Friday, November 15, 2013

Free App Friday: 24 Fun & Educational iTunes Apps Free!

Free App Friday
It’s Free App Friday! There are 24 fun and educational iTunes apps available for free today, November 15, 2013 only.
Head over to SmartAppsForKids.com to see the full list.
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Monday, November 11, 2013

Educational Deals & Freebies Round-Up

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Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:
LeapFrog Explorer Brave Learning Game for $9.99: Amazon has theirLeapFrog Explorer Brave Learning Game on sale for $9.99. This game teaches life science, earth science, logic and reasoning, and is appropriate for children ages 5 to 8 years old. There are several other LeapFrog Games on sale for $9.99as well including Dora the Explorer, Pet Pals 2, Phineas & Ferb, SpongeBob SquarePants, Disney Fairies, and Cinderella.
ALEX Toys My Giant Busy Box for $25.22: Amazon has their ALEX Toys My Giant Busy Box on sale for $25.22. This set enables children to make 16 different projects, and includes 2 plastic frames, 4 animal punch outs, 10 colors of dough, 2 peel-and-stick tissue art pictures, extra tissue paper, glue, easy to follow instructions, and more.
Free Kindle e-Books for Kids: There are several free Kindle e-Books for kids available for download including Heart of a Hero, The Mystery of Adventure Island, 101 Horse Facts, Maddix the Spunky Monkey’s Thanksgiving Turkey Trouble, How to Be Prepared for Emergencies, Thanksgiving: A Special Celebration, Asking for Trouble, I Say Thank You, My First Book of ABC and 123, Nature’s Patterns, Thanksgiving Dinner, and George Washington: Just the Facts.
Skip Hop Zoo Kids’ Backpacks for $11.03: Amazon has their Skip Hop Zoo Kids’ Backpacks on sale for as low as $11.03 each. These backpacks include an insulated pouch for snacks, an adjustable mesh bottle pocket, and adjustable shoulder straps. The following varieties are on sale – Dog for $12.71, Ladybug for $11.03, Monkey for $13.05, Penguin for $12.63, Frog for $11.89, and Fox for $12.24.
Melissa & Doug Reusable Sticker Pads for $3.99: Purchase a Melissa & Doug Habitats Reusable Sticker Pad for just $3.99. This set includes 5 scenes (a farm, a prehistoric landscape, an African oasis, a jungle, and the ocean) and over 150 reusable stickers. These easy-to-peel vinyl stickers can be removed and repositioned for hours of play. There are two other sticker pads priced at $3.99 as well – the Play House Sticker Pad and the Dress Up Sticker Pad.
Free Jesse Tree Printables: 1+1+1=1 has a free set of Jesse Tree Printablesavailable for download. This set includes Jesse Tree ornaments, an e-book, and calendar connections.
Shelby’s Snack Shack Game for $14.71: Amazon has their Shelby’s Snack Shack Game on sale for $14.71. This game helps develop number, counting, and early math skills, and it received a 5-star review from 30 reviews.
Swingline GBC Inspire Thermal Laminator for $19.79: Purchase theSwingline GBC Inspire Thermal Laminator for just $19.79. This item laminates documents up to 9 inches wide and laminates 10 inches per minute.
Free Digraph Word Ladders: Download a free set of Digraph Word Laddersfrom 3 Dinosaurs. This set includes the following digraphs – ch, ck, gh, gn, kn, ng, ph, qu, sh, th, wh, wr, tch.
Crayola Crayons (64 ct.) for $2.97: Purchase a 64-ct. of Crayola Crayons for just $2.97. This set comes complete with a built-it sharpener to keep your crayons sharp as well.
LEGO Lone Ranger Stagecoach Escape for $21.99: Amazon has theirLEGO Lone Ranger Stagecoach Escape Set on sale for $21.99. This set includes 5 mini figures with weapons and accessories (the Lone Ranger, Tonto, Red Harrington and the 2 bandits, Jesus and Barret), a horse, a pocket watch, and dynamite. Plus, there are several LEGO sets that will be on a Lightning Sale today only on Amazon as well.
Free Psalm 23 Bible Bingo Game: 123 Homeschool 4 Me has a free Psalm 23 Bible Bingo Game available for download. This set includes 17 unique boards, sheep marker squares, and calling pictures.
HedBanz Game for $7.99: Purchase the HedBanz Game for just $7.99. This goofy guessing game of “What am I?” encourages kids to think creatively to figure out what they are to win.
Zoobooks Magazine Subscription for $10: Groupon is currently offering customers a one-year subscription to Zoobooks, Zoobies, or Zootles Magazine for $10. You can also purchase a 2-year subscription to any of the above magazines for just $19.
Free P is for Police Car Pack: Download a free P is for Police Car Pack from Royal Baloo. This pack includes such skills as sight words, tracing, graphing, matching, counting, and more.
Erector Super Construction Set for $44.99: Purchase the Erector Super Construction Set for just $44.99. This set comes with a 6V battery-operated motor, 643 parts, and instructions for 25 Fully Detailed Models. Plus this set is interchangeable with all other Erector sets, and it ships for free with Super Saver Shipping.
Learning Resources Sum Swamp Game for $9.99: Amazon has theirLearning Resources Sum Swamp Game on sale for $9.99. This fun math adventure game for children typically retails for $18.99, and it received a 5-star rating from 150 reviews.
Free Expanded Thanksgiving Unit: Download a free expanded Thanksgiving Unit from 2 Teaching Mommies. This unit includes such skill as letter sorting, a number maze, cutting practice, graphing, and more.
Learn to Speak Spanish Deluxe Set for $8.44: Amazon has their Learn to Speak Spanish Deluxe Set on sale for $8.44. This set typically retails for $29.99 (a savings of 72%), and it covers pronunciation, speaking and listening, reading and writing, simulated conversation, vocabulary, and grammar.
Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head for $5: Purchase Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head for $5 each. These classic toys come complete with a variety of parts and accessories to create your own stylish spud and help little ones discover basic body parts.
Free Christmas Around the World Unit Study: Download a free Christmas Around the World Unit Study from Confessions of a Homeschooler. This unit covers Christmas traditions in a variety of countries – Japan, China, Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Mexico.
Play-Doh Case of Colors for $6.49: Amazon has their Play-Doh Case of Colors on sale for $6.49. This set includes ten 2 oz. cans of different colored Play-Doh.
Liberty’s Kids Complete Series for $5.99: Purchase the Liberty’s Kids Complete Series on DVD for just $5.99. This set received a 5-star rating from more than 150 reviews and has over 800 minutes of run time.
Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Centsabout saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.
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Monday, November 4, 2013

