Inexpensive Puzzles!

So, during this time that we are being asked to stay home as much as possible, I was looking for things to do and I found myself craving some puzzles. But, I don't have any. So, I went to Amazon, but I was having trouble finding any for less than $10. So, I decided to check Bits & Pieces. I found a bunch of great puzzles for very little money. They also gave me free shipping for an order of more than $20. And to top it off Honey found me a coupon so I got three 500 piece puzzles for less than $25, shipping included! Check them out here.

Updated!

Hi! This is a quick post just to let you know I have reviewed ALLof my past posts and checked all the links and updated what I wrote if necessary. Please enjoy. 😀

Amazon Prime for $5.99 per month!

Did you know if you have an EBT or Medicaid card you can get Amazon Prime for $5.99/month? That's a saving of $7/month! Check it out here.

Free Resources from Age of Learning!

From their website: "Age of Learning provides schools closed due to the coronavirus with free home access for all affected families to leading digital education programs ABCmouse, Adventure Academy, and ReadingIQ. Programs serve students in preschool / pre-k, elementary school, and middle school."

Check it out here.

Free Homeschooling Resources!

With so many schools closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I thought I would make for you a list of FREE resources for home learning. Remember, during this time it is okay to take a little break from formal instruction and just reconnect as a family. This is a stressful time for us all and strengthening our family bonds can only be helpful.

With only having two or three months of instruction left for the traditional school year, it is ok to do some delight-driven learning only. That means you find out what your children are interested in and then you help them investigate that topic. You can help them do more than passively consume info by doing projects. Learning about pioneer times? Make a "covered wagon" in the living room. Interested in counting and sorting? Haul out the Legos and start putting them into piles by shape or color. How many are there? You get the idea.

Homeschoolers have long loved reading aloud as a means to learning and bonding. This is great for all ages and really builds vocabulary in younger learners because you can stop and explain what that last sentence meant. If you would all like to listen, Audible has made a number of stories free to listen to right now: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Okay onto the list of free resources. I hope some of these are new to you.

• Easy Peasy - Complete elementary & high school curriculum.
• Homeschool College USA - Complete high school curriculum.
• K12Reader - Elementary and high school language arts resources.
• Glencoe Literature Library - Very detailed literature study guides based on various books.
• Incredible Art - Art lessons for all ages.
• Guide to Writing a Basic Essay
• Free Math Worksheets

Also check out this page for more casual learning ideas.

Please check out my other posts for ideas and lots more content. This week I pledge to update them all!