Monday, January 27, 2014

Drop a Class? What to Do With Your Textbook

*This is a Sponsored Post*

Hello Baylor and MCC students.  I wanted to remind you again about CampusBookRentals.com, where you can rent books for 40-90% off new bookstore prices.   OK, yeah, I know...the semester started two weeks ago, so I'm a little late.  But here's the thing...what if you drop a class?  What do you do with the books you bought?  Well, if they're from Campus Book Rentals than you can still return them for free (they have a 30 day return policy).  And if they were books you bought elsewhere, you can earn some money renting them out to other students through their sister site, RentBack.com.  Learn more below...



Oh, and did you know that CampusBookRentals.com donates to Operation Smile every time someone rents a book from them?  Operation Smile provides reconstructive surgery and related medical care for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate.  These surgeries aren't just cosmetic.  One in 10 children born with a cleft will die before their first birthday. The children who survive are often unable to eat, speak, socialize or smile.  That goes way beyond cosmetics...that's life changing.


I was compensated by CampusBookRentals.com for this post..  I have not personally used their service since I'm no longer in college, but I'll be trying out their service for some of the homeschooling materials you can rent there.  


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Friday, January 24, 2014

Snowfall

I wake up this morning and before I even look out my window I check the Midway app on my phone.  Nothing.  So I open safari on my phone and check the website.  Nothing new...don't even see the message they had last night about where they would be posting notices of closures.  "Dang,"  I think, "I was really hoping to sleep in."  Had some trouble sleeping the last couple days and it sure would be nice, but I drag myself out of bed.  And then I see this outside my window...



Snow!  Wow, I guess it's just not enough for a snow day.  I check the computer one more time...and there it is.  Not sure why it didn't show up on my phone, but they're postponing 2 hours.  "YES!" I think, preparing to slip back into bed, when I hear a little, kinda grumpy voice behind me.  

Oh well...I could tell him to go back to bed, but I know he'll want to see this.  We have some breakfast and he's dressed in record time...and out in the white stuff.


This is all before his brothers wake up.  They do and I'm getting breakfast for everyone and giving them instructions on where they can play and who should watch who and how they should bundle up...cause I have every plan of going back to sleep.  And I do, for a glorious 'nother hour before I wake up and hussle everyone into the car.  There's an air of holiday, even though they only got an extra two hours this morning.

And I look up, and the clouds are dramatically split in two...one half white, the other half dark, with blue skies left of all.  The picture below doesn't begin to capture it, because it was fading by the time I got back and could take a picture.  




What a morning!  Love when it snows here, even it's just a dusting.  



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Saturday, January 11, 2014

People in History & Culture - Printables



Below you can  links to coloring pages, paper dolls and other resources related to various historical and cultural figures from the Dover Sampler.  These may be eventually removed, so snag them while you can.   They do have some limitations on how you can use them, but using them for home use with your kids or in the classroom should be fine.  I've organized them below by last name, birthdate, and by category (entertainers, politicians, ect.), and I'll be adding more to this list as I discover them.  I also have another list organized by Era which has other historical printables.




Alphabetical by Last Name
(Or first name where last is not available or where person is mainly known by another name)





By Birthdate
They are not organized by year, but by day, in case you want to share about these people on the day of their births. 


UNSURE OF DAY - ONLY HAVE YEAR



BY CATEGORY

Politicians, Crusaders, Rulers and Other Government and Political Figures:
Authors:



Artists and Craftspeople



Inventors and Scientists

Musicians and Composers
(Also see Entertainers...)

Entertainers:




Explorers/Adventurers


Sports Figures


Religious Figures


Other/Misc.:





If you know of other free history printables please leave a comment and let me know.



Note to self:  To add: http://www.doverpublications.com/sampler/1103
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