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It's hard to believe that spring is almost here! I'm so happy. I'm tired of winter and all of the snow. I am ready for some sunshine!!!! Here are some resources for lapbooking that you may want to use in your homeschool. Spring Lapbook Bee Lapbook St. Patrick's Day Lapbook Easter Lapbook Plant Lapbook Cinco...
Winter can be a difficult time in homeschool. Christmas has come and gone and so has the break that comes with it. Summer is still a LONG way off and so is spring, but around this time, itching for spring can start. Kids are stuck inside more and everyone is...
Getting Your Homeschool Organized in the New Year
Awww... New Year's, the time to set new goals for yourself. I like so many others out there, am setting new goals for myself and for our homeschool. I want to be more organized in the next year. My life is really busy. Besides homeschooling (and of course taking care...
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Wow! Time is going so fast. I can't believe it is almost December!!! I don't know about you, but I usually start adding Christmas into our homeschool right after Thanksgiving is over. I am hoping to do an interactive notebook this year of Christmas Around the World, but I will...
I just wanted to let you all know about a a neat project some of my friends are doing on eHow. Several of them are going to be sending a doll around the country and taking the doll to different landmarks and places in their community. They will be taking...
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Yeah, I’m alive. Movin’ & a-shakin’. So busy I barely update my flickr. Meaghan even went & got her own account there. Work stuff: - launching Premium BuddyPress Themes in partnership with StudioPress. Our add-on is specifically for the Genesis framework while using the BuddyPress plugin. - if you have a WordPress blog,...
Dear parents of Internet geeks
Hi. You probably don’t know me from a hole in the ground, but I might know one of your kids. See, I’m on the internet a lot. Like, all day a lot. Oh no, I’m not a creepy horrible addicted junkie, I SWEAR! Wait! Come back! Erm, let me explain this better…...
Before I forget it all and the family gets sick of hearing me re-tell it, I have to take the time to write down all the little tiny parts of my trip. Other than waiting in airports, it went fast. NYC is go go go all the time. So we sat...
So that one time I went to New York..
It boggled my mind. I was in full-blown ADD-mode most of the time. Which can be good, and can be not good. I’m just doing a brain dump now & hopefully get some actual posts written about each “scene”. - fabulous, amazing, awesome, wonderful, grateful, sharing, collaboration, all are fitting adjectives -...
A list: - meet old friends - meet new friends - shake a lot of hands - give out a lot of hugs - use hand sanitizer - remember to get my picture taken with a whole pile of different people, tho not all at once. (Lisa, Adria, Brian, Rebecca, Jane, Stephan, Andrew, Jason, Jim, Boone,...
Every so often I poke fun at myself. Where, I wail, where can you find another woman, close enough to my age, with a kid somewhat near one of mine, who also: - unschools - is crafty - is crunchy in the AP sense (meaning, breastfed, gentle parenting etc..) - is a low-key Christian...
Moms Inspire Learning
Am I a failure if I don't read with my kids?
©iStockphoto/Amanda Rohde Is it just me, or do you feel like you're juggling multiple worlds lately? Family. Health. Nutrition. Social activities. Technology. Work. The list goes on and on... I sometimes wish I could split myself in half in order......
Share a Story: Old Faves and New Classics
Button created by Susan Stephenson, the Book Chook, using ToonDoo.com. Good morning! I hope you're enjoying the Share a Story - Shape a Future Blog Literacy Tour so far. The theme for day 4 is Reading Through the Ages: Old......
Share a Nonfiction Book Today!
Share a Story, Shape a Future Literacy Blog Tour is being hosted at The Reading Zone today. Please be sure to stop by to find some great posts relating to nonfiction! Have a wonderful day....
©iStockphoto/forestus Do you remember, in the movie The Lion King, when Simba saw his reflection in the water? At first, he sees his own reflection; but when Rafiki asks him to look harder, it is the face of Mufasa (his......
Welcome to Share a Story Blog Literacy Tour!
Are you ready for the big event? To kick off the week, the theme for today is The Many Faces of Reading. You will find links to so many wonderful posts by the many faces of bloggers at The Reading......
A common misconception among parents, and even some teachers, is that once children start reading independently, they no longer have the need or the desire to be read-aloud to. Well, having observed and worked in a few different 4th and......
