75% Off Time4Learning in July

A big thanks to my friend Sarah for giving me the heads up that Time4Learning is offering a super-low price of $4.99 for your first month's membership (regularly $19.95) during the month of July! Noah has been asking to try Time4Learning for about six months now, and for some reason, I'd been hesitant to try it. Apparently, a 75% savings was just what I needed to finally give it a go!

Time4Learning is an online, interactive program that can be used as core homeschool curriculum or as a supplement. Offering over 1,000 multimedia activities that encompass language arts, math, science and social studies, Time4Learning is aligned with state standards and provides a variety of reports to assist with record keeping.

Noah is anxious to get started, so I'll be reporting back soon with a review of how it goes for each of the kids. If you decided to give Time4Learning a try, please mention that Homeschooling in Heels sent you!

Homeschool Buyer Co-op

One of my homeschool groups has recently established a group buy program, harnessing the buying power of its members to secure reduced pricing on curriculum. Our first buy was such a great deal, that it sent me searching for others, and I stumbled onto a fantastic site.

The Homeschool Buyer Co-op is a free homeschooling organization for both new and veteran homeschoolers. Co-op membership is free and entitles homeschooling families to discounts from over a hundred educational suppliers. They also sponsor group buys for curriculum packages that save homerschooling families lots of money. On the site, you'll find free information, such as databases of free curriculum, field trips and educational contests and scholarships. Click here for more information.

I'm already planning to renew our IXL membership here at a 40% discount. If you visit and create a free account, please use my referral number (65626). For every person you refer, you earn 100 points to spend on curriculum!

Free Homeschooling

Well, I thought I was headed to bed at a relatively decent hour tonight. At least until I decided to check out the latest Facebook buzz amongst my homeschooling friends . . . Free Homeschooling 101. After, tooling around on the Facebook fan page, I found my way to the blog . . . wow, this is going to take a while!

So far, I've seen some favorites (such as NeoK12 and IXL), but I've already stumbled upon many great, new, FREE homeschooling resources conveniently organized by subject - everything from history and language arts to astronomy and typing. Just wanted to pass along this great resource; can't wait to explore it more myself. In the morning, that is.

USA State Location Puzzle

This morning, I received a link to this USA State Location Puzzle in an e-mail from a friend and decided to give it a go - placing all 50 states in their correct locations. The kids loved watching it, and Noah couldn't wait to give it a try.

Getting the first few states in the exact right location is tricky. When you are wrong, it tells you how far off you were (in miles) and shows you the proper location. What a great tie in with our current USA unit!