In this issue:
Group Buy Roundup
In the Pipeline
Deal of the Month - LeapFrog
News Flash: Co-op Named A Top 100 Homeschool Website
Field trips for Saskatchewan - New!
More Free Curriculum Discoveries by Diane Flynn Keith
Lesson Plan Reviews
Just For Fun
Dear Fellow Co-op Member,
We're back in the saddle with a record lineup of Group Buys on the site, an exciting pipeline of old favorites and exciting new offers, and lots of new, free content. Thanks to all of you for your warm wishes, and to Christee Brauckmann for last week's newsletter.
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We are pleased to report that, as of today, our Group Buy program has saved members, collectively, $251,416.97! That's a quarter million dollars, folks, and we've only just begun!
Here's what's happening at the Co-op Group Buy page:
FREE ACCESS to Nettrekker d.i. - America's #1 Educational Search Engine: As homeschooling educators, most of us spend countless hours searching the web for high quality educational resources. No longer! Trusted by over 11 million teachers, students, and schools worldwide, netTrekker d.i. has already done the work for us! Use netTrekker to quickly and easily search over 180,000 hand-selected, educator-approved online resources. What's more, these resources are organized by grade and readability levels, and aligned to your state standards!
Until now, homeschoolers have only had access to the "Home" version of this product. Now, through an exclusive arrangement with Co-op, netTrekker is offering members access to the more functional school version at Group Buy pricing! Folks, this is what the Co-op is all about -- giving homeschoolers access to the very finest educational resources at Group Buy pricing.
Now, to make it easy for you to evaluate this product for your homeschool, the Co-op has acquired a trial school license and is offering you FREE ACCESS to netTrekker d.i. through March 22, 2008. Try it out free, and then as soon as you are sure that this is the HUGE TIME SAVER that we think it is, join our Group Buy, and you'll have a full year's access to netTrekker d.i. for as little as $29.50.
LAST CALL for Digital Frog - Expires 2/4/08: Last chance on this one, folks! We have been advised that the publisher might be willing to do another Group Buy this summer, but there's no guarantee on that. This has been big hit with Co-op'ers. If you've been holding off – wait no longer. This one is scheduled to go away Monday night. Co-op'ers SAVE 50% on this award-winning Natural Science Curriculum Group Buy - EVERYBODY gets the lowest price! Click here to jump on board before it's gone!
SmartDraw Homeschool Edition - Expires 2/18/08: Last week, Co-op'ers figured out that this is the best deal on the Internet for the world's most popular graphics software for business and education. It's gravy time on this one! This Group Buy is at the 84% OFF price break level -- that's only $49 for software that normally costs over $200! Use this award-winning software to make excellent classroom resources for EVERY subject using tons of ready-made templates for maps, calendars, reference charts, worksheets, tests, quizzes, handouts, lesson plans, AND more! Click here to take advantage of this very special offer.
LAST CALL for the Earth Aid Kit - Expires 2/7/08: This is a unique opportunity to put 100's of dollars back into your pocket each year, AND help the environment, AND turn it all into an educational experience. This Group Buy offers all of these things - PLUS there's a BONUS unit study that was written & created specifically for homeschoolers! Click here for more info.
CyberEd - Expires 2/25/08: A perennial favorite with Co-op members, we have now reached the "10" minimum orders needed on 3 out of 5 of the courses. Chemistry is shy 8 and Biology is shy 5, so be sure to share this one with all your homeschool buddies. Your subscription is scheduled to start on March 3. These award-winning online Science courses (five to choose from) are not available to homeschoolers elsewhere. The Co-op is delighted to offer them and encourages you to check them out. Click here to check it out.
SkillsTutor: We promised to have this one ready and we delivered. This award-winning supplemental online subscription is like having a tutor to assist in all subjects for all grades – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! And here's the really great news – we've already purchased a subscription for Co-op members and we've got extra seats to move on out! That means YOU save big – all the extra seats have been reduced to $79! Click here to get in on these savings!
ExploreLearning Gizmos - Expires 3/31/08. The Co-op is proud to bring members this Group Buy for Gizmos from ExploreLearining. Gizmos are interactive math and science simulations the make difficult math and science concepts easy to understand -- even for the parents :) CLICK HERE to view a demo video clip. Ordinarily, this award-winning curriculum costs $149 per student. However, if the Co-op can sign up 300 subscribers, we can all get this curriculum for as little as $67. What's more, by special arrangement with the Co-op, ExploreLearning will produce a special Homeschool Edition just for us! This edition will have accounts for 1 teacher and up to 3 students. This brings the per student cost to just $23 for a full year of access. Click here to get in on this great deal.
