NutBugs » Book/E-Book http://nutbugs.com A Journey Through Homeschooling Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:57:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Homeschooling Library http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-library/ http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-library/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:10:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=34 BOOKS ARE EXPENSIVE! I'd love to add a ton of educational literature to my homeschool library, but purchasing them can be extremely expensive. Well I found a place to go to build my library without spending hundreds of dollars. Homeschool Library. Two Moms got together and decided to provide homeschoolers and non homeschoolers alike with

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-library/feed/ 0 Knights of the Angel Realm http://nutbugs.com/knights-of-the-angel-realm/ http://nutbugs.com/knights-of-the-angel-realm/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:34:25 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1722 I just finished reading a good easy read and a very expressive book titled, “Knights of the Angel Realm”. This is a book written by an up and coming writer named Gretchen Rhue.

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Did you know?

Since 1980, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for children ages 2 – 5 and more than tripled for children ages 6 – 11. Between 1981 and 1997, free playtime among 6 to 8 year olds dropped 25% and homework more than doubled. Since

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/project-play-2/feed/ 0 Free Online Class http://nutbugs.com/free-online-class/ http://nutbugs.com/free-online-class/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:05:19 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1629 You all know CurrClick is one of my favorite e-book/e-curriculum sites I go to. They are always giving something away for free and they have a wonderful selection of Free Online Class

]]> http://nutbugs.com/free-online-class/feed/ 0 Dreams and Designs—Homemade Supplies to Complement Your Homeschool E-Book Review http://nutbugs.com/big-dreams-creative-designs-e-book-review/ http://nutbugs.com/big-dreams-creative-designs-e-book-review/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:44:27 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=244 I review many, many e-books. I purchase handfuls and several I receive for free from different giveaways. There is always 1 or 2 things I take away from these books and can incorporate into my homeschool to make it better and more fun for my children. But then there is a gem that comes along

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/big-dreams-creative-designs-e-book-review/feed/ 0 George Washington Unit Study with Lapbook http://nutbugs.com/george-washington-unit-study-with-lapbook/ http://nutbugs.com/george-washington-unit-study-with-lapbook/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:26:06 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=791 Children can learn so much from people in history, and George Washington is one of the best examples. George Washington is a great American soldier and President that your children will want to dive

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/george-washington-unit-study-with-lapbook/feed/ 0 February 2010 Molly’s Money-Saving Digest http://nutbugs.com/february-2010-molly%e2%80%99s-money-saving-digest/ http://nutbugs.com/february-2010-molly%e2%80%99s-money-saving-digest/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:26:23 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=789 Did you know that over 1 million acres of potatoes are planted every year in the United States, for a yield of over 41 billion pounds? Yea, I never knew that either. I did know that potatoes are versatile veggies, but coming up with new inventive recipes are always helpful.

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 We are in an age of everything we touch is disposable. Think

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/molly%e2%80%99s-monthly-money-saving-digests/feed/ 0 Pockets Full of Time: Have You Seen My Cat http://nutbugs.com/pockets-full-of-time-have-you-seen-my-cat/ http://nutbugs.com/pockets-full-of-time-have-you-seen-my-cat/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:24:35 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=686 Little Pockets of Time, “Have You Seen My Cat?” by Fortunately for You is a great way for children to remember what they have read! I think this would be great with the lower

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/pockets-full-of-time-have-you-seen-my-cat/feed/ 0 An Autumn Nature Study and More by: Katie’s Homschool Cottage http://nutbugs.com/an-autumn-nature-study-and-more-by-katie%e2%80%99s-homschool-cottage/ http://nutbugs.com/an-autumn-nature-study-and-more-by-katie%e2%80%99s-homschool-cottage/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:24:19 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=684  I am not much into unit studies myself unless they are all completely drawn out for me. But, I have to admit this unit study of An Autumn Nature Study and More by: Katie’s Homschool Cottage is very easy to use.

