Ultimate Catholic Homeschool Giveaway

It's time again for the Homeschool Connections' Ultimate Catholic Homeschool Giveaway!!!

Here's the list of prizes (one for each of 5 winners):

• 1 iPad Mini
• 1 Kindle Fire
• 1 $50 Gift Certificate, Emmanuel Books
• 1 $50 Gift Certificate, Behold Publications
• 1 $50 Gift Certificate, American Chesterton Society

Entering is super easy. Just follow the steps below in the Rafflecopter. There are daily entries to help you increase your chances of winning. 

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Why Should I Learn Punctuation and Grammar?

A 2-year project in the making, Homeschool Connections will be releasing it's new eBook Why Should I Learn This? next month (December 2014). A $9.95 value, the eBook will initially be offered for free.

If you'd like a preview, you can download a sample chapter by clicking here: Free Homeschool eBook. You can also sign up to receive notification when the entire eBook is ready.

The sample chapter is Why Should I Learn Punctuation and Grammar? by Erin Brown Conroy, MA, MFA. A terrific chapter to read whether you have grade school or high school children.

Why Should I Learn This? is a compilation of essays written by over 30 authors:

Joseph Pearce; Gary Michuta; Mike Aquilina; Alicia VanHecke; Christian Ohnimus; Ana Braga-Henebry, MA; Alison Stanley, JD; Ed L. Rivet II, MPA; Joan Stromberg; Phillip Campbell III; Allison Gingras, MEd; Emily Henry; Irma Luz Schmitt, MEd; Suchi Myjak, MS; Mary Ellen Barrett; Nancy Carpentier Brown; Henry Russell, PhD; Dayspring Brock, MHum; Cay Gibson; Jean Hoeft, MA; Mary Gildersleeve; Carol Reynolds, PhD; Michele Quigley; Margot Davidson, MEd; Erin Brown Conroy, MA, MFA; Robert Gotcher, PhD; Jean Rioux, PhD; Dave Palmer, MTS; Mary Daly; Matthew Watkins, MS; MacBeth Derham; Monica Ashour, MTS, MHum; Lisa Mladinich; Maureen Wittmann.

Subjects included:

Economics; Geography; The Constitution; Government, Elections, and Politics; Using Historical Fiction; Christian Historiography; Medieval History; American Sign Language; Latin; Spanish; Computer Skills; Critical Reading and Thinking Skills; Organizational Skills; G. K. Chesterton; Classical Literature; Modern Literature; Using Picture Books; Shakespeare; Tolkien; Algebra; Arts and Crafts; Music History; Using a Charlotte Mason Education; Using Montessori; Organizational Skills; Phonemics; Using the Trivium; Philosophy; Formal Logic; Thomistic Philosophy; Astronomy; Environmental Science; Science and its Relationship to Faith and Reason; Geology; Nature Studies; All Theology through The Theology of the Body; Apologetics; the Early Church Fathers; Heresies; Theology of the Body; Communications; Fiction Writing; Punctuation and Grammar; Rhetoric and Writing.

More information to come as we near the publication date ... 

Generation Next Giveaway!

To celebrate Catholic College Month, we're giving away a copy of Phil Lenahan's Generation Next: A Catholic Guide to Financial Freedom for Young Adults (scroll down to the end for the contest widget).

As our homeschooled students head off to college, it's important they understand the importance of being financially responsible as well as have the practical tools necessary to handle their personal finances.

We also want to help you with college planning. Therefore, we are offering a series of free webinars throughout the month of October:

To register, click here now: Homeschool Connections Catholic College Month 2014. If you cannot attend a live event, you can still register to receive the recorded webinar to watch at your convenience. 

Bring your questions to the live events and the presenter will be able to help you then and there!

• How to Create a Masterful College Transcript meets on Monday, October 13 @ 8 pm ET with Lucy de la Garza, University of Dallas 
• The Long Term Value of Liberal Arts meets on Wednesday, October 15 @ 8 pm ET with Rolando Rivas, Belmont Abbey College 
• The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in the Professions Date TBA with Nicholas Trout, University of Mary 
• Paying for College – Using Admissions, Financial Aid, and Alternative Funding Strategies to get the job done without breaking your bank meets on Monday, October 20 @ 8 pm ET with Katherine O’Brien, MA CCPS 
• The Persuasive Homeschool Transcript meets on Tuesday, October 21 @ 8 pm ET with Professor Jeremy Holmes and Owen Sweeney, Wyoming Catholic College 
• Getting Help – What a College Planner can do for your family, how to select one, and when to hire one meets on Monday, October 27 @ 8 pm ET with Katherine O’Brien, MA CCPS 
• Navigating Financial Aid meets on Wednesday, October 29 @ 8 pm ET with Martin Harold, John Paul the Great University

About Our Prize:

Generation Next: A Catholic Guide to Financial Freedom for Young Adults 

A personal finance program for young adults that is packed with wisdom for life and money. Designed to help young people grow into responsible adults by understanding God’s way to financial freedom. 

With the Church’s teaching serving as its platform, Generation Next provides young people with the practical skills and values they need to navigate life successfully.

