Freebies - Geography Terms Notebooking Pages

Two sets of Geography Terms Notebooking Pages. Each set has a cover page and 6 notebooking pages to choose from. One file has basic lines and the other primary.

Geography Terms Notebook - Primary Lines

Geography Terms Notebook - Basic Lines

Check out our set of Geography Terms Flash Cards for just $1.00!

63 Geography Terms Flashcards that your child will illustrate and write in their own definition.

Geography terms pictures included for the child who would rather not illustrate their cards themselves.

A pocket that could be added to a lapbook.

Freebie - State Study Notebooking Pages

Two page state study notebooking pages.

State Study Notebooking Pages

For a more comprehensive set of notebooking pages, check out our Study Study Notebooking Pages. Each set includes 67 pages to choose from with both primary and basic-lined options. You can see a full preview for each set available.

State Study notebooks are sold in a 50 notebook set for $18.50 or you can purchase states individually for $3.25 each.

Using Blogs for Your Children's School Work

I wanted a place for all my kids school work online so if we lost something it would be safe.  After loosing 10 years worth of my children's school work in our house fire just over a year ago, I didn't want a repeat of something like that.

I started a blog for each of my school age children under my blogger account and made them authors on the accounts.  I did it this way so I didn't have to log in and out of separate accounts.  They add reports, little bits of information about topics we are studying, make journal entries and they also like adding pictures that relate to what they are writing about.   We also take photos of notebooking pages, lapbooks and projects they have completed and add those as well.  They will often copy and paste what they wrote on their blog into a word processor and create a notebook page, dressing it up a little more then they would on their blog.  

Blogger is great because they have lots of little gadgets to make this simple for a homeschooling parent.  They have a gadget called "labels" so your child can add the labels at the end of their post and then every subject is in its own category.  I LOVE this feature.  I can look at all their writing assignments on one page, for example.  Blogger is so user friendly this way and very easy for even young children to learn.  

My youngest son, who is 10, is the most excited about his blog and adds at least 4-5 entries every day.  Some of things we add to his and the other kids blogs are:  typing, writing assignments, nature study findings, and scriptures we are studying.  I will type while he narrates because after a few minutes his fingers tire.  He types out scriptures he is studying and then also uses them for his copywork.  

You can make your children's blogs private and only invite those you trust to read them.  Grandparents especially get a big kick out of them.  

Having blogs for our kids has been a great thing for our family.  It is in a safe and secure place and they can look back on them for years to come.

Freebie - Yearly Calendar

Yearly Calendars at a glance. This file has two calendars - one colored and the other black and white.

Yearly Calendars

Freebie - Reading Record

Have your child record their books and the amount of time they read.

Reading Record

Quick Lessons about Type 1 Diabetes

As mentioned in a previous post, my daughter has type 1 diabetes. Most people don't know that there are differences between type 1 and type 2. One major difference being that type 1's must take insulin for the rest of their lives to survive. Here are a few links that might help educate you and your children about this chronic illness. These links are basically just quick facts but I believe it's a good thing to understand.

10 Things I Want My Friends to Know About Type 1 Diabetes

Type 1 Simplified

10 Annoying Things People Say

Learn More About Type 1 Diabetes

Freebie - Bird Notebooking Pages

This set of 50 notebooking pages will compliment any study of birds. These pages will work nicely as narration pages or copywork practice pages. The illustrations are black and white and could be colored in to add more beauty to these already lovely pages. Included in this set are 2 title pages, one for narration and the other for copywork, as well as basic and primary lined pages.

Nature Study - Birds Notebooking Pages

Freebies - Middle Ages & Renaissance Mini-books and Vocabulary

We completed a study of the Middle Ages and Renaissance about a month ago and I created some mini-books and vocabulary practice to go along with our study. Some of these files are large and will take some time to download - depending on your internet speed. I hope you find these useful.


Middle Ages Mini-books
Middle Ages Vocabulary Pocket
Early Renaissance Explorers Minibooks
Early Renaissance Explorers Vocabulary
Later Renaissance Explorers Minibooks
Later Renaissance Explorers Vocabulary
Renaissance Artists Minibooks
Renaissance Artist Vocabulary & Activities

Freebie - School Check-off Chart

Chart that could be used to see your child's progress through-out the week.

