http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/community/feeds/defaultThe latest discussions from the Mom Off Track Community - powered by BlogFrog(c) 2009, BlogFrog, INC. All rights reserved.5 Wanted to make sure that everyone knew that I moved my blog to Mom Off Track and I will be slowly moving all the blog advice posts over. http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/96508/moved-my-blog.htmlFri, 01 Apr 2011 21:28:41 GMT Thanksgiving is just around the corner and the talk is about the upcoming holiday. It's the perfect time for this fun Thanksgiving unit, developed for preschool to K5. T is for Thanksgiving Turkey actually covers three letters - T, B, and S. Skills include: Recognition and identification of the upper and lowercase of each letter Identification of objects beginning with the same sound of each letter Practice of fine motor skills through drawing, coloring, cutting, and tracing Following simple directions Words covered in this holiday unit are Thanksgiving, turkey, blessings and sharing Preview T is for Thanksgiving Turkey! Also included in the unit are several practice pages (for more advanced students) to write each word covered. The entire unit download is 40 pages, so you may want to preview it before you download. Click here to preview! Ready to download? Click here ~ If you have any difficulty with the download, there will be an alternate link given. Have you downloaded the free November Coloring Book or my Veterans Day Unit? http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/63442/thanksgiving-learning-for-preschool---k5.htmlMon, 08 Nov 2010 20:21:33 GMT Monday is November 1st. For those who have children that love to color, I've compiled a 50 page November Coloring Book that you can download free. Coloring Book pictures were chosen based on what's happening in the month of November: Falling Leaves (Autumn) The Election/Voting Veteran's Day Thanksgiving <p style="clear: both; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(94, 94, 94)http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/61108/free-november-coloring-book-(50-pages).htmlWed, 27 Oct 2010 23:45:59 GMT Autumn is here and scarecrows are popping up everywhere; so I thought it would be fun to create an activity unit for preschoolers and kindergarteners just for this time of year! (If you have older kiddos, they'll love the Scarecrow Project and Coloring Pages as well!) Preview the Unit S is for Scarecrow: A Preschool – K5 Fun Activity Unit is a free 40 page download that is packed full of fun. Some of the activities included in the unit: Letter, Shape and Color Recognition Same and Different Finding Details Motor and Cognitive Skills Practice (Includes: Mazes, Tracing, Counting, Coloring and Cutting Also the unit includes two projects: Creating a Number Book Creating a Scarecrow Preview the Unit Once you’ve previewed the unit and you are ready to download, click here to go to the download page. Looking for another Fall themed preschool – K5 units? Check out P is for Pumpkin and October Fun with Numbers (2 other free downloads.) Have older children? I have many free downloads for them as well. Here are several that you may want to check out: Election Unit Bats Unit Autumn Leaves Unit http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/59651/s-is-for-scarecrow.htmlTue, 19 Oct 2010 18:56:12 GMT Bats - Flying mammals often surrounded by mystery and myth. For years, bats have been demonized by horror movies and Halloween but the truth remains; Bats were created by God and are important, beneficial animals. I’ve just created a new free download called Bats. This unit has been designed to be used for any study of bats, small or large. Within the unit, there are several pages designed to aid students in the research process along with pages for notebooking and lapbooking. Preview Bats! Here are several 'Bat' books you may want to use during a unit on bats: Stokes beginner's guide to bats / Kim Williams, Rob Mies ; with Donald and Lillian Stokes Amazing bats / Seymour Simon Bats! : strange and wonderful / by Laurence Pringle ; illustrated by Meryl Henderson How bats "see" in the dark / Malcolm Penn Outside and inside bats / by Sandra Markle Bats / Annalise Bekkering Bats / by Sophie Lockwood Bats / Phil Richardson For online resources, go to: http://www.batconservation.org/ Local 'Bat' Event: Aurora Parks, Recreation and Open Space is offering a Live Bat Encounter on October 29th. Click here for details! Preview Bats! Ready to download Bats? Click here to go to the download page. Other Free Downloads: Columbus Day Notebooking & Lapbooking Unit (Free 50pg download) Autumn Leaves Notebooking Unit & More (Free download) Declaration of Independence (Free copy work download) 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart (Free memory verse cards) October Fun with Numbers (Free Download) http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/58218/bats.htmlTue, 12 Oct 2010 15:52:26 GMT Columbus Day is Monday, October 11th 2010 and I've created a 50 page Christopher Columbus Notebooking & Lapbooking Unit which is free to download. (Preview Christopher Columbus Notebooking & Lapbooking Unit) This download contains pages appropriate for all ages and can be used to create a