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Ollo Explorer Robot Kit – Timberdoodle’s Homeschool Vodcast Special Edition

Learning Robotics Has Never Been Easier
There is a fast moving trend to get robots in schools (there are around 10,000 robotics teams in schools around the USA), and you may have felt teaching robotics at home was too difficult and too expensive. But with the advent of the OLLO Explorer curriculum, learning robotics has never been easier, more affordable or more fun! Still not convinced? Find out more about the OLLO Explorer kit on our website or take a look at just the robots covered in this course:

Ollo Robot Models

Watch Stick Ezy Letters In Use – Timberdoodle’s Homeschool Vodcast #0021

Tired of magnetic letters? Try Stick-EZY letters! Soft, flexible, strong, washable, colorful, nontoxic and odorless! Watch the video to see what exactly they will stick to…

Stick Ezy Letters

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“Wherever you have a smooth surface, you have a site for Stick-EZY Letters. Magnetic letters are limiting but Stick-EZY Letters are loads more accommodating. Not only will Stick-EZY Letters adhere to the common refrigerator, but they will stick to your child’s glass of milk, the tub wall, the car window, even to his latest Lego creation, then peel off leaving absolutely no residue. Such versatility makes Stick-EZY Letters the perfect…” Buy Your Family A Set.

P’kolino Bug Puzzle – Timberdoodle’s Homeschool Vodcast #0020

Puzzles are a vital part of any toddler’s education, but what if your puzzle did more? The P’kolino Bug Puzzle offers the additional benefit of having interchangeable pieces. This means that your little one will be motivated to assemble and reassemble the puzzle resulting in improved hand-eye coordination and strengthened manual dexterity, along with all the thinking skills a challenge like this will give.

P’kolino’s Multi-Solution Bug Puzzle’s smooth wooden pieces are a delight to handle and the bold graphic design means that every finished puzzle is a whimsical work of art. For children 18 months and older.

P'kolino Multi Solution Bug Puzzle

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“What shall it be today? Will we mix or match the antennas? Match the mouth to the legs? Have solid or multicolored eyes? Brightly colored P’kolino Multi-Solution Bug Shape Puzzle offers your child those options and more…” Buy Your Bug Puzzle Now!

Reptangles, Using Turtles For Geometry? – Timberdoodle’s Homeschool Vodcast #0019

A glance at these colorful turtles may not immediately bring geometry to mind, but it would be difficult to find a manipulative better suited to illustrating complex geometric concepts than Reptangles. If rotational symmetries, truncated octahedrons, and lesser rhombicuboctahedrons sound like a foreign language to you, let alone your student, consider adding a set of Reptangles to your math manipulatives. With 80 puzzles included, your child will gain hands-on experience with all of these concepts and more. Even a child you wouldn’t ordinarily consider ready for geometry will spend hours with Reptangles reconstructing the various models and reconfiguring the turtles with all the benefits of a jigsaw puzzle and the fun of building a 3D model.

Reptangles from Fat Brain

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“Colorful Reptangles by Fat Brain Toys are ingeniously shaped turtles that snap and slide together in over 100 geometric ways! If you want your child’s curriculum to be mathematically rich, with unique opportunities to learn important math concepts while broadening and deepening their spatial thinking skills, Reptangles can be a key addition to your resources…” Buy Your Reptangles Now!

Why Homeschoolers Love Funline Slacklines

A cross between a tightrope and a trampoline, the Gibbon Funline Slackline is an amazing tool for homeschoolers. With a very easy set-up process your children will soon be engaged in healthy outdoor activity, learning to control their body. It is a well-established fact that children need to work their body in order to get the best use of their brain. This used to be a challenge to homeschoolers, but not anymore. Cheaper than a trampoline, the Gibbon Funline Slackline offers a more rigorous workout with its need for careful balance. At the same time, a Gibbon Funline Slackline begs to be used, and your child’s creative abilities will flourish as he attempts all sorts of feats. So what do you think?

Read more or shop now at http://www.Timberdoodle.com/Slackline

Behind The Scenes

  • Testing the Gibbon Funline was indeed a lot of fun. What isn’t shown in the video is all the people standing just outside the frame, watching, commenting, and offering tips.
  • It required a bit more skill than some of our testers expected. So much for the cartwheels they’d planned on!
  • Not everyone had seen the pros before they tried out the Funline. Now they claim that if they’d only known what we were looking for, they could have done it!

Gibbon Funline

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“Perfect for family reunions, church retreats, homeschool groups or anywhere a crowd gathers. Consisting of only two parts, the Gibbon Funline Slackline is super easy to set up and can be quickly rigged between two trees or sturdy posts. The integrated ratchet lets you easily set the tension just right; keep it loose for lots of bounce or tighten it up some for more stability…” Buy Your Funline Now!

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