School Check-off Chart

Freebie - School and Chore Charts

School and Chore Charts

A collection of charts for home & school. Included are cards to add to your child's chart for both chores and school.

My suggestion for these charts would be to print them on card stock and then print the chore cards on magnet sheets. You could then use them on a white board or refridgerator. Another choice would be to also print the cards on card stock and place velcro in the blocks of the charts and backs of the cards and use them that way. I would also suggest that you laminate your charts.
The larger cards could also be printed onto magnet sheets. You could use the blank page as a guide to create a larger chart for your child or to allow your child to add other chores or subjects.

Freebie - Family History Notebook

All About My Family Notebook

Have your children create a notebook about the most important people in their lives, their family! Your child could interview individuals from your family to learn more about their heritage, add photos and write biographies of those who have passed on. There are pages for them to add personal information about themselves to pass down to their future children. They might choose to create a family tree on poster board or a wall with all the people they have learned about. Children love to hear stories about their family and this notebook could be a way to collect and keep these stories alive for future generations!

Freebies - General Use Notebooking Pages

Two files for general use notebooking. One set with basic lines and the other with primary.


Basic Lines
Primary Lines

Freebies - Vocabulary Practice Pages

Three vocabulary practice pages to choose from...

Younger Student 1

Younger Student 2

Older Student

Freebie - Seasonal Book Logs

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter Reading Logs

Freebie - Science Experiment Notebook

Set of 16 notebooking pages with cover page. Use this set of pages to create a notebook recording your science experiments.

Science Experiments Notebook

An Important Reminder

Melissa Telling, a friend, fellow homeschooler and creator of many wonderful products (Lilliput Station) wrote an excellent article about copyrighted material. I completely agree with every wonderful word she wrote. I believe this is a must read for all homeschoolers and an excellent reminder that "free" doesn't always mean "free". Great job, Melissa!

There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch

Here's a You Tube video that goes along well with this topic as well.

Homeschool Copyright Awareness

My Eagle Scout

I'm the proud mama of an Eagle Scout! My 15 year old son, Brandon, earned his Eagle and I couldn't be more proud of him. He has been involved in scouting since he was 8. He has always and still loves being a part of the program. My husband and I were his Cub Scout den leaders and he has AMAZING leaders as a Boy Scout that have kept him very focused.

For his project he put 38 signs along the Colorado River for the Mohave Indian tribal police. They needed numbered signs for each of their public beaches. He actually did this project over several Saturdays last summer. He received his Eagle with 4 other young men back in January. Way to go Brandon!!! We are all sooooo proud of you!

Freebie - Gratitude Notebooking Pages

This is a set of 27 notebooking pages with a cover page. Each page includes a scripture relating to gratitude.

Gratitude Notebooking Pages

Just for Fun

A couple years ago my two youngest kids were very into playing restaurant. So, I made them some play money and a menu, which they thought was great. Hopefully, someone else has a little one/s who will enjoy these. BTW, I printed the money out on card stock and laminated the menu also printing it on card stock.

$1.00

$5.00 & $10.00

Menu

Type 1 Diabetes

On December 7, 2008 my 17 year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Like most people who do not have to deal with this chronic illness on a daily basis, I knew very little about it. Since then I've learned so many things and have to say how amazed I am with my daughter. Her great attitude and courage have given me so much strength. She is a daughter of kind and wonderful Heavenly Father who loves her and she loves him. She is such a blessing to me and the rest of our family.

The reason for this post is to add an essay my daughter wrote for her English 101 class. She received an A for the paper and I was so impressed with it I wanted to post it.


Type 1 Diabetes

It was December 7, 2008 on a beautiful Sunday morning; my mom woke me up at 6:00 with a concerned expression on her face. She sat next to me on my bed and told me that my dad, who is a doctor, thought that I might have type 1 diabetes. Over the past several months, I had been experiencing many complications that led him to this conclusion. I was not aware of what type 1 diabetes was, so I was not too bothered by it.

