Carnival of Homeschooling: Lemonade Edition
Summertime is unofficially here and we can think of no better symbol of summer than lemonade. Welcome to the Lemonade edition of carnival of homeschooling.
Photo: Sauvage Players by dsb nola
Henry shares an idea on how to turn your blog into a geography lesson for your children.
Now that schools are letting kids learn online on snow days, how long before educational freedom takes over?
Sponsoring a child can open doors to unmatched, life-changing, heart-training moments. Not only will you model generosity and unconditional love for your own children, but with some creativity, the opportunities for curricular growth are vast.
via Successful Homeschooling
I saw myself in a recent picture and couldn’t believe how terrible I looked! Now, I’m on a journey to change my diet and get moving so I can look as great on the outside as I feel inside.
Photo: Nagesh Kamath from Bangalore, India
So you’ve wanted to homeschool, but you have no idea where to start… start here.
Every so often, we must remember to let life win: watching the baby learn to walk, celebrating each other’s successes, laughing with each other – sitting in the sunshine. Sometimes those school books can’t be pushed aside – & sometimes they can… & life wins.
Our very own Kathy Davis dug up an old review of The Lemonade War via Homeschoolbuzz.comA review of the book The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davis (no relation).
Here are ten excellent books about gardening. This list includes some lovely stories (e.g. Two Old Potatoes and Me, Vera’s Bean Tent, The Curious Garden) and oodles of gardening inspiration.
Cristina Payne shares Finding Child-Led Learning in the Mainstream
It’s interesting to watch others experience homeschooling/unschooling moments, even if they don’t realize that’s what they are doing.
Elena LaVictoire breathes Homeschool Sighs – A homeschool Mom muses about the graduation season.
Mandy offers Three Ideas For Introducing Writing Into Play Situations
Incorporating learning into play.
Miss Nirvana tells us about Field Trip to Traders Point Creamery
Carol J. Alexander explains You Can Move a Nest of Baby Birds–Successfully
Chris ODonnell presents Homeschoolers are Weird
5 minute video of my presentation at IgniteDC #7, titled Homeschoolers Are Weird.
Photo by Scott Bauer.
Pamela Jorrick says Those Ruins Aren’t Aztec
Kristena Watts presents 25 Amazing Veterinarian Breakthroughs in the Last 10 Years
Linda Dobson presents 10 Questions to Help Gauge the Quality of Your Child’s Education
Robin Phillips presents Chemistry Magazine For Your Gifted Homeschooled Kid or High Schooler
AnnieKate presents Summer Plans Part 2: Necessary Activities
For a truly satisfying summer, you need to balance dreams and necessary activities.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - Girl Holding Lemons (1899)
Lisa Nehring presents Summer School
Susan Gaissert presents The Things We Used To Do
Read Aloud … Dad presents Terrific Treasuries: James Herriot`s Treasury for Children
For the first time – Read Aloud Dad is on the verge of a panic attack. I am sincerely terrified of not being able to convey how unique and perfect this book is. How beautifully written and incredibly illustrated!
Mrs. White presents The Mailbox in the House
Victoria presents Be Real
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of homeschooling using our carnival submission form.
Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
Thanks for hosting and including my post. Now I’m thirsty….got a taste for lemonade :)
Ooooh, I LOVE lemonade! It’s a great addition to a blog carnival – thank you!