This is a great asset to class rooms both public and home school. For home school all you need to do is contact them to have your school added and then you can order through them as a class. We have done this every year. Every year I find new tips on how to get the most for my money. I wont lie books cost a lot of money these days and I don't have a fortune to spend just on the library on top of the curriculum.
I have just placed my second order this year. Before I tell you about the savings I got on my second order I must first tell you about my first order. So in September they had a deal that if your order was over 50$ you got 32 coupons for 5$ free books. With that set in mind I set out to spend 50$ because thirty-two 5$ books is a value of 160$. In a catalog in September they had a birthday coupon pack of 32 coupons for 5$ books for if I believe was 34$ which again the book of coupons is a value of 160$. So I was 34$ towards my 50$ minimum I picked a game for 10$ and then a book.
I got my box and all 64 coupons worth $5 books a value of $160 which brings me to this order I just got.
Box 1 came on Monday, containing 53 books! I did order 3 duplicate books, and box 2 came on Tuesday contained 33 books and again ended up with 3 duplicates. The duplicates will easily find find their way into another home. Through the year George can earn book coupons and cash them in when I make an order so he was thrilled to do that. He had two this time which he had one from the first day of school and one I gave him for coming back from Christmas break. These are also available for 15 tickets in the fun Friday box, These are Georges picks, The rest of the pictures are also from box number one.
This is the crystal kit. The only thing that I actually had to pay for in the box along with shipping the cost for box number 1 including shipping was 13.50
I apoligize for the ones that did not rotate. These ones are some smaller chapter books which we can read one chapter a day and also a joke book. George is horrible at jokes so hopefully this will help. the book with the girl on it is another that I got a double of. One came in a pack with other books.
Again some small chapter books. George is at that age where he likes books that the story grows after each chapter but isn't at a reading level where he can read it himself. Lucky for him mom loves to read.
Some nice simple classic characters.
Some level 1 readers so George should be able to sit down and sound these out and read these with me.
Animals and toothless.
A few misc ones that I couldn't fit into another category.
We love national geographic (I did end up with another copy of the penguins and polar bears)
A bunch of level 1,2 and 3 readers.
More readers.
Now we are on to book box 2. All I spent on this box was the shipping which was 3.50. Have I said we love scholastic in our house! George has been pulling books out since we got them! Kids can never have to many books and when you can get all these for next to nothing why not?
So here are 3 lama lama books.
I won't lie I bought Bark George just for the name.
A few chapter books including the classic Pippi Longstocking.
Ok a mouse on a motorcycle, yes def a book George would love!
Second grade rules in a book I bought in September but it was bundled with something else, but it has a new home waiting for it. George liked the character so we cant wait to read the other one.
Both of these I bought in the first box, opps. I need to pay more attention when I order but alas they have too are going to new homes. Glad to be able to give back to others.
And this here is a game. Not sure how its played yet but figured animals yep George would love.
And here is a picture of box 1 and box 2..... Now to get the books from the box and to the library... gonna take a lot of work means I have to clean the library again!
So their you have it 86 books, 1 card game and a crystal kit for 16.50, My trick is to be sure in September to order the birthday coupons. Spend enough to get the class coupons and get the bonus points. Doing all this helps gets major savings on future orders. Hope you liked seeing the new books we got in the school room and if you use scholastic seeing how we save the most. If you use scholastic feel free to share your ways to save.
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