Homeschooling mothers are admitted resource junkies, and if you’re anything like me your computer hard drive is full of free mp3 downloads that you’re saving for a rainy day.  You might not be sure how to incorporate them into your homeschooling experience, but hey – someone offered them to you online, and free is always good.  Eventually the question bubbles up, “What exactly am I going to do with these stories/radio shows/inspirational sessions for moms?  How can I actually incorporate them into the daily lives of my family?” 

Thankfully Amy Blevins has written an e-book Listening to Learn! to answer just these questions and many more.  Gently guiding technically challenged parents through the vocabulary, software and hardware used to work with mp3s, Blevins both inspired me to set aside some of our homeschooling funds for an iPod, while revealing solutions and suggestions that I can put in place now to enhance my children’s audio learning experiences.

Blevins commitment to audio files was born of a medical condition that made extended read-alouds difficult for her.  Motivated by her family’s needs and equipped with a gift for internet research, Blevins countless hours of resource hunting are now compiled into this e-book for your family to benefit from.  Pages upon pages of recommended resources are provided for audio books that you can purchase, borrow or rent, and better yet – download for free.  The Blevins family favourite free podcasts are also included to expand your listening horizons.

Grab a high-speed internet connection and hang on for the ride!  Listening to Learn! has kept me busy for the past week downloading audio materials for my children – if only we didn’t have a download limit in place with our provider!  While I can’t share the truly excellent free download resources that are found in Listening to Learn! I can assure you that there are enough gems here to keep you and your little ones busy indefinitely.  What a treasure trove, I’m unspeakably thankful to the author for sharing her links with us; all clickable from within the e-book, it doesn’t get more convenient.

With time such a precious commodity for busy homeschool moms it would be foolish to pass up the timesavings available by utilizing audio books during learning ‘voids’ throughout the day.  Blevins makes it so easy (and free!) with her recommended resources that I’d pay many times the cost of this e-book just to access her link collection, it’s truly worth a small fortune in itself.  Thank you Amy, for helping homeschooling parents enter the world of audio files simply and affordably.

Listening to Learn! is available for instant download at Bow of Bronze for $14.99.  Amy Blevins also has a free Easter Journey – Beyond the Tomb – available online for parents who wish to guide their children intentionally through Christ’s last days, death and resurrection.  A great link to Passover information is also included.