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Giveaway: Smithsonian Natural History

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As I was thinking about some of our most favorite things that I wanted to share with you all, this was one of the first things that came to mind.  We actually have two copies of it at our house, and I can assure you that two copies is not too many!

This gorgeous book is basically a visual encyclopedia of the natural world.  As is typical of most DK books, the photography is stunning.  You’ll see crisp, large, detailed images of everything from minerals, fossils, microscopic life, plants of every type, and of course every type of animal on earth.  Each page is amazing and inspirational.  If you and your children didn’t already have a grand appreciation for all of creation, you will after looking at the photos in this book!

We have used this in a variety of ways.  Most of the time we have one copy that sits on a side table in our living room, open to a page that is inspiring or interesting to us.  Sometimes the kids change the page to display something they like.  We use a book stand for this purpose and that makes it a really nice focal point, and keeps the book safely open and not falling over.  (This is the book stand we have.  Love it!  I bought it for our homeschool a few years ago and am thinking about getting another one. It looks beautiful, and is sturdy and well-made.)

At times we have used this book for copy work.  Each child picked a page that was of interest to them and copied the text into their nature notebooks, and tried to draw the item as well.  One son got super interested in tarantulas and worked for weeks getting each section copied perfectly and drawing each picture!  We really like the nature notebooks where you can draw on the top half and write on the bottom lined half. Here’s one example for younger kids, but there are varieties for older children as well.  Prismacolor colored pencils are perfect for the drawings, too.

Of course Natural History is also great for extra research or to learn more about something we’re studying.  

I’ve decided to give away a copy of this book to one lucky winner!  The winner with receive the actual physical book, fresh off the shelves at amazon and delivered to your home!  (USA addresses, including military, only.) Just a little something to spark some fresh joy and learning from our homeschool to yours.  Simply enter your email address to be included in the giveaway!  I’ll contact the winner after the giveaway closes on May 20, 2016.  

Congratulations to our winner, Heather G!

Big 10th Birthday Giveaway Today Only!

I LOVE using Notebooking Pages in our homeschool, and I love the way they dovetail so nicely with everything we offer at Enrichment Studies! Today there is an awesome giveaway opportunity available for you, so don’t miss it. Enrichment Studies is a proud sponsor and affiliate for Notebooking Pages.


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10th Birthday
HOMESCHOOL GIVEAWAY

TODAY ONLY (TUES, APRIL 26th)
9AM – 9PM CST

25 winners in all!!!

1 GRAND PRIZE:

$780+ homeschooling gift package…

see full list of gifts below!!

24 WINNERS:

Notebooking Pages LIFETIME Memberships

FREEBIE FOR EVERYONE:

ALL participants receive a
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Enter the Homeschool Giveaway here:
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The Grand Prize Winner
receives all of the following prizes!

From NotebookingPages.coma Notebooking Pages LIFETIME Membership
From Home School Adventure Co.Philosophy Adventure—Pre-Socratics Digital Edition
From Thinking Kids PressBible Road Trip Year Three Curriculum, and Lower Grammar, Upper Grammar, and Dialectic Notebooking Journals
From Harmony Fine Arts … Harmony Fine Arts Bundle Grades 1-4
From Outdoor Hour ChallengeUltimate Naturalist Library Membership
From Enrichment StudiesRenaissance Artists PLUS the coordinating Fine Art Pages
From Train Up a Child Publishing, LLCOne set of our Daily Lesson Plans (first, second, third, fourth grades or middle school)
From Homeschool CopyworkLifetime Homeschool Copywork Membership
From Barefoot Ragamuffin Curriculachoice of levels of English Lessons Through Literature text and workbook
From Confessions of a HomeschoolerRoad Trip USA
From Katie’s Homeschool CottageYou Can Make Your Own Unit Study Using Charlotte Mason Methods Audio Seminar Workshop Set
From How to Homeschool My ChildApproaches to Christian Homeschooling {Complete Package}
From Mom’s Tool Belt a MomsToolBelt.com LIFETIME Membership

Enter the Homeschool Giveaway here:
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New Subscriber Freebie: The Beauty of Spring!

April is here, spring has sprung for many of us in North America, and we have a lovely collection of art to celebrate!

The Beauty of Spring has 12 printable works of art to help you celebrate, and this month you can get it totally FREE if you’re a Subscriber Perks Member! Sign up here and I’ll send you an email with your free coupon code and other goodies asap.

Free Easter Art, Hymns, and Songs!

FREE Easter Fine Art PagesEaster is coming up this month, and we are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ here at Enrichment Studies with some great free resources for you.

First, we have our beautiful Easter Fine Art Pages.  This collection includes 14 printable works of art depicting the Holy Week that you can get totally free this month! Simply sign up here and I’ll send you a coupon code to use at checkout.

 

 


 

Easter Hymns Songs graphicSecond, I have put together a terrific collection of some of my favorite Easter hymns and songs for you to enjoy here.  Additionally, I am sharing an Easter song on our Facebook page every day from now til Resurrection Sunday, so be sure to check that out here.

 

Feel free to share these free Easter resources with your friends!

 

 

 

 

 

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