Jay3fer Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 So far, I have Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body in my cart but nothing else. What's AMAZING here that I shouldn't miss out on the opportunity to spend $1 on??? ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnrmom Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Well, I've put about 5 things in my cart but their website is so wonky and slow it keeps freezing and crashing and then erasing my cart! I'm going to give up for tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourcatmom Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I haven't been able to get the site to work properly all night.:tongue_smilie: I'll try again in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain jane Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 So far, I have Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body in my cart but nothing else. What's AMAZING here that I shouldn't miss out on the opportunity to spend $1 on??? ;-) That one is really quite good and we got a lot out of it when we did our anatomy studies last year. I purchased 15 or so eBooks from Scholastic (all last year) with the best intentions of using them, but sadly have only ever used one or two. :blushing::001_unsure: I'm so glad they were only $1 and not their regular prices. I've definitely learned my lesson and won't be purchasing any more. I simply don't have time to use them. Of course, I had to discover this after I print them all out and bind them. :001_rolleyes::nopity: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Me too. There have been only 3 books from my last order that we have used so far. So I am not getting any this time. We really liked Algebra Readiness for Gr 1 and Funny Fairy Tale Math. I see them both this time round. Other suggestions are Analogies for Gr 2-3 and two Cursive Writing books that may appeal to someone using the traditional (ZB) cursive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 That one is really quite good and we got a lot out of it when we did our anatomy studies last year. Yay! I purchased 15 or so eBooks from Scholastic (all last year) with the best intentions of using them, but sadly have only ever used one or two. :blushing::001_unsure: I have also learned my lesson about buying curriculum we don't need... :-( Our schedule is pretty maxed, that's why I'm looking for just a couple of fun things we can do on the side. Plus, I already have TeacherFileBox, which is like this only more so. :-))) So I am very happy they are $1. Any other recommendations, for a 1'er or a K'er who loves to cut and paste? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I would suggest "Tunes to Teach American History". I actually bought that one as a book/CD at $14.95, and my DD enjoys it. It's not the timeline-type history songs, but songs about specific events/periods that are a little on the funny/offbeat side. At $1, it's worth getting if you're going to be doing US history. I also got the spelling one at $1 this time since it was on the sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I would suggest "Tunes to Teach American History". I actually bought that one as a book/CD at $14.95, and my DD enjoys it. It's not the timeline-type history songs, but songs about specific events/periods that are a little on the funny/offbeat side. At $1, it's worth getting if you're going to be doing US history. I also got the spelling one at $1 this time since it was on the sale. I'm interested in that one but wonder how to hear the tunes. DOes anyone know if they provide mp3's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I have about 50 or so of their titles and probably have only used 4. :D We do like them! The kids enjoy the cutouts so I bought some US History make & learn titles. We liked the math ones. Mental math and mega math fun. I bought some of the reading comprehension one - they are printed out and I was thinking of having them do them once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I haven't been able to get the site to work properly all night.:tongue_smilie:I'll try again in the morning. I had the same problem. It did finally go through this morning on my other computer. It took a long time to process the order even though it eventually worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Some of the things mentioned look good and I think I need to back away from this thread! I'm not sure what I'll purchase this time but I purchased the human body, the two habitats selections, and Make and Learn penguins. My boys loved the penguins. I think we'll get a lot out of the human body when we use it. I'm using the habitats selections now but we've only completed one at this point. I'm a fan of their make and learn stuff. I've heard good things about their Hands On history titles though I haven't tried them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootyTooty Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 The 10THANKS ($10 off coupon) works on the $1 items. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 The 10THANKS ($10 off coupon) works on the $1 items. :lol: It says offers can't be combined. I'd be careful trying that because they may go back and take off one of the offers...likely the $1 one. I'm moderately miffed because I just used the 10THANKS the day before the dollar days to purchase something that, of course, I could have now got for $1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HootyTooty Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I was able to place my order (all $1 items) and use the coupon code without any issue. And since my total was $0, I didn't have to give any credit card info either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 At the last Dollar Days, I purchased a bunch of stuff that I've been using quite a bit: -15 Fun & Easy Games for Young Learners - Favorite Themes (used dinosaurs and senses so far, they also have sea life, rain forest and space games in this book) -First Grade Basic Skills - Dot-to-Dots, Mazes and Word Searches (ds does word searches every day and LOVES mazes. I ordered the 2nd grade level of this book from this time). -1st Grade Basic Skills - Reading Comprehension & Reading Skills (ds does the reading comprehension pages as part of school every day. I ordered the 2nd grade level from the current sale). -15 Fun and Easy Games for Young Learners - Reading -15 Fun and Easy Games for Young Learners - Math (both of these have games at all different levels so we should get a lot of use out of them. I'm using games from these for both my little guys). -20 Fun Filled Games That Build Early Reading Skills (like the 15 fun and easy books). -Habitat Dioramas (we've used the polar habitats and the dinosaur one so far - lots of fun). -Quick and Easy Learning Games - Science. Definitely a theme going there - I really like the printable board games and card games for my kids. They are great for reinforcing ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Well, I've