Don’t miss the FREE audio book and study guide near the end of this post! I am very interested in listening to one.

This weeks sponsor: Jim Hodges Audio Books Giveaway – Win 2 Cds of your choice

Jim Hodges Audio Books Makes History Come Alive with Henty books and more…..

When we first began listening to our new audio book, True to the Old Flag, we were captivated as we heard Mr. Hodges change his voice in so many ways. Whatever character he was reading about, he would become. Voice inflections, accents and all! We knew that we would NOT get bored! He has a way of making the story so interesting & the listener feels as if he or she is right there with the characters of the book. My son is always asking if we can listen to one more chapter, when it’s time for our listening session to end.

One of my hesitations to picking up a Henty book was because of the “old English”. Well, Jim Hodges Audio books has helped me out with that one, too! They have vocabulary guides to go with many of the Henty books that are available on their site. When we don’t know what a word means, we look it up in the vocab guide. Talk about a time saver! (Read more of this in depth review at Sidetracked Sarah)

What others are saying . . .

“What do you get when you cross a spellbinding story with an eloquent storyteller? You get Jim Hodges reading aloud a G. A. Henty book! We had to drive 6 hours this weekend and our family was enthralled! Mr. Hodges reads with a fluent style that charmed us all, from Drew (7 years) to Daddy (40 years).”
L. F. – Renton WA, TEACH Magazine

“A highly professional recording. Made history come alive for me and my sons. What a voice!”
D. J. – Fort Worth TX

“Whether you are out on a walk, riding in the car, or just sitting by the fire, you will be able to bring these G. A. Henty classics with you wherever you go. Jim Hodges has brought to life these Henty novels in unabridged, dramatic readings. The tapes are high-quality and well recorded with strong, clear reading – perfect for recapturing that “lost” time in the car.”
God’s World Book Club

 

Products for younger listeners

If you have younger listeners in your homeschool, check out the following audio books:

Our Young Folks Josephus

Yesterday’s Classics

Still not sure how you will use these books in your homeschool? Try listening to this free recording about how these products can be valuable tools in your homeschool:

10th Anniversary Sale!

Save lots of money on Jim Hodges Audio Books: go to the August 2014 “10th Anniversary Sale Page!”

This audio books giveaway will bless your homeschool with a resource the whole family can enjoy.

 FREEBIE For Everyone!

Would you like to try one of his audio books AND study guides for free? All of us, get a free download of the book, Under Drake’s Flag! Exciting, isn’t it?

Setting: AD 1580 – Sailing ships, The Inquisition – Circumnavigation of the Globe.

Story: With hearty singing of Psalms, Drake and his crew greeted the Pomo Indians who resided in an area known today as San Francisco. Sir Francis Drake is the first English explorer to circumnavigate the globe and thus sail upon the Pacific Ocean. Ned Hearne and three of his friends make up part of Drake’s crew. The boys will share in Drake’s adventures on the Spanish Main in the 1580s. The heroic adventures of Francis Drake and life on the Spanish Main (Central America) will come alive through the masterful storytelling of G.A. Henty.

In order to get this FREE full length audio book and study guide, just go here to Jim Hodges Audio Books and enter your email address and download code of HSEDrake. This is only available for a limited time, so get it before it expires.

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One Special winner will win 2 Free Audio Books from Jim Hodges Audio Books. Your Choice! A great way to supplement your homeschool!! Enter in the Rafflecopter below:

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This Weeks Featured Giveaway

Homeschool Survival

You’ll be able to purchase supplies your family needs and take advantage of the wonderful “Back to School” sales going on daily! The team here at Homeschool Survival came up with our own favorite product ideas for homeschool. These are things we use regularly and recommend to others to enhance the homeschool year!

One of my favorite products is the Art Gallery Day-to-Day Calendar from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The pages come in a clear display stand and my kids love taking turns switching them each day to see the new artwork. It is a casual way to sneak Art into our shool day, it adds beauty to our home, and my daughters enjoy crafting with the pages once we are done. It might seem strange to have a 2015 calendar on my back to school list, but they sell out so quickly that I have to order this early to get one!

Take a look at some of my team members’ favorites:

 

With so many little guys in my house during the homeschooling day busy boxes are a must for me! I love how easy they are for little hands to use and the activities are endless. We use them to create pictures and other art projects. They are great for beginner writers and readers. Print off letters for them to “trace” with dots, have them match dots to numbers, or play find the letter by printing off a sheet of mixed up letters and only dotting certain ones. ~ Emmalee Hoggatt, The Hoggatt Homeschool

 

 

I absolutely love this laminator. It’s very reasonably priced. We love to laminate play-dough mats and homemade games. Its a great access to our homeschool. ~ Jill Craft, Blessed Beyond a Doubt

Smead Envelope with String-Tie Closure, Side Loading, Letter Size, Green Poly, 5 per Pack (89523)

These are my favorite right now because I use them for several things in our homeschool organization. I use them to hold unit studies, all the printable packs I print out and I also use them for workboxes. I have tried multiple things as workboxes and these are my best find. They are durable and the boys can see the contents inside. They are strong enough to hold large high school size books, a folder and spiral notebook. I Velcro the workbox tags to the outside and tape their lesson to the outside. They close up tight and nothing falls out or gets lost! Works great! ~ Janeen Herlugson, Sprouting Tadpoles

 

Giveaway – Enter with 1 link or Enter with ALL!

One family will receive a $50 Amazon card to shop for their homeschool (or other family needs)

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Be sure to head over to HomeschoolSurvival.com to see what other Homeschooling Giveaways you can enter to win or Freebies you can get! The giveaways & freebies link up is every Monday! Are you a homeschooling company who would like to sponsor the weekly Giveaways for Homeschoolers? Email Sarah of Homeschool Survival at sidetrackedsarah (at) gmail.com

Are you all finished with your homeschool shopping? What is on your supply list?

28 bloggers are participating in this year’s iHomeschool Network Back-to-Homeschool Gift Basket Giveaway. We want to help you start the school year with a smile on your face!

One of my family’s favorite things to do is explore the nature that is right around us. I am giving away a Nature Discovery Basket that contains all you need to start nature study right in your own backyard.

The Contents:

One Small Square: Backyard – Use your senses to explore one small square at a time. This is one of our favorite series!

Hands-On Ecology – Creating a family ecology toolkit and mini ecosystems are among the many activities in this book.

Pop-Up Port-a-Bug – This portable habitat lets you get a closer look at little critters.

Waterproof New Testament (NIV) – Study scripture in the midst of His creation with a Bible from Bardin & Marsee Publishing that can brave the elements. (I am including a camo book cover for those explorers who might not enjoy pink. 😉 )

Ultimate Naturalist’s Library Membership – I’m sure most of you are familiar with the Handbook of Nature Study’s Outdoor Challenges, and will share my excitement over this!

I’m also including some handy-dandy tools for your one small square:

• flashlight
• brush
• twine
• compass clip
• specimen containers
• travel bag (cuz the basket stays here 🙂 )

I will choose a winner on Friday, August 8th.

(Open to US residents only)

Click on the button below to enter!!

Givaway closed — winner to be announced this weekend!!

Visit the rest of the iHN Back-to-Homeschool Giveaways for 27 more chances to win!