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April 8, 2009


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On This Day in History
April 8, 1935

Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR signs Emergency Relief Appropriation Act hoping to lift the country out of the
Great Depression.


(Learn more about the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act at This Day In History)
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Easter Sunday
April 12, 2009


Celebrate the Christian Easter story with your own Resurrection Eggs

Songs4Teachers has free downloads of songs and poems for Easter! 

Annie's Resurrection Cookies - (Also known as Easter Story Cookies) 
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Christian Easter Activities and Easter Crafts for Kids

Religious Easter Crafts for Kids

Product Spotlight

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Usborne books offers educational books for children of all ages at great prices.

Nancy Barnett, Usborne Educational Consultant,
"I am a home schooling Mom of 3 children.   Pairing my passion for Usborne books and education, I feel very satisfied with my role as a promoter of literacy! Being an Usborne Educational Consultant allows me to do what I love to do - help others select "just right" books, promote literacy and offer access to these books at home for my own children. It would be my pleasure to help you select the best books suited for your home education curriculum, child's interest and age."

Visit Nancy's website to see a wonderful selection of educational books!
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'Tis the season for Bunnies and Eggs!  Check out the links below for some great ideas!

Chateau Meddybemps - online Easter Egg-tivities (preschool).

Gigglepotz.com - Printable fun!

The Activity Idea Place - art and craft projects for eggs, ducks, bunnies, and more!

Egg Coloring Ideas

The History of The Easter Season

(see sidebar for resources with a religious theme)

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Wednesday Winner Announcement

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Our "Wednesday Winner" for
April 8, 2009  is.......


Lorien Van Ness of Arizona

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 Lorien has won Preschool Activities In a Bag Book 1

See the announcement at the bottom of this page for information on next week's exciting prize!
Get Creative with Family History!
 
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review of this multi-subject FREE tool!  Nikki says, "There are many ways to incorporate family history into the homeschooling curriculum, while sparking some interest along the way. Why not incorporate spelling or language arts into your family history?"

Basic Physics With Online Games!

Moving Toy Logo Debbie reviewed this FREE tool and she says, "Moving Toy teaches basic physics principles through the use of interactive games.

This site uses simple language and animation to explain how cams, gears, levers and pulleys work to make our daily lives easier."

Blogging for Children - SAFETY FIRST!
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Jennifer Bolton's review of Teacher's First: Gated Blogs says, "This tool is a wonderful way for parents to learn about safety issues surrounding student blogs.  It also offers tips, information and ideas for students. In general, a blog can be a wonderful tool for a child.

Be sure to check out the safe blogs that Jennifer set up for her sons.

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Easter Activities


Easter Activities (PDF) Children of all ages have fun preparing for holidays with creative activities and projects. For use at school, in clubs, and at home.




Easter LapbookJesus' Death, Burial, and Resurrection Lapbook with Study Guide (PDF) (Right now! 25% off of all A Journey Through Learning's products!)
Our lapbooks come with a study guide for every booklet. We have also included & color-coded, easy to follow assembly instructions for your lapbook.


Easter Activity Booklet
Easter Activity Booklet (PDF) has recipes, games, crafts, and even Easter Bunny tips. Use for extra credit, free Fridays, co-op activities, or just for FUN! Using our activity books allows you to enjoy time off from formal school, but still engage the mind so it can be counted as school work!
Next Week's "Wednesday Winner's" Prize

On Wednesday April 15, 2009 we will randomly draw a name from our list of email newsletter subscribers.  That lucky person will win a....


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READ hundreds of fiction and nonfiction children's books from today's best publishers

CREATE, print & publish animated e-books with the help of an easy-to-use Author Tool

SHARE safely with other Big Universe members to learn what books they have read, created or recommend.
 

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