put about 5 things in my cart but their website is so wonky and slow it keeps freezing and crashing and then erasing my cart! I'm going to give up for tonight. Im still having problems this morning, plus everything I put in my cart last night is gone. Blech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 my cart saved from last night so that I was able to place my order today (not without difficulty). I think this is b/c I had logged in and have already registered with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbaeimers Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 So what is this sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnrmom Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Apparently I won't be buying anything. Third round of adding items to my cart and now I can't check out. Their website sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennay Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I got this one last time and DS7 is using it for a light grammar year. http://teacherexpress.scholastic.com/grammar-puzzles-games-kids-can-t-resist He's finished FLL 1/2 and I wanted something fun to review grammar while he finishes WWE and before he starts FLL3 or MCT Island. It says grades 3-6 but he's in 2nd grade and the level is fine for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moniksca Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I'm using Paragraph writing made easy which I purchased from the last sale. I've entered the coupon code with the dollar items and it works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I would suggest "Tunes to Teach American History". I actually bought that one as a book/CD at $14.95, and my DD enjoys it. It's not the timeline-type history songs, but songs about specific events/periods that are a little on the funny/offbeat side. At $1, it's worth getting if you're going to be doing US history. I also got the spelling one at $1 this time since it was on the sale. Is the download just the book or is it the book and music? I can't tell by their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I'm interested in that one but wonder how to hear the tunes. DOes anyone know if they provide mp3's? Yes-you get a .zip file that contains the PDF and the Mp3s-at least, that's how the spelling one worked. I just unzipped them into a folder in my music and added them to iTunes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I purchased some of the science and math games in the Spring and try to play them with my kids one night a week. The ideas of some of them are okay but the execution is not very great (like, they don't have the right number of cards, or it gets boring after two moves when each player is trapped in an endless loop), and I am a bit sorry. The science games is not bad. I am also lazy to make all the spinners and dice because they really don't come out great when homemade. I got one of the body book downloads but I found printing it doublesided to be incredibly obnoxious because one of the pages is oriented the wrong way or something, anyway it's a major hassle. I also got some of the stationery packs, which is cute. I got two map items last time but haven't used them yet. Also I got several of the handwriting practice type books. I really like that you can see the entire book before purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted September 13, 2011 Author Share Posted September 13, 2011 Well, the wait times for the site are TERRIBLE, but if it's cheap or free, maybe worth it. I'll post a list of what I got if/when I check out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 S-U-P-E-R S-L-O-W I'm going to try to order some of the mini book collections and Spanish emergent readers. Some others- Toss and Learn Games: Math & Around the Year Mother Goose Phonics Word Family File Folder Word Walls Itty Bitty Teeny Tiny Word Books Pre-Writing Practice Pages Munch and Learn Math Story Mats First Word Problems Time & Money Play & Learn Language Arts Bingo Write & Learn Word Family Practice Pages Follow the Directions and Learn Grade preK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perogi Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 My list is growing...... I've not had too much trouble with the site as far as perusing all the options but I've not yet attempted to add anything to my cart. I'm looking for things to keep ds 4yo busy - things he can do fairly independently. I'll definitely get the pre-writing practice pages and maybe the Follow the Directions and Learn. Anything in PreK is fair game, really. I'm also going to get the Mother Goose Math and Phonics books as we're going through our Mother Goose treasury this year in Morning Meeting. I'm using WWE with dd 8yo and would like to supplement it with some other writing instruction so I'll be looking for that for the gr 3 level and likely some of the proofreading practice and other LA books. I'm really, really glad that this sale came along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Ugh, I'm trying to order 11 things, but the checkout keeps booting me back to my cart!! :willy_nilly: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiredmommyof8 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 My list grew so large that I can't even access my shopping cart any more. Stupid slow sight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 So far, I have Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body in my cart but nothing else. What's AMAZING here that I shouldn't miss out on the opportunity to spend $1 on??? ;-) Just to say that this is an AWESOME book! We loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Shopping Cart Mega-Fun Fractions $1.00 Remove Item Origami Math: Grades 4-6 Grammar Manipulatives Kids Love! If I can ever get this transaction finished, that is. :glare: That's not everything ????? WHAT the heck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I posted some recommendations here: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=308517&highlight=scholastic I'm not sure if they are all $1.00 or not this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) I'm done! I had to do the SUPERSLOW checkout process twice, but luckily, I guess because I'd signed up ahead of time and stayed logged in, it didn't lose my cart contents. Just to be on the safe side, I was pasting all the titles I wanted into Notepad in case the cart or site crashed. So what's the damage? :-) #1, I used the 10THANKS discount code for $10 off #2, I ordered 10 $1 ebooks for a grand total of... yup, $10. FREE! Here's what I got: Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Grade 1 20 Manipulative Mini-Books: Neighborhood and Community Teaching Science With Favorite Picture Books Ready-to-Go Super Book of Outline Maps Instant Habitat Dioramas Lift & Look Science Mini-Books and Manipulatives Quick Crafts: Apples, Pumpkins & Harvest Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body Tunes That Teach Spelling Easy Make & Learn Projects: Penguins Again, I