Free ebook: Summer Reading Guide for Families

I’m always on the lookout for new kids’ books, so I was excited to discover this free Summer Reading Guide for Families. I already downloaded and printed mine and can’t wait to check for some of these at the library this week!

Educational Deals & Freebies Round-Up

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now fromKatie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

Free Memorial Day Crafts, Poems, & Printables: Apples 4 the Teacher has a variety of free Memorial Day crafts, puzzles, poems, and activities available to print. There are quite a few links available on the site making a nice addition to a Memorial Day unit study.

ProSport Backpacks for $15.99 Shipped: Groupon has their 17″ ProSport Backpacks on sale for $15.99. This backpack is adjustable with padded shoulder straps, a front cargo pocket, and side-wall mesh slip pockets and can be order in five different colors – blue, gray, lime, red, or pink. This offer includes free shipping as well as free returns.

Georgia-Pacific Printing Paper for $2.22: Use the new $0.75/1 Georgia-Pacific Printing Paper coupon to pick up a ream of printer paper for just $2.22 at Walmart. This paper is great to have on hand for printing out lapbooks, printables, and to use for various art projects.

Kids Learn Math A+ Edition DS Game for $13.53: Amazon has their Kids Learn Math A+ Edition DS Game on sale for $13.53. This game has five categories and a total of 15 mini games. The exercises include explanations and calculations, and the multi-player setting allows for challenges between friends and family members.

Free 3 Little Pigs Pack: 3 Dinosaurs has a free 3 Little Pigs Pack available for download. This pack includes matching, sequencing, writing pages, puzzles, drawing, and more.

LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Game System for $47.96: Amazon has their LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Game System on sale for $47.96. This system typically retails for $69.99, and it allows for action-packed gameplay, Leaplet learning app game, e-Book, and video downloads.

Pentel Arts Oil Pastels (25 ct.) for $6: Pick up a 25-pack of Pentel Arts Oil Pastels for just $6. These brilliantly colored pastels are acid-free and are easily blendable, making them ideal for art projects.

Free Guide to Sketching Trees: Download a free Guide to Sketching Treesfrom the Jane Goodall Institute. This guide gives children the basics for drawing trees, branches, and a variety of leaf types.

Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Alphabet for $9.92: Amazon has their Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Alphabet on sale for $9.92. This set includes both upper and lower case letters as well as a wooden storage box.

Free Memorial Day Activity Pack: Download a free Memorial Day Activity Pack, compliments of Royal Baloo. This pack is ideal for children in Kindergarten through 2nd grade and includes such skills as graphing, subtracting, skip counting, fractions, story writing, following directions, 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.

Free app: FETCH! Lunch Rush by PBS Kids

Download a free FETCH! Lunch Rush app by PBS Kids. Here are the details on this app:

In case you hadn’t heard, Ruff Ruffman, canine host of the PBS KIDS TV series, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, is making a movie! Of course, he’s in over his head and he needs your help, like, yesterday.

In this Augmented Reality, multi-player game, you need to keep up with lunch orders from Ruff’s movie crew. The challenge is keeping track of how many pieces of sushi everyone wants.

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Since the most important job on a movie crew is filling everyone’s belly, you’ll need to think fast and be quick on your feet to keep the sushi straight. Both your brain and body will be moving once you spread out the game pieces (Augmented Reality markers) and start taking orders. No sweat? See if you can make it all the way to Top Dog. Better yet, see if you can get there before your friends do.

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
This game was funded by a grant from the Department of Education and is designed to supplement national standards for first and second grade math curricula.

Free Kindergarten Tractor Printable Pack

Download a free Kindergarten Tractor Printable Pack from Royal Baloo.

Porter this is for you. 

Candy Awards

Want a new an exciting way to give awards this year? Check out these cute and fun candy/treat awards. 

25 Awards for students based on names of different candies or snacks, such as Snickers Award for having an outstanding sense of humor.

These are great to be given with the treat that is in the name. This is a publisher document so the buyer may type on the certificate and then print it.

Educational Deals & Freebies

Here are some of the best educational deals and freebies available right now fromKatie who writes at Cincinnati Cents:

Kids’ Cookbooks for $2.80: Totsy is featuring a Blowout sale on their books for the family, including kids’ cookbooks for as low as $2.80 each. There are a number of titles included in this sale, such as Fun Stuff Cupcakes, Fun Stuff Cookies, Hershey’s 3-in-1 Cookbook, the Very Hungry Caterpillar, and the Kumon Book of Numbers.

Melissa & Doug Nina Ballerina Magnetic Dress-Up Doll for $11.19:Amazon has their Melissa & Doug Nina Ballerina Magnetic Dress-Up Doll Set on sale for $11.19. This set includes 27 magnetic pieces, a magnetic dress-up doll, and a stand for hours of playtime.

Free Fairy Printable Pack: Download a free Fairy Printable Pack, compliments of 1+1+1=1. This pack includes tracing, letter recognition, colors, and more.

Ravensburger Labyrinth Game for $17.99: Amazon has theirRavensburger Labyrinth Game on sale for $17.99. This game helps young players learn cause and effect, planning, association, recognition, and taking turns.

Free Cars & Toy Story Early Readers: 123 Homeschool 4 Me has a free set of Cars & Toy Story Early Readers available for download. There are free Tangled and Brave Pre-Primer readers available as well.

Educational Toys Blowout Sale: Totsy is featuring a Blowout Sale on their educational toys, with prices as low as $2 each. There are a number of items on sale including Spanish for Beginners DVD for $3.55, Goldilocks & the 3 Bears Puppets for $4.45, and Alphabet Blocks for $5.65.

Free Easter Resurrection Pack: Download a free Easter Resurrection Pack, compliments of 3 Dinosaurs. This pack includes such skills as sequencing, matching, puzzles, coloring pages, beginning sounds, and more.

Zoo Pack Backpack for $14.80: Amazon has their Skip Hop Zoo Backpack on sale for $14.80. This roomy, insulated bag keeps food and drinks cold and has a large main compartment that is big enough for a sandwich, apple and a juice box.

Children’s Board Books for $1.45: Totsy has their Children’s Board Books on sale for as low as $1.45 each. Some of the titles included in this sale are My Pet Tiger Carry Along Coloring Book, Furry Friends Puppy, Smithsonian’s Backyard: Alligator at Saw Grass Road, My Book of Words, and A You’re Adorable.

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.

500 Teacher Grants For Supplies ($200 per Teacher- $100,000 Total)

2013 Bowling To Teachers Classroom Supplies Grant Program 

With budget cuts and more and more teachers having to stock their classroom with their own money, this is a great program!!

Enter ‘The Bowling to Teachers for Classroom Supplies

Teacher Promotion begins on January 23, 2013 and ends on October 15, 2013. Final entry deadline is September 30, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”). Monthly Drawings to determine winners will be held on or about March 20, 2013, April 17, 2013 , August 21, 2013, September 18, 2013 and October 15, 2013.

You must be a certified K-8 teacher to enter. Prizes (500): $200.00 (USD). Approximate Retail Value: $200.00 (USD).  Only entries that include all six (6) correct answers to the  “Bowling Open Book Test” and are otherwise properly and timely submitted will entered for a chance to win a prize.

GO HERE for the official rules and regulations.