Beauty fades
I know beauty isn't everything, that it's only skin deep, and that it's in the eye of the beholder. However, I had thought to present to you a lesson on how to make your eyelashes grow and perhaps include some skin health tips as well.
Something has happened with the site I planned to share with you, though, and there's nothing there anymore!
I'll keep researching, though, until I find something more suitable than a blank blog...lol.
Labels: Health
Selling at conventions
I have known a few homeschool families who make at least part of their living by selling books, both old and new. Doing this means carefully scheduling trips to homeschool conventions. With children, this can take no small amount of effort but it can be done.
It also means you need to have equipment for both hauling and displaying books, curriculum, and educational games and accessories. One dear friend used to have an enclosed trailer along with quite a few covered totes plus tables and a few chairs. The totes contained all the books and accessories she had for sale. The trailer was pretty large and she had to find a hitch through a source like curt trailer hitches in order to hook it up to her Suburban.
She and her husband were able to ride comfortably, along with her daughter, in the truck and had lots of room for luggage. Probably the only drawback was that they did have to find a motel for out-of-town conventions. Still, by selling some of the top rated curricula and manipulatives, they were able to add quite a bit to their income.
Labels: Entrepreneurism, Homeschool families
Shopping
Along with Thanksgiving comes Black Friday and the many sales that begin almost at sunrise. I have to work this year on Black Friday which means I won't be able to actually visit any stores around here. However, there is always online shopping, should I choose to do so on that day.
This would be a good time to make use of coupon codes such as armani exchange coupons at dropdowndeals to get the best possible price for some really high quality goods. It's been my experience that the Black Friday deals are just things that are shipped in expressly for that day. After all, I haven't seen those items in the stores before! However, with online shopping and the use of coupon codes, I could actually get a better deal on better products and not have to stand out in the cold in long lines to achieve that.
Sounds like the way to go, to me!
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Thanksgiving lessons
Thanksgiving is just around the corner. I thought now might be a good time to incorporate some Thanksgiving lessons and activities into your curriculum for social studies This site also gives you unit studies.
Most of the lessons and activities are geared toward younger learners so this could be a way of introducing history to them in a very fun way. There are teacher helps plus coloring and activity pages enough to delight any child. After all, shouldn't learning be delightful?
Labels: Free stuff, Lesson plans, Unit Studies
Hospitality and tourism
I work in the hospitality field. I am a restaurant manager. I learned my position through working at my position and through the various classes my company offers us. We even get paid to attend the classes plus they count toward college credits in business if one chooses to go further in their college education.
You may have a child who is interested in a similar field and who would benefit from the lessons for Hospitality and Tourism. These lesson plans are available in Microsoft Word, Publisher, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat free of charge.
Using these lessons may help your child (or you, for that matter) decide to seek Travel Agent Jobs or jobs in other parts of the hospitality industry. These jobs are challenging and exciting.
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Spine damage
Drink your milk! I wish someone had told my dear mother that. Or, maybe they did and she just didn't listen. I don't know. I do know she has severe osteoporosis. She fell a couple of weeks ago and wound up with a compression fracture in her back that has caused her a lot of pain.
She has other issues as well, so the doctor is trying to alleviate those first. Then, the doctor will see if she is a candidate for laser spine surgery to correct the fracture, or if it's something they are just going to allow to heal on its own.
Labels: Health
Skeleton unit study
Our body framework is the skeleton. It protects our internal organs, gives us shape and the ability to move, and supports our entire body. It needs special nourishment and exercise to keep it healthy and functioning properly. The Skeleton Unit Study will help your child learn so much about the skeleton.
It includes online lesson ideas, crafts, activities, games, and suggested reading resources. You can build a really nice skeleton unit study around these resources.
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