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Teacher Created Resources has a couple of free ebooks for their Facebook fans: Patriotic Activities E-book and Summer Activities E-book Sampler. You can become a fan and find these freebies here:

Teacher Created Resources Facebook Page

Be sure and sign up for the TCR newsletter for more freebies each month.

Denese

More homeschooling freebies can be found on my Free Homeschooling page, under my education freebies tag and in my website’s left sidebar.

Tags: education freebies, Facebook, Fourth-of-July, free e-books, holidays, summer

Keep your children learning this summer with these fun lessons and activities:

Internet4Classrooms Summer Learning 2010 -Free daily and weekly summer learning fun. Sign up to receive fun activities, links to great learning games, and other educational resources that will help you get ready for the 2010-2011 school year. Grades Pre-K to 12.

Sylvan Learning Summer Fun and Learning Guide -Fun activities for children in grades K-12. Activites include: Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk, Plant a Mystery Garden, Become a Reporter, Develop Your Own Weather Report and more.  You might also be interested in Sylvan’s Family Fun Brochure, Math Booklet and Writing Journal. All resources are in PDF format and require filling out an information form to download.

Thinkfinity Summer Learning -A collection of links to fun activities and educational resources created by some of the nation’s leading educational organizations. Includes hands-on and online science activities, math games, reading and writing activities,  American history theme units and much more.

Summer Learning Across the USA -A 10 page excerpt from the workbook “Learning Across the USA”. Includes several states that have popular spots to visit especially during the summer. Each sheet includes space for students to fill in information they learn about each state. Older students can do independent research to find the answers. There is an answer key at the back, which can be used to teach the facts to younger students. Free this week from CurrClick.

Backpack Buddies -2 free pdf downloads from Ohio State University:

• Summer Activities for Fun and Learning contains 5 educational activities for Kindergarteners.
• Fun Summer Time Activities and Games consists of 12 activities for students in the 1st grade.

Just Read, Families! -Free summer reading resources from the Florida Dept. of Education include a K-5 Summer Activities Calendar, a Middle School Activities Calendar -both with a month’s worth of daily activities- and a Summer Reading Activities Kit (PDF) with creative ideas for fun summer reading you and your children can do together while on vacation, at home, or on the road.

Hot Activities for Celebrating Summer! -A collection of 7 summertime lessons for reinforcing summer safety rules, visiting some great vacation spots, building a roller coaster and more. Grades K-12.

101 Nature Activities -Activities and lessons created and collected from teachers, outdoor educators and the staff of Sanborn Western Camps to help children deepen their awareness and enjoyment of the natural world. Activities include nature scavenger hunts, nighttime activities, sensory awareness activities, games, hikes and much more. PDF download.

Kidsgardening Parents’ Primer -Online guide for “taking advantage of gardening moments with your kids every week in your own backyard … and front yard and in the garage and at the windowsill and in the basement …. Turn  your kids’ questions into fun discoveries and get garden-building basics too.” Fun activity ideas are listed in the right sidebar plus be sure and check out the left sidebar under “digging deeper” for classroom projects and gardening related curriculum.

Denese

More homeschooling freebies can be found on my Free Homeschooling page, under my education freebies tag and in my website’s left sidebar.

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Tags: education freebies, for-children, gardening, hands-on activities, mathematics, nature, reading, science, summer, Summer fun

1776 was a spectacular year, and it’s a smashing, save-more-money price!

Grab your subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine during their four-day Fourth of July sale, and check out the craziest price on July 1 only! Receive a 2-year subscription, free Homeschooling with Heart tote bag, and five FREE E-Books for just $17.76!

While supplies last. U.S. and Canadian residents.

July 2 through July 4 the unprecedented savings continue. The sparks are flying at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine . . . join in the celebration and savings!

Update: The Old Schoolhouse Magazine has depleted their supply of tote bags, so in it’s place they are offering the May 2010 Expo To Go, a $19.99 value (higher value than the tote bag!) as the bonus
gift.

Here are the sale levels through midnight on July 4:

July 1 only: For $17.76, enjoy 2 years of TOS, 5 free E-Books, and the May 2010 Expo To Go.

July 2 only: For $17.76, enjoy 1 year of TOS, 4 free E-Books, and the May 2010 Expo To Go.

July 3 and 4: For $17.76, enjoy 1 year of TOS and 3 free E-Books.

Denese

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Tags: homeschooling-magazines, Super Deals

Help your children learn about the Fourth of July with these free unit studies:

Simple Schooling Fourth of July Freebies -Two printable unit studies. A 25 page unit for younger children consisting of the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, patriotic songs, the Declaration of Independence, and an explanation of the Great Seal plus a 17 page unit packed full of details that the older kids need to think critically about the subject. Available until Sunday July 4th, 2010.

Independence Day: Holiday Study Series -A brief, but informative study about Independence Day. Included in this unit: information and fact page about Independence Day, illustration/coloring page, questions worksheet, facts copywork, basic blank copywork page with photo/illustration, suggested vocabulary words including definitions, blank vocabulary cards, vocabulary word search, and suggested websites. Grades 1-5.

4th of July Montessori Unit Study -Links for a complete unit study on the 4th of July. These PreK and K-10 links will lead you to articles, hands-on activities and other exercises that are compatible with the Montessori classified reading cards, grammar, creative writing, art, social studies and other extensive lesson plans.

