Independence Day Sale - Amanda Bennett Unit Studies!!

click on the picture to get this AWESOME deal!!  

and here's a link to her pintrest board for this!

In case you need some copywork she's also offering a FREE copywork pdf!!

Summer School Fun Sale - Amanda Bennett

Looking for some summer fun??? Check out these FUN unit studies from Amanda Bennett.  The Rocking Robot is one of my kids FAVORITE studies of all time!  You can print them out OR use them on your Ipad.  Just cuddle up on the couch and go!

Kite Caper On Sale!! 50%off Today Only!!

click the picture to get it!!!

Amanda Bennett Easter Unit Studies for $5!

             

  

If you're getting ready for Easter like we are, now is a good time to snag a unit study by Amanda Bennett at a great bargin..$5.00!  These  are sooo easy for mom.  Just load 'em up on the Ipad and cuddle on the couch.  I print out the unit for each kid since I have a laser duplex printer.  I print it out in black and white and then at the end of the study we do the lapbook instead of doing it daily.  Everyday we grab our Ipad and our booklet and cuddle on the couch.  What could be easier???  Click on the picture of the unit you'd like to go see it :)

  Here's a link from her site that explains how to work them on ereaders and tablets.  Just click the picture above to get this great deal.

Amanda Bennett Unit Studies by Categories

Here's a great printout if you're trying to find a specific history period or science from Amanda Bennett Unit Study~!

Little Nino's Pizzeria

Social Studies  

• Relationship - Father & Son
• Relationships - Good Communication
• Character - Servant Heart

LA 

• Theme
• Homonyms
• Homonyms Game
• Another Homonyms Game - scroll down to LA

       *** Beefing It UP!

                   Grammar-  Adjectives

                   watch Schoolhouse Rock - Adjectives

                    Using one of the sentences in the book circle or color the adjectives in School Journal     (composition book) or Worksheet Works

Art 

• Comparing Artist to Artist - Google Images of Matise   ****Warning...there are nudes

                                                Harmony in Red

• Full-color Palette & medium
• Copy a picture from Little Nino's in the style of the artist
• Make a Pizza
• Watch Little Nino's Pizzeria on  Reading Rainbow

Math 

•   Liquid Measurement Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!
• Mass Attach Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!
• Pounds to Ounces Game - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!
• Gallon Man Song
• Pizza Fraction Game

Science

• Foods and Food Groups - Classify pizza ingredients into the food groups
• Food Group Game -  - Make sure you have an Ad blocker program!!
• Food Groups Video
• Food Groups Are Rocking Tonight!

Field Trip:  Pizza Dinner or make Pizza (though we do this every week so I'm voting for going out!)

We did Amanda Bennett's Pizza Party at the same time we did this!!! EXCELLENT!!

         

Amanda Bennett's Download N' Go Spring Semester for $13.99!!!

Oh My Gosh!! This is a GREAT deal...so hurry...  CBD is offering the above 21 (yes 21) Download N' Go's  by Amanda Bennett for $13.99 including...get this!...free shipping!  that's a whole semester!  and you can use these over and over.  Click the pic above to get this AMAZING deal!

Amanda Bennett's Crunchy Cookies SALE!! $3.00 ONE DAY ONLY!!

Amanda Bennett is running a ONE DAY only sale on Crunchy Cookies!  Here's your chance to get this fun unit study and use it on your tablet OR your computer :)  Click on the pic above and use the code CookieDay when you check out to get the discount!

Amanda Bennet Classic American History Resource ON HUGE SALE - SUMMER!

Here's a great deal if you're looking for some fun (and EASY on mom) summer units!  Scroll down on the link and look for Classic American History ....they are more than 50% off!

Classic Unit Studies

Amanda Bennett's Valentine's Day $5

If you read my blog at all you know I love, love, love Amanda Bennet's Unit Studies because they are just open and go...or what she calls them...Download N' Go.  You might want to hop over to Amanda Bennett's because they are running a special on the Valentine's Day unit study for $5!  This is a great way to find out about a favorite holiday and not spend a lot of money doing it.  These are really great if you have an Ipad's BTW.  No need to even print :)  Click on the pic to get yours!

FREE Amanda Bennett Thanksgiving Co_op

This is really cool so you might want to join in!

 FREE
Thanksgiving Co-op
Oct. 29 - Nov. 23, 2012

 If you need the unit here it is  (click the pic).  It's on sale this week for $6.00 for a 4 week study!

Check here to get the FREE Thanksgiving lapbook and the Fruit of the Spirit printables

Amanda Bennett Birthday Bash Every Day $3

If you follow my blog you know we love Amanda Bennett Unit Studies and use them all the time.  They were an answer to prayer when I didn't want to pull my own units together (which I think is more mommy intensive than kid friendly or useful) when I found these.  They truly are download and go!  

Every day this week Amanda Bennett Unit Studies will have different sales to celebrate so this is a GREAT time to go get some units.  They have also been running 5 for $5 off and I'm not sure if it applies but IF it does apply to the sales.... go...go now and pick up some of these!  If you have an Ipad you can download  GoodReader from Itunes and do these units ON YOUR IPAD! 

Click the pic above and then up at the right hand corner click the specials tab and you'll find the days offerings.

Amanda Bennett Heroes Today - 50% Off Today ONLY!

Today ONLY 50% off!!  You can also get them individually if you only want one of them.  Use code RememberTheHeroes

Free Amanda Bennett's Space Unit Study

**Update:  This was only good for Aug. 25 & 26




In honor of the death of Neil Armstrong....

AB has put her Space Unit Study on sale for free!   Use the code OneSmallStep to receive it free....

Rocking Robot Wrap Up

Last week we finished our first Download N Go from Amanda Bennett so I thought I'd let you see how it came out.

