Great Discount to Pass Along!

I thought I'd let you know about this deal I came across earlier today.  I have mentioned before that my laminator is one of my most important & well-used homeschooling tools.  I use the Scotch Laminator A LOT and it is still going strong, so I feel good about telling you that's what I use.

Anyway, Amazon is having a sale on Scotch Laminators and Laminating accessories right now!

Use Code GPF3A85U at Checkout and Save $8 on a

Scotch Thermal Laminator

If you enter in code WB6TSYED at checkout, you save 15% on Scotch Laminating Supplies and Accessories-scissors, laminating pouches, glue, tape, and more.

 

If you don't already have free Amazon Prime 2-day shipping,

sign up for the

Amazon Mom's Club

 Your first three months of Amazon Prime free 2-day shipping are free, and for each $25 you spend on products in the Baby Storewithin a single order, they will grant you an additional month of Amazon Prime shipping benefits.

Also, Amazon Mom members receive an additional 15% discount on top of the standard 15% discount on  select diapers & wipeswith Subscribe & Save delivery, bringing the total discount to 30%.

I just reread that and I sound like a commercial, but it is a program I've been taking advantage of, so I thought I'd pass it along.  The free 2-day shipping has really spoiled me!

Free Downloads & Other Goodies: Some Favorites to share to get you started this school year!

The Customizable Handwriting Practice Sheet, by Writing Wizard.

Choose from Block Print (Zaner-Bloser Style) or D'Nealian Style, or Script!

Customize the print size, and line pattern.

Then, simply select the word to practice for each line! 

Great for learning to write a name, or to go along with moveable alphabet activities or theme words. 

Laminate the paper and you can use it again and again.

Need a Moveable Alphabet for activites like the one above?

Click here for ideas & links.

8 Yummy Back-to-School Breakfast Ideas and Recipies

{Photo Credit: Simple Bites}

Yum, Yum, Yum, simple, healthy, and easily customizable.  Just how I like them!

Geography Map Labels, from Maitri Learning.

Includes instructions for use.

Montessori Mom has a great post with links to free map printables all over the web.

Make your own Seasonal Ring Booklet

(pictured above, photo from My Montessori Journey)

of songs, fingerplays, and poems with the help of

the following files by My Montessori Journey:

Apples, Apples Leaves and Pumpkins, Pumpkins 2 , Pumpkins & Trick-or-Treat, Trick-or-Treat and Turkeys, Turkeys 2

Alphabet Photo Card Matching Activity, from Lakeshore Learning.

Just print and cut.  You can cut out all of the cards individually to make a separate labeling game as well.  Laminate for durabiility.

Small, Medium, and Large Sorting Cards, from Montessori Print Shop.

In Pdf format.

Number Word Cards, from Confessions of a Homeschooler.

These go great with magnetic letters, the moveable alphabet, or the included letter tiles.

Like these?  Try the Color Words, too!

As an addition to my last posting, I came across this lovely company:

ECOlunchboxes

Healthy and Non-Toxic, their products are 100% plastic-free, waste free, lead-free, BPA-free, PVC-free and vinyl-free.  So otherwise, you can relax.

Plus they are creative and cute, too!

Check out these innovative wooden kid sporks!

Sized ideally for children age 5 and younger, crafted out of sustainably grown bamboo.  Spoon on one end, a fork on the other. 

Genius.

Keep your cool: Adjusting to new routines, or even just making it though your ordinary day can be challenging, trying, frustrating.

Practice the art of the whisper!

I love this post over at SortaCrunchy.

This will come in handy when we have those moments.  You know those moments!

A great post about Goal Setting Charts, by Simple Kids.

Lots of great visual examples of different variations and uses in the home.

My most valuable homeschooling tool:

My laminator!

You may notice that I frequently hint that laminating greatly increases the life of your created materials, and allows for quick write-n-wipe activity making as well as preservation of precious work, making name tags, book covers, and the list goes on...

My laminator, in case you were curious, is not expensive, but has lasted and is still going after countless uses.  Therefore, I feel comfortable telling you that I own this one:

Scotch Thermal Laminator

I love it because it is quick, easy, and I can buy the refill pouches at Walmart as well as here: Scotch Thermal Pouches

What is your most valuable homeschooling tool? 

I'd love to know!

♥