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Free for 16 Days Only: Funnix Beginning Reading Program ($38 Value)

Funnix has announced they are offering their Funnix Beginning Reading & Funnix 2 reading program free starting today, February 1 through February 16th. 

The Funnix reading program is a 220-lesson program that takes a preschooler, or non-reader, to the 3rd grade reading level.  The reading program will work well for both homeschools and schools.  Here's how it works, from Funnix: 

When you teach Funnix Beginning Reading, you and your child sit next to each other and watch the computer screen. A narrator presents a series of fast-paced exercises in each 30-minute lesson. The narrator asks questions, and your child responds out loud. Your job is to reinforce correct responses and correct any mistakes by following simple rules for "navigating" the program.

How to Get this Freebie:  Download the free Funnix Beginning Reading program here .   The program sold for $25 throughout 2011, and will be $38 after February 16th, so download it while it's free!  No catches or shipping fees.  This freebie is like the one conducted in June 2011 for Funnix Beginning Math.

Expires February 16, 2012

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Free Multiplication & Division Learning Games

Timez Attack is the most popular multiplication learning game we have highlighted on FreelyEducate.com.  With it, your students will master the multiplication tables (and now division, too!) in record time, and they will not whine about it!  Impossible, right?  I thought so, until I witnessed how quickly our 10yo learned his tables while playing the game even outside of "math time."

The creators of Timez Attack have a background in PlayStation video game designing.  You can view a video of the game at the Timez Attack site (the video that explains it the best, to me, is the "Video Tour" at the top menu bar).

Here's what Timez Attack says about the free version:

Yes--it's research-based
Yes--base version is TOTALLY FREE
Yes--even the base version teaches all the facts, 2 - 12
Proven to teach TOTAL mastery to average pre-3rd graders in just 10 hours

The difference between the free and paid versions is that your child will only be able to go through one area in the free version, meaning, he'll do all his learning - all 2-12 multiplication facts - in one theme, the "dungeon" level (it's not scary).  If you purchased the other levels, your student could learn the same material while roaming in other interesting areas like "machines," or "rock tower."  

 

How to Get This Freebie: Visit Timez Attack.  Click on X (multiplication).  And now!  Click on the division symbol to add the division expansion pack to your multiplication version.  Click on Free to download the free version.  We have downloaded it safely, as have hundreds of our readers.

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A Little Super Bowl Freebie: 8 Pages of Learning about the Super Bowl

Here's a tiny 8-page ebook that's free this week for Super Bowl learning. 

How to Get this Freebie:  Order and download the free Super Bowl activity book for kids here

Expires February 5, 2012

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From Our FrugallyEducate.com....Tomorrow is the last chance to get in on the big Vision Forum sale, and  take $10 off your order of $50. We have purchased many old-fashioned toys here, from zip line to survival knife, slingshot to tea set.

Free Grammar Curriculum for Elementary, Middle, & High School

I've heard of KISS Grammar for several years, but haven't highlighted it on FreelyEducate.com because although all of the content is 100% free, and there are no ads, the KISS site is rather clunky and confusing.   But, you know what?  You might enjoy browsing a website to search out the gems, and gems there apparently are, as this free grammar curriculum is often suggested in homeschooling circles, particularly with those who prefer the Charlotte Mason style of educating. 

 

So, here you are:  free KISS Grammar Curriculum for homeschool (and schools!).

Good Places to Start:

• An Introduction
• Grade Level Workbooks (and scroll down for Master Levels)
• Testimonials
• Yahoo! group of homeschoolers using the free grammar curriculum

from Alaska: Free Official State Guide in Your Snail Mail (US & Canada)

Planning your next field trip, interactive geography lesson (on site!) or family vacation?  Here's an official state guide from Alaska that you may request for free to be delivered in your snail mail, with free US & Canada shipping.  

How to Get this Freebie:  Order your Alaska Official State Guide here.   

Limited Time Offer (they ran out last time we mentioned it -- we'll update this post when they're out).

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Freebies from ABCMouse.com's Preschool & Kindergarten Curriculum

ABCmouse.com, a  full online curriculum for preschool & Kindergarten,  offers a few freebies to introduce you to their new subscription-based site especially created for ages 2-7.  The freebies include a book, puzzles, games, coloring pages and songs at their site, and a free interactive book for the iPad or iPhone. 

A year after first discovering it, our 8yo still visits ABCmouse.com nearly every day.  Although she could choose from many sites to visit during her computer time, she most often chooses ABCmouse.com, where she keeps busy with the over 2,000 activities for over 350 lesson plans.

The activities include games, puzzles, book reading, a zoo to visit, and much more.  Your child won't realize that he/she is learning so much, but you will, since the site keeps track for you. 

The comprehensive curriculum includes these preschool, pre-k and kindergarten subjects:

• Reading (the alphabet, phonics, sight words, children’s books)
• Math (numbers, shapes, patterns, measurement)
• The World Around Us (basic science and social studies)
• Art and Music (drawing and coloring, tracing, paint-by-numbers, children’s songs, and more)

As a parent, I appreciate that ABCMouse.com allows no outside links, and no ads.  A grandparent, or whomever you have specifically allowed, may send your child a message within ABCMouse.com, but there is otherwise no interaction allowed.  

To Learn More:  Visit ABCMouse.com.  Click on Learn More to watch a video tour of the site.  Or scroll down to view screenshots of the curriculum. 

How to Get the Freebies:  Visit the ABCMouse.com Free Educational Games.  Click on Free Sample Content (under the main graphic).  Registration (email address only) is required.

How to Get a Free Interactive Book App for your iPad or iPhone:  Get the ABC Mouse Grand Canyon interactive book here.

How to Get a Good Deal:  Visit ABCMouse.com where you may register up to three children (and yourself as the teacher!) for $7.95 per month, or $79 per year.  Click on Easy Enrollment.

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Here's another deal we found!  Highlights is having their winter clearance sale on lots of unique toys.  Read our Frugally Educate post about the sale here, or go directly to Highlights by clicking on the image below: 

 

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Economics: Warren Buffet's Secret Millionaires Club for Kids

Warren Buffet, one of the most successful investors in the world, has joined with AOL Kids to create a website for children called Secret Millionaires Club.  The economics-based site has a weekly video episode, cartoon-like, for your students to view.  Your students may also play finance-related games, or create a practice stock portfolio.

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit the Secret Millionaires Club here

Especially for Elementary Grades

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