14 Days of February Freebies at How to Homeschool My Child

If you’re new to homeschooling, then you probably have a lot of questions and every once in a while second guess yourself. Don’t worry, some of us who have been homeschooling for a few years do the same too and that’s okay.

Kerry Beck has created a Web site called How to Homeschool My Child for new homeschoolers, but there are probably a few things any homeschooler can also learn regardless of how many years they have been homeschooling. She describes her site as,

“homeschool moms who need a little encouragement, who want to “see” their curriculum before they buy, or who might be a little (or a lot) tired.”

With the launch of her new Web site, she also has a few specials for new subscribers. For the next 14 days, new subscribers will receive an E-mail everyday telling them how to get their daily freebie. The first freebie offered today is “83 Ways to Celebrate Valentines.” Do you want your FREE copy? Read more here.

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art Homeschool Day {Memphis}

Memphis Brooks Museum of Art will open registration for its spring session of FREE tours for homeschoolers tomorrow, February 1. The following exhibits are scheduled this season:

Materials and Meaning
Come and learn how a variety of artists were influenced by their beliefs, materials, geography, media, values, and more and the creativity it inspired.
Read date and time information.

Portraits
Learn about the artistic devices used by artists in their portrait drawings.
Read date and time information.

The tours are led for students 6-12, but all students, ages 4-18, are allowed to attend.

Register online to ensure your space because the tours fill quickly. Learn more about the Brooks Museum of Art Home School programs.

Tickets: FREE, but you must register to ensure your space.

Web site: Brooks Museum

Classical Conversations – DEEP Discounts!

Okay you Classical Conversation fans. I know you’re out there and I have some sale news for you. Now, through January 31, you can get deep discounts – up to 70% off – on selected 3rd edition Memory Master products. Some of the featured products include the following:

Foundations Curriculum Guide, 3rd Edition (old edition)
Reg price: $50.00
Sale price: $15.00

Cycle 1 Memory Work Resource CD
Reg price: $30.00
Sale price: $10.00

Cycle 2 Memory Work Resource CD
Reg price: $30.00
Sale price: $10.00

Cycle 3 Memory Work Resource CD
Reg price: $30.00
Sale price: $10.00

Cycle 2 Audio CD
Reg price: $30.00
Sale price: $10.00

FREE Registration to the MidSouth Homeschool Convention

It’s here! It’s here! Okay, well maybe there are a few more months, but the MidSouth Homeschool Convention will be in Memphis less than three months from now. If you are anything like us, then you just can’t wait until the exhibit doors open with aisles and aisles of fresh curriculum ready to see and touch because as you know seeing and touching a school book is better than trying to read through it online.

The line-up of speakers is incredible as always with a few of our favorites (Andrew Pudewa, Amanda Bennett, Linda Hobar, Leigh Bortins just to name a few) ready to walk across the stage and share their experience, wisdom, and tips of how our families can get the most out of our homeschool experience.

This is a new curriculum purchase year for us so we are going to be spending a lot of time inside the exhibit hall. Take a look at the list of exhibitors and you will see why you should really make a schedule and plan your “attack” before attending this event. We expect to have curriculum overload by Saturday afternoon.

Tickets are available NOW for purchase, but if you want to receive an even sweeter deal, then consider volunteering a few hours and being rewarded with FREE registration for you or your entire family. Yep! That is access to three days of wall to wall homeschool vendors and hours and hours of inspiring homeschool speakers for FREE just as a thank you for your time.

If this sounds like a great deal to you, then complete the volunteer registration form and return it to Great Homeschool Conventions.

Also, there are $10 day passes available which give you access to the exhibit hall only if you’re just wanting to buy curriculum. These passes will be available for purchase at the door each day of the convention.

You just may bump into us in the exhibit hall.

Save 30% on Amanda Bennett’s New Unit Study Elections 2012

Amanda Bennett has a new unit study for us and just in time for all of the pre-election happenings of 2012. Elections 2012 is a four-week unit study that covers the following:

• History of elections
• Basic structure of representative government
• Voting and election process
• Campaign participation and opportunities

As always, her unit studies are complete (no other books needed) and easy to use with daily lessons for elementary grades through Jr./Sr. high grades.

