PreK12 Plaza launches new eBook Plaza app – Contest

eBook Plaza

Your child's education doesn't have to stop in a book, there's a cornucopia of educational apps that will keep your child's mind active in and outside the classroom! My boys are visual learners and love to learn with educational apps. I will go to great lengths to get them to read, often. They love reading books and they enjoy reading ebooks, especially when they get a chance to create their own ebooks!  One such app is … [Read more...]

Combat summer learning loss with PreK12 Plaza

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This is part of a sponsored collaboration ̊with the PreK12 Plaza. However, all opinions expressed are my own. #PreK12Plaza It’s hard to believe that summer break is soon coming to an end. The smell of campfire s’mores will soon be replaced with the smell of new pencils and crayons.  The beginning of a new school year is usually received with many emotions… excitement, hesitation and even worry. Parents may worry about … [Read more...]

FREE Math Curriculum for a Year – Video Lessons w/ Automatically Graded Worksheets & Tests!

Free Homeschool Math Curriculum

More and more I see moms asking for recommendation for an online based math curriculum. When juggling multiple grade levels, toddlers and babies... online curriculum can become a life saver! Aplustutorsoft.com has a new online program that DOES EVERYTHING for you, including teaching, grading and tracking. The downside to online curriculum is usually the cost. Many find the prices for online curriculum to be a bit … [Read more...]

LivingTree – Bridging the gap between parent and teacher

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This is part of a sponsored collaboration with the LivingTree. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Today more than ever, it's so important to be involved in a child's education as well as staying connected and informed with your child's school and teachers. However, staying on top of a child's daily activities, lessons and homework is not always easy. It can be difficult to know exactly what your child is doing … [Read more...]

Save Big for a Bright Future with Box Tops for Education

Box Tops for Education™

Many of our schools here in Baton Rouge participate in the Box Tops for Education™ program, one of America’s largest school earnings loyalty programs, with over 80,000 k-8 schools participate. My husband is a public school teacher, teaching music students at different schools in the Gifted & Talented program. Though we homeschool, my husband sees and feels the tight budget times our local schools face. In a time when … [Read more...]

$750 Homeschool Curriculum Funds Giveaway

Homeschool Curriculum Giveaway

The 1st Annual "Last Minute Homeschool Curriculum Funds" Giveaway Welcome friends! We are excited to bring you a giveaway designed to bless homeschooling families with "last minute funds" to use to purchase curriculum in their homeschool. This year is the very first year and we have three amazing prizes! We are giving away $750 in cash prizes to the homeschool community THREE winners will each receive a $250 cash … [Read more...]

A Simple Plan – Family Homeschool Planner

Mardel Homeschool Planning

***We are also giving away a $100 Gift Card for Mardel Christian & Education onThe Homeschool Lounge*** It's that time of year...already. Time to start planning for the coming homeschool year! I like to have planners figured out and filled in early. {I'm a planner} My personal and homeschool planners are something I start searching for at the beginning of the summer. As year round homeschoolers, I like to schedule … [Read more...]

Answers Bible Curriculum for Homeschool {Giveaway}

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Over the summer, we lighten up on formal homeschool lessons and focus more on reading, child led learning, crafts and science. This summer, we also had the opportunity to delve into the Bible with a daily morning Bible study as a family, with the Answers Bible Curriculum from Answers in Genesis. Answers Bible Curriculum is a chronological, 3-year Sunday school / homeschool Bible curriculum that covers the entire … [Read more...]

Summer Schooling Twitter Party

Homeschool Twitter Party

On average, students lose approximately 2.6 months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation skills during the summer months. For this reason, Math is the one subject that I make sure we cover year round. Whether you are a homeschool mom that homeschools year round or a mom that simply wants to supplement the summer months with math, we have a fun Twitter party lined up just for you! We will chat about Math … [Read more...]

Homeschool “Super Store” Marketplace

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Many have mistakenly labeled Teach Them Diligently Marketplace as just another homeschool convention, but that's not so... what you will receive for the $15 family registration is worth your registration fee, 10 times over! How is Teach Them Diligently Marketplace different from an average homeschool convention?? 1.       Curriculum Centers-There will be 7 ½ curriculum centers that are each 1,800 sq. ft., or the size … [Read more...]