NutBugs » Homeschooling: All Things http://nutbugs.com A Journey Through Homeschooling Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Heart of Dakota: Bigger Week 17 Update http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-17-update/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-17-update/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:25:58 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2891 Daniel Boone! What a man! I do not think I could do half of what he did or expected his family to do! This week learning about how this Frontiers-man crossed over form Pennsylvania to North Carolina to Tennessee then on to Kentucky was amazing. We even mapped it for Geography. See the picture below!

Our

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/composer-study-contest/feed/ 2 Heart of Dakota: Buigger week 16 http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-buigger-week-16/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-buigger-week-16/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:35:58 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2841 Back to school this week. As you all know I had to take off last week because I did not have a voice to teach with. I still can not sing a lyc, but at least I can teach. So

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-buigger-week-16/feed/ 2 Chart Your Course To High School Success! http://nutbugs.com/chart-your-course-to-high-school-success/ http://nutbugs.com/chart-your-course-to-high-school-success/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:40:05 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2835 I know some of you are much closer then I am to the Highschool years, So when I saw this eamail from The Homeschool Channel, I thought I had to post it here. If you can not make it I am sure there is a way to get a mp3 of it. Just send

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/chart-your-course-to-high-school-success/feed/ 3 California History http://nutbugs.com/california-history/ http://nutbugs.com/california-history/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:00:07 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2832  

Fourth Grade California History Education Program     Dear Irvine Park Railroad Friends,

We are now accepting reservations for Irvine Park Railroad's Fourth Grade California History

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/california-history/feed/ 0 Blackline Maps for FREE http://nutbugs.com/blackline-maps-for-free/ http://nutbugs.com/blackline-maps-for-free/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:37:26 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/blackline-maps-for-free/ I am a firm believer in using map as much as you possibly can. As a child growing up I remember that maps were only used in geography and even then it was minimal. Therefore as an adult I really had a hard time knowing where things were when people would talk about world events.

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/blackline-maps-for-free/feed/ 0 QUIET MOM! http://nutbugs.com/quiet-mom/ http://nutbugs.com/quiet-mom/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:47:08 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2771 [lar-uhn-jahy-tis]   Inflammation of the larynx, often with accompaning sore thorat, horseness or loss of voice, and dry cough.  

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/quiet-mom/feed/ 0 Heart of Dakota: Bigger Week 15 http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-15/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-15/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:03:32 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2733 We had an exceptionally fantastic week this week. You see my daughter took a huge step in school this week. Usually she can sometimes be disruptive during the readings and when I ask her to retell, of course after I

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-15/feed/ 0 Free Study Guide To The U.S. Constitution http://nutbugs.com/free-study-guide-to-the-u-s-constitution/ http://nutbugs.com/free-study-guide-to-the-u-s-constitution/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:54:23 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2726 I saw the other day, Charles Vincent from the "Official Wire" online paper saw that The People's Guide to the US Constitution American Handbook Publishing has just released a free Educator’s, Homeschool and Self-Study guides to the United States Constitution which is available at www.constitutionguide.com. These accessory texts (you still have to buy the book) to

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/proud-to-be-an-american/feed/ 0 Heart of Dakota: Bigger Week 14 http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-14/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-14/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:15:01 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2690 My poor little girl was very sick for the first three days of school this week. I have to admit, as bad as it may sound, that it was actually really nice to only Heart of Dakota: Bigger Week 14

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-week-10-update/feed/ 0 Let’s Play http://nutbugs.com/lets-play/ http://nutbugs.com/lets-play/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:58:46 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2458 I am sure that most of my readers read the article put out by CurrClick about Play. I thought it was such a great article, that I wanted to re-post it for those who may

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/lets-play/feed/ 0 Does Nagging Work? http://nutbugs.com/does-nagging-work/ http://nutbugs.com/does-nagging-work/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:22:46 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2272 I was many years into parenting before I realized that the most powerful tool in my toolbox, masterful nagging, did not work.

I would remind, leave notes, cajole, tease, nag and harangue. Guess what? It didn't matter a bit.

