Amy's Wandering

Online Used Curriculum Sale

January 25, 2012 By: amyswandering1 Comment

There is a Used Curriculum Sale going on over at The Happy Housewife!

You can browse the listings and add a For Sale list of your own.

Please take a look at my list and see if there is something you fancy 🙂

Items are in good condition unless noted. Paypal and money order accepted. I am willing to discount shipping for multiple items purchased. Also, see my wish list @ the end -maybe we can make a trade!

Email me at toombstown @ gmail (dot) com if you are interested.

~ I will be adding more items to this list in the next couple of days~

Lightning Literature and Composition: Grade 8 $45 ppd Includes:

Teacher Guide
Student Guide
Student Workbook (missing ch. 1 & 2)
Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children

Ancient Civilizations & the Bible (Diana Waring) $65 ppd Includes:

Teacher book
Student book
Tests
3 CD sets (What in the World?, True Tales, Digging Deeper)

Student of the Word Year 1 $85 ppd -includes

Teacher Edition
Resource Edition
Worksheets
Audio Tape
Understanding the Call to Discipleship dvd

Simply Grammar $8 ppd -shelf wear on cover; pages in great condition

Family Math $8 ppd -shelf wear on cover; pages in great condition

Creative Hands-On Science Cards & Activities $5 ppd

Writing Strands Level 3 $10 ppd

Basic Math Word Problem Tutor DVD $10 ppd (see my review here)

Two Hands-On Science Activity Books $6 ppd

Reptiles -ink spot on top of pages but does not affect inside of book
Space Exploration

Month-by-Month Poetry: March, April, May & June $4 ppd

How to Teach Spelling Without Going Crazy $4 ppd -gr. 4-8 Monday Morning Books SOLD

American Girl Lot $10 ppd

Felicity’s Surprise
Happy Birthday, Josefina!
Josefina Saves the Day -tear at top of cover
Meet Felicity
Felicity Learns a Lesson
Peril at King’s Creek – A Felicity Mystery

Easy Reader Lot $6 ppd

Inspector Hopper
The Case of the Scaredy Cats
Abe Lincoln’s Hat
Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie
Get Well, Good Night
The Giant Jelly Bean Jar
Footprints in the Snow
The Nutcracker Ballet
Case of the Missing Dinosaur
Rocket Readers Little Things ( set of 5)

~My Wish List~

Exploring Creation with Zoology 1, Zoology 3, Anatomy & Physiology

First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind Levels 3 or 4 instructor guide and student manual

Teaching Textbooks Pre-Algebra

TruthQuest History Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, or Middle Ages

My Word of the Year

January 23, 2012 By: amyswandering4 Comments

Last year was my first time to name the year.

It was a perfect fit for 2011.

As the new year rolled around, themes started running through my head.

I once again asked God to show me and He was quick to reply.

S-T-R-E-T-C-H

Oh how appropriate … and oh how uncomfortable!!

The ideas started tumbling in my head.

I want to STRETCH …

… my FAITH

give Christ His rightful position as ruler of my time
encourage others with the Word of God
banish the fears I still carry around after losing a child

… my BLOG

share more of our daily life
cheer on homeschooling moms
build up community

… my FINANCES

play the Drugstore Game
start selling at consignment sales
drag myself out of bed early on Saturdays to hit the garage sales

… my HABITS

continue our shift towards whole foods
30 minutes of exercise 5 days a week
force myself into an earlier bedtime

… my HOMEMAKING

scatter scripture throughout our home
decorate for my family, not for a design mag
shop my house and re-purpose what we have

… my CREATIVITY

start doodling
learn how to quill
put my new watercolor pencils to use

… my COMFORT ZONE

offer guidance to a group of future homeschoolers
teach a Couponing 101 class
promote my husband’s business

I hope that posting this long list will hold me accountable (gulp)!!

Did you name your year?

Please leave a link to your post, or tell us in the comments.

I would love to know!!

Winter Arts & Crafts

January 20, 2012 By: amyswandering1 Comment

In my efforts to have a simple Christmas season, I came up with what I thought was a good idea: save all of the snowman/snowflake/winter crafts for the cold, dark, slower days of January.

What I didn’t count on was an unseasonably warm month. It just doesn’t feel right to be painting snowy scenes when my kids are outside in their bare feet!

I am sharing some of the cute ideas I saved on my Pinterest boards in case some of you are actually experiencing winter this year. 🙂