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My choir director directed me to this wonderful YouTube video. I would have just loved to be there when then did this, or better yet bring it to Orange County California!!!! Enjoy watching and listening!
A Reader has asked: I want to take parenting classes. Do you know where or how I can do this? Colleges Now Required to Determine “Validity” of High School Diplomas FAFSA Form: Which Box to Check? In the past, some parents were advised to choose “high school diploma” on the FAFSA form. However, due to the regulation change, making this selection could be problematic for homeschoolers whose schools do not appear on the Continue reading Colleges Now Required to Determine “Validity” of High School Diplomas FORUM A Reader wrote to me and said: I don't really have one favorite. I loosely follow the classical approach, but I've also worked in a lot of Charlotte Mason's ideas, some unit studies, and whatever else I think will work best for each child. I have one child in Kindergarten, one in second grade, Continue reading What’s Your Personal Favorite Homeschooling Curriculum And Why? I read this article from All About God about how to have a more Christian Halloween. Thought you might enjoy it too!
Are you looking for some fun Christian Halloween ideas this year? Many parents don’t like the “dark side” to the origins of Halloween, but do not want their children to totally bypass Continue reading Halloween Fun Although Halloween origins began with the Celtic druids over 2,000 years ago, the seasonal practices are observed in many countries. Halloween falls within the Fall Equinox that starts from September 23 through November 4 approximately. This time period is celebrated in all cultures and is also known as: Alban Elfed Autumn Equinox Fall Solstice Cornucopia Continue reading Halloween Origins: What Are The Different Names? When we consider the history of Halloween (a Christian perspective), it may seem as if the modern holiday has gotten out of hand. After all, doesn’t Halloween glorify evil? Is it right to send our children out as devils and vampires? Should we emphasize the saints, whose nearly forgotten feast day is the reason for Continue reading What is the History of Halloween: A Christian Perspective? When is this wonderful holiday. Well it is always on November 3rd. Housewife Day recognizes the importance of stay at home wives and moms. Also referred to as "Retro" Housewife Day. These wonderful, caring creatures, build and enrich strong family environments. They help to instill family values and good character. Housewife is an old term. It Continue reading National Housewife Day Many people today feel that God's Ten Commandments are no longer valid because they do not apply to our current society. They look to the Ten Commandments as being outdated and full of inflammatory language which doesn't sit well with our politically-correct viewpoint. The Ten Commandments are also considered by many people to have been Continue reading How Do God’s Ten Commandments Apply Today? You did it! There's no question that your taking time to get involved has influenced Dominion Services and Richmond, Virginia, parade organizers to reverse an earlier decision to replace "Christmas" with "holiday." Late yesterday afternoon, after thousands of emails and hundreds of phone calls to Dominion, parade organizers posted a statement on their website stating, Continue reading We Did it…Christmas is Back The city of Richmond, Virginia, has turned coward because the new sponsor of its annual parade wants to ban the word "Christmas." When Dominion, an energy company, took over sponsorship of the parade, it told the city it no longer wanted to use "Christmas" as part of the parade name. Instead, Dominion said it will Continue reading City bans ‘Christmas’ in favor of ‘holiday’ parade – War against Christmas starting already I found a great web site that has been such a wonderful source of information I had to share it with all my readers. It is called "All About God" and they deal with some real simple questions all the way down to some extremely tough ones too. Sexuality, Showing How God Is Real Scientifically, Continue reading Questions on God????? You know I have never been one to be interested in space. But this year we are learning about our solar system with Apologia Science. It has been really interesting for us. But then this link came along and allowed me to see it in real life…real time and just made it real. You know Continue reading A Balloon To Space I have to tell you that this Lewis and Clark Download N Go Series By Amanda Bennett could not be more comprehensible. And like always, the Download N Go Series has a generous amount of resources for you to use which is one of the things that keeps me coming back for more of Continue reading Lewis and Clark Download-N-Go Series FORUM: A reader asks I'm really sick and I don't want to go to school tomorrow. I'm in High School. I have never taken a sick day since elementary school. What do I do? I'm in the Hacienda La Pluente Unified School District. Do I just stay home? Do I have to call the school? Continue reading What Do I Do When I Want To Stay Home From School Due To An Illness? FORUM: A reader asks I live in a rural community total population is around 23,000. I know