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I haven't quite figured out why so many people still persist in perpetuating the myth that living on a single income and homeschooling on a dime aren't possible. I can only suppose these are people who can't imagine life without a daily trip to Starbucks and dinner out several times a week. The people who actually shop at malls (*shudder*) and think "Brand Name = Best". The people who really live by the "Keeping up with the Joneses" mentality.

That? Would not be us!

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Thursday, June 7, 2007

Free Twain Lit Unit.

This month's featured book at Wowio is:
The Notorius Jumping Frog of Calaveres County, by Mark Twain. WOWIO MAIN PAGE (scroll to bottom).

You can download this for free without even creating an account, though I actually recommend you sign-up with them. It's all free and they have some really great books. Look for all the Great Projects You Can Build Yourself books - really cool! And yes, even the iPod thing is totally above-board. My daughter received a pink one in the mail - sent straight from Apple - within a week of getting the 10 referals. We didn't even pay shipping.

If you'd like to turn the Jumping Frog into a full unit study, here are some links to free lesson plans:
SHORT STORY LESSON PLAN - for younger students
STUDY GUIDE - for older students (Check out the "Jumping Frog Series, Newspaper Interactive" link in the left-hand column to create a newspaper you can print!)

Just to note - edsitement.net has many literature guides. You can find the main list HERE.

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