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What are Gifts that Pay for College?
Kids want fun things that they are interesting to them.
Parents want educated children without going broke or crazy.
Colleges want “passion” and delight directed learning.
Give gifts that will increase the fun factor in school, help colleges appreciate your student, allow you to maintain your sanity, or save enough time of money to help you afford the cost of college.
Gifts that pay for college can mean…
- Gifts to Encourage Specialization
- Gifts to Fuel a Love of Learning
- Gifts to Encourage Reading & Writing
- Gifts Help You Homeschool Efficiently
- Gifts that Decrease College Costs
- Gifts to Help Prove Academic Rigor
- Gifts that Increase Income
Check out these articles and gift suggestions, so that you can give great gifts that will help pay for college in the future!
Gifts to Encourage Specialization
Articles: 3 Must-Have High School Electives
Encouraging Delight Directed Learning at the High School Level.
Resources: The Great Course
“How to Listen to and Understand Great Music”
“Calculus Made Clear”
Home Science Tools
Gifts to Fuel a Love of Learning
Articles: Games Across the Curriculum: Christmas Gift Suggestions
Play Your Way to a Great Vocabulary
Physical Education Outside the Box
Gifts to Fuel a Love of Learning: resources and suggestions by subject area
Art: Impressionist Artists, Go Fish for Art Card Game Masterpiece Art Auction Game Draw Today Art Kit Coloring book of masterpieces (like
Dover Art Coloring Books: Mary Cassatt Masterpieces) English: The Play’s the Thing Brick Shakespeare Scrabble Banana Grams Rummy Roots Fun books like
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation Social Studies: Take Off Ticket to Ride Diplomacy Board Game Where in the World Critical Thinking and Math: Chess Sudoku Rummikub Sequence Science: Computers, software
Elemento Chemistry Card Game Student Microscope Gift Package LEGO Mindstorms, or robotics kits Foreign language: Children’s DVDs (like
Finding Nemo,
The Incredibles)
Comic books in the language (
Les Aventures de Tintin: Tintin en Amerique (French Edition)
Cook books (like
Not Just Tacos A Journey Into the World of Authentic Latin American Cuisine)
Physical education: sports equipment (like
Snow Toboggan)
Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board,
Nerf guns or
Water squirters Games Teens Love: The Settlers of Catan Carcassonne Basic Game Blokus Apples to Apples Gifts to Encourage Reading & Writing Articles:
The HomeScholar College Bound Reading List Classic Christmas Literature for High School Students 7 Ways to Encourage Reading in Middle School Resources:
Printable reading list for Middle School Kindle Paperwhite Apple iPad Digital Voice Recorder Dragon Naturally Speaking Gifts Help You Homeschool Efficiently Read Articles:
Coping Through Not Cooking Save Money With Old Fashioned Cooking! Gluten-Free + Costco + Freezer Cooking + Crockpot + Cheap = Meals Gifts Help You Homeschool Efficiently: Gift Suggestions for Balancing Life Creating Homeschool Balance: Find Harmony Between Type A and Type Zzz Managers of Their Homes by Teri Maxwell Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Feasting with Your Slow Cooker Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes by Better Homes & Gardens The Freezer Cooking Manual from 30 Day Gourmet Holiday Freezer Cooking from 30 Day Gourmet $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook Gifts that Decrease College Costs Prove college rigor with this reference book
Setting the Records Straight Online help:
Total Transcript Solution,
Comprehensive Record Solution Learn about scholarships with this reference book
College Admission and Scholarships Homeschool college:
How to Homeschool College: Save Time, Reduce Stress, Eliminate Debt, “
Accelerated Distance Learning” by Brad Voeller,
Bears Guide to Earning Degrees by Distance Learning,
CLEP Official Study Guide by The College Board Give college expenses as gifts:
College Packing List Gifts that Increase Income Incorporate work on the transcript:
Teaching Occupational Education in 5 Easy Steps Teach your child business skills with
MicroBusinessForTeens.com Help children manage finances in the future:
Foundations in Personal Finance for Homeschool Learn More Online Class:
Giving Gifts That Pay for College Online Class:
Christmas Goals and New Year Resolutions Coffee Break Book:
Homeschooling the Holidays: Sanity Saving Strategies and Gift Giving Ideas