Homeschool Journal Dot Net
Fourteen. 14. A ten plus four. Such a little number when compared to the number of people in the world or the number of sand on the beach. But an important number. In the past 14 years I have lost a father, a mother and a father-in-law. I have moved from a town...
No one shared with me what a roller-coaster ride senior year would be. Or, if they did I didn’t hear them. Sure I heard that it was a year of waiting—waiting for the first acceptance, waiting for the financial aid letters to come, waiting for the merit scholarship letters to come...
Today was Lili the chicken’s big lay… I mean day! Yep, she finally laid her first egg… The first of many, I’m hoping. It’s just a little egg, because Lili is a banty hen… but R’s already put dibs on it for breakfast tomorrow! Now to get a few more chickens so we...
After a bit of a rest we went over to a church to hear the Aurora Symphony and see a play called ‘remote control’ by the Shoestring children’s theater. By the time we got there it was standing room only, but it was a shorter performance since it was meant...
Secular Thursday (A Tad Late): Science Daybooks & Sciencesaurus
It’s Secular Thursday! (Okay. So it’s actually Saturday as I’m sure you are aware, but I’m still getting in this Secular Thursday rhythm, so bear with me here. I’m also trying to work up some sort of witty Secular Thursday intro to use regularly, but the coughing...
Sorry I’ve been neglecting this blog. I am alive. All is well. This week, I’ve been working on a patchwork project. It all started when I was unpacking the fabric and putting it on shelves. I know, we moved last May but some things are still in boxes. Anyway, after visiting Andrea and...
Ren Allen's Blogs
Patti and Ren are two professionals with extensive backgrounds in fashion and makeup application. Education is what we're all about! From personal wardrobe styling to makeup classes and applications, we're here for you....
Autodidactic Radical Gathering of Homeschoolers
Secular in nature, ARGH (Autodidactic Radical Gathering of Homeschoolers) is a gathering by and for unschoolers of all ages which takes place in the Tri-Cities Tennessee region of the U.S. This organic event relies on the participants to create the activities, making every event completely unique. Connecting with others interested in...
Makeup artistry and images by Ren Allen...
A place for my "tribe"...people interested in the possibility of building an intentional community for unschoolers and those that support the unschooling philosophy....
State Of Franklin Homeschoolers
This blog is all about the State Of Franklin Homeschooling group, by and for all its members. It is a place for posting about anything related to SOFH, individual member's own homeschooling experiences, personal anecdotes, pictures, etc....
This is my place. A place to sort out thoughts and learning and views about the world. A place for inspiration and rants. A place where anything and everything is up for discussion. Pour a cuppa, pull up a comfy chair and stay a while!...
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I Still Don't Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
Sarabelle takes her second round of SATs Saturday. It's not to improve her admission applications, it's to try and boost her 75% Florida Bright Futures Scholarship to the full 100%.Ready for a big confession? We've been downsizing further education plans. We've gone from the nearby private "Yale...
Is it just me, or is anyone else more than a little concerned about the evidently increasing polarization of Americans, with one side willing to negotiate, progress, insure one nation with liberty and justice for all, and the other side, sure this is all a conspiracy, running apoplectic for their...
It seems like this new project of my brother's has the possibility, dare I even say it, of being not just successful, but huge. Huge as in his business cards are not even back from the printer, the website has only been up about two weeks, and he already...
The wall color in the living room is more of a brownish tan rather than the peachy shade it appears. We've got plenty of artwork to cover it up anyway. If you look out the windows in this and the next set you can see some of the...
I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by the commitment I made to Infinite Jest. The writing and detail of Wallace's story are extraordinary, so much so that my brain hurts and I can only take it in small doses. And right now what I want is a book, a...
If we were still homeschooling, as defined by our county school board, Sarabelle's high school transcript would be a breeze; whatever studies and credits I assigned would be honored. As we are now under the domain of a private school, though it is only an umbrella school, our own...
Robin's Blog
I am at Belinda’s house (my oldest daughter) sobbing over a DVD we watched together by Louie Gigglio titled FruitCake and Ice Cream. Watch a clip by clicking the preview button below: That’s the story of Ashley, a somewhat typical college senior–loving life, partying hard and trying to balance it all with success...
The fear of the Lord is a much misunderstood concept, it does not mean we have to walk around afraid of an angry God running away from him. It doesn't mean he is waiting to whack us when we fall....
