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Free Collapsible, Reusable Water Bottle (shipped free and $5 remaining credit!)

Savemore is running the collapsible water bottle again that is free and shipped free.  The water bottles are 15oz., portable, collapsible (great for a pocket or a purse when not full) and reusable. They are also dishwasher safe.  Since learning kids need to drink a lot of water, I thought I'd share this great deal with you.  I'm looking forward to using mine at ballet lessons, for our Civil Air Patrol cadet, and in the van.  

Here's How to Get a Water Bottle for Free, including free shipping: 

1. When you become a new member of SaveMore, they give you $10 in credit.  
2. One water bottle, including shipping, is on sale for $5 (normally $10 each). 
3. So, you'll not only get the water bottle free, but you'll also have $5 in remaining credit.  

Be sure that your shopping cart comes to $0.00.  You may need to click "use credits."   SaveMore works like Groupon.  You will receive a voucher with a gift certificate-like code to use at WaterBottle.bz, the makers of these water bottles.  

Expires October 1, 2011 at midnight PST

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Free High School Courses from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) has been highlighted here on Freely Educate recently, for their 2,000 free college courses.

Did you know they also offer courses for high schoolers?  The full courses offered are in the Math, Science, and Humanties subjects. 

Here is a direct link to the Teachers page, a great place to start.  You can watch a 3-minute video tour, which outlines all the site has to offer teachers of high school students.

 

How to Get this Freebie:  Check out the MIT OpenCourseware: Highlights for High School website for the course listings.

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A Conversation On Recess: What Did You, or Do You, Like Most About Recess?

When I was a child, my favorite portion of the day was not recess.  It was, instead, reading.  I would have preferred to stay in the school library than go out to the playground where other girls skillfully jump-roped while I pretended to perpetually tie my shoe.  What I loved most about recess was hearing the bell sound for school to begin again.   

Now that I'm a homeschooling mom, recess is my favorite 'subject'.  Although it's good enough to let the kids stretch, visit, and soak in Vitamin D, we'll often linger outside, so I'll mix a little bit of nature study or biology class or p.e. class into it.  As the Co-Chief in Charge of All Familial Things, I can make recess what I want:  always fun, always an adventure, and never ever including jump rope.  The photo above is of our children enjoying recess the way we like to enjoy it.

Sadly, schools are decreasing the amount of time children spend on recess.  In the past twenty years, children have lost an average of 8 hours of recess a week. Danimals Rally for Recess is a national initiative designed to create healthy competition, pitting school against school. Go to Danimals Rally for Recess for a chance to win $20,000 for your  Elementary school playground. Plus each day Danimals is giving recess-related prizes to keep kids healthy and active. Share your Recess memories below and go to Rally for Recess for more information on how your school can win! 

p.s. This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Danimals. The opinions, text and photo are all mine. Contest Rules.

Free $2 Credit to Amazon mp3! No Catches, Limited Time.

 

Amazon has released a $2 mp3 credit to everyone (maybe US only).

How to Get this Freebie:  Go to Amazon MP3 and enter FALLMP3S to get your $2 credit

Limited Time Offer:  You must redeem the code by September 30, 2011 11:59 PM PST

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How to Get Free Library Books onto the Kindle

The Kindle just got a library card!  Last week, Amazon announced that thousands of library books are now available for free lending onto the Kindle.  I spent some time tonight browsing through the books, and I'm so excited about this!  My Kindle is over 3 years old (it's the original), but I think it's going to be used more than ever now. 

Here's how to get library books for your Kindle (you may also find this helpful for other ereaders or for reading on your computer):  

1.  Visit OverDrive, the service that is working with Amazon to house the Kindle library books.  There, you may search libraries to find if yours is a participating one, and you may search through the available books.  

2.  Or, you may visit your local library's website.  My library is in a small town, and has a confusing webpage, so it was a bit difficult to find the link to OverDrive on it.  It was easier to use the option above. 

3.  When you're at the website location where your library keeps its epubs, you'll be able to browse the catalog to find books.  See my screenshot below: 

4.  At this point, you choose "add to cart," but you won't pay a penny.  Instead, you'll just check out with your library card number.  You may also see that the epub is available as an Adobe ePub eBook, which may be read on your computer or other devices.  And you may also see that you can borrow it as an audiofile, for your iPod or other mp3 device. 

The Kindle, obviously, is not the freebie here. Today, the new Kindle was released and is just  $79! (I paid $349 three years ago!).  With it, you have access to free classics, which you may also read from your computer, but the Kindle is a bit more handy.  Our son uses my Kindle weekly for his political science class. His teacher mails many .pdf documents each week, so we send them to the Kindle for easier reading.  

How to Get Free Library Books onto the Kindle:  Follow my directions above or learn more at Amazon's library lending page, here.

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Free SAT, ACT & GRE Testing Prep

I'm thankful for today's find, as we have a 16yo who is considering dual enrollment, so he'll need to do well on his upcoming SAT exams.  At Number2.com, you may take sample  ACT, SAT and GRE exams, but even better, the program teaches you why the answer that you chose would or would not be correct. 

From Number2.com (bold emphasis mine):

The GRE/SAT/ACT Companion, like the rest of our site, is absolutely free and is a complete tutorial to help you raise your GRE/SAT/ACT score. The tutorial teaches you how to approach each kind of question, lets you practice questions at your own pace, and monitors your progress. Unlike some other test prep offerings, you don't need to take a lengthy diagnostic test to start – our site automatically adapts to your skill level as you go, so you can jump right in. The sign-up process is quick and painless – we promise. And your personal information is fully confidential.

Good Starting Pages:

for SAT

for ACT

for GRE

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit Number2.com

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Limited Time: Free 93-page Literature Study on Island of the Blue Dolphins (value: $16.99)

For a limited time, you may get a 90+ page literature study on Island of the Blue Dolphins free!  Hands of a Child, one of the most popular unit study and lapbook epublishers, is offering  this study free to celebrate the Dolphin Tale movie opening this past weekend.  

This freebie is a Literature Study based on the book by Scott O'Dell. From the publishers: 

With this unit study you will be able to teach your 4th-8th grade classroom about the story, "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell. Make your lesson planning easy with the 93-page Island of the Blue Dolphins: A Literature Study Based on the Book by Scott O'Dell Project Pack from In the Hands of a Child. This pack includes a 10-day Planning Guide, Related Reading and Bibliography, 28 hands-on activities PLUS 4 Fun Extension Activities, a 21-page Research Guide complete with chapter summaries, discussion questions, and brief introductions to dolphins, the Lost Woman of San Nicolas, and survival skills; and an Answer Key.

How to Get this Freebie:  Order the Island of the Blue Dolphins literature e-study here.  No payment information is needed.  

Especially for Grades 4th-8th

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