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Daily Archives: January 20th, 2008

Lapbooks

20-Jan-08

The lapbook page is updated with new sections and videos. Amazon.com Widgets For more information on lapbooks, visit the website at Lapbooking on a Shoestring. Email me through the page if you have lapbook pictures or info to share.

Salmon Life Cycle Game

20-Jan-08

Salmon Life Cycle: The Incredible Journey The life cycle of sockeye salmon is an incredible journey that begins and ends in the cold freshwater streams of the Pacific Northwest. In this activity kids learn about the salmon life cycle by developing a board game based on the many helpful and harmful events salmon encounter during [...]

Where you can get a discount

20-Jan-08

Homeschooling on a Shoestring shows you where to find homeschool discounts, what educational rewards programs are available to homeschoolers, and miscellaneous discount information for homeschoolers. Short term discounts, discount program updates and new discounts available are blogged in discounts. Email me through the page if you have discount info to share!

Frugal Household Ideas

20-Jan-08

I found this list and wondered if anyone tried the following and found them to be true or false. 1. Mayonnaise – will KILL LICE; it will also condition your hair 2. Elmers Glue – paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off dead skin and blackheads 3. Shiny Hair – use brewed [...]

Couponing

20-Jan-08

My aunt sends me lots of coupons. Gotta love it! Anyway, since we’ve moved and most things are in storage (I won’t be able to get to them or find them until the Spring Thaw) and don’t have my coupon box (something My Mother made a long time ago – I’ll post pictures when I [...]

Ancient Greek

20-Jan-08

First Greek Book by John Williams White, free to download, is a beginner’s Classical Greek textbook. Visit Textkit to view their entire collection of Ancient Greek textbooks. All books are made available for full and free download in PDF format. For more on learning Greek, visit RustyMason.com

Lessons from Peace Corps

20-Jan-08

Browse or search lesson plans for grades 3-12 to translate firsthand experiences of Peace Corps Volunteers into cultural, geographical, and language arts lessons for your kids.

Geography Tutor

20-Jan-08

Learning the countries of Europe and Africa, and the states of the USA, is easy thanks to this trio of geography programs. Choose from Africa, Europe and USA to d/l free.

Outline Flags

20-Jan-08

Colouring Book of Flags has flags that have been drawn in outline form, suitable for printing to be colored in by hand. You can choose from all the states, a few historial flags, Canadian provinces, and most other regions. These would be excellent to add to any unit study, lapbook, notebook, and even timeline notebook. [...]