Black Friday at the Old School House Magazine

To my friends that home school, are thinking of home schooling, or are just plain curious...
this is for you!
The first and only home schooling magazine that I have ever subscribed to is slashing their prices...BIG TIME during their Black Friday Sale, Nov. 26-30.
For those 5 days only, they are drastically reducing their one-year subscription price to
$7.95! That's the price you would usually pay for just one issue at a
bookstore! You know how thrifty I am, and I paid $30 some dollars a few years back for my annual subscription. It was WORTH EVERY PENNY!
SO PICK ME UP OFF THE FLOOR when they said $7.95!

And not only that, but one fortunate commenter on my blog will be winning their brand new e-book called,""What About Socialization? Dispelling the Myths."
You know the socialization issue is not true, your kids know it's not true, but those poor people who know nothing about home schooling don't realize that most of us have home schooled kids that are WAY OVER SOCIALIZED! :)
So dispel that myth!
Leave me a comment at my Balancing Beauty and Bedlam blog to enter, and/or mention this post on your blog and you'll be entered twice.
My Classical Conversations mom....to leave a comment for the free give away, just click on "post a comment" at the end of the post (over at Beauty and Bedlam), then just click anonymous. You can then leave a comment in the box...just sign your name so I know who to enter.
Below are the sale details.
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Don't follow in my "Queen of Procrastination" footsteps by forgetting about this offer. For less than the cost of two Venti Lattes, you will be blessed in your parenting all year long.
You will receive practical tips and Biblical encouragement to
keep going strong in your commitment to homeschooling and to the Lord.

Since it's a quarterly magazine, they even have a monthly subscriber's
only E-Newsletter called Teacher's Toolbox that will give you seasonal
teaching ideas and a free E-Book download! It's like joining a unit study
of the month club! The free E-Books alone are valued at almost $250/year.
It's really perfect for people who are homeschooling on a shoestring or
just wanting to add in some little extras to your teaching.

Mark your calendars for November 26 - 30th and do a little shopping from
your seat, not your feet at the Schoolhouse Store's Black Friday Sale!

www.TheOldSchoolhouseStore.com

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving by Louisa May Alcott

In this delightful short story, the author of “Little Women” tells this classic tale that re-captures the celebration of Thanksgiving as it was
observed in the early 1820s in rural New England. It is a tale full of family, fun, humor, long-lost traditions, and the smells and tastes of a Thanksgiving day “way back when”.

Enjoy reading this sweet story....just click this link for the PDF file.

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Thanksgiving Art project for the week

Thanksgiving Turkey Free Paper Model/ Paper Craft

Build a Turkey for Thanksgiving! Only one page to print! This is perfect for the days off if school next week, when you need something to keep the kiddos busy, or in my case, when I need to count "art or history" as a subject for the day. :) Use as home/table decor or write your name on the tail feathers for a place card! Easy to cut out and glue together. There is a full color version and a color me version. Have a fun and happy Thanksgiving!!

	Free Thanksgiving Turkey Paper Model in Color
	Free Thanksgiving Turkey BW Color Me Paper Model Coloring Version
	Instructions for Paper Model Thanksgiving Turkey

Presidents notebook/lapbook

As our holiday break is drawing near, I thought you all may like some fun "hands on," yet incredibly educational, ideas to implement during our break from Foundations. When we return in January, our time line memory work should be completed (right? ;), and we will be on to memorizing the Presidents. Enjoy a few presents about the Presidents...don't you all just appreciate my presence? hee hee xoxox

Notebook pages:
Here are some free samples of the Presidents notebooking pages (pre-made forms for your student to use in creating their notebook pages) located here: http://www.notebook ingpages. com/gallery/ american_ presidents. html
This is the George Washington page.
These are very easy to use because they choose the style page they want to use and fill in the information. It appears this set is designed so that you can make it as a complete book of Presidents. If you are going to study every president then that will be extremely helpful. If you are only going to choose a few presidents to study, then you could use only the pages you need.

Presidents ~ Lapbook and Notebook Resources

This is a wonderful site where you will find thousands of free downloadable PDF's, click here

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Suggestion for President Notebook:
Buy a three ring binder and cardstock paper. Hole punch the cardstock (3 holes per page). Use one piece of cardstock for each president. Use the layer book for each president and then choose some of the general minit books to complete your page. You could also cut out pictures of historical events related to the president and paste on the page.

I am overwhelmed thinking of doing all the presidents, so I will only be choosing the presidents that line up with our CC curriculum/history sentences and/or time period.

Example:

For George Washington’s page – complete the layer book and first lady book. You could fill the rest of the page with pictures of Mount Vernon, a dollar bill, and Washington state.

On the back of each page, you could have your child complete copywork pertaining to the president (famous quotes, pieces of famous speeches, quotes about that president, etc.). Instead of copywork, a student could draw a presidential portrait. You can even mix the two ideas (or add your own) to add variety to your notebook.

Note: Some of the general mini books are similar in nature in order to provide you with more options as you notebook your way through the presidents.

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Here is a sample of a President Lapbook (photos contributed by Heather L.)