In fact, they acquired an uncanny ability to tune me out. The more animated I got, the more

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/does-nagging-work/feed/ 0 Teaching Writing in a Text-Message World http://nutbugs.com/teaching-writing-in-a-text-message-world/ http://nutbugs.com/teaching-writing-in-a-text-message-world/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:17:39 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2266 Writing is not going away.

In fact, writing is on the uptick!

A case can be made that writing is becoming our culture's dominant form of communication.   Email, text messages, tweets, and blog entries are all done in writing. Even on our electronic phones we do more texting than talking.

It's as though the old practice of

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/teaching-writing-in-a-text-message-world/feed/ 1 Eisenhower Park http://nutbugs.com/eisenhower-park/ http://nutbugs.com/eisenhower-park/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:21:49 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2181 One of my favorite things to do is to go on hikes, have the kids wade in streams and look for all sorts of different type of animals, draw in their nature journal and just have some good old fashion fun without all the play equipment. However, here in Orange County, California, most of the

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/eisenhower-park/feed/ 0 Encouraging Kids Along the Path to Learning http://nutbugs.com/encouraging-kids-along-the-path-to-learning/ http://nutbugs.com/encouraging-kids-along-the-path-to-learning/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:11:57 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2263 The words path to learning offer us a great word picture. Word pictures (metaphors) can help us visualize and grab hold of a big concept and a deep meaning.

The word "education" is not a word picture. While the word "education" has plenty of meaning, it's hard to picture. And the word itself may not offer

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/encouraging-kids-along-the-path-to-learning/feed/ 0 Heart of Dakota: Bigger, Week 9 Update http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-9-update/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-9-update/#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:24:44 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2275 So I know most of you who may have gotten this post a few days ago are saying where is the actual blog post? Well, I am on vacation and so far until this very moment I have not had a chance to sit down and write. So I thought I will just post the

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/cookbook-and-christmas-cards/feed/ 0 Lighthouse Publications Giveaway and Sweepstakes http://nutbugs.com/lighthouse-publications-giveaway-and-sweepstakes/ http://nutbugs.com/lighthouse-publications-giveaway-and-sweepstakes/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:19:59 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2187 Hey, I just received an email form Lighthouse Publications because I have purchased things from them in the past. Anyway, they are doing a big sale and a givaway and I thought I would let everyone know about it. They have some great readers, Lighthouse Publications Giveaway and Sweepstakes

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/hslda-sponsoring-one-nation-under-god-event/feed/ 0 How to Keep a Strong Voice for Homeschooling in Sacramento http://nutbugs.com/how-to-keep-a-strong-voice-for-homeschooling-in-sacramento/ http://nutbugs.com/how-to-keep-a-strong-voice-for-homeschooling-in-sacramento/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:41:11 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2081 Most of you are probably saying where is NutBugs Heart of Dakota Weekly Update this week. Well, Our schedule is that we school for 5 weeks on and then we take a week off. This allows us MANY breaks through

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/free-curriculm-or-resources/feed/ 4 Heart of Dakota: Bigger Week 5 update http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-5-update/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-bigger-week-5-update/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:37:26 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2020 Ok, I realized I need to purchase a thesaurus for the phrase" We had a great week" I keep saying that each week and I am sure my readers are getting tired of that same line. Anyway, I have realized that the Early American Heart of Dakota: Bigger Week 5 update

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Great News In California!

AB 717 is a huge step toward restoring constitutional principles.