Educational Deals & Freebies Round-up

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Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now from Katie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:
Crayola Construction Paper (240 ct.) for $2.50: Amazon has theirCrayola Construction Paper (240 ct.) on sale for $2.50. This paper is 9×12 in size and comes in 10 assorted colors.
LEGO Bricks & More Builders of Tomorrow Set for $24.99: Purchase the LEGO Bricks & More Builders of Tomorrow Set for just $24.99. This set includes 650 pieces with bricks in a variety of colors – white, orange, red, blue, yellow, brown, black, dark green, and light green for endless building fun. There are several other LEGO Sets on sale as well including LEGO Friends Adventure Camper for $24.99, LEGO Ninjago Golden Dragon Set for $22.80, LEGO City Police Patrol Car for $8.55, LEGO Mobile Police Unit for $29.99, LEGO Bricks & More Deluxe Brick Box (704 Pieces) for $40.99, LEGO Super Heroes Tumbler Chase for $26.99, and LEGO Architecture Brandenburg Gate for $22.99.
Free Kindle e-Books for Kids: There are several free Kindle e-books for kidsavailable for download including The Winter Letter, 101 Knock Knock Jokes for Kids, Jingle All the Way, ABC Book of Rhymes, Three Wee Peas, Monsters ABC Book, Bell’s Big Move, and How the Cow Jumped Over the Moon.
LEGO Duplo Cinderella’s Carriage Set for $18.99: Purchase the LEGO Duplo Cinderella’s Carriage Set for just $18.99. This set includes a Cinderella Lego Duplo figure with detachable skirt for dress up play, a castle portal with a tower and a clock, a gold decorated pumpkin carriage, a Duplo horse, and a glass slipper. There are several other Duplo sets on sale as well including Duplo My First Circus for $24.59, Duplo My First Zoo for $20.36, and Duplo My First Construction Site for $17.98.
LeapFrog My Own Leaptop for $14.79: Amazon has their LeapFrog My Own Leaptop on sale for $14.79. This interactive toy has 4 different learning modes including ABCs, messages, games, and music.
Playmobil Grand Kitchen for $23.36: Purchase the Playmobil Grand Kitchen Set for just $23.36. This set includes a dishwasher, refrigerator, oven and stove as well as 1 figure, baby and high chair, dog with bowl, coffee maker, table and chairs and many other realistic equipment and accessories.
Free Thanksgiving Pack Update: 3 Dinosaurs has a free Thanksgiving Pack Update available for download. This pack includes such skills as wall card sentences, word family sorting, syllables, counting, addition, and more.
LEGO Coast Guard Helicopter Set for $25.39: Purchase the LEGO Coast Guard Helicopter Set for just $25.39. This set includes a great white shark, 4 mini figures with accessories (pilot, diver, rescuer and a sailor), a working winch, wheels, spinning rotors, and a catamaran sailboat.
Free Fact Family Booklets: Download a free set Fact Family Booklets from Royal Baloo. These are a simple way to review addition and subtraction facts.
Mozart’s Complete Symphonies for $0.99: Amazon has Mozart’s Complete Symphonies (The VoxBox Edition) available for download for just $0.99. This download includes over 12 hours of music from Mozart.
Fisher Price Little People Happy Sounds Home for $22.99: Purchase the Fisher Price Little People Happy Sounds Home for just $22.99. This house features three levels of fun and includes sounds from around the house as well as a variety of songs.
Free LEGO Tractor Mini Model Building Event: Stop by your local Lego Store on Tuesday, November 5th to build a free Lego Tractor Mini Model. This event will take place at 5 p.m. while supplies last.
SmartLab Design Sets for $16.98 Shipped: Groupon has two differentSmartLab Design Sets on sale for $13.99. There are two different sets available – a Car Design Studio and a Fashion Studio. These sets have a shipping fee of $2.99, bringing your total to just $16.98.
Free Thanksgiving Q-Tip Painting Printables: Download a free set of Thanksgiving Q-Tip Painting Printables from 1+1+1=1. These can also be used with glue and glitter as well.
Playmobil Nativity Manger with Stable for $36.99: Amazon has theirPlaymobil Nativity Manger with Stable Set on sale for $36.99. This set typically retails for $45 and includes Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, a shepherd, an angel, donkey, ox, lamb, functional lantern, and many other accessories.
LeapFrog My Discovery House for $13.99: Purchase the LeapFrog My Discovery House for $13.99. This house enables little ones to push, slide, close, and turn to offer more than 75 different learning responses. Children will enjoy learning opposites and daily routines and listening to fun songs and stories with this house.
Free Giving Thanks Printables: 3 Dinosaurs has a free Giving Thanks Printable Set available for download. There are three different types of lists available in this set.
LeapFrog Explorer Toy Story 3 Game for $9.99: Purchase the LeapFrog Explorer Toy Story 3 Game for just $9.99. This game is compatible with both the Leapster Explorer and the LeapPad Explorer systems, and it teaches letters, phonics skills, spelling, and physical science.
Hogwart’s Library for $17.04: Amazon has The Hogwart’s Library Set on sale for $17.04. This boxed set of hardcover books includes the following titles – Quidditch Through the Ages, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
Free LEGO Kindergarten Printables: 1+1+1=1 has a free set of LEGO Printables available for download. This set includes such skills as greater or less than, identifying coins, odd and even numbers, basic fractions, sorting, and more.
Katie is a wife and homeschooling mother of four who writes at Cincinnati Cents about saving money and having fun as a family without breaking the bank. She enjoys sharing new recipes, ideas for frugal family fun, and tips for spending less at the grocery store.
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Sunday, November 3, 2013

