Giveaway!

I just wanted to let you all know that Debra at Footprints in the Butter is having a great giveaway full of Seventh Generation products.  Click over to her blog to check it out and enter!

Houston, We have a winner!

I used Random.org to find a random number for the comments on my giveaway post, and I tried and tried to capture a screen shot of the results so you would know I wasn't making it up and just choosing my favorite person in the whole world to win, but I couldn't do it for the life of me!  So I guess you'll just have to trust that I am an honest person and wouldn't lie to you about anything! :)

So, without further ado, the winner is.............................#2: Joanna!!!

Congratulations, Jo!  You rock!  I'll be sending you the book shortly!

Animals and A Giveaway!!

Don't you just love National Geographic?  Since I am using Galloping the Globe as my spine for this coming year's curriculum, I am gathering all sorts of resources to study places around the world.  For each country we are studying, I am also making mini-units on animals that live in that country.  My hope is to end up with a Stanley-like "Great Big Book of Everything" at the end of the year.  (Are you familiar with Stanley?  That is one show I wish Disney had not dropped from its line up.)  I think it will be great to have our very own, homemade animal encyclopedia!  Anyway, Galloping the Globe directs its readers to this National Geographic Animal page. On the right side of thie page, there is an animal A-Z search where you can find great pages on tons of animals with facts, pictures, and maps of where the animal lives.  How cool is that?

Do you want to study the aardvark? No problem - they have a page for that.

Interested in the spotted salamander?  You're in luck!  There's a page for that, too.

I am really enjoying planning the year using Galloping the Globe.  I think it is such a great book, I'm giving one away here!  This book is adaptable for K-4th grade and covers geography, history, and science, and also give suggestions for literature, language arts, and Bible.  In addition, it has ideas for activities and cooking projects for each country.  This giveaway is for one copy of the 2010 version of Galloping the Globe with included CD-ROM.

To enter, simply leave a comment telling me what your favorite homeschool resource is.  Simple, huh?  It can be a web site or a book or a piece of advice you've been given. 

Rules:
1. One entry with a resource per person.
2. Earn an additional entry for each of the following: (leave a separate comment for each one you do)

• Mention the giveaway (with a link) on your blog.
• Facebook about the giveaway.
• Tweet about the giveaway.

3. The contest will close Thursday, July 1, 2010 at 8:00 PM CST.
4. Winner will be chosen randomly and announced Friday, July 2.

I cannot wait to lean what all of your favorite resources are!