Thanksgiving Co-op & Kindle Giveaway!

Today's the day! The Thanksgiving Co-op is beginning on the USAB Facebook page  and our huge Holiday Giveaway #1 kicks off!

And today is the beginning of our first Holiday Giveaway, and this one is a whopper! Check this out - with a package value of $660, it's a fantastic prize:

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Thanksgiving Co-op on Facebook Begins Monday, October 28!

We are so excited - our annual Thanksgiving Co-op on Facebook begins in just a few days! For those of you that want to know more about the Co-op, go here.

We've got two lists of things for Week 1 of the Co-op. One list has the craft things that you'll need if you want to join in our craft projects, and one list has the ingredients that you'll need if you want to join in our food fun. It's all completely up to you, we're just trying to give you a heads-up.

Here’s the craft supply list for Week 1:
·      Roll of brown kraft paper
·      Craft glue
·      Paper (construction or printer paper)
·      4 pieces of 12 x 12 decorative scrapbook paper in varying patterns
·      4 pieces of 12 x 12 brown (or orange) scrapbook paper
·      Tall chipboard letters to spell THANKFUL, available at craft stores 
           like Hobby Lobby or Michaels
·      Colored glitter
·      Spool of thin ribbon
·      Hole punch
·      Leaves from outdoors
·      Canvas drop cloth big enough to cover your table (canvas drop cloth like 
            this one from Lowes, about 5’ x 4’)
·      Sharpie Markers
·      Newspaper
·      Acrylic paints in fall colors
·      Foam paint brushes
·      Pine Cones
·      Peanut Butter
·      Birdseed
·      String or yarn
·      White twin-size bed sheet, washed – for our tablecloth project

Here’s the food ingredient list for Week1:
•    Popcorn
•    Sugar
•    Brown sugar
•    Light corn syrup
•    Butter
•    Salt
•    Baking soda
•    Vanilla
•    Dried cranberries
•    Chocolate chips
•    Honey roasted peanuts
•    Chocolate wafer cookies
•    1 tube orange frosting with piping tips
•    Small peanut butter cups

 

Getting Ready For Thanksgiving Adventures

With the weather turning cooler and the leaves starting to turn beautiful colors, it's time to look ahead to Thanksgiving learning adventures! Here are a few tips to help get ready:

1. In the Thanksgiving Unit Study, go through the book resource lists and choose a few that sound interesting and match with the reading levels of your children. Don't forget to choose one or two for family reading - it's a wonderful time to read together, with cups of hot apple cider and bowls of popcorn.
2. Go through the Family Project Ideas in the study, and choose one or two that "fit" your family.
3. On your nature walks, begin gathering things like pine cones, acorns, and other things that you can use on Thanksgiving projects.
4. Pick up things like construction paper, glue sticks, and modeling clay at a local dollar store - it's always good to have a ready supply in this season.

In just a few weeks, we'll be starting our free Thanksgiving Co-op on our Facebook page. Make sure to sign up here, and mark it on your calendar - October 28th, the fun begins!

Blessings, 
Amanda B.

Sensational Shark Co-op begins on Facebook TODAY!

Today's the day, and we are off and running, or swimming! :) Please join us over on our Facebook page as we begin a fun one-week learning co-op using our newest unit study, Sensational Sharks.  And don't miss the Ocean Wonders Library giveaway at the end of this post!

What a great way to launch into a new year of learning adventures - learning about something that fascinates and captivates many children of all ages! In Sensational Sharks, you and your child will learn about many different kinds of sharks. From video clips of hammerhead sharks swimming overhead, cleaner fish giving a shark a good scrub, to watching a baby shark hatch, the learning is interesting and exciting.

While we’ll all be working on the new Sensational Sharks unit study with our own families, on Facebook, you will find:
Community - Fun and laughter, along with book finds and apps
Caring - Teaching tips and encouragement
Creativity - Ideas, recipes, resources and craft projects

See you over on our Facebook page,
Amanda B.


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