“Effectively managing money comes down to a few basics,” Phil says, “and the earlier you start, the better off you’ll be.” As you unpack the teaching and tools at your disposal in Generation Next, you’ll learn about: 

• The critical link between faith and finance 
• The advantage of setting goals • Creating a financial plan that works 
• Wealth: how to create it and how to use it 
• Understanding and managing debt • Relationships and money 
• How to be a savvy consumer 
• The role that generosity plays in one’s financial and spiritual life 
• And much more

This prize was donated by Behold Publications, creators of Little Flowers Girls Clubs, Blue Knights Boys Club, and so much more.

Now for our contest ...

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Win Six Months of Unlimited Access to Online Classes

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February is sometimes referred to as "Burnout Month" by school teachers and homeschoolers. Here at Homeschool Connections, we see February a little differently. We view it as an opportunity to rejuvenate, refresh, and renew. To help you do the same, we have lots of fun happenings for you this month. It's our way of giving back to the homeschooling community, which has blessed us in so many ways over the years.

1. Later this month, you'll have the opportunity to sign up for free, live, interactive webinars. We do this every February -- it's our Refresh Online Conference. This year we will be focusing on Mom and Home. Keep an eye on the blog and Facebook for details in the upcoming weeks.
UPDATE: The Refresh webinars are scheduled and ready for registration with lots of great speakers and topics. Click here: 2014 REFRESH CONFERENCE.

2. We always offer the recorded webinars from past years to you for free. You can find them here: Homeschool Parent Webinars. Just sign in as a Guest to view.

3. Over at Homeschool.com we're participating in Freebie February. You'll find homeschool-related giveaways throughout the entire month of February. They continue to add free items every week. Homeschool Connections is taking part by giving away a free course on the Federalist Papers (log in as a Guest). We're planning on some other freebies to send Homeschool.com as February progresses. 

4. As if all this wasn't enough ... we're giving away six months of Unlimited Access!!! That's six months of access to 140 online Catholic and homeschool courses for your entire family. Every course comes with recorded lectures and course materials, such as automated quizzes, homework, answer keys, and so much more.

We're wishing you a very blessed February!

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Already a subscriber to Unlimited Access? Still enter. You'll get an extra six months for free if you win.

The small print:
No purchase necessary.
This contest is open to everyone, no matter where you live.
Winner will be chosen randomly by rafflecopter.com.
We will verify that the chosen winner correctly completed the entry option they were chosen for winning. If determined to be invalid, a new winner will be chosen.
The winner will be contacted by email within 12 hours after the giveaway ends. Winner will then have 48 hours to contact us and claim their prize. If prize is not claimed, we will choose a new winner.
If you have any questions - let us know in the comments below or send us an email at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.
To learn more about Homeschool Connections, visit http://www.homeschoolconnections.com.

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A winner will be chosen via random.org. We will announce the lucky winner on Friday, February 28, 2014. The winner will have 48 hours to contact ( lindsey at homemademommy dot net) with his/her full name, address, and phone number. There is no purchase necessary to win. This giveaway is open to everyone!
Okay! Good luck, everyone! If you have any questions, please comment below.
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Already subscribed to my newsletter? It still counts as an entry! Just make sure you click the buttons in the Rafflecopter widget above.

A winner will be chosen via random.org. We will announce the lucky winner on Friday, February 28, 2014. The winner will have 48 hours to contact ( lindsey at homemademommy dot net) with his/her full name, address, and phone number. There is no purchase necessary to win. This giveaway is open to everyone!
Okay! Good luck, everyone! If you have any questions, please comment below.
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Already subscribed to my newsletter? It still counts as an entry! Just make sure you click the buttons in the Rafflecopter widget above.

A winner will be chosen via random.org. We will announce the lucky winner on Friday, February 28, 2014. The winner will have 48 hours to contact ( lindsey at homemademommy dot net) with his/her full name, address, and phone number. There is no purchase necessary to win. This giveaway is open to everyone!
Okay! Good luck, everyone! If you have any questions, please comment below.
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Beautiful Jewlery from Singing Ladybug Jewelry

Maria of Singing Ladybug Jewelry has donated 3 additional prizes to The Ultimate Catholic Homeschool Giveaway. Maria and her family have been taking Homeschool Connections classes for sometime now. It's so nice have such talent in our midst. Scroll down to see the donated pieces, learn more about Singing Lady Bug, and how to order other jewelery from Maria ...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/157207505/silver-dangles?ref=shop_home_active

http://www.etsy.com/listing/37705393/italian-millifiore?ref=shop_home_feat

http://www.etsy.com/listing/157242909/lovely-loops?ref=shop_home_active

From the website:

We believe that earrings and sparkles make everything better!

Our ETSY shop is a vehicle to help support the fencing ventures of two of our children - who are both - nationally ranked fencers with great potential!

Regrading our jewelry, we like simple pieces that are practical and feminine without being gaudy or overdone!

We've got the jewelry to prepare you for all the special events in your life - and everyday living!

We do custom orders and hope you enjoy looking through our shop!