From: Family Protection Ministries and HSLDA

Bill AB 717: Child Abuse

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/california-homeschoolers/feed/ 0 Affidavit Time http://nutbugs.com/affidavit-time/ http://nutbugs.com/affidavit-time/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:58:54 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2017 It's time once again to file the Private School Affidavit (PSA) online between October 1-15 for us California Homeschoolers. The private school affidavit is now

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/affidavit-time/feed/ 0 Multiple Streams of Homeschooling Income http://nutbugs.com/multiple-streams-of-homeschooling-income/ http://nutbugs.com/multiple-streams-of-homeschooling-income/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:05:33 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=2000 Most of you who know me personally know that my husband has been in the real estate industry for over 20 years and has been our sole source of income. However, as we all know the real estate market busted a few years back

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/multiple-streams-of-homeschooling-income/feed/ 0 Educating Children with Dyslexia http://nutbugs.com/educating-children-with-dyslexia/ http://nutbugs.com/educating-children-with-dyslexia/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:30:33 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1957 I know a lot of my readers have struggling children with Dyslexia. I have a friend who just found out why she has been struggling with her child in homeschooling him. She is currently struggling in this area too with her son. As most of you know I am fond of most of  Rod

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/educating-children-with-dyslexia/feed/ 0 Heart of Dakota Week 4 update http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-week-4-update/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-week-4-update/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:24:06 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1927 Ok, so this week was not as exciting and good as last week, BUT, it had nothing to do with our curriculum. We were just having an off week. Everyday seemed to start later then we wanted. I was having

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/seashore-videos/feed/ 0 Heart of Dakota Week 3 Update http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-week-3/ http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-week-3/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 06:59:06 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1832 Well, this week was pretty good. Our hick up was Math for my son. You see my son hates math. Probably somehow my fault in the earlier years, but none the less, he hates it and therefore is about 6 months behind his "grade" or "age".

(Just FYI, I figured out how to do a gallery

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/heart-of-dakota-week-2/feed/ 5 Help Me I am Failing at Homeschooling http://nutbugs.com/help-me-i-am-failing-at-homeschooling/ http://nutbugs.com/help-me-i-am-failing-at-homeschooling/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 20:25:14 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/1798/ I wanted to repost this letter here and share my answer to this common homeschooling problem with first timers as well as veteran homeschoolers. If you have ideas to share, please post your answers too.

 

Hi,

This is our 1st yr. home schooling after 3 years of Public Help Me I am Failing at Homeschooling

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/homeschooling-library/feed/ 0 Am I Sheltering My Child Too Much? http://nutbugs.com/am-i-sheltering-my-child-too-much-2/ http://nutbugs.com/am-i-sheltering-my-child-too-much-2/#comments Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:14:31 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/1596/ Did you all see the article by Gena Suarez that Old School House sent out a few weeks ago. I loved it and thought I would post it here for those who did not get it.

Do you "shelter" your children?

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/all-about-spelling-2/feed/ 0 Art Class http://nutbugs.com/art-clas/ http://nutbugs.com/art-clas/#comments Sun, 21 Aug 2011 01:11:58 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/1744/ From October 2010 to June 2011 We were involved in an Art class with our homeschooling group. We had so much fun with this class. How this got started was one of the ladies had purchased the Atlier Art DVD's and she figured it would be fun to have her daughter have a few friends

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/art-clas/feed/ 0 Timeline in a Box http://nutbugs.com/timeline-in-a-box/ http://nutbugs.com/timeline-in-a-box/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:34:59 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1607 You know timelines can be a very useful thing in homeschooling, but there are some of us homeschoolers that just have no idea how to go about making one. Here is a great idea from     Debra Anderson     . I think I might give this one a try myself.

Timeline in a box:

When we were still fairly

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/timeline-in-a-box/feed/ 0 Response to Alarming Recommendations by Miami-Dade County Grand Jury http://nutbugs.com/response-to-alarming-recommendations-by-miami-dade-county-grand-jury/ http://nutbugs.com/response-to-alarming-recommendations-by-miami-dade-county-grand-jury/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:54:07 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1740 I just received an email from HSLDA in regards to this. I know that this does not affect me now, but in the future this could affect thosse of us in California too. And to my friends and readers who live in Florida, I am sure you are well aware of what is going on.

