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Homeschool Support Resources
Websites:
http://sherylmaxey.com/ (clickable links for resources listed)
http://www.home-school.com/ (lists articles, groups, events related to homeschooling)
http://homeschooling.about.com/od/magazines/Magazines_and_Publications.htm (a list of homeschool magazines)
http://www.nathhan.com/index.htm ( homeschooling special needs children)
http://www.homeschool.com/ (has message forums, resource lists and Podcasts)
http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com (huge variety of homeschool information)
http://groups.yahoo.com ( search for groups that interest you. If you type in “homeschool” you will get over 7000 results,… »
Audio Books: A Great Way to Forget the Winter Chill
At our house it has become tradition to spend the cold days of our Iowa winters listening to books on CD. We are often finished with our schoolwork shortly after lunch which leaves the long afternoons to work together on a jigsaw puzzle while we listen to a book on CD. We have listened… »
What I’ve Been Reading
You would think with the busyness of the holidays that I wouldn’t have time to read. Wrong! I always have time to read. It is definitely my sanity safety net. This month I have been reading a variety of things. Sometimes whole books, sometimes just portions of a book. Either way, I have found some… »
Creation Science Resources
This year marked the 100th birthday of Charles Darwin. With that fact drawing attention again to his work, there has been a renewed interest in the age old conflict - Evolution vs. Creationism. My older boys have shown an interest in this topic and have read several books about the subject. We have had an opportunity to discuss… »
Getting Your Kids to Read
A couple of months ago I wrote a post about the Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. I hope you have had a chance to take a look at this excellent resource. Now that it’s August, I am looking at what we will use for school this year. I have consulted several other resources similar… »
What I’ve Been Reading
My husband and children often tease me about how many books I have out from the library (sometimes over 100!). They also find it strange that I am usually reading several books at the same time. But that doesn’t really seem all that odd to me. After all, when I was in college, taking several… »
Save Money with Old-Fashioned Homemade Gifts
I am always on the lookout for frugal gift ideas. Even without the recent economic woes, we have needed to be careful in this area. It is easy to go way over your budget for gifts in a hurry! With my large family and fast-growing extended family, finding a way to give gifts to those… »
Do You Geek the Library?
From a homeschoolers perspective it goes without saying that the library is a vital part of daily life — at least at our house. I don’t know about you, but for our family the library is actually our main source of curriculum. I use the word “curriculum” loosely. It isn’t uncommon for me to have… »
Mama, Let’s Color!
One of my favorite activities, especially on rainy or snowy days, is to color with my kids. Now I’m not talking about the box of crayons and the dime store coloring book sort of coloring. I am talking about artist quality colored pencils and Dover Publications coloring books. Dover Publications has hundreds of coloring books… »
Jim Trelease’s Read Aloud Handbook
Recently a friend reminded me of a wonderful resource that I had used many years ago and then somehow forgot about. Back when I was in college I took a children’s literature course that introduced me to The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease. At that time I was revisiting my childhood, reading piles of… »
