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Boost Your Blog in 100 Days starts February 15

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Welcome to Boost Your Blog in 100 Days! I’m so excited you have chosen to take this journey with me and my dear challenge hostesses! I hope to get to meet you a little bit along the way via Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or your blog. My goal for this 100 days is to spruce up our blogs together and kick our usage and understanding of Social Media into high gear.

Who doesn’t need a fun way to Boost Your Blog in 2014? I’m a social kinda gal who would love to get to know more bloggers and cheer each other along in the process. That’s where Boost Your Blog in 100 Days comes into play. This series will be conducted in 10 day challenges covering topics such as Twitter, SEO, Blog Post Topics, Pinterest, and getting more blog traffic.

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Why Thaleia choose 100 Days? Well, to be honest I am a very, very busy mom of 4 children 11 years and under. I do not have extra time to spend laboring over by blog and Social Media. I want results and habits that can transform the limited time I have into something incredible. Spreading out 10 challenges over 10 days each just sounds better to me. Spending just 10-15 minutes a day versus an hour or two makes more sense to me. Easing into each new challenge should help create a habit a little easier.  This will also give you a  better understanding of why a particular challenge should be done daily or weekly and how it has helped you.

Quick clarification anyone with a blog CAN participate. I did seek out an initial 100 bloggers to help promote this series in exchange I am using their blogs to direct people to during the 10 days of Comments Challenge. Hope I have not confused anyone. You may do one or all 10 challenges at your own pace or join in daily.

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Journaling through Google Drive

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Journaling through Google Drive

Tired of buying paper journals? Need something fresh and new that can be accessed anywhere in the world that has internet connection. How about Google Drive? A very simple and easy to use program that Google launched quite some time ago.

If you aren’t familiar with Google Drive do not fear. It is very simple and similar to Word. I even have some simple steps on accessing Google Drive and beginning your first journal entry!

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Introducing Boost Your Blog in 100 Days

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Who doesn’t need a fun way to Boost Your Blog in 2014? I’m a social kinda gal who would love to get to know more bloggers and cheer each other along in the process. That’s where Boost Your Blog in 100 Days comes into play. This series will be conducted in 10 day challenges covering topics such as Twitter, SEO, Blog Post Topics, Pinterest, and getting more blog traffic.

Boost Your Blog in 100 Days

I need all sorts of bloggers that want to promote the “boost your blog” series. The initial 10 day challenge (begins February 15) will be to comment on 10 blogs for 10 days. I will be sharing 10 blogs each day for 10 days FROM THE LIST of bloggers who sign up to be promoted! In turn those 100 bloggers agree to promote the series via blog post OR twitter (tweets for each part of the series) OR Facebook share OR blog button. Are you interested in traffic coming to YOUR BLOG and leaving comments? Thensign-up to promote the Boost Your Blog Series and YOU will be on the 100 blogs list! Space is limited to 100 bloggers. We are now full for the 100 bloggers BUT anyone can still join us for the 100 days of Boost your Blog Challenge! 

Once the series launches on February 15, then the fun really begins. We will work together over 100 days to improve our blogs and social media. We will learn from all sorts of experienced bloggers who are making blogging work! I’m super excited how about you.

Don’t just sit there: tell your friends, tweet about it, share on Facebook, pin this post, add it to your  !

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The Ultimate Guide to Craft Materials: Shrinky Dinks

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The Ultimate Guide to Craft Materials:

Shrinky Dinks

Welcome to my part of  – The Ultimate Guide to 50 Craft Materials. Each day a different blogger will feature a kid’s craft material to create an amazing resource! If you’re a regular crafter with children or a newbie this GUIDE will be the best resource you will find in 2014!  I chose shrinky dink paper to inspire everyone with a beloved craft from my childhood.  Please keep reading to find out much more about shrinky dinks and how to use it.

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Many of you growing up in the 70’s, 80’s, or 90’s are probably very aware of Shrinky Dinks.  You may have been given a pack with Smurfs, Rainbow Bright, Pac Man, GhostBusters, or Mr. T already printed on the Shrinky Dink paper for you to color in. You then had to watch like a hawk while the oven worked it’s magic.

