Valentine Coupon book

Valentines will be here before we know it and  I thought I would share a Valentine’s Day Craft you can create for your Valentine. A Valentine Coupon book from the Homeschool Buyers Co-Op.with you all.

As the saying goes the best things in life are free. So rather than spend big this Valentine’s Day give your special someone a gift from the heart — a booklet of personalised love coupons that’ll inject imagination and sexiness into your relationship.

New Contest:  Tell us what you do to Bring History Alive! in your homeschool for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card as part of Bring History Alive Month! Bring History Alive!  is one of our favorite contests as we love reading all the creative ways that our members make history come alive

Animation-ish by FableVision

Animation-ish is the award-winning easy-to-use animation downloadable software for PC or Mac, Animation-ish, from Peter H. Reynolds and FableVision, the creators of member favorite Mapping the World by Heart.

Designed for grades K-12, Animation-ish provides your children with an easy-to-learn animation interface, lessons on animation, curriculum-based activities across 7 subjects for a cross-curricular experience, and much more from Peter and the animators at FableVision.

Jim Hodges Audio Books

Need some additional history audio materials for your homeschool? If so, check out the Jim Hodges Audio Books offering thirty title choices, including:

Yesterday’s Classics
Old Time Radio
G.A. Henty History titles
You Are There – U.S. History
Stories of the Pilgrims
American History Stories, and more!

Note: These audio stories are in MP3 format and are delivered via your My Subscriptions page.

Deals of the Week – LAST CALL!

Last Call for Deals of the Week

Our Deals of the Week are the BEST DEALS ANYWHERE, but for a limited time only, so don’t delay:

• Brave Writer 
• Achieve3000 
• Rand McNally World Atlas 
• SmartTutor 

GroupBuy Roundup

Free Shipping Offers!Alpha Omega Publications We are pleased to offer Free Shipping on all Alpha Omega Publications If you’ve been on the fence about purchasing award-winning curriculum from Alpha Omega such as Switched-On Schoolhouse, Monarch (Free Shipping does not apply as Monarch is an online program), Horizons, or LIFEPAC now’s the time to jump in and get Free Shipping

Mapping the World By HeartWe are pleased to offer Free Shipping on the geography curriculum classic, Mapping the World By Heart from FableVision Learning When it was first released, Mapping the World by Heart was awarded the “Breaking the Mold” Award by the U.S. Department of Education. It has been through nine complete revisions, and is updated regularly. Mapping the World by Heart makes it easy to integrate lessons, activities, and drawing into any existing geography curriculum.

Get your child excited about geography with Mapping the World By Heart!

NEW THIS WEEK!We are pleased to announce that a brand new, hot-off-the-press, selection from Evan-Moor, a long-time member favorite, has arrived at the Co-op!Evan-Moor Trios are printed workbook sets that teach skills, provide hands-on skill practice, and give you options to assess skills. Each Trio focuses on one theme or goal for learning (Daily Practice, Early Learning, Language Arts, etc.) and includes 3 titles for your desired grade leve

Rosetta Stone Homeschool Rosetta Stone Homeschool has announced new savings

LAST CALLIf you haven’t signed up for the Emmy Award-Winning HERO Live interactive broadcasts from Colonial Williamsburg now’s the time to jump in as the next field trip, Jim Crow  will be premiering soon.

In the Jim Crow field trip, your student carried from the post-Civil War promise of citizenship and equality for African Americans to the harsh realities of the system of legal segregation known as “Jim Crow.”

Between dramatic scenes and short documentaries, watch students discover what primary sources reveal about life under Jim Crow and its effects.

The HERO program for elementary and middle school ages features a wide variety of content for teachers and students including materials from the award-winning Electronic Field Trip Series, including video, web activities for students, teacher lesson plans, and unique HERO Live! Broadcast interactivity.

A 1-year HERO subscription features the following:

• Online on-demand access to award-winning curated video
• Thematic programs with accompanying teacher guides, including lesson plans
• Student interactive explorations
• Exclusive HERO Live! interactivity
• and much more!

These Special Offers and GroupBuy savings are “in the bag.” Read below to see what’s coming!For some, there are a few more details to be worked out before we can go live. We hope to take these Group Buys live in the few weeks. Stay tuned!

The Young Scientists Club, creators of award-winning The Magic School Bus Science Club, is pleased to announce their latest hands-on science series — The 6-kit Science-Art Fusion series for kids ages 5 and up combines art and science to inspire creativity while at the same time introducing basic scientific concepts, including Rainbows, Crystals, Sculptures, Bubbles, Explosions, and Space.Each kit includes ten exciting experiments and activities plus a unique Science-Art Fusion poster with the instructions for each project placed in a framed space that can then be covered with a photo of your child’s final art piece to create their own Art Gallery

GroupBuy Calendar – See what else is coming to the Co-op!Be sure to check out the GroupBuy Calendar, and you’ll not only see what’s coming up, grouped by subject, but you can select the “Remind Me” link to get notified when the offer launches via (a) a reminder email from us or (b) an entry in your calendar.Note: Some of our suppliers don’t want us to pre-announce their GroupBuys savings so that they won’t show up in the GroupBuy Calendar. Stay subscribed to this email and the newsletter to get announcements for all offers as they come and go

FREE Curriculum from ClickSchooling

Does it seem like you spend countless hours searching the internet for resources, games, worksheets, and more for your children? Well, look no further!The Co-op is pleased to offer our members a database of free curriculum and other educational resources from our ClickSchooling partner. This week, we provide these free curriculum discoveries and their ClickSchooling reviews.

• Winter Themed Math
• Kids Do Ecology
• Folger Shakespeare Library
• Freedom in America: Some Assembly Required
• Castle Rock Pueblo Virtual Field Trips
• Jerry’s Artarama – Video Art Lessons for Kids

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If you purchase any of the resources above let me know because they contain my affiliate link and I earn points for the things you purchase which allows us to get supplies for our classroom.

Thank you,Glenda, Charlie, and David Cates