Meet My Girls: Homeschooling the Next Generation
I wanted to show off this photo of my sweet girls. This is three of my daughters and three granddaughters taken yesterday....
My son Danny and his wife Ashley are expecting their second child. It will my 14th gandbaby! I made this scrapbook for baby shower. Once he is born I’ll fill in the photos. Ashley decorated the baby’s room with monkeys so I used Noah Scrapbook Kit from StudioGraphics.com and had the...
Jesus taught lessons with items from Creation. Light, salt, lilies, seeds, sparrows, all take on new significance. Bread and wine take on new significance because he made them symbols of his death....
"Christ in you" - three of the most powerful and earth-shattering little words ever conceived and transacted in all the created universe. Three little words that most churches and supposed teachers negate by their practice, if not their teaching. Three little words that mark that immeasurable and eternal chasm between...
Notes From A Homeschooling Mom
As I look toward graduation season for this year, I realize that in two years, my son will be graduating, and my daughter will graduate in 3 years. This is wonderful, scary, freaky, horrifying, and awesome for so many reasons. But this is not the point of my revelation. When I am done...
Carnival of Educators, March Madness Edition
Welcome to the March 9, 2010 edition of carnival of educators. It's march and the natives are starting to get a little cagey. Some of use are planning for next year, others are looking back over the past year and holding our heads in our hands. Others are just holding it...
Former homeschoolers transfer into public school behind the curve
I cam upon a homeschool debate at Babycenter.com. It has the usual arguments. Socialization, bad parents, no PE... you know... the same old thing. One argument against homeschooling however stuck out as being especially flawed. Every student that I have had that has transferred from being homeschooled has been behind...
Learning Japanese via Youtube Like many teenage girls her age, my daughter has a thing for Japanese music. I don't get it... and neither does anyone else in our family... except her cousin, but she loves it. As she spends all of her free time watching Japanese pop groups, and was...
I woke up this morning feeling overwhelmed. Yesterday I mapped out the last 3 months of the school year on a calendar and realized that for my daughter who is in a play, has a year end performance coming up, and an arts competition, we are close to overbooked for...
Carnival of Educators: A Call for Help
Help! I need help to keep this carnival running. I started it because there was an absence of carnivals at the time. I keep it going becuase... well I like it. If you would like to become more involved and perhaps get a boost to your blog traffic, please consider emailing ahermitt@gmail.com...
The Homeschool Jungle
Spiral Bound School Portfolios
At the beginning of the school year, I fill a binder with page protectors. As my children complete writing assignments, poems, small art projects or drawings, I slide them into the their binder pages. At the end of the school year my children are rewarded with a beautiful assortment of their...
Dave Ramsey-Financial Education
Dave Ramsey offers sound financial advice and home school curriculum. I have not used his school curriculum but I have read The Total Money Makeover and we are following his Baby Steps. I hope you find some encouragement from him!...
Sonlight Pros Sonlight is a complete program that uses real books instead of textbooks. Everything is scheduled out for you on a daily basis so you can enjoy the fun part of homeschooling…interacting with your kids instead of spending lots of time pre-reading and prepping. You have a choice between a 4...
Strategies for Using ALEKs Math
1. The initial assessment takes about ½ hour. If your student get frustrated, just have them answer that they “haven’t learned that concept” yet. Or have them take the assessment over a 2-3 day period in smaller chunks. The program will save everything and pick up where your child left...
Many families choose home schooling because their children are gifted and they just don’t seem to fit in the public school system. I’ve noted some resources below to help guide parents in their educational options. I think you will find much encouragement from these organizations. Genius Denied Hoagies Gifted SENG-Social and Emotional Needs...
Aleks Math Aleks math is an online program that uses artificial intelligence. It was developed by a professor from UC Irvine. The best part or the program is that it automatically updates with each problem, based on your student’s answers. This immediate feedback increases learning and lessens frustration. Students only work...
News & Commentary
From Idaho Dad: Over the years, we’ve heard all the negative homeschool stereotypes. You know, like we’re just a bunch of anti-social gun nuts teaching our children that the Earth is 6,000 years old and the President is a Muslim communist. Okay, so that may actually be true of a few homeschoolers...
