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Ashworth College Loves The Military

March 25, 2011 By

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Ashworth College for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Thanks to benefits available through the Post-9/11 GI Bill, military personnel and their families can receive up to $13,500/35 months of education benefits.  To make those benefits stretch even further, Ashworth College, which is a 100% online and accredited school, is now enrolling military students.

Ashworth College already offers tuition that is fifty percent less than the average accredited online school, which means those GI Bill benefits stretch even further. Students can use their funds to take more classes, or share them with a spouse or dependant.  And because Ashworth is 100% online, their classes fit your schedule.

By combining GI Bill benefits with Ashworth’s low tuition, it’s possible for military graduates to graduate without debt.  How nice would that be??  The student loan I needed to finish my senior year at MSU took me years to pay off. Of course back then, online school hadn’t been invented :)

If you or someone you know qualifies for the GI Bill, take a look at Ashworth College to make those benefits go further while getting the education required for today’s job market. I think it’s terrific that Ashworth is helping military students get the degree they want and need!

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Free Letter A Activity Sheets

July 27, 2009 By

Do you have a child who’s starting school soon, or maybe you’re planning to home school? It’s never too early to give them a head start. School starts in only a few short weeks, which means you still have time to help them get prepared. To help you out, Kid’s Activity Calendar is giving away a pretty nice kit of activities around the letter ‘A’. This pack includes

  • Fun alphabet snacks that start with the letter A
  • Letter A coloring sheets
  • Letter A search worksheets
  • Letter A trace sheets
  • Letter A flash cards
  • Game of  the week idea around the letter A

Started by three Moms who didn’t want to search all over town for workbooks and activities to teach preschoolers the alphabet, Kids Activity Calendar is an instant download of a great collection of items to help kids get started:

  • Introduction of a new letter each week
  • Weekly coloring sheets and printable worksheets
  • Fun weekly audio about the letter of the week
  • Crafts, Activities And Snack Ideas
  • Parent Guide

Act fast because right now the price for the whole collection is only $29.97!

Download your free Letter A activity guide  from this page.

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Giveaway #3- IBW Interactive Books

July 8, 2009 By

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner, Tamara! Check your email!

Way back in November of last year, I received a sample of books from Interactive Book-Webscene, or IBW. The IBW Reading System combines print books with an online component to enrich the stories. At the end of each section of the print books is a link to a webpage that may be an animation, music, video, or game that corresponds to what your child has just read. Very cool for today’s web-savvy kids!

The books I received are The Busy Preschooler’s Guide To Learning, and two titles from the Ghost Hunter series. The Preschooler’s Guide is so cool, it introduces each letter of the alphabet with a clever poem that describes a word that starts with that letter, then gives a webscene link. On the facing page is an activity or craft that reinforces the learning. In all this book teaches 105 skills needed for Kindergarten including colors and shapes, numbers, time, and writing the alphabet. The webscenes present online animations and learning activities in both English and Spanish.

For older readers, IBW has several book series. KA Readers, are designed to be read successfully by beginning readers who have participated in a phonics-based reading program. Clever rhymes and animations get kids hooked on reading for fun, and online assessments help parents assess how their reader is doing. The Earth Academy 7 series is for early elementary, and the Ghost Hunter series is for older readers. We received two of the Ghost Hunter titles, one of which has completely vanished from the house (oooh, a book about GHOSTS and it VANISHED, spooky! lol), the other is “The Ghost Hunter and the Ghost of Gettysburg”. It’s about a girl named Cori who moves to Gettysburg, and helps ghosts who are trapped move on to the afterlife with the help of her best friend Marta, who communicates with Cori using email and a webcam.

IBW Books

BUY IT: Visit IBW-Books.com to purchase any of their books (warning, auto-play music). And for a unique money-making opportunity,check out IBW Booksellers to learn how you can earn money selling these great educational books yourself!

WIN IT:IBW has generously offered one lucky winner their choice of prizes in this giveaway:

The Busy Preschooler’s Guide to Learning – fun activities built around the 26 letters of the alphabet, with step-by-step help to guide parents in how to use everyday situations to teach 105 skills their kids need before they walk in the kindergarten door. (Retail value $60.)

OR:

THREE (3) KA Readers – beginning readers that use a new kind of                    storytelling where kids see an animation unfold at the close of every  chapter! Dr. Seuss-like rhyming hooks kids on the fun of words. Online  activities help parents assess a child’s reading and comprehension.    (Retail value $60.)

HOW TO ENTER: For your main entry, visit the IBW Books or IBW Booksellers website, then come back here and tell me one thing you learned about the books. When filling in the comment fields, you must use your real first name or blog name (no keywords! I’m serious, I’ll delete your entry!) and make sure your email address is correct.

ENTER BY: Wednesday July 22nd at 11:59 PM EST. Winner to be announced Wednesday, July 29th. Open to U.S. only.

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