FREE Educational Resources

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This is the weekly list of Free Homeschool Curriculum and Resourcescompiled by Jamerrill from FreeHomeschoolDeals.com. If you aren’t a homeschooler, but you’re a parent, teacher, babysitter, or nanny, you’ll probably find at least a few useful freebies in this list. You may also want to go through the Educational Deals and Freebies from earlier this week for more.
Kick off this Thanksgiving season with this free download of these Thanksgiving Color by Number sheets.
Mama’s Learning Corner is offering free The Pilgrims at Plymouth Writing Practice worksheets.
Archiving Early America offers free videos, eBooks, music, and maps to teach about this country’s formative years.
You can find free homeschool music curriculum guides at Maestro Classics.
Download a free worksheet set from FiveJ’s – Learn the Months of the Year, Seasons & Leap Year.
Currclick.com has free Bible and Values Worksheets and Activities (57-pages).
For pumpkin themed reading fun here is a free My Pumpkin Emergent Reader Pack.
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Get this Free 40-Page Activity Mini-Lapbook for Thanksgiving.
Veterans Day is November 11th. Here are free Veterans Day Writing Printables.
The Better Mom is offering 50 Educational Thanksgiving Freebies. This list includes Thanksgiving-themed activities for kids, craft project ideas, and free educational printables.
Here are free Ancient History Notebooking & Activity Pages (Over 100 Pages!)
Homegrown Learners is offering a free Tchaikovsky SQUILT Lesson + Free Notebooking Pages for music study.
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If you have Egypt studies scheduled here are 10 Free Kindle Books about Egypt.
Free Thanksgiving Bible Printables & Crafts are available on Christian Preschool Printables.
New this week is a set of Free 30 Days of Giving Thanks Printable Set. This printable set non-seasonal so you can use it anytime of year.
Help teach your children good stewardship by using these free printable budget envelopes for kids from Queen of Free.
Several homeschool freebies that are ending soon: Free 7-Day Trial of Online Timed Math Drills, Free Character Bundle Audio & Flashcards.
Homeschool Freebie of the Day featured a A Visual History of the United States eBook.
How to Become President of the U.S. Poster
Download or order a free How to Become President of the U.S. Poster.
You get free entrance into over 100 National parks on 11/9-11/11! This would make a great field trip.
Homeschool Creations is offering a full set of A-Z Do-a-Dot Marker printables! There are two separate files to download.
Another freebie from Currclick.com is this Free Gratitude Notebooking Pages Set.
Download the free Flip a Word word game from This Reading Mama. Flip a Word is a short vowel game to help readers blend words.
More homeschool freebies that you might be interested in:
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*Don’t forget! If you are looking for additional free homeschool resources please check the huge growing list of free homeschool curriculum and resources on MoneySavingMom.com!
Jamerrill is the homeschooling mother of a large and growing family. After seasons of spending $50 or less annually to homeschool her children, she started Free Homeschool Deals in 2012 to help all families afford the homeschool life. You can follow the homeschool goodness on PinterestandFacebook.
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