This is a great resource to use during an election year that will also offer your child lessons on such things as the election process, how candidates are elected, and how campaigns work. Take a look at this new unit study, learn more, and add it to your curriculum for study in your new semester. Regularly priced 10.95, but on sale for $7.66 through December 15, 2011.

On Sale for Only $5 – What’s in the Bible DVD#1

The new series from Veggie Tales creator Phil Vischer, What’s in the Bible?, is on sale with specials that are just in time for Christmas. If you need ideas for stocking stuffers or a complete and really cool present, then save now a one, two, or all of the DVDs in the series.

DVDs 1-6 cover Genesis through Chronicles. Buy the individual DVDs on sale for only $12.99 (regularly $14.99) AND DVD#1 is on sale for only $5 through 12/12/11. Check out the series now!

Cyber-Monday Homeschool Specials

There are some really fantastic specials out there this year for homeschoolers to take advantage of. We found a few around the Internet and wanted to make you aware of these great homeschool discounts. There is something for you.

		Truth in the Tinsel is a new Advent experience for little hands that is for sale for ONLY $4.99. BUY IT NOW and have it in your hands today, ready to use for December 1st, with the easy download after purchase. SHOP NOW!!!
		Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett has some great specials that happen every couple of hours. Shop early and save 55% (5AM-7AM), 50% (7AM-10AM, 45% (10AM-12PM), and 30% (12PM-Midnight). SHOP NOW!!!
		Bright Ideas Press is having a huge sale offering you 20% off on everything they carry which includes the popular history curriculum The Mystery of History. SHOP NOW!!!
		CurrClick is at it again with discounts as high as 75% off on selected products. Also enjoy their “Stocking Up Your Shelves Sale” and the many freebies they have to offer. SHOP NOW!!!
		Family Time Fitness (homeschool fitness curriculum) is offering deep discounts on the Core Curriculum and Workbooks. There will also be FREE product available. (good 11/25-28)SHOP NOW!!!
		Driver Ed.com (learn safe driving skills and possibly earn an insurance discount w/this virtual driving course) is offering a 30% discount on its products (good 11/28) SHOP NOW!!!
		Little Passports “Little Passports is your child’s ticket to an exciting global adventure. Inspire a love and understanding of the world as your child learns about a country’s geography, history, culture, and language in a fun and memorable way.” Save 15% by using code TURKEY15. SHOP NOW!!!
		American Girl 1-year subscription is on sale for $15.99 (reg. $30.70) (good through 11/29 or while supplies last). SHOP NOW!!!
		Courageous is being released in January and you can pre-order your copy today. Do not miss having this powerful movie in your DVD library. SHOP NOW!!!
		We Choose Virtues (helping you inspire lasting character into children and young people) has the following specials and you can save by using ONE of the following coupon codes on your order: - save 30% off your entire shopping cart (coupon code MONDAY good 11/28) - save $3.00 on the Kids Virtue Poster (coupon code FAMILY) - save 15% off your entire shopping cart (coupon code VIRTUE15) - save $15 on the new Family Kit (coupon code OURHOUSE good 11/23-30) receive worldwide free shipping (coupon code SHIPFREE) SHOP NOW!!!

The Old Schoolhouse Store has way too many deals to list here, but it is worth clicking over to see what they have to offer because there is something for everyone and we mean everyone!

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Homeschool Giveaways and Freebies has a curriculum special with a grand prize curriculum package totalling over $800 in its 1st Annual Black Friday Giveaways! event. There are also prizes from Bright Ideas, Memoria Press, Confessions of a Homeschooler, Eagle’s Wings, and more that total over $1500.

FFH – One Silent Night {review & giveaway}

FFH, composed of the husband and wife duo Jeromy and Jennifer Deibler, is helping us usher in the Christmas season with their recent release of One Silent Night (listen to it on iTunes). It is a mix of old favorites that include “Winter Wonderland,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and “Jingle Bell Rock,” and some new ones written by FFH that include “The Birthday of a King,” “Glorious Impossible,” and “One Silent Night” that have FFH’s signature harmony and appeal for which they are known.

This is the first Christmas album from the pop-duo and marks one of several changes that have occurred for this band that was originally formed and started in 1991 by Jeromy Deibler and Brian Smith. Known for such hits as “You Found Me” and “Lord Move or Move Me,” FFH became popular with band members Jeromy and Jennifer Deibler, Brian Smith, and Michael Boggs and went on to enjoy a successful music career and releasing eight albums over the course of one decade.