beautiful notebook and/or lapbook as part of any study (brief or extended) of Columbus. Within this unit you will find pages to create reports (with/without illustrations or maps) and timelines as well as pages for creating book reports, recording vocabulary and more. Have preschoolers? The unit also contains a variety of coloring pages appropriate for preschoolers as well! (Preview Christopher Columbus Notebooking & Lapbooking Unit) Ready to download your free unit? Click here! Looking for online Columbus study resources? Here are 3 Power Point Lessons: Why we study Christopher Columbus? Voyages of Christopher Columbus Admiral of the Sea Websites for research: BBC Columbus Timeline The Ships The Explorer Reader's Theater Navigation Methods used by Columbus Columbus Puzzles: Word Search Word Search 2 Crossword puzzle Crossword puzzle 2 http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/57045/columbus-day-(free-download).htmlWed, 06 Oct 2010 00:47:46 GMT Would you (and a friend) love a brand new 'FREE' skirt? The Christian HomeSchool Hub and newCreations (High quality, modest apparel) have teamed up to give away 2 beautiful newCreation skirts! (Winners will be able to choose from any style on the newCreation's website! Regular or Maternity) Once you've entered - a Blog entry about the giveaway on your personal blog will earn you (and your friend) another entry!! To find out more (and to enter), go to: CHSH http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/51778/2-homeschooling-friends--2-free-beautiful-skirts-=-2-winners-in-this-homeschool-giveaway.htmlTue, 07 Sep 2010 15:11:45 GMT Have your kids grab their explorer caps and get ready for this one-of-a-kind Grand Canyon adventure! Charlie, a fun-loving young monkey, and his triceratops buddy, Trike, set off with their burly guide ("Captain Wes") to hike deep into Grand Canyon. But there’s trouble on the trail... How to Earn MORE Entries~ Go the the Christian Home School Hub and Click on the "Charlie&Trike" tab...Once on the "Charlie&Trike" page, you'll see many ways to earn entries! These will include answering polls, blogging, having your children draw pictures, posting on Facebook, tweeting and more! Don't miss out on this contest! 4 CHSH Members will win this beautiful hardcover book written by Ken Ham of Answers in Genesis! http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/49438/calling-all-christian-homeschoolers-~-more-ways-to-win.htmlThu, 26 Aug 2010 03:08:41 GMT Labor Day is just around the corner which means September is close at hand. I've created a free September school planner for all of my readers. The planner is designed to help you get (and stay) organized next month. See Slideshow to preview the planner pages! This download comes complete with month and week calendars, 3 different lesson plan forms to fit your individual needs, and a variety of forms for unit planning, daily assignments, spelling and vocabulary words, library books, bible verses, reading log and chore charts. There are no duplicate pages making this only a 22 page download. Once you download the planner, pick and choose which pages you want to print and use, making multiple copies as you need them! After you've previewed the planner and you're ready to download it, click here! It's a completely free download. http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/48848/free-september-school-planner.htmlMon, 23 Aug 2010 17:59:30 GMT Creation Facts of Life has been in print since 1980 by Master Books and is a good resource for any home or homeschool. The book is not one you will use with younger students, however a student in middle or high school can gain a great deal of knowledge from it's text. I would also recommend the book to any homeschooling parent that wants to learn more about defending the truth of creation. Pros: The author walks the reader through the facts from a point of view of someone that once believed in the theory of evolution and came to find that truth could only be explained through creation. Cons: The ebook is all black and white (including its illustrations) and is somewhat technical at times in its explanations. Preview this wonderful free ebook This is a large download so you may want to preview before you download...If you are ready to download Creation Facts of Life, <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://api.ning.com/files/2yBdQOpVoLHWCKO-cQ0CVHq4u77H*YulZJL88DEdmD-wBfCBHASMcTwyKwG-to-U*4DZmh7rP1OCW0mqh612jA2EBEeotjDY/CreationFactsfree.pdf" style="border-top-width: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/44813/creation-facts-of-life-by-dr-gary-parker-(free-242-pg-download).htmlThu, 05 Aug 2010 12:58:30 GMT Looking for a Science text that will challenge and inspire your children to seek truth? A text that your children will want to read, even after the school day is over? Evolution: The Grand Experiment by Dr. Carl Werner is it. What first began as a personal investigation for truth surrounding the theory of evolution, eventually became a quest to educate and challenge others to ask the same tough questions. Dr. Werner and his wife Debbie spent over a decade traveling around the world in search for answers. Evolution: The Grand Experimentis a culmination of what they found. As a Christian