Canadians Ordering Books Out of Country

This just in:

"Perhaps this is information that other homeschoolers will want to know.

I just contacted Canada Customs Agency and they informed me that if books for education are ordered outside of Canada, ask the publisher to specify that the contents of the shipment are books for children's education. They will therefore not charge and custom fees and they will give you a reduced tax rate.

Tks.

Diane"

Thank you, Diane! Great to know. :)

Crafts and Life Skills

Are you like me and can't remember what different kinds of crafts you could be teaching your kids? What about life skills? This link has a handy reference list and some things to watch out for when doing them.

Timeline Book

Here is a free printable pdf timeline called Book of Centuries (I printed off 3 for my kids. We plan to use it until graduation and just keep adding to it every year.) at the Simply Charlotte Mason web site. Lots of other great stuff here as well.

More Charts

The Chart Jungle has loads of charts that you can print off for free.

Books

Here are two of a bunch of great books I can heartily recommend for reading. These are written by Christians for the science fiction, fantasy, and speculative genres. Check here for reviews and more books and how to buy them.

Music Theory Worksheets

Here are some free worksheets on music theory:

*http://www.enchantedlearning.com/music/ (great for the beginner)

*http://www.lessontutor.com/musicgenhome.html (whole workbooks in pdf file free for grade 1 and 2!)

Back Online

I'm back online and searching the web for some more great freebies. :)