Stereotypes are easier to find than people looking for balance and understanding. From Misty Krasawski’s article, 1 Corinthians 13 for Homeschool Moms: And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and my formal dining room gets turned into a schoolroom and our family vacations look more like educational fieldtrips,...
On his site, the scientist Jerry Coyne, author of Why Evolution is True and quoted in the recent AP piece by Dylan Lovan, fills us in on his experiences since the AP piece ran: For no particular reason I could fathom, I began receiving all kinds of religous loon-mail today, including...
A story on the NewsObserver.com site by correspondent Diane Morris is just a nice story. Thanks, partner, for making my life worth living In the years since our two sons were diagnosed with autism, I have discovered Greg is kinder and more generous of heart than I could have imagined back when...
Homeschoolers Protest Library Closing – update
The Garner Area Homeschoolers are still at work trying to save their Southeast Regional Library in Garner, NC. They have produced a number of videos to help get the word out: Interested in a bit edgier version of the protest video? View more videos on the Garner Area Homeschoolers Facebook Page...
Homeschooling in the Immigration Debate
The editorial, “Home school – The Europeans don’t like it,” on the Las Vegas Review-Journal nudges the Romeike family’s asylum into immigration reform territory. Immigration has long been a wedge issue and the any reform effort is assured to be hotly debated, with rounds and rounds of emotional pleas by those...
Home Schooling News
Home Schooling and Socialization - is it Really an Issue
I remember when our family first made the decision to home school. It had taken several months of praying about the decision and talking to other home school families getting their advice and we also talked to family members and friends....
Get A Free High School Education Online Through Oklahoma Virtual Academy
For those seeking an alternative high school education, representatives of the Oklahoma Virtual Academy were in Tulsa today answering questions about their online program....
Fort Worth city budget, home-schooling, Iraq elections
It seems appropriate in these difficult economic times to tackle expenses that may have previously been considered untouchable....
Home schooling is creating idiots.
According to the Associated Press, home-schooling parents seeking textbooks that include evolution are finding the dominance of Christian-based materials to be isolating and frustrating....
Schiff Nature Preserve has program for home-schooled students
Christian Juth recently learned how salt water is formed: 'Water picks up minerals as it flows, and that makes it salty,' said the 11-year-old, who wants to go to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, some day....
Home Schooling: More are choosing it, for many reasons
Posted on Mar 07, 2010 by Meredith Hines-Dochterman . Ali Alldredge works with her older son Nathan , 6, as her daughter Anna , 8, and younger son Bradley , 4, play with marble track blocks during the children's morning study session Friday, March 5, 2010, in Ely....
Fatcat's Blogs
My journey through grief after the death of my Dad. I hope I will feel joy again....
Find a Happy Place, Find a Happy Place!
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Many free curriculum choices from the internet!...
Great gifts for grandparents and grandkids....
Free curriculum on the internet!...
The random thoughts and homeschooling ideas of a work-at-home, school-at-home mom of 3....
The Snail's Trail
We are participating in the Georgia Junior Ranger program. You can get your free Junior Ranger Guide Book here. Don't live in Georgia? That's okay! This Guide Book would be great to use for nature study no matter where you live!...
Welcome to our restaurant..."Mystery Mooshie Juice" "The Kitchen""Cutting the food up." "I'm the mooshie maker." "Decorations""The Moosher that mooshes the flowers for the mooshie juice." I must of ordered something off the menu..."Mooshie Moo Shoo""Drinking the Mystery Mooshie Juice""I'm the dog catcher and I've got a SMP-3000 and a sword"...
My Glasses Were Never This Cool! and Ficklets Giveaway!
I stumbled upon Ficklets through a friend at amazingly just the right time. Big Snail needed glasses and I wanted to make getting his first pair a positive experience. I got my first pair when I was in the 4th grade and I remember the name calling, feeling "stupid" and...
BACK TO LIFE (Back to Reality)!
{I'm so rockin' it!}{Hello. Is anyone there? I hope my readers haven't moved away!}BACK TO LIFE (Back to Reality)! So the last time I was around, I was declaring my freedom as a blogger and then fell of the face of the blogoverse. I've gotten tons of emails from you...
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Does Charlie Brown Have a Cake?
If Charlie Brown has a Christmas tree,(from A Charlie Brown Christmas)Then Papa Snail has a Birthday cake........and a back scratcher.......and the most precious birthday card ever!...