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Conference Give-Away!
By Kendra | June 18, 2008
Hey girls (and guys. Are there guys who read Preschoolers and Peace? I mean, beside my husband and sons?)-
How would you like to win free entrance to Heart of the Matter Online’s upcoming conference? In their quest to bring you the absolute best home school resource online, they have listened to your requests and are providing you with a fun-filled online adventure! And you can attend in your pj’s if you like…
From July 30th through August 3rd, they will be hosting Heart of the Matter Online’s first annual Virtual Homeschool Conference. Attendees will enjoy motivational speakers, video tutorials, free products, question and answer sessions, and a vendor hall – all ONLINE! Just log on and listen live during that time or log in at your convenience and download the audios. If you’re like me, the opportunity to download workshops and listen to them when I can is a huge perk.
The conference will be less like a “seminar” and more like a bunch of close friends in a chat room. Just wait till you see what some of your favorite home school personalities have done to educate and entertain you! At the end you can even join in to chat with them and ask questions if you like. Hey look! Linda Hobar, author of The Mystery of History is one of the speakers! Did I tell you I get to hang out with her all weekend at the Valley Home Educators Conference? If there were a Mystery of History fan club, I would undoubtedly be the self-proclaimed president. But I digress.
To ensure your spot in the conference room and to take advantage of the early bird special, simply visit the Heart of the Matter Online Conference site and click the “pay now” button. $19.95 includes a fabulous $30 package from Currclick: curriculum in a click! Currlick (formerly HomeschoolEstore) is the largest one-stop shop for electronic lapbooks, affordable curriculum, and homeschooling resourceS (that’s what they tell me, anyway ;D).
You can attend this amazing event for FREE, because I have 5 tickets to give away! Your ticket includes the $30 package from Currclick, too. Anybody want to win? Leave a comment telling us what your favorite homeschooling resource is, and you’ll be entered to win one of five tickets to Heart of the Matter’s Online Conference! Contest ends Monday, June 23rd at midnight.
Topics: Contests, Resources | 56 Comments »
June 18th, 2008 at 2:13 am
I’m not good at picking favourites ~ I don’t even use many resources, but I like the ones I like for different reasons. I’m going to say Donna Young’s website because I love paper and forms and files and her worksheets and forms have been so helpful as I try to get our homeschool more organized.
Now I’m off to read more about this conference. I’ll be 36 weeks with #6 then, and putting my feet up and attending seminars by great speakers (I love Mystery of History, too) in the comfort of my own home sounds great!
June 18th, 2008 at 3:18 am
This sounds fun! My favorite homeschooling resource is Five in a Row!
Thanks for the contest-
Heather
June 18th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons
June 18th, 2008 at 4:03 am
Favorite homeschool resource….let’s see…I love catalogs! They’re free, have lots of great ideas, can be taken anywhere and then tossed when I’ve gone through them.
Also, you can’t beat veteran homeschoolers as the greatest resource. Whether you’re reading their blogs or chatting with them in person, nothing is better than talking to someone who’s done it.
June 18th, 2008 at 5:10 am
I’d love to win! I am just beginning homeschooling – my oldest is 5 and we started a little last year. So far my best resource has been those veteran homeschooling moms who have been through it already. They offer solid, experienced advice!
June 18th, 2008 at 6:08 am
My favorite homeschooling resource is the WTM forum. I can ask whatever questions about homeschooling and the people are so helpful over there!
June 18th, 2008 at 7:04 am
What an awesome giveaway!
Favorite resource???
Pathway Readers. Love them. Children love them.
June 18th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Hmm… lots of favorites, but I think one of mine would have to be the wooden letter pieces from Handwriting Without Tears. My older two both loved them when they were tiny and my preschooler is loving them now (and the older ones still sneak in and use them with us sometimes, too!).
June 18th, 2008 at 7:56 am
My fave is Math-U-See. Because I need math I can see and play with. And I am loving the Singapore word problem books.
(Can you believe I didn’t say Evan-Moor?)
June 18th, 2008 at 8:22 am
My favorite resource is the internet. Is that too broad? But seriously, I love the fact that we live in the day and age that I can find a video showing real Eskimos build a real igloo just because my six year old asked me, “How do you build an igloo, Mommy?”
June 18th, 2008 at 8:31 am
Phonics Pathways has made it super-easy to teach my kids to read! They love Dewey the bookworm.
June 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I have enjoyed Heart of Dakota’s cirricula. The kids love story books and Susan Hunt’s Bible ABC’s. They’ve (the 3 yr. old and 2 yr. old) memorized through letter N! We are just beginning our homeschool journey.
June 18th, 2008 at 9:29 am
[...] can also enter a draw over at Preschoolers and Peace and Kendra doesn’t make you work so hard for your entry. But she also only gives you one [...]
June 18th, 2008 at 9:30 am
I should have said Preschoolers and Peace is my favourite resource. I had four kids 6 and under when I found your website, and it was such a help in getting started homeschooling.
Does that increase my chances any??
June 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Great giveaway!