Each purchase is sent in a lovely organza bag making it ready for gift-giving and all earrings are sent with backs!

Thanks for shopping and tell your friends!  I will ship internationally - just convo me before your purchase and I will let you know the cost!

This is a wonderful way to support a Catholic homeschool family business. We hope you'll check out the website and see all of the beautiful pieces you can purchase.

Free Online Classes: Modern American History

Due to the outstanding response to Mr. Campbell's FREE Modern History course, we're extending the offer until the Feast of the Epiphany.

Click here and learn!  Modern American History

Free Homeschool Helps

Homeschool Connections has a Scrbd account where we offer a great number of free downloads for families. Just a few examples:










We owe a very special thank you to Jean and Maria Rioux for their major contribution to Catholic homeschooling and to this collection of free downloads.

We continue to add new content every month. There are more Shakespeare helps on the way, we have a collection of unit studies, and we love to add reading lists. So check back often.

Win a Free Catholic Homeschool Magazine Subscription

You can win a free one-year subscription to mater et magistra! This is an awesome magazine for any Catholic homeschooler. (If you win and already subscribe, you'll get an extra year for free.)

To enter is real simple. Become a Facebook fan of Homeschool Connections and then leave a political joke in the comments. The winner will be chosen by random.

The contest ends Monday, June 21 2010.

All this is designed to help out our government instructor Ed Rivet. Mr. Rivet ends every class with good, fun political joke for the kids. Well, Mr. Rivet is already busy creating his lesson plans for his Advanced American Government classes for the fall and he needs some new jokes. Lots of new jokes.

So, help out Mr. Rivet as well as give yourself a chance to win a great magazine by heading over to the fan page now.

Win Free Stuff

To celebrate 5 years in the blogosphere, Alicia Van Hecke is giving away loads of free gifts including:

1. Subscriptions to mater et magistra magazine (Catholic homeschooling magazine): (3 copies)

2. I Remember Mama - Irene Dunne, 1948 (3 copies)

3. Christmas in Connecticut - Barbara Stanwyck, 1945 (3 copies)

4. Books by Melissa Wiley (3 books)

5. The Kitchen Madonna by Rumer Godden (1 copy)

6. The Rosary: Keeping Company with Jesus and Mary by Karen Edmisten (1 copy)

7. The Catholic Homeschool Companion, edited by Maureen Wittmann and Rachel Mackson (1 copy)

8. Homeschool Connections Subscription Service (1 month free subscription)

Check out Studeo to learn all the details.

Coupon for Online Classes

We had some problems earlier this week with our software provider. They made a change which unwittingly affected our registration process. As a result a few families were unable to register for camps or classes. All is fixed now and we want to make it up to you. Here's a coupon for you: yq63c. It expires after April 17 and is worth $10 off.

Course and registration information can be found at Homeschool Connections.

Win a Free Book!

I don't know about you, but I love winning free stuff! Maureen Wittmann is offering a free copy of her book, The Catholic Homeschool Companion to a lucky follower. Twitter Follower that is. If you don't yet follow Homeschool Connections on Twitter, it's easy to do.

Go to: Homeschool Connections Twitter

Then tweet:
@homeschoolcnnct New contest for autographed copy The Catholic Homeschool Companion. Follow & retweet to win. 1 entry per day. Ends Apr. 12.


That's all you do! You'll be all entered to win!

Become a Facebook Fan and Win a Book

Join the Homeschool Connections Fan Page, leave a comment, and you could win one of three copies of For the Love of Literature: Teaching Core Subjects with Literature by Maureen Wittmann. Contest ends Friday at 7 PM Eastern.

We Have a Winner!

Drum roll please. Our winner is Diane M. Congratulations Diane! Diane will receive a one-year subscription to our recorded classes. Thank you to everyone who entered!

Contest: Free One Year of Recorded Courses

To celebrate our new subscription service we're having a contest! Leave a comment on the fan page in the next 48 hours and you can win a free 1-year subscription to our recorded courses. If you're not already a fan, that's easily fixed. Just scroll down and the link to join is near the end in the sidebar.

This subscription service is great for all families with middle to high school age kids. Try it for 7 days at $1! You can then keep it for only $30/mo or cancel w/ no obligation. Terrific way to supplement your child's education at your pace, on your schedule, and in the comfort of your own home!

We will announce the winner here and on the fan page at 10 PM Eastern time Saturday.

Free NASA Goodies for Homeschooled Kids

Last week Domenico Ruggiero gave an awesome webinar on his work at NASA. It was a wonderful learning experience for my family. The great news is that the webinar was recorded and you can watch it yourself at: One Small Step for Parents, One Giant Leap for Homeschool Kids: Insights from a NASA Engineer.

If you have a child with the least bit interest in aerospace, astronomy or engineering, you absolutely should not miss this one.

PLUS, Domenico arranged with NASA to give away all kinds of neat NASA goodies -- posters, decals, rulers, and more. To receive these giveaways drop Domenico an email. He'll email back a form so you can choose what you would like to receive. But don't wait! The deadline is August 19, 2009.