At that point, Jeromy and Jennifer had spent ten of their eleven years of marriage being a part of FFH and touring, and realized that they needed to focus more on their marriage and young family which then included a son. After much prayer by the band members, it was decided to disband the group indefinitely and so they said goodbye to their fans in 2006.

Since then, God has continued doing a work in the Deibler’s lives leading them to minister for a period in South Africa, adding to their growing family with a second child, and being their comfort when Jeremy was later diagnosed with MS. After an eventful two years away from the stage and touring, they learned a lot about themselves…

““FFH is a part of our lives again, but it is just a part,” Jeromy insists. “We are determined to live the kingdom lifestyle of putting our relationships first. Selling albums doesn’t fulfill you. It doesn’t comfort you when you are lying in bed at night after being diagnosed with MS, while your wife is seven months pregnant. The fact that you’ve sold a million albums means nothing. It is weightless. What does mean something is that your family is with you, being Jesus to you.“

Learn more about FFH: visit the FFH Web site, Listen to earlier FFH Albums, Like FFH and leave a message on their Facebook page, or follow Jeromy on Twitter.

GIVEAWAY PRIZE
One (1) lucky reader will win a down-loadable copy of “One Silent Night” by FFH.

HOW TO ENTER
Complete the required entry below. Once the REQUIRED entry has been completed, then you may enter additional times by leaving an extra comment on this post for each bonus entry completed.

REQUIRED ENTRY
Leave a comment on this post and tell us two of your favorite Christmas songs.

BONUS ENTRIES

• like Homeschool Roster on Facebook – 1 entry
• subscribe to Homeschool Roster updates – 1 entry

If you have already liked Homeschool Roster on Facebook, then you already have one bonus entry. Just remember to complete the REQUIRED entry and leave a comment for all you already do/did.

GIVEAWAY RULES
The giveaway is open to U.S. residents only and you must be at least 18 years old. The winner will be notified by E-mail and given 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. This giveaway ends 12/8/11 at 11:59PM CST and the winner will be announced 12/11/11 on the Homeschool Roster Facebook page.

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Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees {Memphis}

Nestled in a winter wonderland with brightly and creatively decorated trees for the Christmas season, yummy houses good enough to eat made out of gingerbread and peppermint, animated animals playing and working getting ready for Christmas, and a miniature train chugging its way through the Gingerbread Village. You will want to stay lost forever in this magical place.

George Hettinger’s creative imagination and vision of wonderment that has mesmerized and excited many children (young and old) for years dating back to World War II is once again causing “oohs and aahs” as it is brought to life at the Pink Palace Museum. TWIGS (Together We Initiate Growth and Sharing) presents this annual spectacular display of Christmas joy that over the years has raised more than $4 million for Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.

Other excitement includes pictures with Santa and a special features of Light Before Christmas and Santa vs. the Snowman which are playing in the IMAX theater.

See movie trailer for Light Before Christmas:

See movie trailer for Santa vs. the Snowman:

If you would like to go, then come along with Homeschool Roster (see field trip event details).

Start a holiday tradition with your family that is sure to be passed down through the generations and all the while supporting a wonderful cause of helping children heal.

See ticket information.

We Choose Virtues “Virtue Clue” Cards Only $7.95

You can now pre-order “Virtue Clues” Cards from We Choose Virtues and have them just in time for Christmas. This popular character-based curriculum for children that inspires them with “simple, positive, and consistent instruction” to help them learn and build Biblical virtues and character traits now comes in a travel set and can go anywhere you and your children go.

An example of text on one of the cards:

On the front…I am Forgiving. I choose to love when others hurt me.

I am NOT…hateful or angry and I don’t stay mad, gossip, or try to get even!

On the back…Choose to go the whole day without staying mad at anyone! Instead say “I forgive you” and “I was wrong, too” Feather Heather knows you can do it!

You can teach your children with great messages like these.

Take advantage of the great price and use one of the following PROMO CODES to save even more on your order:

BUY NOW

VIRTUE15 (15% off your entire order) OR SHIPFREE (free worldwide shipping)

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