Recently I sold a big bunch of books on Ebay. I made enough money to buy new or almost new curriculum for our school year. The nicest thing was that I had actually made money on some books I had bought at the thrift store (For example, I paid $2 for a set of books and sold them for almost $8.)
I am so thrilled because by selling all those books, I freed up some space and basically paid for almost all of this year's curriculum for the boys that we need!
A couple of treasures that I was able to buy off Ebay:
*Schoolhouse Rock 30 Year Anniversary Set. I believe it's the entire collection. I love Schoolhouse Rock because it sets just about everything educational to music (Math, Science, Grammar, History, Government, etc).
Here's a sample:
*The Complete Book of United States History:
Story Telling style, Maps charts, & timelines.
I wanted something complete that I could teach as a unit. This seems to fit the bill and I can supplement with "living books" and audio books (which I get from HomeSchool Radio Shows, Your Story Hour, and library).
I also got this brilliant idea. I was at Walmart looking at the shipping supplies and lo and behold I looked down and there was a giant roll of craft paper for around $3!
I thought, "That would be PERFECT for our time-lines!".
We can roll it up to store it until next time. I was doing time-lines on the wall, but the sticky tack wasn't coming off very easily and we were running out of space to put the figures. I love doing time-lines so I was disappointed that the wall wasn't working out. I am thrilled about the craft paper and can't wait to try it!
I was also able to get the ABeka books we needed very reasonably. I was especially thrilled to get Justin's entire set of readers brand new for $20. That's a great deal... especially considering the fact that they will be passed down to his brothers! They are true treasures. I loved reading them as a child and am thrilled that my own children have the opportunity to read them as well.
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