LAST CALL for TELL ME MORE Foreign Language Curriculum by Auralog - Expires 2/8/08. Only 3 members away from reaching a new discount level! This Group Buy offers 15-50% OFF, nine different language choices, free shipping to U.S. 48 destinations, and a money-back product guarantee. PLUS - FIVE of the language choices include FOUR years of instruction. Now, that's a real money saver! Click here for one more look.
PrepMe Precocious - Expires 2/15/08 is a special SAT/ACT prep program designed specifically for bright, highly-motivated 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. Students who get certain SAT and ACT scores become eligible to participate in special online summer programs at leading universities. Participation in these prestigious programs, in turn, can clear your child's path to full scholarships at leading universities.
Pokemon Learning League - Extended: Last week, we announced good-bye to deep savings of 50% on this award-winning program. This week, we got the OK to keep this Group Buy open until we sell out our entire allocation of 200 seats. That's right -- the next 82 members to purchase are guaranteed 50% savings! Is your child a Pokemon lover? Then you'll have an eager learner with this award-winning curriculum that has garnered Click here to take advantage of this great deal before our allocation runs out!
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Discovery Education's streaming® -- Starting Again Soon! Great news! Discovery Education has agreed to let us reopen and extend our Group Buy for their award-winning video streaming subscription (previously called "unitedstreaming") through February. We are all set to go -- just waiting for them to issue the needed coupon code.
We're really going to need your help getting the word out on this one! Here's why: Effective January 1, 2008, Discovery Education raised the price for a Discovery streaming subscription from $199 to $265! We don't need to tell you that this price increase will put this product out of the reach of many families. However, by joining our Group Buy, homeschoolers will be able to get a full year of Discovery streaming for only $129 -- that's over 50% off the new list price. If you have any doubts as the value of this subscription, just check out our members' rave reviews and Discovery streaming's awards. We'll send out a special announcement when this Group Buy has reopened. Please help us make sure that homeschoolers everywhere hear about this unique opportunity.
Our thanks to Co-op Member Kristin W. for letting us know about this next one:
The Readingpen from WizCom Technologies has got Co-op staffers lining up to place orders before the ink is dry on our deal with WizCom. Those of you with dyslexic learners or students eager to expand their vocabulary will want to check this one out. The Readingpen is an innovative handheld device that scans, pronounces and defines printed words! If fits in a pocket, and comes with headphones. We haven't finalized pricing, but, as usual, it will be the best deal around when we launch the Group Buy later this week. Click here for a brochure.
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LeapFrog FREE Coupon Offer - Expires 2/15/08: Over 350 Co-op members have jumped on this rare opportunity to knock 20% off the price of selected LeapFrog products. What's more, this is 20% off ON TOP OF any other promotional discounts at the LeapFrog website. This month, LeapFrog is running a Valentine's "Love of Learning" special (expiring 2/14/08) with an automatic 20% off on selected products. Your special Co-op coupon will then give you 20% OFF on top of that first 20%! Click here to register for your FREE coupon.
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The Co-op is pleased to announce that Homeschool.com has named the Homeschool Buyers Co-op a "Top 100 Educational Website." Not bad for a two and half year old toddler, eh? Thanks for the recognition, Homeschool.com!
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Managing Editor and homeschool mom Lisa Wilen has been busy expanding our field trips entries for Quebec and Ontario. Take a look:
Saskatchewan
Other states & provinces
When you get to your state or province, the first thing to do is enter your zip code and click the Go button. (Sorry, we don't have postal codes for Canada implemented yet.) Then let our software do all the work. Did we miss your favorite field trip? Click the Add A Field Trip button and let us know about it.
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This week we have more free curriculum discoveries and ClickSchooling reviews by Diane Flynn Keith
Interactive Math Games & Activities
Free Audio Stories in Many Languages
Biographies of Scientists
History Rocks
Virtual Field Trip to Bubble Gum Factory and More
From Co-op member Kristin E., we have this discovery:
FREE Downloadable Books
From Submitted by High School Chemistry Teacher, Jeremy Schneider, we have this discovery:
Chemistry Worksheets, Lessons and More
Please let us know if YOU find any great educational websites!
Lesson Plan Reviews -----------------------------------------------------
Here are the latest reviews from Managing Editor and homeschool mom, Susan Mark:
Chinese New Year! Lesson Plan
Chopsticks Lesson Plan
M&M Math
Edible Geography!
Candy Heart Stories
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Has anybody not seen Tim Hawkins homeschool family video? In case you have just returned from an extended visit to another solar system, here it is:
A Homeschool Family
Regards,
Brett Walter
President
Homeschool Buyers co-op
Contact Information
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phone: 650-648-0808
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