At a Glance Product: The Reading Lesson: Teach Your Child to Read in 20 Easy Lessons By: Michael Levin, M. D. and Charan Langton, M. S. Age Recommendation: 4 years old to 8 years old Use: To teach decoding and phonics skills in order to build a foundation for reading. Homeschool Method: Any Rating: Three out of four golden apples. Recommended for a child just beginning to learn the basics of reading. What is The Reading Lesson? The Reading Lesson: Teach Your Child to Read in 20 Easy Lessons, is a program to use with beginning readers to build a … Continue reading →
How much thought do you put into crafting scrapbook borders? Often, great consideration is given to the types of photos featured on a layout, as well as major elements, such as frames, journaling blocks and titles. However, when it comes to creating eye-popping page borders, many scrapbookers throw something together at the last minute or leave them out all together. Adding an interesting border to your layout doesn’t have to take a ton of time, money or effort. You can easily customize a border with materials you already have in your scrapbooking supply stash. For example, leftover stickers can be … Continue reading →
Dining out with your family doesn’t have to break your budget! Just don’t turn that last minute run for fast food while doing errands into an everyday occurrence, and you should be ok. Another way to save some money on restaurants, fast food places, and cafes, is to use some coupons or to take advantage of their current deals. Here are some to help you out! Buca de Beppo has a coupon for $10.00 off any purchase of $20.00 or more. This coupon is valid for dine-in, only. It will expire on January 20, 2013. Daphne’s California Greek has two … Continue reading →
When you own and operate your own home – based business, you will quickly discover that you are in charge of many things. If your home – based business is a one person operation, than you are actually in charge of everything. This may be quite a departure from whatever your responsibilities were at the jobs that you had before you made the switch to working for yourself and working from home. Depending upon what jobs you had, you may have occasionally been involved in workplace activities that were designed to inspire or motivate you and your coworkers to do … Continue reading →
The Internet is a feast for the eyes. When people are online they want their eyes to be entertained and their minds to be broadened. Time online is fleeting so a visual hook is needed to grab and keep attention on your product or ebook. One method of keeping yourself in the public eye is through social media. Twitter is popular because it is fast moving and short. It does not depend on visual stimulation but images are becoming a part of this form of communication. The power of images is easily seen on Pinterest and Instagram. Facebook is also … Continue reading →
Christmas is just a few days away. Have you finished all your shopping? There will always be some people who choose to wait until “the last minute” before heading to the stores. Many of the rest of us will be looking for just a few more stocking stuffers to add to the gifts that have already been purchased. Here are some excellent deals on last minute stocking stuffers. Staples has a printable coupon that will save you 50% off all Crayola products. This coupon is valid through December 24, 2011. What little kid wouldn’t love a fresh, new, box of … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago, my family and I were in our local Target store. All of the Halloween costumes and things were already out on display, even though it was still September. No matter, I know that these things go quickly. While my husband and the rest of the kids were looking at the trail mix, I chased after our youngest, who was excited by all of the different colorful costumes. He spotted one that “he waited his whole life for,” a rocket costume. I admit that he certainly looked cute in it when he tried it on. I … Continue reading →
Preschool is a delightful time in a child’s life. Little hands writing their name for the first time or creating a unique art project. Preschoolers are very curious and want to learn about everything around them. Their excitement is contagious and as moms or homeschoolers we want to be sure we are giving them the best educational start possible. I try to tell moms homeschooling preschool for the first time to let the child lead. Allow for fun, creativity, nature walks, painting, exploring and making big messes. Lessons are best learned messy and hands on. However many have expressed they … Continue reading →
A brand new month means brand new deals! Some of these deals are ones that you should take advantage of today, before you miss out on them. Others have a bit longer of a “shelf life” before they expire. Redplum is doing something awesome for September! They are doing a Daily Dash for Deals. Each one is going to be offered for one day only. There will be a completely new deal offered for each day in September. You have to sign up in order to get access to all these new deals. This is their way of celebrating National … Continue reading →
Some pets love the camera My engineering husband is a bit of a techie. He’s an odd sort, however, who never asks for any presents. Most gadgets he wants are expensive, so he feels bad putting them on any gift wish lists. Ever since we started dating, I would spend the months before his birthday and Christmas browsing the internet looking for suitable contraptions or other toys he might like. That’s how I discovered website thinkgeek.com, a site devoted to cool geeky toys, technology, t-shirts, books, and more. Given the breadth of Think Geek’s offerings, it was only a matter … Continue reading →
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