Friday, January 24, 2014

Books and Manipulatives–Day 5 of Essentials of Homeschooling *Giveaway*

books post

My name is Jennifer and I’m a book and manipulatives addict!  I admit it!Moving back to the mainland and having access to a dollar store again is going to save me so much money in manipulatives!!

But truth is, hands on curriculums require a lot of them;  and the same old, same old get boring!  So I am always looking for new manipulatives to add to our homeschooling!

I keep a running wish list on Amazon!  Melissa and Doug items and Safari Toobs are frequent manipulatives I buy.  Do-a-dot markers, magnets, counters, pattern blocks, wooden blocks, games, puzzles, etc…  I can almost always find what I’m looking for and at a reasonable price on Amazon.

Books are another thing I can’t live without!  I love books, and though the library is a great resource, I LOVE to own books!  We have several books shelves FULL of books, and they just keep growing and growing!  Digital reading devices has helped cut back a tad on our books collection, BUT nothing replaces a good old, in your hands, book!

We use very literature and manipulative heavy curriculums.  If the curriculum doesn’t call for those things (or not enough of them), I supplement.

Living in Hawaii there are very few places that ship here without a ridiculous shipping fee, except Amazon!

Amazon feeds my addictions.  I wanted to share with my readers my love of Amazon…and giveaway $10 in gift cards, which I won with Swagbucks!

Enter below and good luck!

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5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials

86 Participating Bloggers!

Here are just a few:

31. Lisa @ A Rup Life

32. Jordyn @ Almost Supermom

33. Jenn @ Teaching Two Stinkers

34. Crystal @ Crystal Starr Blog

35. Jennifer @ Chestnut Grove Academy

36. Brandi @ Brandi Raae

37. Wendy @ Simplicity Breeds Happiness

38. Jodi @ Insane in the Mombrain

39. Kym @ Homeschool Coffee Break

40. Lynn @ Ladybug Chronicles

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