Rosetta Stone Contest

You could win Rosetta Stone Curriculum! Just post the paragraphs in between the asterisks (**) in your blog, then go to this page and leave a comment that you have done this making sure to leave your blog address. How easy is that? If you don't have a blog, there are other ways to win. Just read the last paragraph on this page to find out how!

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Rosetta Stone is the fastest way to learn a language and has been the #1 foreign language curriculum among homeschoolers for a while — and you can WIN the *all new* version 3 Rosetta Stone Homeschool LATIN program… FOR FREE! This is the first year you can get Latin in the brand new Version III update.

This is a $259 program (and believe me it’s worth every penny!) This is a computer based curriculum and Rosetta Stone will also include a headset with microphone, and a supplementary “Audio Companion” CD so you can practice lessons in the car, on the go, or where-ever! Students participate in life-like conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone incorporates listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing along with speaking and pronunciation lessons. For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program to allow parents to easily enroll up to ten students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, grade completed work (the program grades the work automatically as the students progress- I love that!), and you can view and print reports for transcripts. Homeschooling a lot of kids at your house? This program is designed to enroll and track up to ten students (five users on two computers) and will work for nearly all ages — from beginning readers up to college students.

To win this most excellent Latin program copy these paragraphs and post them in (or as) your next blog post, and/OR link to the contest from your facebook page and/OR email the information to your homeschool support group – Then go to the original page http://jeneralities.com/ and leave a comment saying that you’ve posted about, or have linked to, the contest. Please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post. And good luck!

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The Toymaker

One good thing about the Internet is the speed at which you can find fun activities for your kids (or yourself). Paper toys are one of my favorite thing. Once kids get tired of them or (the more likely scenario) they tear up, you can just throw them in the recycling bin (or garbage can if there is a lot of tape on them). One site I go to for paper toys is The Toymaker, which is the site of children's author Marilyn Scott Waters, and her May newsletter is up here. She also has free paper toys to print and make. We especially like the marble mice (they really roll, with the help of a marble) and the Brownie math toys. The penny butterflies are amazing as well.

Here is a video review of The Toymaker book of paper toy projects. Some of these projects, and more, are on The Toymaker web site.

Books by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Here is a really cute web site about books written by children's author Amy Krouse Rosenthal. There are some videos as well.

Check out the web site and take the quiz to find out if you are a "duck" person or a "rabbit" person! You can also sign up for the e-newsletter, download wallpapers, or send e-cards.





My kids thought the Duck! Rabbit! video was hilarious!