Colgate Bright Smiles Program is Back

If you are a teacher, or homeschooler, of Kindergarten age children, you can receive the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures package. 

You will receive a kit containing the following:

For the classroom:

• Return to Tooth Kingdom Board Game
• Updated Teacher's Guide
• NEW! Bright Smiles for Children Oral Health Digest

For each student:

• My Bright Smile™ Storybook (English & Spanish)
• Bright Smiles at Home Family Booklet (English & Spanish)
• Colgate® Kids Toothbrush
• Colgate® Kids Toothpaste

We have received this package for several years.  Since there are extras of each student item, we have shared with church groups, girl scout troops and Operation Christmas Child packages.

For your own package and other ideas to encourage good oral tooth care habits go here.  Click on teachers K-3 and register.

Today Only - Homeschool Freebies

Each day this week Learning a-z is having it's annual open house where you can try and download their books for free! This invitation is open to public, private, or homeschools. All you have to do is sign up!

Here's the schedule:

Monday (today) Reading a-z

Tuesday, May 5 - Science A-ZOur vast collection of science resources is organized by unit themes and categorized by grade-level groupings for teaching elementary science. Includes multilevel books, activity sheets, process activities, and more.

Wednesday, May 6 - Writing A-ZA website dedicated to giving teachers all the resources necessary to teach basic and process writing skills.

Thursday, May 7 - Vocabulary A-ZA website with a word bank of more than 8,000 words placed in content-area, functional, and resource-correlated categories. Teachers can build vocabulary lessons that provide rich activities for multiple exposures to words that then lead to word mastery.

Friday, May 8 - Reading-TutorsReading-tutors.com provides online resource packets for use by those who do one-on-one tutoring of kids. Packets cover key reading skill areas, from phonics to comprehension.

All week long - Raz-KidsThis is our student-centered website, where kids can listen to and independently read books online, take a quiz to test their progress, and more.

There is a download limit of 40 per person per day I believe.

Free Samples

I LOVE Free Samples! I get something in the mail almost daily. It's kind of like Christmas because although you know you ordered it, you're still surprised that it came. That you're getting something for nothing.

I have gotten magazines, hair care products, feminine products, perfumes, soaps, health supplements, home fragrances, just to name a few.

I'll list my favorite sites for freebies.

shop4freebies.com
walmart.com/freesamples
startsampling.com

I've also done some from Krogers, although these are few and far between.

If you sign up with shop4freebies.com, they send you a daily email with new freebies.

I have enough freebies I'm thinking of using them as basket or stocking stuffers for my older girls.

If you know of any other good freebie sites, please share.