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/response-to-alarming-recommendations-by-miami-dade-county-grand-jury/feed/ 0 A New School Year http://nutbugs.com/a-new-school-year-2/ http://nutbugs.com/a-new-school-year-2/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:46:01 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1734 Well it is that time of year once more. Are you all diving into purchasing your new school year curriculum and A New School Year

]]> http://nutbugs.com/a-new-school-year-2/feed/ 2 Dream-Driven Kids…Why They Succeed http://nutbugs.com/dream-driven-kids-why-they-succeed/ http://nutbugs.com/dream-driven-kids-why-they-succeed/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:49:20 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1681 When you were young, did you tell your parents (or anyone) your dreams?

Maybe you yearned to be the fastest runner in the world? Or write books? Be a rock star? An artist? Olympic skater? A mom?

We tend to protect our dreams, so we don't always say them out loud. We don't want our dreams trampled

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/dream-driven-kids-why-they-succeed/feed/ 0 The Importance of Good Pencil Posture http://nutbugs.com/the-importance-of-good-pencil-posture/ http://nutbugs.com/the-importance-of-good-pencil-posture/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:12:10 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1689 Learning and reading involve many skills. As children move beyond the pre-school

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You know that HSLDA’s free e-lert service brings the latest news to your inbox.

But when you want in-depth analysis of issues that affect your family’s freedom to homeschool, HSLDA’s bimonthly magazine, The Home School Court Report,

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/hslda-members-and-friends/feed/ 0 The L.A. County Fair http://nutbugs.com/the-l-a-county-fair/ http://nutbugs.com/the-l-a-county-fair/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:57:48 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/1705/ Have you always wanted to go to the county fairs for educating your children more then the rides and food, but never do because it is so blasted busy? Well, LA County fair has been giving away free tickets to the fair for years. Oh, and it is open early in the morning to Continue reading The L.A. County Fair

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/knights-of-the-angel-realm/feed/ 0 K12 curriculum http://nutbugs.com/k12-curriculum/ http://nutbugs.com/k12-curriculum/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:51:32 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1684 I have been seeing the commercials on TV for the K-12 homeschool curriculum lately. There is this part of me that says…YEA…they are advertising to homeschool kids. What a fantastic opportunity for all of us who homeschool. TV says it

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/k12-curriculum/feed/ 2 Who Is Your Child? http://nutbugs.com/who-is-your-child/ http://nutbugs.com/who-is-your-child/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 17:16:00 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1688 By Virginia Vagt

Children are all so different. We're with our children a lot. So we think we know them. And we do know a lot about them.

But the pace of our lives takes time away from our ability to make observations and reflect on the patterns we see. Don't we often make quick judgments about

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/who-is-your-child/feed/ 0 CHEA Convention is Here http://nutbugs.com/chea-convention-is-here/ http://nutbugs.com/chea-convention-is-here/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:19:37 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1696 OK, so you are thinking, Kristin, what is the big deal about going to a homeschool convention? Well, let me tell you, as a homeschool Mom, we need to re-evaluate what we are doing all the time.  We need to make sure that we are using the right CHEA Convention is Here

]]> http://nutbugs.com/chea-convention-is-here/feed/ 0 Gleaning Opportunity http://nutbugs.com/gleaning-opportunity-2/ http://nutbugs.com/gleaning-opportunity-2/#comments Sat, 28 May 2011 00:24:44 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1674 Ok, so if you all live in the Orange County area of Southern California, then I have an opportunity for you and your family. Tanka Farms, down here by me, is making available gleaning opportunities for you and your family. This is a great way to teach our kids about doing for others as well

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]]> http://nutbugs.com/gleaning-opportunity-2/feed/ 0 ‘19 Free Gifts’ http://nutbugs.com/19-free-gifts/ http://nutbugs.com/19-free-gifts/#comments Sun, 22 May 2011 17:14:10 +0000 KristinN http://nutbugs.com/?p=1691 Have you heard about the '19 Free Gifts' Promotion from our friends at The Old Schoolhouse Magazine?

Subscribe to TOS (or renew your two-year subscription) and in addition to a great magazine, you'll receive 19 free gifts, including…

> a Vocabulary Madness Puzzle Booklet from Shurley English > Building Thinking Skills in Young People

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