Giveaways

There are two giveaways going on at "Our Homeschool Reviews" right now.


TheraBreath Toothpaste and Mouthwash (ends 3/25):
http://ourhomeschoolreviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/therabreath-review-and-giveaway.html
Purex Complete with Zout (2 winners and ends 4/1):
http://ourhomeschoolreviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/purex-complete-with-zout-giveaway.html

Free science unit studies at Teachengineering!

http://teachengineering.org/index.php

free homeschool resource (free textbooks and courses)

This is an awesome free resource that includes free digital textbooks and courses in various subjects. There are physical science textbooks, algebra textbooks, courses on music appreciation and music theory, just to name a few.

http://cnx.org/

A complete astronomy course for high school, along with some physics and Earth science and a upper level math thrown in.

http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/edufiles.htm

April Calendar Planner download

 Here's a calendar and planner for April
<http://www.examiner.com/homeschooling-in-denver/download-your-april-201\
1-calendar-planner>

Free Bible

Bible Coloring Pages
These are attractive and detailed coloring pages of scripture.


Hurlbut's Story of the Bible
Online book, Excellent!

Bible Classbooks
Questions & Maps by Book

Scripture and Science for Kids
Here you will find lots of easy to understand articles for elementary age students on science and creationism.  

Calvary Chapel Children's Bible lessons
325 lessons of both the Old and New Testament

Happy Spring!

THE BLUEBIRD

I KNOW the song that the bluebird is singing,

Up in the apple-tree where hejs swinging, 

Brave little fellow! The skies may look dreary,— 

    Nothing cares he while his heart is so cheery.

   Hark! how the music leaps out from his throat!
   Hark! was there ever so merry a note?
   Listen a while and you'll hear what he's saying,
   Up in the apple-tree, swinging and swaying.

   "Dear little blossoms, down under the snow.
   You must be weary of winter, I know;
   Hark, while I sing you a message of cheer!
   Summer is coming and springtime is here.

   Little white snowdrop, I pray you arise,
   Bright little crocus, come, open your eyes;
   Sweet little violets hid from the cold,
   Put on your mantle of purple and gold!
   Daffodils! Daffodils! Say, do you hear?
   Summer is coming, and springtime is here!"

E. H. Miller

Easter Coloring Book download

Here's a Easter Coloring Book (100 page download) Fun coloring pages of
bunnies, eggs, chicks, Easter lilies and the Easter story.
Preview
<http://www.examiner.com/homeschooling-in-denver/preview-the-easter-colo\
ring-book-download-picture>
Download site <http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/downloads.htm>

Free eBook: St. Patrick The World’s Greatest Missionary

Click to view PDF

From CurrClick:

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner. I have put together a Holiday Helper just right for the busy parent. There is no preparation (except for easy, yummy soda bread), just time together to enjoy. There is a biography of Patrick that is rich and engaging, rare illustrations for study and learning, a recipe for real Irish soda bread and an essay you and your children won't want to miss, entitled, "The Real St. Patrick".
What's inside:

* The Real St. Patrick: An essay by Charles Mack
* St. Patrick, A biography from Our Island Saints
* Picture Study: Three In One
* Picture Study: St. Patrick Expels the Snakes
* Mapwork: Map of Ireland
* Recipe: Irish Soda Bread
* Copywork: St. Patrick's Breastplate

Homeschool Teen's Documentary The Child Airs Nationally

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/homeschool-teens-documentary-to-air-nationally-117398088.html

Homeschool Teen's Documentary The Child Airs Nationally

Solar System Math: Comparing Size and Distance (Downloadable Curriculum)

NASA has created a downloadble curriculum series called Solar System
Math that provides fun, hands-on learning. The Solar System Math series
includes:

* I: Size and Distance
* II: Comparing Mass, Gravity, Composition, & Density
* III: Comparing Planetary Travel Distances
* IV: Analyzing Payload Size and Cost

Each of the above parts within the series includes a downloadable
student workbook, a teacher's guide and an answer key.

The first unit of the series is Solar System Math: Comparing Size and
Distance. (Preview now!
<http://www.examiner.com/homeschooling-in-denver/preview-solar-system-ma\
th-comparing-size-and-distance-picture> )

The main concept of this unit: The Earth is the third planet from the
Sun in a system that includes Earth's moon, eight other planets
and their moons, and small bodies including asteroids and comets.
These bodies all vary greatly in terms of their size and their
distance from the Sun.

Math topics covered in the unit:

* Ratio and proportion
* Measurement with standard and metric units
* Unit conversion
* Scale
* Data analysis
* Problem solving

Major Focus Concepts

Math

* Measurement involves measurement tools and measurement units that
have been determined by people.
* Different measurement tools and measurement units are used to
measure different properties. (Example: rulers with centimeters or
inches or yards are used to measure length.)

Science

* In our solar system, nine planets of different sizes move around
the Sun in oval orbits that are known as elliptical orbits. These
elliptical orbits are very close to being circular orbits, so in order
to make our calculations easier, we will assume that the orbits are
circular.
* The sizes of all of the planets vary greatly and the distances
between them are so great that it is often easier to develop two
small-scale models, one for size and one for distance.
* The paths of most planets around our Sun do not vary that much,
which means that their orbits are nearly circular.
* Since each of the planets orbits the Sun at a different rate, the
planets' distances from each other at any given time vary a great
deal.

Preview Solar System Math: Comparing Size and Distance
<http://www.examiner.com/homeschooling-in-denver/preview-solar-system-ma\
th-comparing-size-and-distance-picture>

Ready to download? The student workbook
<http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/downloads.htm?a=&act=get&guid=7\
5237588-2E38-49B6-B1CA-F3E4EDC4869A> , teacher's guide
<http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/downloads.htm?a=&act=get&guid=B\
7502106-55B8-441F-ADB6-6C4A29C840BB> and answer key
<http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/downloads.htm?a=&act=get&guid=A\
E5DEF6B-FBE6-466A-A276-CF3207C4B05B> can be download on the Christian
Home School Hub. (There is a $1 a year subscription fee which allows
for unlimited downloads from the CHSH site.)

You'll also find other related downloads as well on the Hub: Solar
System Exploration (NASA)
<http://www.examiner.com/homeschooling-in-denver/homeschooling-in-denver\
/nasa-solar-system-exploration-lithograph-set-spectacular-resource-for-e\
ducators> , NASA Rockets
<http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/downloads.htm?a=&act=get&guid=8\
BF53E74-EFFB-4513-BC54-55752DE83B7D> and 321 Liftoff
<http://christianhomeschoolhub.spruz.com/downloads.htm?a=&act=get&guid=5\
0D899C5-0262-42CE-A8E7-2BA3AC9A9DAF> .