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Friends and Heroes Bible Curriculum Review & Giveaway

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Friends and Heroes Bible Curriculum

Review & Giveaway

What is Friends and Heroes you ask? Well, it’s a fun animated Bible curriculum to learn about all the great Friends and Heroes of the Bible. This video series is great for home or church classroom. If your children love to learn through animated stories and hands-on activities then Friends and Heroes would be something they would enjoy.

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 What we’ve got to say about Friends and Heroes:

Eldest thought the animation for the Bible stories to be very interesting. He recognized the animation from another episode he has seen at his grandma’s house. Princess liked them very much and Lil’ Red sat riveted to his seat so we played the entire 25 minutes. We plan to revisit the Episode in order to break the scenes down and do some of the student manual pages. I think the layout of the content looks very promising and does touch a wide variety of subject matter.

 

 Some suggestions on getting started:

First read the 6 page Teacher Overview to get a feel for the curriculum. Next print the Teacher Guide for Unit 1 front and back. Review the guide and gather the supplies suggested. Third, print off the student manual front and back for Unit 1.

Friends and Heroes Printables

Yes, I printed all 49 pages twice! plus print additional Student Covers as coloring pages for your younger students (under age 6). Hole punch all of your pages and use a 3-prong folder or 3-ring binder to keep all of your Student’s Manual together or place in their yearly portfolio as they finish a unit. Gather all the needed materials and supplies for Art, Science, and Craft projects.

Friends and Heroes Bible Curriculum Supplies

Watch the video ahead of time as suggested so you know what topics and themes will be discussed. This will allow you the teacher/parent time to collect your own thoughts/ideas on those topics and be able to be that much more insightful. Watch the video together as a family as part of your Family Devotion or Bible time. Allow your children time to talk about and/or ask questions about the episode they just watched. Work on the Student Manual together and plan to do a craft or Science project.

Allow your students time to interact online after watching the episode to play a game or take a quiz to further their learning.

 What Friends and Heroes have to say:

“Friends and Heroes award-winning adventures and Bible stories on DVD accompanied by an exciting cross-curricular Homeschool Unit Study – easy-to-use, hands-on, attractively designed, colorful and FUN! Each unit provides a wealth of interdisciplinary studies for your home educated children. The material is highly adaptable and may be easily incorporated with your other homeschool activities.”

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Here’s the awesome January deal:

  • ·         20% off all Friends and Heroes Homeschool Resources
  • ·         10% off all other Friends and Heroes resources with curriculum
  • ·         10% off all Friends and Heroes Home and Family DVD Collections

This wonderful sale ends January 31, 2014. So stop on over and grab yourself a deal today!

GIVEAWAY:

Friends and Heroes has graciously allowed us to offer a giveaway of Homeschool Unit Study #1  to one random family.

The Friends and Heroes Homeschool Unit Study #1 includes:

  • Friends and Heroes DVD Episode 1- Long Journey – which serves as stimulus material for cross-curricular studies
  • All teacher and student’s materials – included on CD-ROM – printable and reusable
  • Learner-centered, self-guided Unit Study manuals
  • Teacher’s Guide – with learning goals, background details, answer keys, internet links
  • Certificates of Achievement and binder covers

Unit Study #1 covers:

  • History/Geography: The Romans; Roman Trade; Roman money; Roman import and exports
  • Creative writing: Journal writing; Written expression and narration; Copy writing
  • Bible study: Daniel and the lions’ den and Jesus and the miraculous catch of fish; The Early Church
  • Science: Silver; Sand and cement; Greek and Roman discoveries
  • Crafts: Sculpture; Paper weaving; Pottery
  • Discipleship: Trusting others; Pride; Worries

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Disclaimer: I was provided a copy of Friends and Heroes Homeschool Unit Study #1 for my honest review. I did not receive compensation for this review. All words are mine and my children’s opinions.