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/an-autumn-nature-study-and-more-by-katie%e2%80%99s-homschool-cottage/feed/ 0 Copywork E-Book http://nutbugs.com/copywork-e-book/ http://nutbugs.com/copywork-e-book/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:39:53 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=635 House Upon a Rock is a copywork book for Mathew 7:24-29. I feel it is made more for upper elementary grades, 4-6, due to the lining on the pages and length of the copywork. It is only 8 pages that are beautifully illustrated in back and white. It contains 3 pages of copywork plus

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/copywork-e-book/feed/ 0 The Little Red Hen Primer Reader http://nutbugs.com/637/ http://nutbugs.com/637/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:41:21 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=637 The Little Red Hen Primer Reader is a story I has read with many different animals character in its place, but the underlining lesson is the fact that if you do not work you do not

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/637/feed/ 0 Molly’s monthly Money-Saving Digests http://nutbugs.com/615/ http://nutbugs.com/615/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:17:33 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/615/ Molly’s monthly Money-Saving Digests have so far been really great but this months, October 2009, What Can We Learn From the Great Depression? Was the best so far for me. Let me give an example of what really hit home for me.

 We are in an age of everything we touch is disposable. Think back

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/615/feed/ 3 Free Ebook: Planning Your Course and Letting the Lord Determine Your Steps http://nutbugs.com/free-ebook-planning-your-course-and-letting-the-lord-determine-your-steps/ http://nutbugs.com/free-ebook-planning-your-course-and-letting-the-lord-determine-your-steps/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:40:27 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=610 The New School Year    Has the new school year started with gusto at your house? Or guesses?

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/colonel-david-crockett-free-e-book/feed/ 0 Fiesta of Freebies 2 E-Book, A Compilation of Homeschool Freebies http://nutbugs.com/fiesta-of-freebies-2-e-book-a-compilation-of-homeschool-freebies/ http://nutbugs.com/fiesta-of-freebies-2-e-book-a-compilation-of-homeschool-freebies/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:04:36 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=319

Ok, if you all are looking for a good source for online information I have found it for you. Fiesta of Freebies 2 E-Book, A Compilation of Homeschool Freebies. This e-book has internet sitesto compliment or even help you to develop a course of study for

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/fiesta-of-freebies-2-e-book-a-compilation-of-homeschool-freebies/feed/ 0 Amazing Math Free Ebook http://nutbugs.com/amazing-math-free-ebook/ http://nutbugs.com/amazing-math-free-ebook/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:10:16 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=308  August is here and it’s time to gear up for “Back-to-Homeschool.” Looking for some fun hands-on activities to get your year started right? The Old Schoolhouse® wants to help by offering our Teacher’s Toolbox readers one of our most popular modules, Amazing Mathematics, absolutely free! 

 How much fun can you have with math? Amusing Mathematics will help you see that math isn’t boring

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Would you like to better understand the E-Book Revolution? I found an  incredible FREE resource to help you do just that! “E-Homeschooling: Embracing the E-Book Revolution” is an E-Book filled with information about the tremendous value in E-Books.

They explain how to store them, organize them, and enjoy them—from Free E-Book

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/e-homeschooling-embracing-the-e-book-revolution/feed/ 0 The Old Schoolhouse 19 Gift Promotion http://nutbugs.com/193/ http://nutbugs.com/193/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:49:45 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=193 The Old Schoolhouse is giving away 19 pretty cool gifts for those who would like to either start a new subscription or re-new an old one. Some are on line gifts other are actual gifts that will be sent to you as well as coupons for $$ off of products purchased at certain websites. Now

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/193/feed/ 8 Teaching Our Children to Be Homemakers http://nutbugs.com/teaching-our-children-to-be-homemakers/ http://nutbugs.com/teaching-our-children-to-be-homemakers/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:25:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=129 You know as I grew up I was taught some of the basic things to do to be a homemaker. However, looking back today I really wished my mom would have taught me a bit more. Like how to bake bread. How to make a menu for a week etc. Who knows maybe she taught

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/teaching-our-children-to-be-homemakers/feed/ 3 I Wanna Be A Chef Unit Study http://nutbugs.com/i-wanna-be-a-chef-unit-study/ http://nutbugs.com/i-wanna-be-a-chef-unit-study/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:51:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=125 I found out one of my friends older kids who happens to be in public school was going to have a career day. So, I was thinking to myself…as a Homeschooler, how do I go about having a so called