My favorite resource…hmmm…Ann Voskamp’s blog. I get so much inspiration and encouragement from her when it comes to homeschooling. She always has amazing links too. Plus, we really enjoy her geography curriculum.
June 18th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Right now my favorite homeschooling resource is my Home Ec books from Pearables. They are so fun!
June 18th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Hi – I really like the books from Heart of Dakota publishers. They are great for keeping us in line and on track for doing school. They help me to know what needs to be done and when. I also like them for how they use the Bible and its verses in what we learn.
June 18th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Oh, for sure it is my friend Terri, the veteran Homeschool Momma. Her Homeschool has produced one college grad, one in Vet school, one just graduated HS and one HS Junior. She is my #1 resource!
June 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I have too many things I like to list them all, but the new-to-us-this-year spelling method, Sequential Spelling, is one of my favorites!
June 18th, 2008 at 11:17 am
I would have to say Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. Once we have the reading down, the world just opens up to the littles. Thank you for your excellent site!
June 18th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Hi! I’m a reader, but I’ve never commented… I guess now is the time : ) I’d love to hear anything that Ms. Hobar has to say! What a great idea this online conference is.
Favorite Resource? That is a tough one since the homeschool world is so full of them!!! I think I might say the Voice of the Martyrs Kids of Courage magazine. It comes out quarterly (FREE) and highlights one country per issue. It is a good introduction to what children face in other places around the world… and that is where we found our favorite snack… Dabo Kolo (from Ethiopia). I guess you couldn’t build a georgraphy curriculum around it, but it is a fun “unit” whenever it comes in the mail.
June 18th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
wow! this would be great! We are a new homeschooling family, our daughter is 3 and her sibling is due in September!
So far our favorite resource is water. We put it in the water table and we can do read aloud for an hour! We put it in the sink and she happily does dishes with us while we work on memorization. We sprinkle it on her flowers and they grow!
Really, does it get much better?
June 18th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Fun! My oldest is three, so we’ve only done a year of preschool so far, but I bought the 3 & 4-year-old’s preschool package from My Father’s World and have loved it.
Thanks for the great giveaway, Kendra!
June 18th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Hello!
Two of my favorite resources:
Amazon and SL Curriculum forums
Preschoolers and Peace is also one of the greatest resources. My oldest turns five in July and the baby is seven months old. I feel confident that I can homeschool my children at this stage because I’ve read of other Moms who have done so successfully. The tips and trials of other Moms reminds me that this hard road of parenting and educating is a worthwhile road. Thank you for this opportunity.
Ajoy : )
June 18th, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Oops, I forgot two small details in my post – I have a 3 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. (in addition to my 4.5 yo son and 7 month old son)
June 18th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Our library is my favorite homeschooling resource. Oh to have an unlimited supply of money to spend at the bookstore and shelves to put it all on………in the face of reality, the library gives us endless possibilities of who, what, where, when and how to explore!
June 18th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Since we are brand new to homeschooling, this website is by far my most valuable resource right now. My favorite resource…the Bible!
June 18th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
My fav resource are the Sonlight forums : )
June 18th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
We’re just diving into homeschooling as we have an almost 4 y.o. and almost 2 y.o. so I’d have to say the internet (including your site) and the library are tied for our biggest resource.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Well, there are so many good things it is hard to choose a favorite resource! My most recent discovery is the My Father’s World curriculum and I’m really having fun looking at their website and information. It is a combination of classical, Charlotte Mason, and unit study methods of homeschooling.
I’m also really interested in Mystery of History and would love to be able to hear the author speak! I’m not sure my children are quite old enough to use it yet, but from what I’ve seen (quick glimpses at the local homeschool convention) it looks really good.
June 18th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
One of the best days of each summer is when our Sonlight box arrives. Everytime I’ve tried something else, I’ve regretted it!
June 18th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
My favorite resource has to be Rainbow Resource! LOVE their catalogs…I sit and read it like a book… seriously! What a great give-away!
June 18th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Oh, there are so many WONDERFUL resources out there for homeschooling. I guess I will go with the book that sort of helped me solidify my commitment to homeschooling back when my oldest was a preschooler – it is a great general resource that I pull out every summer as I prepare for the new year – Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson (or, as my friends and I call it, the purple book).
June 19th, 2008 at 1:26 am
It just so happens that CurrClick IS my favorite homeschool resource. I’m just getting started in this whole homeschooling thing, but I love their variety!
June 19th, 2008 at 3:42 am
I would have to say my favorite resource is My Father’s World. We just finished second grade with my seven year old and yet my 5 year old and 3 year old have gotten so much out of it as they have listened to so much and done so many fun experiments for science. My five year old even answers grammer questions before said student:( I wanted to plan all myself and hubby told me to get a curriculum. I was a bit sadded at first, but in obedience began to look. When MFW was recommended I knew it would help me organize and the planning was done so I could teach the older people while dealing with my 1 year old “Danger Kitty”. We have used it for first and second grade and can’t wait to start the third grade year learning Geography, Habitats and about many missionaries all over the world.
I also really like Alphaphonics for learning to read as it is so easy to implement and doesn’t have cards and paper and games. One book is all I need!
