July 2014 Free Traceable Calendars

Calendars are a great way to add real world applications to your math lessons.  Your child can practice writing numbers, counting, recognizing even and odd numbers, and so much more.  You can download this free traceable calendar for July here.

June 2014 Free Traceable Calendars

Calendars are a great way to practice real world math with your little ones.  I especially like these traceable calendars for the little ones who are just learning to write their numbers.  You can find this freebie (along with tons of other resources for younger learners) from Childcareland.

June 2014 Traceable Calendar Freebie

May 2014 Traceable Calendar

Calendars are a great way to practice real world math with your little ones.  I especially like these traceable calendars for the little ones who are just learning to write their numbers.  You can find this freebie (along with tons of other resources for younger learners) from Childcareland.

Free Traceable Calendar May 2014

December 2013 Traceable Calendar

If you are working on writing numbers with your kiddo, you will love this adorable traceable font calendar for December 2013 from Childcareland.  Not only can you help your child practice writing their numbers, but you can count down until Christmas!  You can print out in color like show above or in black and white.

December 2013 Traceable Calendar

October Calendar Numbers and Headers - Freebie!

Can you believe September is almost over and we are heading into October?  Neither can I.  I absolutely love these adorable printable calendar pieces from homeschoolcreations.com!

Using the different colored number cards to try different pattern sequences: an ABC pattern, ABAB pattern, AABB pattern and other patterns you can make up together. Here’s an example of different patterns using the cards from September.



The set also includes a calendar header for the month of October as well. 

 

——> Download the October Calendar Numbers HERE <——

July 2013 Traceable Calendar

You can print out a free traceable calendar perfect for teaching your little ones how to keep track of the days here.

2013 Traceable Calendars

Free printable monthly calendar pages  that have traceable numbers.

2013January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

2012 Traceable Calendars

Free printable monthly calendar pages  that have traceable numbers.

2012                                           
January                               
February                               
March                               
April                               
May                               
June                               
July                                
August                               
September                               
October                               
November                                 

December

Monthly Menu Planners

One of the challenges of raising 6 boys has always been figuring out what to feed them all!  I am seriously loving this adorable and oh so useful menu plan from No Ordinary Moments! Not only are they cute, but you can type into the pdf files all of your menu ideas for a month, print it out, and place it on your fridge.  Then the next time that your kiddos ask the dreaded, "What's for dinner?"  you can point them to the menu!


Menu Planner

AboutOne - Getting Organized

It's that time of year again, fall is in the air, school supplies are on sale, and football practice is in full swing - yes we have officially hit the busy season in the Malloy residence.  And even though I am incredibly busy this time of year, life keeps happening.  There are doctor's appointments to go to, pictures to sort through, events to keep track of, and I was on the hunt (yet again) for how to get organized!

I have tried the traditional paper planners and calendars, but I always miss getting something written down, because I forget to keep them with me.  I can't count on my fingers and toes the number of times I didn't have a planner with me when I was making an appointment, when I got an email football practice schedule change, or when I was on the phone and needed to write something down.

That being said, I am a digital girl- I don't go anywhere without my iphone or my pad!  So, I was excited to find that there was a service called AboutOne that served as a digital filing system and more.

Not only does AbouOne serve as a  calendar/ planner where keep track of my appointments and important telephone numbers, but it also lets me keep track of my family information such as health and education records.  I can also keep track of health information (which with a family of 6 boys is easy to lose track of)!  Now I don't have to wonder was it Parker or Powell who need to have antibiotics before dental treatment? Or which boy HAS NOT had stitches yet (that would be only 2 of them).  It has given me a place to keep track of the names of our medicines we take as well which is very helpful in the doctor's office when they ask you and you can only remember that it starts with the letter A.

I love that in the very same place, I can keep track of household and car maintenance information.  No longer do I have to keep files and files worth of paper.  Since I am always trying to think of how to declutter our house, this is really a big deal!

But... I have to say, one thing that really sets this service apart from other planners I've tried out is that you can easily share items with friends and family.  As you enter the information into the program, it keeps track and simply plugs into various features such as a family newsletter and even a baby book!  With 6 boys, it has been tremendously difficult for me to document all of those important days and first times.  While I was great at it when I had the first baby, each additional baby has a sparser and sparser baby book.  With AboutOne, that is about to change.  I can update a certain event - like Luke's first football game, and it automatically can be posted to a family newsletter to email, tweet, or post to facebook for all of our friends and family to see.  I can also print it out and slide it into a scrapbook for each of the boys and viola - their memory books are all updated!

I haven't even BEGUN to play with all of the features AboutOne has, but here is another one I can't wait to try:

Here is a video overview of even more features!




Now, AboutOne is offering you the chance to try out its program for FREE - and also to enter to win a $500 AMEX gift card and an upgrade to a free subscription to AboutOne.com to 1 grand prize winner + a $250 donation to the school of their choice.  All other entries will receive an email with a code for 25% off a one year subscription to AboutOne.com.

Mandatory Entry:

1. Sign up for AboutOne free trial (absolutely no credit card info required) - and try it out for yourself! You will get a full 17 day trial -17 full days of usage with no expiration date (requires no credit card information). Use each of your 17 days whenever you like. The Yearly Plan gives you a full year of access to AboutOne for the low price of $30 per year.2. Complete the form below.




Rules: One winner will be chosen at random from all entries across all blogs to receive the following prize: $500 AMEX gift card and an upgrade to a free subscription to AboutOne.com to 1 grand prize winner + a $250 donation to the school of their choice. All other entries will receive an email with a code for 25% off a one year subscription to AboutOne.com. This giveaway ends September 9th at 11:59 p.m. ET and is open to U.S. residents age 18 or older.


 

Totally Together = Less cleaning and more time with your family! Review/Giveaway

When people find out that I have 6 kids (and especially when they hear that they are all boys) - they often ask, "How do you do it?"  Usually I handle things quite well, but I must admit, it seems like a few balls seem to get dropped every once in awhile.  And lets face it, cleaning up after boys takes an awful lot of time, time that I would rather spend having fun with them.  That is why I was super excited to learn about Stephanie O'Dea's new book, Totally Together Shortcuts to an Organized Life.  My copy just arrived this weekend, and let me say, I am more than just a little impressed!

• The first thing that I love is its small size ( about as tall as a paperback book but just a tad wider) - it fits easily into my purse our on the kitchen counter.

Another thing that I love about this book is that it is not just a traditional calendar, Stephanie O'Dea actually gives tons of practical advices for streamlining your life.  From cleaning tips to time management, she spells it all out.  She spells out what chores are absolutely essential and gives you tips on getting them done as quickly and efficiently as possible so that you can get on with your life.  Love that!

Flip through a few more pages and you will find weekly calendars for you to customize.  On the right is a Daily 7 checklist (In the book O'Dea gives you a list of 7 daily cleaning activities to keep your house looking company ready all the time), a weekly checklist, and some weekly advice.  On the left is a weekly calendar for you to write in your own personal appointments or "to-dos".

A photocopiable grocery checklist is included.

She has also included a blank photocopiable meal plan along with a completed sample meal plan for inspiration.

Totally Together is a great go-to book for the both working and stay at home moms.  To find out more about Stephanie O'Dea and her great organizing tips, visit her websites at http://www.stephanieodea.com/ and http://totallytogetherjournal.com/.

ONE Homeschool Parent reader will win a free copy of Totally Together.

(This is a must before any other entries will be accepted) Follow me on Google Friend Connect, and leave a comment below telling me what your biggest organizational challenge is.

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