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One of the benefits of homeschooling is getting to go snag some fun freebies when they are during the week. We are excited that Nothing Bundt Cakes is giving away a FREE Confetti Bundtlet to the first 250 guests at each bakery location on September 1, 2022 to celebrate their 25th birthday! I’d recommend getting there a bit early to wait in line to snag your freebie.
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My kids enjoy listening to audio dramas for bedtime and in the car. For the last several weeks, my kids have been listening to The Adventum, Volume 1 as they get ready to sleep.
The Adventum is an audio adventure series that features powerful music, over 50 actors, and amazing sound effects so that you feel like you are actually present at Bible events. In Volume 1, your family can experience Adam walking in the garden, Noah building the ark, and Abraham taking Isaac to be sacrificed. This volume is over 4 hours long. There are 4 cds in this set so siblings can share and listen to separate cds at the same time. Digital downloads are also available if that is what you prefer.
The three-fold objective of The Adventum is to:
I was impressed with The Adventum audio series. This review is the first time I’ve heard of this company and I’m glad we had the opportunity to check it out. My 4 younger kids (ages 15-6) listened to the adventures and all gave it a “thumbs up”.
Here’s what my 11 year old had to say about The Adventum:
I thought it was a nice cd to listen to because it had good descriptions for the people of the Bible and made it sound real. It also was neat to hear and learn more about God! It had fun voices for the characters in the stories. I want to ask for more of these for Christmas.
I think given the feedback from my daughter and from the rest of my kids, these will definitely be on the Christmas list and even be a great option to gift to others. It’s always great to have something to listen to that teaches God’s word and is fun!
The Adventum is currently on sale for $19.99, down from $39.99 – a 50% savings! You can score free shipping (US only) with discount code advcrew22.
For more information, please visit The Adventum website or their Facebook page. Listening samples are available for each volume on their website if you want to check it out before committing to purchase.
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Crocs.com has a great sale for Labor Day! Up to 50% off select colors and styles! Then use code LABORDAY to take an extra 20% off select items! Here is one deal:
Amazon currently has a section of children’s books on sale for buy 1 get 1 50% off! There are some best sellers on this list and some fun fall/halloween books, too! Here’s one deal idea:
Shop around and see what deals you can make! There are chapter books and learning books as part of this deal, too!
Also check out Target – they are having a Buy 1 Get 1 50% off kids book deal as well!
Many thanks to Pure Flix for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own.
Starting August 26th, Pure Flix will have a new movie titled An Unlikely Angel. I was given a preview to watch it before it was released and I really loved the movie!
Janie is a workaholic who is falling apart at the thought of becoming a first-time mom. She whispers a small prayer for help and it’s answered in a very unlikely way when an angel intervenes and fast forwards her life. Will her second chance change how she approaches life? Janie is lucky enough to be given a second chance, but will she change before it’s too late?
Check out the trailer below:
I’m always a fan of Pure Flix movies. They are safe to watch with our family and leave us feeling inspired and encouraged. An Unlikely Angel is another great example of what we have come to expect from Pure Flix. In An Unlikely Angel, it shows that all things work together for God’s glory – the good and the bad. We watch as the main character has an accident and then tries to figure out her life after 6 years of being in a coma. The ending has a twist and is something that needs to be seen and not discussed.
One lucky reader will receive a 3-month Pure Flix subscription (for U.S. residents only)! There are so many great movies and shows on this platform! Fill out the Rafflecopter below for your chance to win!
Have you seen all of the family matching pajamas from The Children’s Place? So many cute ones – football, halloween, thanksgiving, and Christmas! Check them out and get what you need while sizes are in stock!
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Homeschoolers, it’s time to enroll your children ages 4-12 in the Pizza Hut Book-It program for 2022-2023! Head on over to their website and enter in your information to the program. We’ve done this for several years and the kids always enjoy going to get their free pizza. Yum!
Things are a little different this year as tracking is done online and then reward certificates are printed. It looks to be a fairly easy program to use.
Students may redeem one Reading Award Certificate per month, and the certificate must be used to reward the student who earned it. When a child redeems their Reading Award Certificate with Pizza Hut, they are celebrated with a one-topping Personal Pan Pizza.
Teachers at accredited public, private, and charter schools who teach English Language Arts curriculum for PreK* – 6th grade students (ages 4-12), are eligible for the BOOK IT! Program and may enroll individually for their classrooms. Parents homeschooling their own children may enroll in the BOOK IT! homeschool program. Homeschool support and co-op groups, where the student does not attend full-time, are not eligible. Programs at residential addresses are not eligible.
*PreK requirements: School must be accredited and have an approved PreK curriculum. Eligible students must be age 4 by September 1st.
