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February 18, 2009


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Doodle4Google is a "competition where we invite K-12 students to play around with our homepage logo and see what new designs they come up with. This year we're inviting U.S. kids to join in the doodling fun, around the intriguing themeWhat I Wish for the World."

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New Product Spotlight
Professor Brainstorm

Professor Brainstorm is a unique card game designed to appeal to children in the six to twelve year age group.

Professor Brainstorm quickly teaches players the basics of vowels and consonants in creating words and sentences as well as basic mathematics (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).

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Mardi Gras is on February 24, 2009

Have some fun exploring the links below!


The Mardi Gras Source - official site.  Lesson plans, fun activities, crafts, photos and more!

The Activity Village -  crafts, activities, printables, jigsaw puzzles, a simple explanation of Mardi Gras.
   
Mardi Gras on the Net - lots of information about what Mardi Gras is, recipes, activities, games, making masks and more!

Free Kids Crafts - offers free craft ideas for Mardi Gras.                   

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Wednesday Winner Announcement

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Our "Wednesday Winner" for February 18, 2009  is.......


Gregory Luckett of Michigan


Illustrated Dictionary of Math
~Learning Magazine 2008 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family~



See the announcement at the bottom of this page for information on next week's exciting prize!

Amazing Organizational Tool!
 
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SimplyBox is a free organization tool that allows users to quickly and easily save, organize, and share items of interest from the Web."

Read Nikki's review and learn about this easy way to organize your bookmarks and online research.  Great tool for older students!

A goldmine of web resources!

Clickschooling"ClickSchooling brings you daily recommendations by email for entertaining websites that help your kids learn Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Sciences, Art, Music, and Foreign Languages."



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Currclick
Affordable curriculum, lapbooks, & homeschooling resources. Shopping at CURRclick is just a click away!



Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina: Aftermath of Disaster PDF Download details the events leading to and following the arrival of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast and in New Orleans in 2005. Includes source notes and timeline.




Big AnnieBig Annie: An American Tale (MP3 Audio File)See-More's Workshop's colorful picture books and Read Along/Move-Along audio are based on the musical puppet plays of New York City's award-winning Shadow Box Theatre.
 

Louisana Lapbook

A Journey Through Learning offers this
Louisiana Lapbook PDF file with 32 pages for grades K-8th! Learn all about the great state of Louisiana!




Carnival Book CoverCarnival PDF is about the history of Carnival and Mardi Gras, and how the festivals are celebrated today in the United States, Brazil, the Carribean, in Canada, and in Mexico.
Next Week's "Wednesday Winner's" Prize

On Wednesday February 25, 2009 we will randomly draw a name from our list of email newsletter subscribers.  That lucky person will win a....

Science Kit

Little Professor Kit
(Value $84.95)

from the

Academy of Science for Kids


Our winner can select one of four kits:
Each kit includes:

· Fun for all children ages 5-15
· Quality Laboratory Equipment
· 12 complete experiments
· Journal plus Science Fair display board
· Code for On-line test
· Opportunities to earn credits and prizes
· Earn 20 different degrees from the Academy of Science for Kids
· Parents' Corner with lesson objectives and test answers
· Absolutely everything included - all you add is water!

Science Kit example
(Photo: Newton's Law kit)


For more information on ChoosyHomeschooler's "Wednesday Winners" contest, see our contest announcement.