Soon after my mom told me the news, we drove straight to a drug store to buy a glucose monitor to test my blood sugar, also known as glucose. Unfortunately, my glucose was approximately 400; the normal range is 80 to 120. Now my dad knew for sure that I was type 1 diabetic. He explained to me a list of symptoms of the disease, which some are: unusual thirst, frequent urination, extreme hunger but loss of weight, blurred vision, extreme weakness and fatigue, irritability and mood changes. I had had every one of these symptoms for about two months.

What causes type 1 diabetes is unknown; however, they say a child that has a parent or sibling with type1 diabetes has a 2 to 6% chance of succumbing to this disease. According to my mom, the only person in my family that has type1 diabetes is my grandmother’s first cousin. My mother also had gestational diabetes with all five of her pregnancies, but her temporary diabetes was the worst for me. Babies who weight 9 pounds or more have a greater chance of getting type1 diabetes and all of my brothers and sister weighed 9 pounds or more.

There are many issues that can occur with type 1 diabetes. If I do not take special care of myself I could develop complications and life threatening diseases, such as: heart and blood vessel disease, kidney disease, loss of eye sight, feet and skin issues, depression and even losing a limb. The best ways I can prevent these from happening to me is by taking care of my blood sugar with insulin shots, eating healthy, exercise, and seeing my doctors frequently.

I have to be very careful, particularly with my glucose. There have been some times when my blood sugar was dangerously low. Most people would be hospitalized, but thankfully my father is a doctor and knows the basics of type1 diabetes. Sometimes I fear that someday I will go to bed like any normal night and never wake up. This has happened to some diabetics.

Ever since I was diagnosed, I have had to change my life style almost completely. There are so many things I have to do daily to control my diabetes. I have to prick my finger 10 times or more in order to check my glucose, give myself 4 shots of insulin, eat very healthy, I personally exercise forty-five minutes and all this information needs to be logged into a journal for my doctor to review. There are many other little necessities I do each day in order to stay in good health.

Although type 1 diabetes may sound frightening, a big part of me is happy to have it. Diabetes has forced me to take my health seriously - I have become very aware of my eating habits and the way I physically take care of myself. I know if I continue to pay close attention to my health I will live a long, happy and healthy life.

Final Week for Freebies

This is my final week of giveaways for my 2nd anniversary. I loved having the opportunity to give so many titles away during this month! I hope you all found the deals work well for your family. So here's what I've got for you this week...

With your purchase of the Joyful Steward Student Planners Combo Set you will receive 2 FREE titles:

1 Corinthians 13 Copywork Notebook

Psalm 91 Copywork Notebook

With your purchase of Primary Combo you will receive 2 FREE titles:

Nursery Rhymes Copywork Notebook

Summer Time Notebooking Pages

**When you purchase the selected titles above you will receive links that will take you to your FREE downloads. The FREE titles will expire April 27.

If you have any problems with links or downloading your purchases feel free to contact me.

Our Website is Down

I've had many people contact me about our website being down. Yes... unfortunately our site is down and has been for a couple weeks now. This is temporary and we are working on getting it back up again. We host and manage the website ourselves and the guy who helps us has been too busy to get it up and running again. I'm hoping by next week sometime. If this doesn't happen I'll probably start posting my free files up at a hosting site and add the links here. This is part of the reason I'm using this blog after neglecting it for over a year :) I'm so sorry for the inconvenience.

Until then you can make purchases at CurrClick.com

You can download some of our freebies over at CurrClick.com as well.

2nd Anniversary Sale!

We're continuing our month long anniversary giveaway with more great FREEBIES with your purchase of select titles! Here's what we have for you this week.

**When you purchase the selected titles below you will receive links that will take you to your FREE downloads. The FREE titles below will expire April 20. New titles will be added each week throughout the month of April.

With your purchase of Great Inventors Complete Set of Notebooking Pages you will receive 2 FREE TITLES:

Nature Study of Mammals Notebooking Pages - $15.00 Value - FREE

Dinosaur Notebooking Pages - $5.00 Value - FREE

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With your purchase of Summertime Fun Bundle you will receive 2 FREE TITLES:

Nature Study of North American Birds Notebooking Pages - $8.00 Value - FREE

Nature Study Journal and Copywork Pages - $3.95 Value - FREE

NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO STOCK-UP ON GREAT TITLES - FREE!