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Fun Science Website

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:10:27 -0500

I stumbled on this great website today that has funny, interesting and unique science experiments and activities for all ages. Some of the experiments are a little silly but they always come back to the science behind the silliness. It's a wonderful way to expose your non-science lovers to…

Another Homeschool Contest

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:58:12 -0500

Real quick!

Our friends over at The Best Homeschool Place are having a fun contest that ends TOMORROW, October 22. They've got some fun things to give away for their blogoversary celebration including:

**A $20 Gift Certificate to the Homeschool Boutique

**The Busy Moms Guide to a Happy Organized…

Homemaking

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:23:30 -0500

Many of you who are taking a more relaxed approach to homeschooling will really appreciate this gem that I stumbled on today.

I'm so excited. These are two ladies that I respect greatly and have for a long time and they've partnered together to create a fabulous monthly membership site where your…

A fun giveaway

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:56:10 -0500

Our friends over at Seaside Tales have a great giveaway on their blog that's perfect for all you relaxed homeschoolers! She's giving away an all-in-one curriculum that goes along with the book Pilgrims Progress - it looks fabulous!

So run on over HERE and enter today!

Teaching Science - Free Resources

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:07:43 -0500

Today I stumbled on this great website that has some wonderful science lab activities and worksheets that you can do with many ages of your kids.

The site owner is a homeschool mom and science lover who taught science in the public school for 8 years before her children were born.

She has had…

Freebie of the Day

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:14:22 -0500

Don't you just love FREE? Well today I found a great little site that offers a free freebie specifically geared toward homeschoolers every weekday! Such a fun idea. Great unit studies, ebooks, audios and the like. I can't wait to check it out more.

I added the RSS feed to their site here so…

Great Worksheet site!

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:36:53 -0500

Oh boy did I stumble upon a great site today! Although typically with a relaxed homeschooling approach you're not spending a lot of time with textbooks and worksheets, having some good "open ended" worksheets to print out makes the academic seat time go smoothly and also gives you something to put…

Setting Up Your Home To Learn

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:52:05 -0500

By Cindy Rushton

Homeschooling? Thinking about Homeschooling? BUT…do you have to turn your home into a school? No, my dear friend, you do not need to turn your home into a school. Your home can still be a HOME. A home ready to learn! Ready?

Ready? This is EASY as ABC...

--> Find a good nook!…

Choosing Curriculum

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:35:19 -0500

Curriculum, Curriculum and More Curriculum

Have you ever walked into a curriculum vendor hall or a used curriculum sale? If you are unprepared, feelings of being overwhelmed will engulf you. Curriculum, curriculum and more curriculum meets your eyes. Preparation is the key in…

Ideas to make your homeschooling exciting

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:23:03 -0500

One of my friends shared about THIS BLOG that has a wonderful list of 101 ideas to add spice to your homeschooling. What a great list!

We try to incorporate a lot of these in our homeschool day if we can-

reading outside

taking walks

nature journaling

playing music in the background

getting chores…

Homeschooling and Socialization

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:50:17 -0500

As you've probably heard from me before, I think one of the BENEFITS of homeschooling kids is the socialization aspect. Most people throw out the question "but what about socialization" assuming that kids who are homeschooled are missing out on building relationships with other kids in the…

Interesting sidenote

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:26:57 -0500

I've been getting several notes and emails about the Subway writing contest for kids that completely excludes homeschoolers and thought I'd post here as well so others will know about it as well.

Now mind you, I think it's fine for a company to make up any rules it wants to -it's their contest and…

Menu Planning 25% off!

Thu, 22 May 2008 21:43:59 -0500

Podcast

Thu, 08 May 2008 21:29:56 -0500

Stay tuned for homeschooling audios - just for you!

Another great homeschooling resource site

Wed, 07 May 2008 17:05:39 -0500

I was looking for some specific worksheets for the kids today when I googled and found this great site. At first, to be honest, I wasn't that impressed because the site isn't that attractive to the eye. But once I started looking around a bit I found a wealth of information and it's now in my…

The Homeschool Bag Lady

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:39:16 -0500

I just got done reading THIS POST done by a very clever homeschool mom and I laughed like crazy because I remember the days where I felt like I had so many bags and "things" on my shoulder every time I left the house that my back was going to break!

You know the feeling - "I can't forget that"…

Virtual Fieldtrips

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:03:16 -0500

Boy am I glad I have my google alerts set up to search for fun homeschooling sites. Today I linked up to this great site that offers virtual field trips. Talk about a great way to work through a unit study or some super tools for a lapbook or notebook.

There are some great field trips for Art,…

A great find for notebooking

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:25:12 -0500

One of our favorite ways to keep our homeschooling relaxed is by notebooking - simply keeping a notebook of our studies, etc. It's kind of like "school scrapbooking" including all the fun and creativity - combined with learning and documenting what you've learned.

Today I stumbled on a great site…