mother, an educator and homeschooler, I recommend this text for every family. Why? It will not only catch the eye and interest of your youngest children but it will challenge your older children to ask tough questions and demand the truth. This Science text will undoubtedly lead to many discussions within your entire family and inspire your children to think scientifically about evolution. Preview: See inside the book! Dr. Werner presents each topic in a very clear, concise manner and the text is filled with beautiful photos and easy to understand illustrations and explanations. It will draw your children into their own quest for answers. In fact, the text is so inviting and the photos so stunning, you may want to keep it on display in your home! To find out more, click each image below: Evolution The Grand Experiment: The Quest for an Answer Can evolution be proven true? That's what Dr. Werner wanted to know. Drawing on hundreds of hours of video, thousands of photographs, and numerous interviews with scientists on both sides of the debate, he explores questionable "missing links," what fossils can really tell us, and evidence that may have been misinterpreted---and reaches startling conclusions! 256 pages, hardcover from New Leaf. Evolution: The Grand Experiment, Teacher's Guide Bring added depth to your lessons with this teacher's guide to Evolution: The Grand Experiment. Summaries of each chapter's purpose, class discussion questions with answers, student objectives, and three tests with answers are included for each chapter. One test is designed to be a chapter test, one part of a quarter-course sectional exam, and one part of a comprehensive final exam. 250 pages, softcover. <img align="" alt="216970: Evolution: The Grand Experiment, Episode 1 DVD" border="0" height="70" hspace="" src="http://ag.christianbook.com/g/tiny/2/216970.gif" title="216970: Evolution: The Grahttp://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/41774/review~-evolution-the-grand-experiment.htmlFri, 23 Jul 2010 19:58:40 GMT She is looking for people to run a giveway on this. Send her your media kit and an intro. Melissa Kaupke [mailto:insightmg8@aol.com] http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/40065/pitch-yo-gabba-gabba-giveaway.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2010 16:46:39 GMT She is looking for people willing to post the video From:Kelly Stephens [mailto:Kelly.Stephens@hillandknowlton.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 7:02 PM To: info@chaoticcommunications.com Subject: Fun Summer Recipe from Top Chef Hello Barb, Just in time for hot summer weekends and family BBQ’s, we wanted to send along a delicious ceviche recipe from Michelin-starred Chef Jeremy Bearman of New York City’s Rouge Tomate restaurant. Top Chef Bearman and Michelin put together a short demo preparing the ceviche of local fish with tropical fruits and kaffir lime infused sunflower oil and I thought your readers might be interested in making it for a summer cook-out family BBQ. They can download the recipe from the YouTube link. Cool and different and natural! Would you be able to post the link on your blog? Video LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L06CcLEeATc Thanks so much!! Kelly Stephens http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/40063/pitch-fun-summer-recipe-from-top-chef.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2010 16:45:02 GMT Some food for thought? Why I Will No Longer Run Giveaways http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/40029/are-giveways-legal.htmlThu, 15 Jul 2010 13:22:03 GMT A parent or teacher can assign a child handwriting practice by creating assignments around non-sense text or provide a child with text that will enrich a child's life. As a parent and a teacher, I wanted to give my child handwriting assignments that had eternal possibilities. Thus, I decided to use Scripture as the basis for handwriting assignments. As a result, Handwriting through Proverbs was born.Every day, I would assign verses to be copied for handwriting practice. We would read the verse(s) assigned together, the assignment would be completed and then we would reread and discuss each verse.Now, I have decided to share a product that I've created for parents and teachers to use with the children in their lives. Preview before you download This free download is Handwriting through Proverbs Chapter 1. In the download, you will find two levels of handwriting assignments. The first for younger students and the second for more experienced students. Preview before you download Handwriting through Proverbs does not contain trace work. All assignments are for students ready for direct copy work. However, if the demand is high for trace work, I would be happy to create a free download for that as well. This free download is 48 pages, so be sure to preview it! Ready to download? Click here to go to the download page. Download Today for Free: Fun Fall Notebooking Related: (Notebooking Through Genesis) Creation - Adam & Eve - Cain & Abel Enoch & Noah Tower of Babel & Abraham Lot, Jacob & Esau, Joseph Articles featuring other Free Downloads: Stone Millis Arithmetics for grades 2 - 4 The Arithmetic Reader - A unique combination of Math & Reading The Reading & Spelling Teaching Manual by Pollard <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.examiner.com/x-22987-Littleton-Homeschooling-Examiner%7Ey2010m6d22-Treasures-from-the-Past-Pollards-Synthehttp://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/39841/handwriting-through-proverbs.htmlWed, 14 Jul 2010 15:06:56 GMT It's National Sugar Cookie Day! Do you love sugar cookies? Do you have some favorite recipes?? Here are mine: It's National Sugar Cookie Day! Here are several wonderful Sugar Cookie recipes! * Frosted Sugar Cookies * Sunshine Sugar Cookies * Amish Snickerdoodle Sugar Cookies * Crispy Sugar Cookies http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38963/its-national-sugar-cookie-day.htmlFri, 09 Jul 2010 18:31:58 GMT Can you tell me what bounce rate means? On Google Analytics it says mine is 59.31%. http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38772/bounce-rate.htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 18:35:12 GMT It's July and the new school year is just around the corner. As a seasoned homeschooler myself, I have found that Summer is the best time to dig into my organizing, planning and preparing for the upcoming year. Whether you have homeschooled for years or preparing to begin your first year, this free e-Book (The New School Year: Planning Your Course and Letting the Lord Determine Your Steps) is a wonderful place to begin your preparations. Preview before you download! Authored by experienced homeschooling authors, this 49 page free download is packed with a wealth of solid advice. What you'll find in the e-Book: Planning Your Homeschool Year - How to Cooperate with the Holy Spirit Managing a Multi-level Homeschool Organizing Your Schedule, Library and Personal School Boxes Organizing Your School Year with Unit Studies Organizing Your School - Your "Special OPS" Mission Preview before you download! Click here, if you would like to download this free 49 page e-Book. "As homeschoolers, it's vitally important that we know how to plan our school year out in such a way that the Lord can have consistent input in our classroom." http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38735/plan-now-for-the-new-school-year-(free-e-book).htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 15:03:05 GMT Another awesome post today http://www.thepapapost.com/demystifying-those-stats-visitors-visits-views-and-hits/ http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38707/demystifying-those-stats-visitors,-visits,-views-and-hits.htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 14:03:49 GMT http://www.amymengel.com/2010/07/wheres-the-love-for-local-public-relations/ Good post! http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38706/where’s-the-love-for-local-public-relations.htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 13:52:49 GMT Don't really know much about this but can't hurt Have a blog? Want to receive pitches from retailers, product creators and other bloggers? Then The Pitch List is for you! It’s free to join and we only send you relevant pitches to the information you provide about your preferences. Tell us about your blog below and we’ll add you to the list. http://promotingmompreneurs.com/blog/index.php/join-the-pitch-list/ http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38704/join-‘the-pitch-list’.htmlThu, 08 Jul 2010 13:34:55 GMT This is for the following areas: Phoenix, Salt Lake, Reno, Sacramento and now moving to Colorado Good afternoon! I work for a company called City Deals that offers 50% off gift cards to local and national restaurants, golf courses, salons, entertainment places, etc. We are moving into Colorado in the coming weeks and are looking for partners in the area. We have a program where we offer a 50-50 revenue split on all sales clicked through from your website or give you $5 for every new customer that purchases on our site – whichever is greater. We do giveaways, promotions and work with you on ideas that you might have to better the partnership. I would love to see if this interests you. Please let me know and hope you have a fantastic day!!! Mark Sanders Business Development O: 801.506.3471 C: 707.803.8753 mark@citydeals.com http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38561/affiliate-opp-for-deal-bloggers-.htmlWed, 07 Jul 2010 21:37:54 GMT If any of you have opps or press releases to share feel free to do that here. Make sure you have permission to post a reps info though and give any personal details you can. Also, pls note in the topic if it is a press release or actual opp. http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38560/feel-free-to-post-your-opps.htmlWed, 07 Jul 2010 21:36:19 GMT Next week on PR Mondays I am going to start talking about how to create a media kit. You can be ahead of the game but making sure you are tracking stats through both Google Analytics and Quantcast. http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38558/pr-monday-homework-.htmlWed, 07 Jul 2010 21:28:41 GMT Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:LsdExcephttp://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38557/verizon-thinkfinty-press-release-.htmlWed, 07 Jul 2010 21:23:08 GMT All of the previous 'Treasures from the Past' have been Language