there are other home schoolers out there, I just want to start a local support group for our county. Any suggestions or advice would be wonderful. Thank You in advance! Have you ever wanted to teach your child a specific thing but you are just not grasping the concept yourself? What about PE. Yea, you go to the park, but you want to have your child do more? Or maybe you just want to be involved with a group of homeschoolers in a Continue reading HomeSchool Campus of OC Did you know? Since 1980, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for children ages 2 – 5 and more than tripled for children ages 6 – 11. Between 1981 and 1997, free playtime among 6 to 8 year olds dropped 25% and homework more than doubled. Since 2005, the amount of time children Continue reading Project Play FORUM: A reader asks I would like to start home schooling in the fall; I'll be starting my junior year. My main question is: Will I have required courses? One of the reasons I would like to try homeschool is to get the benefit of choosing my own classes. I'm aware that I'll have to Continue reading Question About North Carolina High School Homeschooling? It is important to keep accurate records of what you are doing. Your records will help keep you organized and aware of your children’s progress. They will also be verification of your validity as a private homeschool should you ever be questioned. You want to be taken seriously not only for your own sake but Continue reading REQUIRED RECORDS I just received this article by Susan K. Stewart from one of the organizations here in California called CHEA. I thought it worthy enough to re-post for you all who are not members of CHEA to read. Enjoy! Last fall the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) together with the National Continue reading States Adopting National Standards FORUM: A reader asks I am considering homeschooling. I have a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old. Are you happy with your dicision to homeschool? Are you very stressed? Is it expensive? What is your advice? Thank you
Homeschool Fun Day Pump It Up Pump It Up It's Like One Big, Amazing Playdate Pop-In Playtime for Homeschoolers! It's a special open jump time when homeschooler can take a break from their studies and slide, bounce and play in the inflatables, while parents relax and unwind. At this homeschool fun day, Continue reading Homeschool Day at Pump it Up FORUM: A reader asks Is there any tax breaks, like deductions for classes or curric. that you can claim on your federal taxes if you home school your children? Teacher Appreciation Hi everyone, Every year both Office Depot and Staples host a Teacher Appreciation Day. There are special deals, a goodie bag and a teacher appreciation breakfast for all teachers who show their teacher ID card. (Your HSLDA card or your teacher ID card is your teacher ID.) Sometimes these 2 companies even Continue reading Teacher Appreciation Most of my regular readers on my blog know me well enough to know I am not much into a traditional unit study unless I do not have to do much research. I received this small but mighty 16-page unit study of the California Native Indians as an e-book by HLN Family.com called Continue reading California Native Americans Unit Study Every year I participate in VBS at my church. And every year I LOVE IT! It is the best week out of the year. This year was no different. Well…maybe. I think after singing for VBS for 8 years now I have seen the best stage set up we have ever had. Our staff built Continue reading VBS 2010 at Calvary Church FORUM : A reader asks… I am being home schooled. It is an online school called Utah Virtual Academy. I am always distracted by wanted to play video games or be on the Internet. My parents don't know I am having problems focusing because they would put me back in public school which is not Continue reading How To Stay Focused On School When I Am At Home And On The Computer? FORUM A Reader asks: I was in four AP classes and now I'm in none on this home school thing because they don't offer any. I feel like this isn't as good as a real high school. It's fully accredited and all, but I don't know. I feel guilty. My parents already payed $1000 for Continue reading I Started An Online Home School Program, But I Feel Like I Made A Big Mistake? FORUM: A reader asks I don't really have one favorite. I loosely follow the classical approach, but I've also worked in a lot of Charlotte Mason's ideas, some unit studies, and whatever else I think will work best for each child. I have one child in Kindergarten, one in second grade, and one in 9th Continue reading What’s Your Personal Favorite Homeschooling Curriculum And Why? Roller Coasters, Download N Go™ Series By Amanda Bennett is actually very easy to use and laid out agreeably for any homeschool teacher. It really could not be simpler to use! She has given you plenty of resources, like books, which she give you the ISBN numbers for those books (nice), as well as links Continue reading Roller Coasters, Download N Go™ Series Copywork is one of those essential parts of homeschooling. We know that it not only helps with the child’s handwriting, but also with their vocabulary, their grammar as well as spelling and much more. Copying the Hymns: All Things Bright and Beautiful by Bogart