Homeschooling Link Heaven: 05/01/10

Points 2 Shop

Points 2 Shop is a wonderful site! You complete offers, surveys, daily clicks, and can even play games for points and cash. I am using this site to purchase (actually get free) all of the books that I will need for the 2010-2011 school year. So far in the past month, I have cashed out for:

1. Everything You Need To Know About English Homework (Everything You Need To Know..)
2. a $1 bill
3. Pre Algebra: A Transition to Algebra: Teacher's Edition
4. The Condemned (Widescreen Edition) **gift for family member**
5. Science Voyages: Level Blue Florida Edition
**(proof below)**

2010 Census: It's About Us United States Lessons

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752139&eml=TNL/e/20100429/Generic

2010 Census: It's About Us United States Lessons

Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge

Summer can be a season full of fun memories, good times and also... declining reading scores! This summer, don’t go down the “Summer Slide,” stay on top by reading! Sign up today to take the Scholastic Summer Challenge to read books, log your minutes and READ FOR THE WORLD RECORD!

The Scholastic Summer Challenge is a free, Web-based program that helps kids find great books and provides a fun, multimedia platform for them to discover new authors, talk about books with other kids, and keep motivated to read all summer long.

This year's Summer Challenge unites students and schools to read in an attempt to set a new world record for summer reading. Kids sign up for their school, choose books they want to read, then log their reading minutes at the Summer Challenge headquarters. Schools that log the most minutes will be published in the 2011 edition of the Scholastic Book of World Records! Students will also be a part of a 50,000 book donation to Reading Is Fundamental.

More info: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=608

Sign up: http://www.scholastic.com/summerreading/index.htm?eml=TNL/e/20100429/NL/Corp/SRC/Generic/120

Assignment: The World Program Review Survey: Deadline June 30, 2010

Assignment: The World Program Review Survey: Deadline June 30, 2010

Teachers can get free access to the Assignment: The World (ATW), a weekly 15-minute news and global issues program targeted at 3rd-8th grade classrooms and its web resources for the remainder of the school year in exchange for feedback on a national survey to provide directions on content, educational resources and interactive directions.

**Classrooms respond weekly to important issue questions which are featured on the show.
32 15-minute programs, one per week from September until MayCovering topics such as:

**Current Events, Civics, Geography, History, Science, Global Issues, and MORE!

**On Public TV & on the Web (http://atwonline.org)

WXXI is conducting a national survey of teachers focusing on the usability, content and resources available from Assignment: The World. Preview the Series and Give Feedback at: http://atwonline.org/survey.html

PBS Teacher Previews is permitted with proper credit given to PBS Online