Happy Free or Frugal Friday! I am late, I know. It is almost 11 PM, and I am just getting to this now. It has been a crazy week, and tomorrow, and Sunday are crazy busy too. First, I want to share two of my favorite apps. The first one, Distant Suns, is not free, it is $5.99. But if your kids love to look at constellations, planets and stars you will love this app. Plus, if you do not have a super powered telescope this is fabulous. It is very detailed and gives tons of info. The second one Google Sky Viewer, is not as fancy, but it is easy to see the constellations, and find them in the sky. Plus, this one you can zoom in on the planets and get an awesome up close view. We look at the moon a lot with this one, and the details are amazing. Google Sky Viewer is free. I share only Android apps, because I have an Android phone. I do not have an Iphone or Ipad, so no Itunes apps here. We used the Distant Suns app last year, for the International Observe the Moon Night. This year that same event is on Sept 6th. So, I will have to decide if I want to do a group viewing again, or just a family viewing.
Today, I was looking through my Eclectic Homeschooler Pinterest Board, trying to find all the websites I saved for testing. I still did not find them all, so I will share those on another Friday, but I did find Turtle Diary. Which is one of the newer websites I had discovered, and saved, for future reference. Now, the only option for 4th grade is Math games. 5th grade is being created, so I will be watching for that. There is no History option, which is kind of disappointing. But, all the other subjects look awesome. I signed up for the free version, and I can not wait to have Caitlin give it a try. The 3rd grade Science, and Language Arts could still be applicable to her, so that is nice too.
Then I found Playing History, which could easily make up for the lack of History in the above website. I have not tried this one yet, but it is free, and if you sign up as a member you can review the games they play. Both of my kids can benefit from this website, and the both love games, so it will be a win win.
Well that is it for this Friday. Be sure to check back next week, to see what goodies I find.
Today, I was looking through my Eclectic Homeschooler Pinterest Board, trying to find all the websites I saved for testing. I still did not find them all, so I will share those on another Friday, but I did find Turtle Diary. Which is one of the newer websites I had discovered, and saved, for future reference. Now, the only option for 4th grade is Math games. 5th grade is being created, so I will be watching for that. There is no History option, which is kind of disappointing. But, all the other subjects look awesome. I signed up for the free version, and I can not wait to have Caitlin give it a try. The 3rd grade Science, and Language Arts could still be applicable to her, so that is nice too.
Then I found Playing History, which could easily make up for the lack of History in the above website. I have not tried this one yet, but it is free, and if you sign up as a member you can review the games they play. Both of my kids can benefit from this website, and the both love games, so it will be a win win.
Well that is it for this Friday. Be sure to check back next week, to see what goodies I find.