Family Resources has done a beautiful job of putting together Continue reading Copying the Hymns: All Things Bright and Beautiful I love to read to my kids and love my kids to read to me. Little Learners’ Literature Play, Learn, Create and Move: A Look at Life: Lighthouses and Rescues takes a spin on a good literature book for young children. In this case she suggests a literature books to read that you Continue reading Little Learners’ Literature Play, Learn, Create and Move So this summer has been very busy for me so far. Besides doing summer school 2-3 days a week, going on several field trips so far, play dates at the park a couple times a week, I decided to start my yearly clean up of the kids room. That means go through EVERY SINGLE toy Continue reading All Work & No Play Makes For Really Cute Bedrooms Now this is my kind of unit study. I like it when people write a course and put in everything you need. Another words you open the pdf and print it out and just go to town. This is what Ann Huss has done with her Let’s Learn About Sea Mammals unit study. Continue reading Let’s Learn About Sea Mammals I had to repost this article I just got in my email box a couple days ago. I have several friends who are thinking of going back to work and giving up on homeschooling. So I when I saw this article I thought I had to share it with everyone. Enjoy! Kristin
Years ago, Continue reading Work…Homeschool??? FORUM: A reader asks I am a teacher in a toddler room and our curriculum starts in a few days and i need some ideas for a circle time board with the theme of "From Home to school" Its basically showing the children the concept's of being at home vs being at school. Any ideas Continue reading What Are Some Good Ideas For A Circle Time Board Theme “from Home To School?”? FORUM: A reader asks I want to homeschool my daughter but we live in Mallorca,so i just wanted to know whether its legal,is it legal? FORUM: A reader asks I'm trying to find a superb Secular curriculum that for my daughter's this year. I have two girls, one will be entering the fifth grade and one in the third grade this year. I am a mom who likes having a plan to go by. I can always incorporate other ideas Continue reading Secular Homeschooling For Missouri Children/low Cost Preffered? Oh say can you see….the bombs bursting in the air….for the land of the FREE and the home of the brave! Today we thank God for the freedom we have here…I mean really thank God! We live in a country that is like no other. For all the good and Continue reading Happy Independance Day AMERICA\'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS Video With July 4th coming up I wanted to really impact you all with some to think about. Our friends, our family, people we know or even you may have been involved in taking away the one freedom our country was founded on. As we come up the this holiday, I want Continue reading AMERICA’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS? Ewwwwwwe, ants! I dislike ants an awful lot. They come into your home and take over and but at least they are not too hard to get rid of. Well Brandenburg Studies has put together a FANTASTIC unit study for us called The Little But Mighty Ant. Even though we may not Continue reading The Little But Mighty Ant They say that if you want your children’s handwriting to be beautiful, then you have to have them practice it daily. The problem is what do you make them write. Scripture? Boring sayings by people we do not really know? One of the ways is to have them write simple information about the month of Continue reading Happy Scribes July Copybook In the state of California, parents have not been authorized to teach driver education and driver training. Any parent wanting their child to obtain a driving permit needed to have him or her complete a driver education/driver training course through a public or private school, or commercial driving program. For many years homeschoolers were able Continue reading Surprising Changes in DMV Policy Now I have had a few people write me and ask about how to stop homeschooling in the past and I never really knew exactly what to say to them except to encourage them and tell them to stay involved with their kids as much as they can! But low and Continue reading How to Stop Homeschooling Meg Wilson has read many negative statistics about homeschooling as we all have? But we have all read some encouraging and positive benefits that put my mind at ease and my heart at rest. These positive benefits are also can be some of the reasons why we all have decided to teach at home: – Homeschooled children don’t Continue reading Homeschooling Statistics Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's all over the world. May you have a wonderful day filled with love, fun and the closeness you all deserve. God bless you all! Planner, Planners everywhere…for Free! One of the best known sites with a huge variety is DonnaYoung.org . You can find just about every form imaginable for homeschoolers and the site is extremely easy to navigate through. There you will find some handwriting sheets, nature study forms, planning sheets, journal sheets, household forms, calendars, timeline forms, schedules for Continue reading Planners, Planners and Even More Planners I absolutly loved this article from Heart of the matter.