June 19th, 2008 at 5:42 am
I love My Father’s World, we are having a blast with the Charlotte Mason style of educating. Do your lessons in the morning and enjoy the afternoon to explore outside or whatever else we want to do. This would be such a fun thing to win!
Angela
June 19th, 2008 at 6:26 am
Hmmm, I have to narrow it down to one favorite resource? I’d have to give it a tie – Five in a Row and Homeschool Share. Ok and maybe all the wonderful homeschooling momma’s blogs out there.
Great give-away! I’d love to win!!
June 19th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I’d have to say the internet. That’s where I find so many ideas and portals of encouragement such as Preschoolers and Peace *Ü*!
Thanks, Kendra!
Beth in NC
June 19th, 2008 at 8:10 am
My favorite curriculum is Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World CD’s read by Jim Weiss. I keep all four volumes in the car and whenever we go out, we listen to it. Both kids and adults are getting a fine world history lesson. My oldest often asks to listen to it.
June 19th, 2008 at 8:31 am
I absolutely LOVE http://www.worksheetworks.com/ ! I make up our spelling practice sheets on here every single week. I also made up a sheet to practice our address, home phone, cell numbers for our first grader and second graders.
There is a plethera of other things on here for older students…math, science, history, geography. I LOVE IT!
AND It is FREE!!!
http://mom2threeadoptedsibs.blogspot.com/
June 19th, 2008 at 9:45 am
I love MOH, but also LOVE Handwriting Without Tears. I attended one of their workshops and have been sold ever sense!
June 19th, 2008 at 11:43 am
My favorite homeschooling resource is http://www.paperbackswap.com! If you are able to be patient to wait for the books you want, you can get awesome titles for just the cost of media mail shipping! It doesn’t get much better than that!
June 19th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I must say, my favorite Homeschool resource is:
“Educating the Wholehearted Child” by Clay and Sally Clarkson.
I’ve gone back to this book over and over throughout the years. It’s a gem. Also, other homeschooling Moms and Families. Sometimes, just hanging out with others (and seeing that they are crazy too!) is so uplifting and edifying. Not to sound too corny or cliche’ (did I spell that properly?!), but the Sweet Lord and His Word are truly my favorites! My precious hubby is a good one too; he’s always good for a little light hearted and much needed comedy which~ is necessary in any Homeschool!
Happy Day,
Shannon
June 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
P.S. Thank you to Traci!!
I just bookmarkd that fabulous worksheets site you posted!
Okay, now Traci is one of my favorite resources!! LOL
June 19th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Any book by Karen Andreola and Before Five in a Row.
June 19th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
My favorite homeschool resource is the blogs I have found online! Please enter me in the drawing!
Thanks!
June 19th, 2008 at 6:25 pm
My favorite resource is definitely the internet and all of the great free resources that it offers: online homeschool mags, curriculum forums, amazon, oh and the ability to put books on hold at my library – and pick them up without having to search all of the shelves of all of my county’s libraries!
June 20th, 2008 at 7:21 am
My favorite homeschool & resource is the IEW yahoo group! It has been such a blessing!!!
June 20th, 2008 at 7:22 am
I have lots of favorites! But the homeschool resource that I really love is Teaching the Trivium by the Bluedorns.
Thank you!
June 20th, 2008 at 7:28 am
There are so many great resources out there, it is so hard to pick!
I love My Father’s World for my little ones and Teaching Textbooks is my absolute favorite for math for my older ones!
As for resources, I really like A Well Trained Mind, I try to reread it every year.
Blessings~
Toni
June 20th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Simply Charlotte Mason and Ambleside Online
June 20th, 2008 at 3:01 pm
My very favorite resource so far has been starfall.com. My son loved it and he learned to read in no time at all! My daughter is going to start this fall. A well Trained Mind is another favorite. And A CHarlotte Mason COmpanion. Hmm…I could be here awhile:)
June 20th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
I am also just getting started in homeschooling and I use the internet for a lot of the things we have done so far. I was also a kindergarten teacher so I have a lot of resources from that adventure too. I used Barbara Curtis’ books, Mommy Teach Me and Mommy Teach Me to Read when my oldest started really being interested in reading-her books are great. Thanks for a chance to win.
Alicia B in MO
June 21st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
My favorite resources are My Father’s World and the Sonlight catalog (for the book lists). I also get a lot of inspiration from the moms in my homeschool groups – they are such a blessing and an encouragement. I also appreciate this website- it’s been a goldmine for ideas and also books to read to help with raising my 7 little ones (ages 10-6 months). Hmmm…. I’d better stop before my list gets too much longer.
June 21st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
My favorite resource for choosing curriculum has been easyclassical.com.
My favorite for memorization is Seeds Family Worship, http://www.seedsmusic.com. The songs are great and I am learning verses as well as my kids.
And of course, Preschoolers and Peace has been a huge blessing for me.
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:49 pm
My favorite homeschooling resource is our local homeschool store. I feel so blessed to have a local store where I can go and look in person at almost any curriculum/homeschool product out there. I love having that option because sometimes just having the chance to sit and look through something is so much more helpful than only being able to view a couple sample pages or having to wait for a conference.