I've strapped on my party hat and have a bag of confetti at my side.
Today marks the one-year anniversary of my little space on the web.
This past year of traveling my homeschooling journey with you has brought me immeasurable joy. I've "met" so many amazing moms, shared stories of successes and struggles, and have seen God use my passion for writing and love of homeschooling to create a community of ministry.
I am humbled that you have chosen to join me every-now-and-again, and hope you continue to meet me here for another great year of homeschooling!
And now onto the party...
I've gathered a whole gift bag full of party prizes for one lucky reader of The Unlikely Homeschool. I'd love for you to win all 10 of these wonderful resources.
Art Class, Vol. 1
The first of a nine volume video series, Art Class Vol. 1 is a four-lesson art class designed to teach the basics of line drawing. Each engaging lesson taught by master artist, Pat Knepley, introduces the correct art tools, terminology, and skills necessary to create simple still-life sketches. For more info, be sure to read my complete review.
Kid Coder: Window Programming
4th through 8th grade students learn the basics of writing graphical windows programming in this first semester course of the Kid Coder series. The curriculum includes a student book as well as an instructional DVD.
God Said So
God Said So, a devotional eBook designed to teach 31 basic Bible truths that every child should know, is a wonderful resource for Christian parents who desire to give their children a foundation in the Word of God.
6 Classical Copywork Packs
Based on the educational principles of Charlotte Mason, Classical Copywork packs are themed printable pages aimed to subtly teach reading, penmanship, grammar, and spelling by providing selections from Scripture and other classic works for copying.
$10 Starbucks eGift Card from Upside Down Homeschooling
As the primary bread winner and wife to an unbelieving husband, Heather Bowen of Upside Down Homeschooling shares her heart for unconventional homeschooling.
Simple Homeschool eBook
Based on Matthew 6:33, Simple Homeschool is filled with wonderful organizational tips to free your home and homeschool of clutter and encourages the homeschool mom to keep the focus on God...letting Him determine and direct the homeschooling path.
Called Home eBook
Through her personal story, Karen DeBeus shares how you can find freedom and joy in your homeschooling by letting God have control of your days. Called Home: Finding Joy in Letting God Lead Your Homeschool will help you as you develop or redirect your focus on a God-centered homeschool.
Designing Your Language Arts Curriculum eBook
Designing Your Language Arts Curriculum is a packed resource aimed to guide you through teaching language arts. All ten chapters will provide encouragement, valuable tips, and links to helpful printables to get you started.
Notebooking Success eBook
Designed as a Notebooking 101 resource, Notebooking Success and its numerous bonus materials will give you the tools necessary to introduce Charlotte Mason-esque notebooking techniques in your homeschool.
Essay Tune-up eBook
Prewriting, introduction and conclusion paragraphs, sentence variety, and generating details are just a few of the topics covered in the Essay Tune-Up. In addition to outlining the seven basic writing principles, Jimmie Lanley has provided 13 reproducible graphic organizers to aid any young writer in creative composition.
No purchase necessary to win. Must be 18 years old or older and have a US or military address to enter. A winner will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter and will be announced sometime after Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The winner will be notified via email and will have 72 hours to respond. If an email address is not provided or the winner does not respond, the prize will be forfeited and a new winner will be randomly selected. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook.
***Mandatory Entry: To enter, be sure to leave a comment in the "comments" section of this post answering the following question: What is your favorite part about homeschooling? (Remember, simply leaving a comment does not ensure entry. You also have to click the +5 after you have LEFT a comment.)
Good luck and thanks for following The Unlikely Homeschool!
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Congrats on one official year!!! The thing I like best about homeschooling is the FREEDOM it allows.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about homeschooling is being there for each family members successes and failures. Then we can celebrate or support one another as a family.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is seeing my kids get excited about learning.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing is the more relaxed atmosphere in our home.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is the relationships it builds.
ReplyDeleteI love that I can spend a majority of my time investing in my children well past the age of 5. I love spending time with them and watching them grow.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is watching my children grow in wisdom and stature and favor with God and man.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is spending all this time with my children! I've had the pleasure of watching my oldest daughter 'get it' as we study His word, and she is blooming into a beautiful young woman! ...and curriculum, I do love curriculum! ; )
ReplyDeleteMy favorite things about homeschooling is the freedom to choose our curriculum, spend time memorizing Scripture, finishing early for the day, and no homework (says my daughter!). Spending time together!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about homeschooling is that it is a family uniting lifestyle! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is watching the joy on my daughter's face when she learns something new!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about homeschooling is my kids- wouldn't be the same without 'em! Lol!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing is spending the quality time teaching my child and being able to decide what they learn
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing about homeschooling is KNOWING exactly what my kids are learning.
ReplyDeleteI love it when my child learns something new.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is seeing my kids love and encourage one another.
ReplyDeleteLaughing and learning together. I love to see the excitement on their faces when they get something they had trouble grasping. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I can't believe you have such an amazing site and have only been doing it for a year! Congratulations!!!