More Free Resources For Learning About The Fourth Of July

Fireworks Minibook: We Love the USA! Add-On -Free project pack to make a dazzling paper firework, complete with a fun descriptive poem. Grades PreK-4.

Connect The Thoughts Your Weekly Journal: June 28-July 4 -A FREE week’s worth of fun for students ages 9-adult. Each day the student learns about interesting things that are happening on that day, or that have happened on that day in history.

Independence Day Web Hunt -A lesson plan to show students how and why we celebrate Independence Day -the history of Independence Day and how different people celebrate Independence Day in the United States. Grades 2-4

Independence Day / 4th of July Lapbook

More Fourth Of July Homeschooling/Educational Freebies

Denese

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Tags: American history, education freebies, Fourth-of-July, free homeschooling, holidays, Independence-Day, lapbooking, Unit Studies

Free Father’s Day Unit Studies

Father’s Day Theme Unit from SchoolExpress -19 page printable unit with activity and worksheets. Free through June 19, 2010. Additional activity pages are available. Sign up for the SchoolExpress newsletter to get a free theme unit every week.

Fathers Unit Study~ Biblical Style! -Make a Father’s Day gift and learn about the great Patriarch Abraham with this 2 page mini unit from Wholesome Learning.

Free Father’s Day Lapbook And Notebooking Pages

Free Holidays and Special Days Notebooking Pages -Look under “Summer Holiday Pages” for some free Father’s Day pages, from NotebookingPages.com.

Father’s Day Lapbook and Notebooking Pages -From Albright News, more free Father’s Day notebooking pages plus a free Father’s Day lapbook.

You may also be interested in these Father’s Day posts:

• Free Ebooks For Father’s Day

• 11 Frugal Gift Ideas For Father’s Day

Denese

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Tags: education freebies, Fathers-Day, free notebooking pages, holidays, lapbooking, notebooking, summer, Unit Studies

Explore the ecology of a prairie river with some free resources from The Oklahoma Biological Survey:

Life Along a Prairie River -Exploring the ecology of the wide and sandy rivers of the Great Plains. Free resources include a Prairie River poster by mail, a downloadable Educator’s Guide with activities and lesson plans to accompany the poster, and species profiles that can be viewed online or downloaded in PDF format. A free Crayfish of Oklahoma poster is also available on the poster order form. For middle school grade levels.

Please note: Free posters can only be mailed to U.S. addresses.

Denese

Tags: education freebies, free homeschooling, free-posters, freebies, nature-study, prairies, rivers, science

Have you all heard about BlueBehemoth.com?

BlueBehemoth.com -Providing a large-scale, cost-effective download venue for customers of all ages, featuring trustworthy, downloadable audio and video content for the Christian family.

They have music, films, sermons, audio books, home education resources  and much more -plus they also offer free products each day!

Today’s freebie:

Preparing Sons for Marriage and Life Purpose —From the conference album “Building a Family that Will Stand” -Christian men need to make dramatic changes in their lives; changes which reflect a biblical re-examination of the way our fallen culture approaches family, work, finances, education, citizenship, etc. The goal of these conference tapes is to encourage men to see “the big picture” of biblical manhood.

Most of the products are large files, so if you have dial-up internet service you may want to download them overnight. If your download is interrupted, you may redownload it within three days. Please see BlueBehemoth’s FAQ for more information.

Denese

Tags: Biblical-manhood, education freebies, free audio, free Christian resources, training-sons

Today you can join Aurora Lipper of Supercharged Science for a free Live Science Teleclass on Rocketry:

Free Science Teleclass:Rocketry - Which end of a rocket is the most dangerous? Uncover the universal laws of physical motion as you blast rockets that use a chemical reaction for propulsion!

Class date and time: Date & Time: Monday, June 7th at 11:00am in Alaska, 12pm for Pacific Time, 1pm for Mountain Time, 2pm Central Time, 3pm Eastern Time

The teleclass video is in wmv format (plays on Windows Media Player) and may be downloaded. Be sure and scroll down the page for FAQ plus tips on how to get the most out of the class.

A free teleclass on Alternative Energy will take place on June 21.

Denese

Tags: education freebies, experiments, free homeschooling, online classes, science

Nature Unit Study~ Biblical Style! -Praise the Lord through the study of nature with this free mini unit study that will not only have Academic Value but Spiritual as well. All core subjects covered PLUS Jewish Roots and Hebrew Fun!

This free unit is part of Evonne Mandella’s “Summer of Praise Series” -a new weekly series of mini studies that will have you praising the Lord all summer long!

Visit Evonne’s site “Wholesome Learning” to find out more.

Denese

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Tags: Bible lessons, education freebies, free homeschooling, nature-study, summer

This week’s Living Books for the Ears program from HomeschoolRadioShows.com:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain -a delightful half hour audio adaptation of Twain’s classic story which was originally broadcast on My Favorite Story, a syndicated radio program that aired in the late 1940s.

This week’s program also includes an audio of the classic children’s story “Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks With the Circus” by James Otis.

These programs are in MP3 format and will be available through Monday, June 7, 2010.

Denese

Tags: classic literature, education freebies, free audio, free mp3s, old-time-radio