Surprise - Guess who is today's featured speaker?

Surprise!

Guess who is the featured speaker today at The Old Schoolhouse Speakers Bureau http://bit.ly/IqBkC

What I wish I had known about homeschooling...

Interesting ideas being exchanged on what we wish we had known when we 1st began homeschooling:

http://bit.ly/RMv0a

Join the brainstorm!

Laura Ingalls Wilder and Education and Freedom

While researching for a new and top-secret product line [:D] , I came
across this quote from a letter written by Laura Ingalls Wilder:

"Today our way of living and our schools are much different. It has been
many years since I beat eggs with a fork, or cleaned a kerosene lamp;
many things have made living and learning easier. But the real things
haven't changed; they can never change… Great improvements in
living have been made because every American has been free to pursue his
happiness, and so as long as Americans are free they will continue to
make our country even more wonderful."

When reading her writing, it made me think of how much has changed in
homeschooling and technology in the past decade. HUGE changes! The
changes that have come about in this decade can also be attributed to
Americans being free to pursue individual happiness. Interesting how
that theme of freedom keeps rising to the top in many areas of our lives
these days.

Blessings,
Amanda B.
Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett
www.unitstudy.com

Last day of the $10 Back to School Sale!

Last day of the $10 Back to School Sale! For those of you that bought 3 or more studies, your Dogs Unit Study will ship in September - hurray! Thanks to all who have participated so far - packing and shipping here in my corner of the Appalachians, and praying for all of you as I work. YOU are special!

The Big $10 Sale and the Dogs Unit Study

For those of you shopping the big $10 sale - order 3 or more studies as described at http://bit.ly/17fLiw - and the Dogs Unit Study is the automatic bonus - you don't need to include it with your order!

Whew - busy times here! Shipping as fast as we can - thanks for your
patience.

Don't miss the Back to School $10 Sale

Join in the savings:

http://bit.ly/QhM1c

Stock up now for this coming school year and save!

Blessings,
Amanda B.
wwww.UnitStudy.com

Homeschoolers Dream Garage Sale

This week brings the start of the World's Longest Yard Sale here in the valley - the Highway 127 Garage Sale 

Fun and amazing stuff to be found, but makes moving through town difficult for tractors and regular folks! Wish you all could be here to find some great unit study projects!

What would you look for if you were here? Here's a list of some of my favorites:

Clear storage tubs

Building blocks of all kinds (always adding to our collection - fave of kids who come to visit!)

World globes (under $1 each if you keep watching)

Clear vases, boxes, and other good vessels for growing seeds plented along the walls of the vessel - so that the kids can watch the plant go from seed to rooted plant

Old computers, electrical appliances, keyboards, etc - for kids to dismantle with adult supervision - hands on learning

Fun cookbooks for kids - many printed years ago for teaching kids in the kitchen

Quart canning jars to use for "Gifts in a Jar" creations for Thanksgiving and Holiday Gifts. Our favorite recipe? Friendship Soup Mix!

OK, enough of my list - what would yours contain?

Blessings,
Amanda B.
www.UnitStudy.com