ReplyDeleteWe are not yet homeschooling but plan to start this Fall. I am looking forward to having the freedom of spending time with my children while teaching them what's important to us, in a way that works for all of us.
My favorite part of homeschooling is the close relationships I have with my kids!
ReplyDeleteThe freedom of being about to change stuff when need too.
ReplyDeleteI love being with my babies all day.
ReplyDeleteThe gift of time to shepherd their hearts and intentionally help form a biblical worldview.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! I love the freedom homeschooling allows and the opportunity to watch my children grow in every way!
ReplyDeleteJust 1 reason? I love to teach my children to learn to read and to focus their hearts on God and His Word!
ReplyDeleteSounds great! I'd love to win!!
ReplyDeleteSpending the day with my own children instead of a classroom full of other people's kids!
ReplyDeleteWatching my children devour books. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat group of classroom stuff. Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!!! I love the time I get to spend with my children so I can wathc them grow, learn and discover the world.
ReplyDeleteThe time I have with my son is the my favorite part of homeschooling. This is our first year and I'm LOVING it! Happy Anniversary!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is knowing that I am giving my child a Godly education.
ReplyDeleteI love the flexibility of homeschooling, and the time I get to spend with my kids!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I really enjoy reading your blog! I love how much time we have together as a family!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is seeing something click that has been a struggle. When I get to see that light bulb come on and the joy in my children's face when that happens, my heart stops and I feel such joy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is getting to learn along side my children! It is {nearly} always an adventure!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is the flexibility to work on anything we want any time we want. We can work our schedule around anything!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is spending time with my kids!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is spending time with my children and getting to be there as they grow and learn.
ReplyDeleteSpending time with my kids getting to know them and the little personalities God created in them.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is fostering a love of learning in my children!
ReplyDeleteI am not currently homeschooling but will start in the Fall. I've enjoyed your blog and am very encouraged as I embark on this journey. My favorite part so far is the fact that I will be spending more quality time with my girls while teaching and watching them grow both spiritually and intellectually. Thank you for sharing your life with us. (I don't have a blog or anything so I couldn't list it on my comment, hence the anonymous. Misty.milton@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI love that I get to choose what and how my kids are learning.
ReplyDeleteAll of the quality time we get to spend together as a family!
ReplyDeleteI love the liberty to teach my children the fundamental truths of God, and leave the applications up to them. I think the most important gift I can give my children through home education is the love of learning and the desire to keep learning throughout their lives!
ReplyDeleteI love that each of my children have the opportunity to grow and flourish independently, rather than being stuck in a box and forced to learn what and how someone who doesn't even know them wants to teach.
ReplyDeletethe ability to teach Truth from a Godly perspective and have the freedom to spend extra time with each child in the way that is personal.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite part about homeschooling is the relationship I am building with my son. I have a terrible relationship with my parents. I want him to know how much I love him and how awesome I think he is. I want him to never doubt that I am there for him. I feel like homeschooling is just a part of that.
ReplyDeleteI love being able to have the freedom to spend qaulity time with each child.
ReplyDeleteI love getting to know my children better
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part about homeschooling is learning WITH my kids, not just hearing about what they learned at school. I love being there as they learn and grow!
ReplyDeleteI am starting this fall and cannot wait!
ReplyDeleteSusan Lanthrip
Susanlanthrip@knology.net
Congrats on one year! I love watching my son grow into a Godly man. Front row seat!
ReplyDeleteI love watching my son re-enact or teach someone else something he learned. I also enjoy re-learning things I don't remember learning myself :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is the joy on the kidlets' faces when we start a new read aloud.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is being the one to watch my kids learn new things.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is the change it has made in my children. They are happy, loving Jesus, and looking forward to their futures. In public school they were miserable, worried more about that their "friends" thought than anything else, and my son was suicidal.
ReplyDeleteknowing that quality oozes from the experience and enjoyment from many facets. It's not always easy but it's definitely worth it.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love being able to craft lessons based on what my daughter needs rather than what the district says I should teach that day.
ReplyDeleteThat I get to invest. Time in them
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part would be reading with my children we could spend hours just sitting and reading.
ReplyDeleteFlexibility with everything, daily schedule, yearly schedules, and choosing curriculum too fit the Childs needs.
ReplyDeleteCathy Letcher
letcherhousehold@gmail.com
My favorite part of homeschooling used to be the reading and playing and spending time with my kids. Watching them learn new things and get excited over bugs in the back yard is an awesome feeling. Now that they are all in high school my favorite part is a little different. I still love the time I get to spend with them and watching their joy in accomplishing something new, but now the best part is the confirmation I get that I did the right thing for my kids by keeping them home. When my daughter talks to me about a troubled child she knows and thanks me for loving her enough to protect and even discipline her. When grandparents tell me I have wonderful, smart, caring kids that they are proud to call their grandchildren. That is THE BEST!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is seeing my kids interacting with each other and joyfully discovering new things together!
ReplyDeleteColleen P
The flexibility and the fact that I get to spend more time with my son.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of homeschooling is the freedom for my family to explore their interests.
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