Click on the Pic if you want the link

Here's what's included in the week from the Website Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett:

Day 1: What Is a Robot?
Day 2: The History of Robots
Day 3: People and Places of Robots
Day 4: Science Secrets of Robots
Day 5: Goodies and Gadgets of Robots

Did you know that robots build cars, defuse bombs, load dishwashers, cook omelets, vacuum, and even play in an orchestra? When was the term robot first used? Did Leonardo da Vinci really design the first humanoid robot? How are robots built? What will they be like years from now?

Most scientists and engineers believe that we have just begun to scratch the surface of all that we can do with robots and that the best is yet to come. The robot's fascinating history is an unforgettable study in itself, but there are so many neat science topics to investigate and exciting things to do!

Here's a pic of the lapbook that we did...minus the picture of the robot they built....bad mommy.

We also added these videos:

Day 1  Backyardigans - Mission To Mars

Day 2  Backyardigans - Robot Rampage  & Max & Ruby Ruby Scores (has Lilliput in it)

Day 3  Backyardigans - Deep Sea 

Day 4  Oswald - Naughty Cat & Nova Racing Robots

Day 5   Curious George - X17 (can't actually remember the name of this one)

We bought:

Robot Coloring book from Dover

Robot Sticker Book from Dover

Books we used from Library:

Cars on Mars

My Robot

Books we had:

Space

Childcraft Space

Childcraft Ocean

Titanic

• Day 1 was about Mars and the Mars rovers that have been used to send info and pics back home. There was lots of rover play at the house.  We had the book Space from our Sonlight.
• Day 2   Da Vinci and the first robot.  We built a water clock which was used OVER AND OVER!  
• Day 3 Ocean Exploration using robots!  The kids decided to play submarine.  We had the Titanic Lost & Found book from Sonlight.
• Day 4 Androids...I am a robot was heard ALOT around the house
• Day 5 Farm equipment....we have seen or have alot of this so it was fun to talk about what daddy does

Overall...Ridiculously happy time learning about the history and uses of robots was had by all (including mommy).  

The thing I love the best about this unit study was you really didn't need to add ANYTHING to it.  It really was just download n go but I had some stuff and I knew the kids would like the stickers so I just added a little...very little.  There was maybe 10 minutes of time for me to reserve a couple of books, order coloring book and stickers and print out what I needed otherwise I just opened my Ipad and went.   An open and go unit study...amazing!

Midsummer Unit Fun

Amanda Bennett is at it again with GREAT unit study bargains just in time for Midsummer Fun!  AND  you also get an additional $5.00 off if you buy 5!  That makes each unit about $3.00!  I blogged about why I like these units better than others here

Join us on a Great Adventure!

Get ready to take off on some great, outdoor adventures, while enjoying out-of-this-world savings this week! We've got five, new titles on sale, perfect for inspiring long walks, stargazing, and appreciation of God's miraculous creation!

This week - buy 5 studies and get an additional $5 off

(buy the 5 titles on sale this week, and you save even more!)

Download N Go - K-4, 1 week - $4
Volatile Volcanoes, Magnificent Moon, Tremendous Trees, Twisting Tornadoes

Unit Study Adventure - K-12, 4 week - $5
Gardens

Olympics Unit Study SCORE!

So yesterday I went onto facebook...which I RARELY do to check out the Amanda Bennett Unit studies and guess what?  Right at that moment they were doing a discount code for their Olympics Unit for $5.00 off to the first 8 people!

I scored a 4 week unit for $6.00~  Holy Cow!  And they are doing a co-op on their facebook page so I think I know what we're doing for August now!  ;^)

well... that plus reading our Sonlight and Robinson stuff of course

Summer Unit Study Fun

So I'm not a huge fan of unit studies because the mom spends more time putting stuff together and PLANNING than I think the kids actually get out of it.  It seems like there is a lot of paper craft stuff that doesn't seem to be of any real educational value to warrant the LARGE amount of time (mom's mostly) doing it.  I do like FIAR because I don't have to do anything beside read a great book.  The same for Sonlight.  When I read a great book it doesn't take long for my kidlets to start "playing" what they have heard which means they are internalizing what they've heard and living with that.   So is there anything I do think is great about them? Well yes.  Having the kids learning together for one thing.  Delight directed learning at that, where they get to choose what they learn.  I'm not talking about the 3r's here.  That's done in the morning.  No I'm talking about those rabbit trails that happen when you're kid keeps asking you about something and you find books out of your personal library (aka Sonlight or the many sets of encyclopedias you have) to let them find out.  Notice I didn't say me find out.  Or how about youtube for when you need to find that train they really want to look at?...oh is that just me?  I didn't think so.



So then WHY would I put this post up if I'm not overly fond of unit studies?

Because I found one that doesn't involve tons of mom time but the kids can explore and have fun.  Now I'm going to say you probably should have a Ipad (we do) or some kind of tablet to make this really soar but you don't have to.  So what is it?



Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett

These things rock!  You download them and your ready with everything you need.  You can add the suggested books IF you want but most of them are not necessary (but cool if you have them).  All of these are internet linked so you just push the button and tada!  You have what you need!  We happen to be studying The Little Red Lighthouse and The Great Gray Bridge and guess what?  There was a sale for the lighthouse unit. COOL!  Seriously I like these well enough that I can see us adding this in for our afternoon funtime.

Right now there's an awesome sale going on for summer themed stuff

This week - buy 5 studies and get an additional $5 off

(buy the 5 titles on sale this week, and you save even more!)

Download N Go - K-4, 1 week - $4
Sunny Seashells
Dolphin Days
Whale Tales

Unit Study Adventure - K-12, 4 week - $5
Oceans
Lighthouses