his paintings, to dissecting a seed with an electron microscope, this new format greatly enhances the learning adventure.

Some of the topics included in the study:
Planning and planting your own garden
Plant science
History of gardens
Famous gardens
Famous scientists and gardeners

Each day's lesson plan has been written in two levels. There is a daily lesson plan for Lower Level (elementary grades), and one for Upper Level (Jr/Sr High grades) 106 pages, printable for your family's use.

Free Spelling Lists

Check out EverydaySpelling.com for free spelling lists you can print off. They go through 6th grade level.

Here is a quick and fun test with 50 commonly misspelled words. I thought I was a pretty good speller until I took this online quiz!

Learning About the Resurrection

Easter Unit Study by Amanda Bennett - This is an eBook to purchase and download immediately. Gives you the freedom to print all the pages or a selection -- and no shipping!!

A book we enjoyed as a read-aloud a couple of years ago this time of year is Vinegar Boy by Alberta Hawse. "Abandoned by his parents and shunned by society, Vinegar Boy is certain he'll be adopted once Jesus removes the ugly birthmark that scars his cheek. But when he carries the drugged vinegar to a crucifixion, Vinegar Boy finds himself face to face with the only one who can heal his face. Is there still time for a miracle?" I highly recommend this book!

Teaching Textbooks Math - Sample Lessons

You can now get the first ten lessons from each of the Teaching Textbooks math books so you can try before you buy. I have a son who has completed their Algebra 1 and is currently working his way through Algebra 2. We think it is a thorough high school math curriculum and is very teacher friendly -- it was written specifically for homeschoolers and uses a self-teaching method. I didn't know about the free samples before I purchased ours.

Teaching Textbooks Free Samples

Positive Students

Positive Teaching, Positive Students -- This is free this week only -- normally sells for $16.99 -- and it looks really interesting! 3-27-07 UPDATE - This is no longer free. It is now selling for $11.89.

This title is a must! Packed with practical advice for keeping homeschool students and parents positive about their studies and themselves. Complete with surveys to measure your personality type and self-esteem. Specially designed mapping grids help you analyze and summarize your child's strengths and weaknesses so they can keep track of their successes! Advice on recording outcomes for tasks so you can measure gains and keep your children motivated. You'll be amazed how easy it is to keep everyone motivated and excited about learning!

Healthy Weight Loss Success -- a free report by the Menu Mom. Yes, it contains things that most of us already know, but it never hurts to read it again for some motivation. She has suggestions for making small changes in your way of eating to make weight loss easier.

Shakespeare Audio

You can download "Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare" for only $19.95 from Homeschool eStore. This would be great for 7th grade and up as an introduction to Shakespeare.

Edith Nesbit tells the stories of SHAKESPEARE’S PLAYS for children INCLUDED:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Tempest
As You Like It
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The Winter’s Tale
King Lear
Twelfth Night
Night Much Ado About Nothing
Romeo and Juliet
Pericles
Hamlet
Cymbeline
Macbeth
The Comedy of Errors
The Merchant of Venice
Timon of Athens
Othello
The Merchant of Venice
The Taming of the Shrew
Measure for Measure
Two Gentleman of Verona
All’s Well That Ends WellBeautiful Stories from Shakespeare Unabridged Cast performance

It's easy to download audio books like this and then burn the audio files onto a CD and listen as you run errands or when kids go to bed at night -- or put it on their iPod.

While you are there, click on the link for the Home Page and there is a free audio you can download for your younger children to enjoy also!

Recipes for Kids

Click over to Kid Approved Meals and scroll down to the bottom of the page. If you sign up for the free newsletter, you will receive a free 61-page ebook titled "Kids Fun Recipes" that contains 120 fun and delicious recipes. I just downloaded mine and it's great! (Warning: Some of the recipes have disgusting titles, I suppose for the sake of humor, but the actual recipes look good).

Case for Christ & Case for Faith

Here is a great price on two books by Lee Strobel (actually it is two books in one book) -- The Case for Christ / The Case for Faith, 2 Volumes in 1 -- for only $9.99. (Was $19.99 -- 50% off!) I plan to have my kids read this in 11th or 12th grade as a book study.

"Strobel, a lifelong atheist and religious skeptic, thought it wise to explore the historical basis for his wife's new-found faith in Christianity. With his keen analytical mind and award-winning background in journalism, he seemed to be the right man for the job of uncovering the evidence against the historical Jesus of Nazareth, who Christians call 'the Christ, the anointed Son of God'. But like many who had gone before him, what he found was just the opposite.

After the conclusions and life-changing ramifications of The Case for Christ, Strobel then continued his research into the Christian faith, examining theodicy, evolution myths he had once held sacred, the concept of Hell, and Old Testament genocidal accounts, among other issues many non-Christians struggle with. Always asking the tough questions and challenging world-class experts, Strobel builds the case for Christianity as the one true faith just as he did for Christ being the one true way. Easy-to-read, yet filled with irrefutable logic, Strobel's books have become popular apologetical works, as he continues his mission to break down the walls between biblical truth and blind faith in non-Christian beliefs."

Bible Cover Closeouts

This is the lowest prices I have seen on Bible covers. Everyone in our family likes Bible covers to help protect their Bible and it gives a place to tuck extra papers and a pen. These start at only $1.99!