probably wouldn't have bought ALL of these if I'd had to pay. Maybe only 1 or 2. But now I have them and I'm as happy as happy can be!!! Good luck to others trying to get their hands on these fun resources... ETA: For everyone who recommended them, the "Hands-On History" resources look great, but we're Canadian and the younger kids' materials are all US history. Edited September 14, 2011 by Jay3fer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnrmom Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Sixth time trying to check out, and it won't go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love My Life x4 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Finally got my order through :) Spent $13! I am SO excited about these!!! * Lift-the-Flap Timelines: American History * Hands on History: American Revolution * Hands on History: Civil War * Hands on History: Pioneers * Hands on History: Colonial America * Hands on History: Explorers * Easy Make & Learn Projects: Colonial America * Easy Make & Learn Projects: Penguins * Easy Make & Learn Projects: Human Body * Follow-the-Directions Pocket Chart Activities * Learn the Alphabet Arts & Crafts * Mega-Fun Fractions * Math Skills Made Fun: Kaleidoscope Math * Instant Map Skills: World * Instant Map Skills: United States * Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Grade 1 * Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Grade 2 * Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Grade 3 * Pre-Writing Practice Pages * Fun To Solve Map Mysteries * Quick Practice Writing Skills: Grades 2-3 * Instant Habitat Dioramas * Funny Fairy Tale Math Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I lost everything in my cart ... just wasted a hour ... oh man what I'll do for freebies ... off to go try again:tongue_smilie::lol: I'm a nut to try again .... hope it works this time:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerPoppy Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 This hasn't worked for me three times already. I'm going crazy with this! Any tips? Best time of day? Smaller orders? Anything? I tried to sign up for an account, but even that didn't work. :confused::tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnrmom Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Their website is really quite ridiculous. Not only does my order never go through, but now it won't let me use the $10 coupon because it thinks I've already used it, but the order never got to the payment stage before it was all lost again. At this point I'd rather pay full price than deal with this anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay3fer Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 :iagree: Yup, it is an utterly terrible thing for such a big company to have such an awful website, and for this to happen EVERY SINGLE $#!%^ time they have their "dollar days" event. HOWEVER... if you think your order did NOT go through and was lost, I'd advise logging in and checking your past orders and downloads page because there is a tiny chance that it DID go through. Certainly, if you're paying, you should make sure you don't pay twice. I mention this because my order WAS put through twice... with the 10thanks discount each time. Free both times. So now I have two copies of each available for download, 20 items altogether. Weird. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I really love a lot of what I've got from Scholastic downloads in the past and I've picked out a bunch of neat things thanks to this thread. I just don't get why their site always has issues. I'm about ready to give up for the night. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingmama Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I haven't been able to get the silly thing to work -I spent all morning trying to add things to my cart and it kept crashing or taking 15 minutes each time to do it :glare: Guess I'll try again later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatashainDFW Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I am slowly filling my cart lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloversandlions Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Back in April of this year, I tried four times - all unsuccessfully - to complete an order with them. I sent an email to their CS and they tried (sort of) to help me fix the problem, although I think they were just as flummoxed as I was. Anyway, I tried again after seeing this post, and was surprised to discover that someone there went ahead and sent me download links to everything I'd tried to order and (intentionally) did not charge me. I don't believe I ever received an email about this, either, but there they were - approximately 25-30 books, each with 12 download links. :tongue_smilie: My order this time DID go through (the first time!) but I only bought 10. The key might be to order in small chunks - it might be a little frustrating, but not nearly as much as trying to re-create and submit the order over and over again without ever finally *completing* the order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterfliesandBooks Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Seems to be working ok at the moment! Just placed my order with no probs. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caedmyn Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) Anyone have a link? I found their site but I have no clue how to actually find the dollar deals. ETA: Never mind I found it. Managed to get 10 things in my cart and register for an account...we'll see how many times I have to try to check out! For me at least, if I clicked on Add to Cart and it went to the error message page, it did still add it to the cart, even if I couldn't view the cart. Edited September 14, 2011 by caedmyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 You could always phone your order in. I've done that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I can't even log in to my account to save them in a wishlist. Those using a coupon don't want a small order, but you could do part first and then the second half if you have a giant order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trresh Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Their site's making me stabby. I'm about ready to throw in the towel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campmom Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 How do you phone in an order? I can't find a number anywhere on the site. Does anybody have a phone # for them? I would do that because I have already wasted about 3 hours and can't place the order. And I found some stuff that looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 I may just do this in the early AM. It worked fine at 6:30, but I couldn't get through all of what I wanted. Now that I've written it down, the site is getting slower. Earlier in the morning means less people online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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