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Free Online Geography Seminar for 1,000 Attendees (March 5th)

The Old Schoolhouse magazine is hosting a Schoolhouse Expo event on March 5th.  Normally, they sell registrations to expo events (and normally, they sell out), but they have decided to now offer the expos for FREE. 

Here is their info about an upcoming Geography Expo that is limited to 1,000 live attendees:

March 5th, 6-9:30pm EST

Come and join us for a free Schoolhouse Expo event! We will have great speakers, door prizes, and more! Andy Harris, the Tech Homeschooler, will share about how to use Google Earth in homeschooing. Prepare for a lesson in geography that you've never thought could be so interesting. If your kids like computers, technology, and  Google Earth, sign up.

Jay Ryan, Classical Astronomy, will share about studying the night sky. Come hear Jay talk about the night sky and what to look for during the month of March with your kids.

Registration is limited to 1000 live attendees.

To pre-register for the free geography event, fill out this name/email form.  Registering does not guarantee you a seat, so show up a bit early on March 5th (6pm EST) to grab one of 1,000 available live 'seats.'

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Giveaway! Two Winners Will Receive Family Passes to the Great Homeschool Convention of Their Choice

Don’t Miss the 2012 Great Homeschool Conventions!

HUNDREDS of encouraging and information packed workshops!

GiNORMOUS EXHIBIT HALLs!!

AmaZING Group of FEATURED SPEAKERS!

You may be one of two Freely Educate readers to win the

GREAT giveaway of a Family Registration to the convention of your choice!

Choose from FIVE Locations

Greenville, South Carolina, Memphis, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Ohio,

Long Beach, California, Hartford, Connecticut

www.greathomeschoolconventions.com

greathomeschoolconventions@gmail.com

The family registration covers the parents, children, and grandparents for all three days of the convention and gets them into the exhibit hall and all the speaking sessions. 

Visit GreatHomeschoolConventions.com to learn more about the speakers, sessions, and locations available in 2012.

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Two FreelyEducate.com readers will win a family registration to the Great Homeschool Convention of their choice.    

Here's how to enter the giveaway:

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Mandatory Entry:  Just leave a comment, below.  Have you ever been to a homeschool conference or convention (can you believe I have never?!).  If you have, share your advice with newbies like me.  If you haven't been to one, let us know what you wish to learn or who you'd like to meet at a homeschool convention.

Additional Entries: You'll receive an additional entry for any or each of these.  Remember to comment separately per entry.

1. First, did you just simply comment?  That's the mandatory entry.  Do that first.  Then, choose any or all of these:
2. Sign up for the Great Homeschool Conventions newsletter of your choice (look for the red Newsletter Sign-Up sign at the bottom of their home page).  Come back to say you did that.
3. Visit the Great Homeschool Conventions Facebook page.  Go ahead and click 'like' if you want to.  (It would be encouraging to them if you left a comment there, too!)  Come back here to let us know you visited.
4. Follow @GHConventions on Twitter. Come back to let us know you're following!
5. Blog about this giveaway on your blog or website, then come back here to leave a link to the blog post so we can visit you. 

That's 5 ways enter!  Remember, leave a comment  for each entry method.

 Random.org will select the winners.  The winning two entries will be verified.  Entry deadline: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at noon PST.

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 Any entry problems?  Email me, Lori,  at freelyeducate@gmail.com and I'll do a manual entry for you.  No missing out!

Two Free eBooks for Beginning Readers (Limited Time Offer)

Amazon is currently two free ebooks for beginning readers:

Get the Animal ABC's ebook free

Get the beginning reader book, Lunch for School, free

You don't need a Kindle to download these freebies!   You have three options:  

• send it to your Kindle
• download it to your computer using the free Kindle for the PC software
• download it to your iPod Touch or iPad (using the free software on those devices to view Kindle-format books).

Limited Time Offer:  You never know when the publisher will raise the price on free Kindle books, so go ahead and order now even if you'd like to look at them later. 

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Thanks for finding these free ebooks, The Frugal Girls!

How I Earn Free Amazon Gift Cards: (140 SwagBucks for Newbies & Some for All!))

I heard of Swag Bucks for a long time, but kept ignoring it because things that sound good sometimes also sound gimmicky. But I started noticing that a lot of you visit Freely Educate each day through Swag Bucks.   Since you trust it, I thought I'd try it, and now I'm happy to own thirty-four $5 Amazon gift cards and two $100 Lowe's gift cards (own-no-more, we happily spent them!).  I earned those gift cards in the past 6 months by doing nothing more than what I normally do:  search the internet and refer the program to others (you get matching Swagbucks on the searches they do).

At SwagBucks, you receive gift cards or other prizes for doing what you're already doing:  searching on the internet.  Toss in a few surveys, a few referrals, watching a video, and the occasional sign-up or coupon printout, and you'll soon earn enough for a tank of gas or trip to the grocery in no time!  450 SwagBucks = $5 Amazon Gift Card.  You may also use the bucks for PayPal cash, Starbucks gift cards, and more.  My husband likes it when I earn a $100 Lowe's gift card for him. :)

I have 140 SwagBucks for new registrations!  Use registration code  BIRTHDAYBASH12 when you sign up.  It's worth 110 bonus Swag Bucks (plus the usual 30) when entered during the registration process. 

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit Swagbucks.com.  Register to get started.  Use code BIRTHDAYBASH12 for your first 140 Swag Bucks.  No credit card required!  This code expires Monday, February 27th, at midnight PST.

Already a SwagBucks member?  On Monday, February 27th, Swagbucks is having a huge birthday bash.  RSVP here, then visit Swagbucks on February 27th to earn extra Swag Bucks!  Everyone who RSVPs will win some swag bucks, and four people will win $1,000 each.  BIG HUGE TIP:  On Monday (Swagbuck's Birthday) they will give away 130 Swag Bucks over the course of the day.

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Free Science (& Math & More!) Educational Site for Preschoolers

Today's highlight is a sweet site for the little ones who want to learn math and science. 

The homeschooling mom who shared this freebie with us wrote,

I let my 5 year old on Peep and The Big Wide World.  You can see some of their (FULL-LENGTH!) shows and play games that cover a wide range of subjects, like nature, basic math, music, etc. There are also some printables and activities relating to science and math.

How to Get this Freebie:  Visit Peep and the Big Wide World

Other Interesting Places to Start:

Visit the Resources page to view a guide for educators

The Activities  page was created by a "preschool teacher who specializes in early childhood science."

Especially for Preschoolers

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Free Civics Lesson Plans & Games (especially for middle schoolers)

iCivics was created to help middle school students understand civics better. For this video game generation, the site offersfree interactive games on many civics topics. For the teacher, there are plenty of free civics lesson plans available. 

 

 

Visit iCivics to find the free lesson plans and games for learning civics

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Thank you, Michelle, for sharing this with us! 

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Free Spelling Curriculum for Elementary Grades

A homeschooling mom created her own spelling program for her elementary homeschool students after she couldn't find a program that taught spelling in the way she preferred.  The curriculum is called Spell by Color.

This is, from what I've read, is a good alternative to the popular (my favorite) All About Spelling.  If you don't have the extra pocket change to buy a spelling curriculum, take a look at this free spelling program especially designed for homeschooling students (the author also mentions the curriculum works well with homeschool co-ops and schools).  You won't receive workbooks or magnet tiles like you will with All About Spelling, but you'll also not have to pay any money out except for printer ink.

Especially for Elementary Grades

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