Six Flags Over Georgia invites guests to savor the thrills at its Brews & Bites Festival, returning weekends, August 27 through Labor Day. My husband will be excited to check this out!
The Brews & Bites Festival features over 40 refreshing craft beers and cocktails from favorite local breweries, like Monday Night Brewing, Wild Leap, Atlanta Hard Cider and more, plus delicious offerings from gourmet food trucks. From foodies to families, there’s something for everyone!
The best way to experience the Brews & Bites Festival is with a Festival Punch Card, which allows guests to mix and match up to twelve beverage samples from various booths. Guests can purchase a Brews & Bites Festival Punch Card for the lowest price online now at sixflags.com/overgeorgia.
Six Flags Over Georgia Now Hiring for Fright Fest
Six Flags Over Georgia is now hiring over 200 monsters for Fright Fest, the park’s premier Halloween event. Next Saturday, August 13, the park is hosting National Scare Day with open auditions and interviews for a variety of roles including scare actors, singers and dancers, make-up artists, supervisors and more. Auditions and interviews will take place on August 13 from 10:00am – 3:00pm.
Fright Fest returns to Six Flags Over Georgia, select nights September 17 through October 31. To apply for Fright Fest, interested applicants can text SCARE to 220-MONSTER.
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As a homeschooling family, we love reading books in our house. You can take the books a step further by using a literature study guide. We’ve been working through The Story of Ping Study Guide from Progeny Press with our first grader.
A couple of years ago we reviewed Hound of the Baskervilles Study Guide from the same company and loved it, so we knew this one was going to be just as wonderful for our family.
Ping, the duck, lives on a boat on the Yangtze River in China. Every day he and his duck family are taken by their owner to feed on the riverbank. Later, when it is evening, Ping is the last duck to return to the boat, so he hides to avoid being spanked. The following day Ping, feeling lost, begins to swim in search of his family. Along the way, Ping observes some cormorant fishing birds. A boy captures Ping for his family’s dinner, but the boy releases Ping that evening. Upon being released, he sees his master’s boat. He hurries to return to his family knowing he will be the last duck again, but this time he accepts the punishment
The Story of Ping is such a great book. In fact, it was my husband’s favorite book as a child so I had him work through The Story of Ping Study Guide with our son. This story guide is an interactive PDF file so we can print the work or we can type in the answers online. We ended up orally discussing the answers together instead of doing either of those options, but we did print the fun coloring pages, word search, and maze.
I really liked the pre-reading activities. This gave us a links to watch videos online to help enhance learning. It also listed Bible verses to read together and discussion questions. In addition to discussing the story, there are opportunities to discuss the artwork as well. After-You-Read Activities of course are activities for after the book is read. These were amazing ideas on discussing family trees, emergency plans, and even planning field trips.
So much great information and activities were packed into The Story of Ping Study Guide. I’m so thankful we had the opportunity to use these great materials and I look forward to checking out more literature study guides from Progeny Press.
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As a homeschooling family, we occasionally need a little extra work in certain areas or even just some busy work. One of my favorite websites to turn to in times like that is Super Teacher Worksheets. Through this website, we can print a variety of worksheets for the whole family! I have been using this website since my oldest, who has now graduated, was little.
At a quick glance, I can easily see that worksheets are provided for math, reading comprehension, writing, phonics, grammar, spelling, literacy units, science, social studies, brain teasers, and more. This barely touches the surface of the vastness of the website, though. The more I looked for worksheets, the more I found! There is even a huge section for foreign language worksheets! It would take all day to tell you about the many things included in a membership, so I will tell you about the top ones on my list.
My favorite aspect of this program is the Worksheet Generator. This is as awesome as it sounds! All I have to do is select the type of worksheet I’d like, from addition problems to classroom Bingo, to word searches. Then I adjust any settings and instantly I have a brand new worksheet for my kids! This is great, especially for when I have a student struggling with a particular concept. The generator can also help create quizzes and tests with ease! My co-op students love it when I make a word search with all of their names in it and then they have to find everyone.
In addition to just busy work and learning enhancement, Super Teacher Worksheets offers worksheets for holidays, special events, and topic studies, too.
I have been using the worksheets often with our local homeschool co-op and the kids are always excited when they see what new ones I have for them each week. I’ll be teaching science this year and I’ve already made quite the lesson plans just using the wonderful worksheets available. We will be focussing on Space and Weather, both of which have plenty of worksheets available.
For more information and to browse to see what is available, you can visit the Super Teacher Worksheets website. You can also find out more on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
Although there are some worksheets available for free, you can also purchase a subscription to have access to far more worksheets and the generator. A year subscription to Super Teacher Worksheets is only $24.95. In my opinion, and with this variety of worksheets at your fingertips, it’s well worth the investment.
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