Arts books from the past. Today's treasure is different. It is The Arithmetic Primer and was published in 1901. The complete treasure is a free download of over 100 pages. Preview before you download Here is how the author describes the book: The Plan of the Book The Primer of Arithmetic is not made up mainly of graded miscellaneous problems. It is built on a plan. Each four-page group constitutes the larger unit of the plan. Twenty-seven presentations of this gradually changing unit make up the book. In the first eleven groups (44pages) the page units are as follows: 1st page – New number facts 2nd page – Number facts applied to linear measurements 3rd page – Number facts applied to surface measurements 4th page – The “Elementary Spiral” (a problem in each of the five fundamental processes), followed by miscellaneous problems In the remainder of the book, the 1st and 4th pages of each group are similar to the corresponding pages of the first eleven groups. The 2nd page teaches the application of primary facts to the larger numbers. The 3rd page deals with solid, surface, linear, and capacity measurements. Preview before you download Frank Hall published this treasure for students in the first two years of school. The book begins with a three chapter introduction. In the introduction, Hall gives detailed suggestions and explanations to teachers and parents on math education of children in these first two years. Personally, I love the suggestions that Hall gives on 'how' to incorporate math throughout daily life. The entire download is over 100 pages, so you may want to preview it before you download it. Ready to download? Click here to go to the download page. Other "Treasures from the Past" Free Downloads: The Reading & Spelling Teaching Manual by Pollard Pollard's Synthetic & the Advanced Spellers First Book for Little Folks by Rebecca Pollard The Phonetic Reader by Charles W. Deane Word Mastery by Florence Akin <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.examiner.com/x-22987-Littleton-Homeschooling-Examiner%7Ey2010m6d14-Treasures-from-the-http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/38220/a-math-treasure-from-the-past.htmlTue, 06 Jul 2010 13:04:17 GMT I am hosting a giveaway for a Pocket Purifier (a hand held germ eliminating light) on my blog. It uses the same UV-C light that sterilizes surgical instruments to kill germs in 10-15 seconds. One bulb last 9,000 hours and its compact size fits nicely into your purse, diaper bag, backpack, etc. Contest ends July 12 http://grettajohns.blogspot.com/2010/06/pocket-purifier-giveaway.html http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/37452/pocket-purifier-giveaway.htmlThu, 01 Jul 2010 04:57:01 GMT All for the RED, WHITE & BLUE ~ 4th of JULY Preparing for the 4th? Looking for crafts and activities for the kids? Check these out: If your child(ren) love puzzles (word searches, crosswords) and coloring pages, here are several Independence Day printables for this 4th of July....Printable fun for the Red White and Blue Would you like to sing some fun red, white and blue songs with your child(ren) this week to celebrate the 4th of July? Songs for the Red White and Blue plus Liberty Kids Video The First Fourth of July Red, white and blue ~ The stars and stripes: Those are the focus of these kid friendly, patriotic crafts. Crafts for the Red White and Blue Also, here are two delicious Smoothie Recipes for the celebration: Smoothies for a Red White and Blue Summer celebration http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/37182/all-for-the-red,-white--blue-~-4th-of-july.htmlWed, 30 Jun 2010 12:44:45 GMTWorking for peanuts is for the birds...http://elementaryspirits.com/2010/05/pr-monday-stop-selling-yourself-short-please/http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/27664/pr-mondays-dont-work-for-peanuts.htmlMon, 17 May 2010 19:45:55 GMTSo, this may be the most timely guest post I have ever had :) http://elementaryspirits.com/2010/04/pr-monday-balancing-act/http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/22525/pr-monday-balancing-act.htmlMon, 26 Apr 2010 22:18:59 GMTI had no idea anyone even joined this community. OK, I feel like a total loser! Wow---what a compliment though! :)http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/22524/hey-al.htmlMon, 26 Apr 2010 22:18:22 GMTThis seems to be a hot topic of convo lately in the BlogStar community. I have been writing a series on it but would love to hear any of your tips on it!http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/7053/gaining-pr-contacts.htmlSat, 28 Nov 2009 20:35:28 GMTElementary Spirits is a place where I say what is on my mind. You will find everything from the adventures of raising two boys, one with significant special needs, to just blowing off steam and waxing philosophic. Come join in me as the chaos ensues.http://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/4772/welcome-to-elementary-spirits.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2009 21:58:34 GMTTrying to figure out how in the heck I add a button on the homepage of this. Anywho, thanks for joining my little group. Let me know yours and I will reciprocatehttp://theblogfrog.com/1036465/forum/4736/just-testing.htmlMon, 19 Oct 2009 00:42:59 GMT