When my oldest daughter, Meghan, was four years old, we discovered that she was allergic to cats (and grass and dust). Uh oh. We were very attached to our feline lap warmer and just couldn’t see giving Continue reading Homeschooling Breeds Precocious Cats I am not go to write anything here…just watch the video and tell me is Your Jesus Real? Click here: Plastic Jesus
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With Continue reading Weight Gain Joke Most, if not all, homeschoolers wrestle with the decision of purchasing new or used education materials. As we've traveled to conferences, we've noticed that many of you first frequent the used book sales and then look to purchase new materials to match the editions you've found at the sale. In many instances, combining used Continue reading Used or New? What happens when mom/teacher is under-the electric-blanket-set-on-10-and-shivering sick? If you have a substitute teacher to call (like grandma or a great friend), consider yourself lucky! You can "enjoy" a guilt-free day. But what if you don't have reinforcements to muster? Your sick day might not look like a regular school day, but there are plenty Continue reading Mom’s Sick Day You know I love chocolate. I am kind of weird and never liked it as a child, but my kids do. When I got the chance to do a study on chocolate for only a $1.00 I figured I could not loose. 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I felt very privileged to be able to sing with our worship pastor, Victor, on this song. This was a very risky visual arts thing to do in a church, but it really worked and it was extremely Continue reading New Creation Surrounded by homeschool paraphernalia? Containing the inevitable clutter will help you save time, energy and money (if you have to replace things you cannot find). Here are some tips to help you manage your school materials. Books: Keep books you currently use within easy reach of your work area. Books that you no longer need or Continue reading Spring Organization When we study history it should not ever be overlooked that geography should exist right along side it. The problem is finding the right tools to do the job. Terri Johnson from Bramley Books and Knowledge Quest has put together a wonderful compilation of maps. 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Please read through it and discuss it within your own homeschool groups and see what some of the thoughts are of your group.
New Protocol for UN Children's Treaty Will Create International Continue reading New Protocol for UN Children’s Treaty My church, Calvary Church of Santa Ana, is well known for their technology and their ability to use the arts, wether it be music or, painting or computer or film. For Easter they took many of the members of Calvary and video taped them of why they were lost and now they are found. I Continue reading Easter 2010 My family and I subscribe to "God's World News" and have enjoyed reading their magazine for sometime now. They have magnificent and interesting articles for the kids to read at their reading and age level and if you can receive emails with wonderful articles in them for the parents to read that sometime really Continue reading Cow’s Tail “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. 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This can be invaluable in a child’s life. It can teach them to put names and dates in order as well as time and Continue reading Veritas Press: History and Bible If getting your child to read is like pulling teeth, try one of these reading games to spark their interest! Take a Hike – List all of the letters of the alphabet on a writing pad. Then, start walking! As you walk, have your children look for things that begin with that letter. Write Continue reading Spark Their Reading Interest Ever think of it this way: Children already know how to be children! What they need to learn is how to be grownups. Overall…it takes grownups to teach them. Healthy and helpful socialization isn't something a child catches, like the flu. It's a process whereby someone intentionally teaches a child social rules, etiquette, morals, values, Continue reading Children Already Know How to Be Children How would you like to purchase homeschool curriculum at a discount. I want to introduce you to Homeschool Buyers Co-Op. The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is the nation's largest purchasing cooperative for homeschooling families. You see it is very simple, school districts get educational discounts — why not homeschoolers? The reason is simple: school districts Continue reading Homeschool Buyers Co-Op I have been longing to find a good science curriculum that would cover science from beginning to end and would be hands on and would also guide me, the non-science person, all the way through each subject. I have found that curriculum. I was given Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Continue reading Apologia Science Every week our head pastor sends out a letter to us all writing of what is going on and what is coming up for the following week at our church. There are many letters I have read and say to myself…"That was great", but this week he was so eloquent in his wording of how Continue reading Serving Christ No Matter Where You Are FORUM Hi my 4 yo child can't count she does not recognize the simbol that the number means and she can't associated with the ammount of items, or counters. She will repeat the numbers in order from one to ten, but when I point to a individual number she will tell me a differente number Continue reading Help, My 4 Year Old Can’t Count I have to admit this unit study, Kite Capers; Download N Go Series By Amanda Bennett could not be more user friendly for the teacher. 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I was told about Big Truths for Little People by Susan and Richie Continue reading Big Truths for Little People Dearest Friends, As I continue to refine my parenting, I continue stumbling across many different child training methods. This morning I stumbled across this post from the archives of "a holy experience." Ann's words of wisdom were so very encouraging to me. I wanted to share this link with you. Warmly, Jen Continue reading Parenting Tips "Deschooling" is taking a little time to get the "school" out of your child's (and your) system. A break from anything "schooly" gives children the time and space to explore their own interests and settle into a less structured lifestyle. When you've been involved in an institutional school system, it's all too easy to measure Continue reading Deschool Before Returning to School |