If you’re running behind this Thanksgiving and haven’t had a chance to pick up some enduring Thanksgiving books from your library, I’ve compiled a menu of engaging stories that you can listen to online for free! Carefully chosen for content, sound quality, and presentation, these selections offer a variety of stories for all ages: picture… Continue reading Free Thanksgiving-Themed Read-Alouds and Audio Dramas
I’ve got a great freebie for you! You can download SIX FREE audiobooks from Apple Books. The only thing you need is a free iTunes account. (If you need iTunes for Windows, click here.) Look at these fantastic audiobooks you can download: The Secret Garden, narrated by Karen Gillan The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, narrated… Continue reading Get Six Free Audiobooks
Become a Bold Believer One of our favorite geography supplements is the FREE Bold Believers series from Kids of Courage/Voice of the Martyrs. Each book in the series features a restricted nation and includes stories, activities, recipes, and cultural information about the focus nation. This amazing resource helps your learners immerse themselves in the culture of each… Continue reading Free Missions-Themed Activity Books
*IMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE STORY FARMER: It appears that this free resource is no longer available. I will leave the post up in case they make it available again in the future. In the meantime, I will be working on putting together a similar resource to help you combine your American history studies with picture… Continue reading Free Picture Study Resource: Understanding America Through Art
We have been having a blast watching the birds on our bird feeders this spring. Even better – an Eastern Phoebe built her nest on a support board under our back deck. We set up an iPad above the open areas between the deck boards to get some photos and videos, and my kids have… Continue reading Freebies for Your Bird Lovers
FREE: “How to Homeschool” Book I’ve been researching The Thinking Tree’s books for a while, so I was excited to see that their book How to Homeschool was free in PDF format. This book is great for the seasoned homeschool family who needs motivation or the new homeschool family who needs instruction. From the publisher: Have… Continue reading FREE How to Homeschool Book from The Thinking Tree
Teaching with The Magic School Bus DVD Series We love The Magic School Bus books and DVDs! Both have been a great way to introduce a variety of subjects to my kids. If you have a reluctant learner, the videos are especially helpful for piquing interest in a variety of subjects that can sometimes be… Continue reading FREE Magic School Bus DVD Resources and a Giveaway
Free Online Nature Education Magazine for Kids My kids are all-things-nature, so I am beyond excited about this FREE online nature education magazine for kids (and their grown-ups)! 🙂 According to magicalchildhood.com (the Wild Kids magazine web site): “Wild Kids magazine was created to help teach kids and their grown-ups about nature and all the ways it’s… Continue reading Free Nature Education Magazine for Kids
FREE Nature Journaling Guide Smithsonian in Your Classroom has a beautiful (FREE) Introduction to the Nature Journal guidebook. This guidebook is written for classroom use, but you can modify it for homeschooling. Enjoy the following activities: Learn more about the nature journal as a record of history Describe pictures of birds from Smithsonian’s National Zoo… Continue reading Free Nature Journaling Guidebook
Free Daily Advent Devotional Last week we finally picked up a copy of The Jesus Storybook Bible after it was recommended to us by several friends. Since we’ll be starting this in December, I was excited to find out that Rachel Chaney Photography offers a free daily Advent devotional to use with The Jesus Storybook Bible. Chaney’s devotional,… Continue reading Free Daily Advent Devotional for The Jesus Storybook Bible
