“We”are a homeschooling family with four children, ages 8, 11, 14 and 16 (girl, boy, girl, boy). “I” am Lori Seaborg, a mother, wife, and the writer of this blog.
At FreelyEducate.com, I focus on high quality, 100% free educational finds. I post for the children: preschool, elementary, middle school, and high school. I also post for homeschoolers, teachers, students, and families who love to learn together.
My goal is to prove a high quality education can be free. I don’t have a problem with paying for education. I’m just trying to remove one obstacle - finances - from those who think they “can’t” give - or get - a good education. Even if you don’t have money, you can still have knowledge. Isn’t that a beautiful truth?
I post every day. Monday-Saturday I post a freebie for all or a giveaway for one (or multiple) winners. On Sundays, I occasionally post an article on learning. To make sure you don’t miss our newest posts, you can subscribe via RSS or email (see the box in the top right sidebar).
We don’t receive compensation for the daily posts; we just want you to know about them. We receive compensation for some sponsored giveaways and we place a couple of ads in the sidebar. When you purchase curriculum or books online, you help us by purchasing through our links here or at FrugallyEducate.com. I hope you don’t mind. Dance lessons are expensive, and we have a young ballerina. Or two.
MY TOP POSTS
If you are new to my site, you might want to start with my most popular posts.- Two Free Preschool-Kindergarten Curriculum Choices
- Five Sites Offering Free Full Curriculum for K-12
- Our Most Popular Finds for Elementary Grades
- Our Most Popular Finds for Middle Schoolers
- Our Most Popular Finds for High Schoolers
HOW FREELY EDUCATE CAME TO BE
In 2004, Hurricane Ivan directly hit our Gulf Coast area. Our family endured losses during that time, of a job, things, and ...peace. A few people helped with food (and the Tennessee power guys helped out with a bag of Snickers for the kids!), but the greatest help came in the area of education as somebody reached out two hands full of generosity.
As soon as we were back on our feet, as a "pay-it-forward" thing, I started a Yahoo! group called FreeHomeschool. There, people could post 100% free educational products they wanted to give away to anyone who may need just that thing. The only charge allowed was shipping.
FreeHomeschool grew in 2 years to over 3,000 members. Meanwhile, shipping costs rose, hurricane memories faded (Katrina was in 2005), and the freebies offered by members fell by such a large margin that for the most part, I was just posting free educational finds I'd seen around the Internet.
I thought it would be easier to archive and more pleasing on the eyes to move the group to a blog format. I also wanted to reach out to all educators including parents & teachers who aren't homeschoolers, so I named the blog, Freely Educate. In 2011, we added Frugally Educate to highlight “exclusive discounts and exceptional deals for families who love to learn together” (yep, that’s the tagline!).
Thank you for supporting Freely Educate by visiting, commenting, emailing me with finds, or purchasing your teaching materials through our links at FrugallyEducate.com. No matter what you do - even if you just come by and read - you're helping us get the word out that education can indeed be free. We're proving it.
MY CONTACT INFORMATION
Do you want to pay-it-forward, too? Email me with freebies you've found, for advertising, review & giveaway information, or just to send a little encouragement. I love hearing from you! Also, follow me on Twitter or on Facebook.
DISCLAIMER
The information I provide is on an as-is basis. Although all links are working and all downloads are safe at the time of posting, we cannot guarantee they are forevermore working or safe, so do be careful when digging through our archives. Here’s the legal version of that bit: I make no representations as to accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any information on this blog and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its use.
