THE Ultimate Homeschool Expo

April 28 - May 3

Have you ever thought about Homeschooling your children? Today, more than ever, more parents are thinking about homeschooling their children. But also have many questions, "Can I be a teacher?", "What am I supposed to be teaching?", "How do I get the information I need?" or maybe the most pressing "How do I start?"

The statistics in our public schools have become more frightening. There is over crowding and lack of funding and supplies, peer pressure, lower scores and increasing violence. As parents we are looking to protect our children and move them forward into a productive and stable adulthood with the skills that they need to succeed in life.

Choosing whether or not homeschool your children is a personal decision. You now have the opportunity to learn if homeschooling is right for you and your family from the comfort of your own home, at your convenience. If you already homeschool your children this expo is right for you too.

I just got an email from my friend, Cindy Rushton. She is "pumped" about her upcoming Ultimate Homeschool Expo. Actually, she is so "pumped" that she has just shared a sneak peek into her Membership Site.

You see one of the neat things about the Ultimate Homeschool Expo is that everything is ONLINE. Cindy builds a private, exclusive Membership Site that includes everything from the UHSE in one place--it has audios (from all of the sessions and from the bonus gifts that her speakers give to us), ebooks, complete unit study guides, articles, printable notebooking pages, cookbooks, on and on. I can't believe all of the things that we receive for only $40. It is truly ULTIMATE!

Anyway, back to the reason that I am sharing with you...

Cindy just sent me permission to give you a sampler of one of her free gifts that is included on the Membership Site. I am so excited to give it to you! It is a audio and ebook set that she actually sells on her website, but she is giving away on the Membership Site. Here is the link:

Let's Get Ready for a New School Year Super Set!

Let's Get Ready for the New School Year Mommy Planner... Ebook by Cindy Rushton

Need some help gearing up for the new school year? Wish you had a friend to take you by the hand and help you plan your year? You will LOVE this! It includes a quick Mommy Planner with a potpourri of planning sheets from all of Cindy's products to help you get started on the right track with your homeschool planning. It is full of goodies! AND YOURS...

Download Part One Gearing Up Here

Download Part Two Gearing Up Here

PLUS! Companion Audio! :) Let's Get Ready for a New School Year-Audio

Download by Mp3

Homeschooling? Thinking about Homeschooling? BUT...do you have to turn your home into a school? No, my dear friend, you do not need to turn your home into a school. Your home can still be a HOME. A home ready to learn! Ready? Ready? This is EASY as ABC...

--> Find a good nook! It does not have to be huge. Certainly does not need to be expensive. All that is needed is a place that invites your children (and YOU!) to think, work through the studies (writing, reading, studying, proofreading, projects, experiments...). Ask yourself, "Where do they gravitate toward to read...to research...to write...to print?" Keep in mind that each and every student in your family will be very different during the learning process, but most will appreciate having all of the supplies and equipment in a safe, quiet, comfortable place to study. When deciding on a spot, make sure that the spot has good lighting and a good, solid, clean, work surface. Make sure it is a good spot to think AND work on lessons." Set up the area with a nice table or desk with plenty of work area...comfortable chairs...limited distractions...shelves for books and notebooks...space for a computer and printer...convenient power supply...space for you to sit down and work with them during their lessons...and a specific spot for organizational bins that will hold supplies.

--> Get supplies together! You probably have supplies ALREADY in your home. Use our list to remind you of which supplies you will need to gather for homeschooling. Gather them and organize them so they will be ready to use when your children can snatch time to dig into their studies.

--> Give easy access to materials and supplies! Don't just gather supplies, give your children easy access to those supplies! Nothing else can encourage your children to dig deeper into studies like having the materials needed to learn AND free reign to use them. Gather the supplies you will need and store them in clearly marked plastic bins and containers. There are SO many options available. Find what will work for you and your family. Get paper and printable pages together. I have always stored ours in our school materials so the children had their materials on hand as they needed it. A quick glance can remind me that we need more. I buy all of our paper, ink pens, pencils, 3-ring binders, etc in bulk at Sam's Warehouse. During the school breaks, many stores have supplies and paper in bulk for better prices than all year round. That is when we also stock up. We store it on our school shelves and have what we need as we work.

--> Invest in the best tools! It may seem to be an added expense, however tools make all of the difference in the world! For example, you can buy a cheap stapler for under $5.00 OR you can buy a long-arm stapler for $29.95 at an office supply store. The difference? Well, we have bought SO MANY cheap staplers. They simply do not last. Plus, they are limited in what they can do. Now, contrast that with the long-arm stapler? They are built to last. You can use those for making any size booklet and for regular stapling. Just watch your most reluctant writer when they figure out ALL that they can do with one stapler! $29.95 will be the best investment ever! Buy the best as you can. The investment is more than just for equipment, it is investing in your child's education!

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Need MORE Help? Check out our Ultimate Homeschool Expo! When you purchase your ticket you get MORE help with record-keeping--you can immediately download two Bonus Gifts that will help you today:

Let's Get Ready for the New School Year Super Set A Quick Start for Notebooking Mini-Set!

Yep! Both! Complimentary! Get your ticket here

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