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/menu-planning-e-book/feed/ 0 Molly’s Money-Saving Digest for May 2009 http://nutbugs.com/mollys-money-saving-digest-for-may-2009/ http://nutbugs.com/mollys-money-saving-digest-for-may-2009/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:01:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=115 TOS will be releasing a new E-book called “Molly’s Money-Saving Digest for May 2009. I have this wonderful opportunity to review this book before it comes out to you. This is such an impressive little book. It is an easy Molly’s Money-Saving Digest for May 2009

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/math-mammoth/feed/ 1 Lets Make A Web Page eBook http://nutbugs.com/lets-make-a-web-page-ebook/ http://nutbugs.com/lets-make-a-web-page-ebook/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:36:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=67 Phyllis Wheeler is the author of Let’s Make a Web Page! eBook which she wrote to help 8-12 year old children learn to create a web page of their own. Phyllis really knows how to portray the building of a web page in a very easy plan to follow. Younger children will need a

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/lets-make-a-web-page-ebook/feed/ 0 The Gift by: Jill Cooper http://nutbugs.com/the-gift-by-jill-cooper/ http://nutbugs.com/the-gift-by-jill-cooper/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:18:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=65 I just had to post this. I get an e-news from Living on a dime and this was in one of her lastest emails…..

She stood at the window watching the snow falling gently to the ground. Thanksgiving was over and soon it would be Christmas, her favorite time of the year. But her heart was

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My son loves science and I need all the help I can get to come up with fun things to do. This semester we are working on the human body and

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/old-schoolhouse-december-module/feed/ 0 Salem Ridge Books http://nutbugs.com/salem-ridge-books/ http://nutbugs.com/salem-ridge-books/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:29:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=58 I was sent three books, The American Twins of the Revolution, Glaucia the Greek Slave and Mary Jane all by Salem Ridge Press. Believe it or not a homeschool teenager who wanted to bring some of that old wonderful literature from the days gone by started this company. This is one company that

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/salem-ridge-books/feed/ 0 Little Man in the Map by Schoolside Press http://nutbugs.com/little-man-in-the-map-by-schoolside-press/ http://nutbugs.com/little-man-in-the-map-by-schoolside-press/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:20:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=56 I absolutely hated geography in school. I never memorized the U.S.A. states and where they were, but then I was given this cute book called The Little Man in the Map, by E. Andrew Martonyi, illustrated by Ed Olson, Continue reading Little Man in the Map by Schoolside Press

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/splish-book-from-tos/feed/ 0 November: Amusing Math Module http://nutbugs.com/november-amusing-math-module/ http://nutbugs.com/november-amusing-math-module/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:38:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=45 I just got my hands on the November Module of The Old School House Planner. I have all their modules so far and have used much of each one of them. This one I am not as satisfied with as

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/november-amusing-math-module/feed/ 0 The Missing Link http://nutbugs.com/the-missing-link/ http://nutbugs.com/the-missing-link/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:16:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=38 I just finished reading a great easy read extremely descriptive book titled, “The Missing Link: Found”. This

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/the-missing-link/feed/ 0 Homeschooling A B C’s by Knowledge Quest http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-a-b-c%e2%80%99s-by-knowledge-quest/ http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-a-b-c%e2%80%99s-by-knowledge-quest/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:37:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=35 Now first let me say that I am not a reader. When I first set out to homeschool I got book upon book upon book on how to homeschool, different curriculum’s to choose from and general education books. Did I

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-a-b-c%e2%80%99s-by-knowledge-quest/feed/ 0 Books, Digital or not Digital http://nutbugs.com/books-digital-or-not-digital/ http://nutbugs.com/books-digital-or-not-digital/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:14:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=17 This new day and age we are all so darn busy with our lives, we don’t even have time to sit down to a magazine and read it cover to cover. We have gone digital. Even

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/books-digital-or-not-digital/feed/ 0 The Master Plan http://nutbugs.com/the-master-plan/ http://nutbugs.com/the-master-plan/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:20:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=5 Ok, You have got to check this out! This is a planner you can either print out and put in a 3 ring binder or keep on your computer. It is a PDF file and it is interactive. I

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