Archives for May 2014

FREE June 2014 Writing Prompts Calendar

May 31, 2014 By: amyswanderingcomment

The June Writing Prompts Calendar is ready to go. If you already get my post updates in your email, just look for the button at the bottom of your next email to get your freebie. If you are not a subscriber, simply click here and enter your email address. You will receive a post update each day, and will automatically get every subscriber freebie I create from here on out. For best results, adjust your printer settings to borderless or whole page.

Just a note: The calendar link is located at the bottom of every post update email. If you need the file before the next update, just shoot me an email at amyswandering (at) gmail (dot) com and I will gladly get it to you sooner.

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Homeschool Blogger Meet & Greet: In All You Do

May 30, 2014 By: amyswanderingcomment

I am starting a new little series to introduce you to a few homeschool bloggers from around the web. Some of them are seasoned veterans, and some of them are in their first year. Check them out and say hello- you might just find a new friend!

Good morning, Are We There Yet? readers! I am Annette and I blog over at In All You Do. There my team of contributors and I talk about marriage, parenting, homeschooling, cooking, cleaning and anything else the Lord lays on our hearts to share. I have been married to my husband for 10+ years. Together we we are raising our children to know and love the Lord and follow His leading no matter what.

We live in southern Indiana where I homeschool our four children – ages 8, 5, 4 and 2. We are just completing our 4th year of homeschooling. We are year-round schoolers, which allows us more freedom with our ministry schedule, visiting family and enjoying field trips during the week when it’s less crowded. Our new school year begins in July and I will add two new students – my 5 year-old in Kindergarten and my 4 year-old in PreK. The youngest will turn 3 in August, so she will probably join in the fun with us too.

I love to create printables and have over 175 printable packs available for FREE with more releasing each week! There are printables for each season, gardening, holidays and more. You will also find encouraging articles for Moms on marriage, parenting, being a mom, homeschooling and more.

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter and you can download our Subscriber ONLY Farm Unit Printable Pack with 105+ pages of puzzles, activities, coloring pages and MORE!!

Want to keep up with all the new releases and articles at In All You Do? Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and Pinterest.

I hope to “see” around the web!

Annette has been married to her husband and best friend for 10 years. Together they are raising their four children to follow the Lord’s will, no matter what. Annette longs for the day when she will meet her 5 angel babies who have entered heaven before her. She enjoys creating UNIT STUDIES with FREE PRINTABLES (more coming soon) for homeschool families and she gets her scrapbooking fix in by making Subway Art for herself and her readers. You can follow her crazy life at In All You Do where she blogs about homeschooling, gluten- and grain-free recipes, homemaking, the occasional DIY projects and maintaining her sanity. You can also keep up with her via Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest.

Poppins Books Nook: Folktales

May 29, 2014 By: amyswanderingcomment

It is time once again for Poppins Book Nook. This month’s theme is:
Folktales
Feel free to join in the fun with the linky & giveaway at the end!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I don’t have an activity to share this month :(. I can’t wait to see all of your projects though! In case you are wondering, we were going to do this book.

Here are a few free Stone Soup Activities:

Don’t forget to download your May Lapbook to document your adventure this month.

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Take a look at what the other Poppins Book Nook bloggers are up to this month:

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom ~ 3 Dinosaurs ~ To the Moon and Back ~ Planet Smarty Pants ~ Farm Fresh Adventures ~ Growing in God’s Grace ~ Chestnut Grove Academy ~ Faith and Good Works ~ Learning and Growing the Piwi Way ~ The Usual Mayhem~ Preschool Powol Packets ~ Monsters Ed Homeschool Academy ~ Adventures in Mommydom ~ Teach Beside Me ~ Life with Moore Babies ~ Kathy’s Cluttered Mind ~ Are We There Yet? ~ Our Crafts N Things ~ Hopkins Homeschool ~ ABC Creative Learning ~ Joy Focused Learning ~ P is for Preschooler ~ Laugh and Learn ~ A Mommy’s Adventures ~ Inspiring 2 New Hampshire Children ~ World for Learning ~ Ever After in the Woods ~ Golden Grasses ~ Our Simple Kinda Life ~ A glimpse of our life ~ Journey to Excellence ~ Happy Little Homemaker ~ Little Homeschool Blessings ~ Simplicity Breeds Happiness ~ Raventhreads ~ Water on the Floor ~ Learning Fundamentals ~ Tots and Me ~ As We Walk Along The Road ~ Stir the Wonder ~ For This Season ~ Where Imagination Grows ~ Lextin Academy ~ The Canadian Homeschooler ~ School Time Snippets ~ Peakle Pie ~ Mom’s Heart ~ A Moment in our World ~ Every Bed of Roses ~ Finchnwren ~ At Home Where Life Happens ~ Suncoast Momma ~ The Library Adventure ~ Embracing Destiny ~ Day by Day in our World ~ Our Homeschool Studio ~ A “Peace” of Mind ~ Thou Shall Not Whine ~ SAHM I am ~ eLeMeNo-P Kids ~ Simple Living Mama

~*~ Click on the blue guy to add your Folktale fun to the List ~*~

Poppins Book Nook Giveaway! Every month the Poppins Book Nook group will be offering readers a chance to win a brand new storybook or product that ties in with our theme for the month. This month one lucky entrant will win a copy of the E.H.M. curriculum Journey into the World of Folktales (PDF) and one copy of the book that is required to teach it called Around the World in 80 Tales by Saviour Pirotta to further their learning all about folktales.

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Entrants must be 18years or older and reside in a country that receives U.S. Postal mail. This giveaway is brought to you by the company Enchanted Homeschooling Mom who is owner and founder of the Poppins Book Nook. By entering this giveaway you are also acknowledging that you have read and agree to all of the Rafflecopter terms & conditions as well as Enchanted Homeschooling Mom’s disclosures found here. Just enter the Rafflecopter below to win:

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Detours, Roadblocks, and an Accidental Vacation

May 29, 2014 By: amyswanderingcomment

Hi Everyone! Did you think I fell off the face of the earth? Well it sure felt like it!

My kiddos and I spent the last two and a half weeks visiting family. I put my laptop in the shop before we left and it wasn’t fixed in time, so I had to leave without it. To make matters more complicated, I had a TMJ flare-up on our trip. All blogging plans went out the window, so I decided to make the best of it and enjoy my media break.

Ready for some freebies?

Continents and Oceans Worksheets

Birthday Printable Pack

Restaurant I Spy

Sight Word Pack

My Trips Notebooking Journals

Levi Strauss Unit Study

Earning College Credits in High School with Online CLEP Prep

May 9, 2014 By: amyswandering2 Comments

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