Today is my birthday, so I thought I would give you one of my best freebie ideas.  I found this a few weeks ago and just love it.  The concept is that you register with this company for free and list any books that you want to give away.  You also list any books that you want.

They let you know by email if someone wants your book.  Then you ship the book to the person and get points for giving the book away.  When one of your wanted books becomes available the book is shipped to you free of charge as long as you have accumulated enough points.  So the only cost to you is the cost of shipping the books to people that want your books.

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Here’s an interesting site that shows you how they make Churros.  I had never heard of these before.  Now I know that they are a Spanish treat.  They seem like the American version of a funnel cake.  They are long and tube-like and can be filled with yummy filling too.  They are then rolled in a sugar/cinnamon mixture.

Watching this video might give you the incredible urge to have one of these, so I have included some sites that have recipes for Churros as well:))
http://online.recordnet.com/projects/churro/project.html

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I used to be a bank teller and love working with money.  This is a great site for teaching kids about banking and money http://www.kidsbank.com/

You can choose the java or non-java version when viewing this site.  Here’s a quote from the site: “We suggest you begin your journey with Penny, following through to Dollar Bill, then Interest Ray, Checks, and lastly Mr. EFT. Each chapter ends with an introduction to the next character, so you need not return home to access the next area of the story. Each chapter can also be read independently of the others, allowing you greater flexibility in accessing information about one particular topic.

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If you’re planning on doing a science fair project or just want to do a science project each week, then this is the site for you.

They have Science fair ideas, Science news, resources and teacher resources.  There is a step by step guide on how to do a Science fair project along with all the resources you might need to find and produce a Science fair project.

I know our homeschool group has a Science fair. Maybe yours does too.  No need to stress out over this.  Just go to http://www.sciencebuddies.org/ and follow along.

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You can check out Flash Card Math here and see all they have to offer.

You can print your own flashcards and worksheets.  This is the coolest math and free worksheet  site I have seen.  There are also interactive flash cards here too that your child can do with cute characters.

I just realized that I didn’t make a single post in August.  Between garden produce coming in and preparing for the new school year, I guess I ran out of time.   September will be better.  I have lots of good content to share with you, so hold on to your hats!