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Previews of the 20 most recent posts from contributing homeschool blogs

• Where she went, review 2012-05-17 via Roscommon Acres Before I start this review, I think it only fair to note that Where She Went by Gayle Forman is not the kind of book I would normally read. I somehow missed the bit about this being YA Romance when I requested to be included among the reviewers and since I think the closest thing to romance I have read outside of Song of Solomon is Jane Eyre, fans of the genre might not find my review very helpful.I didn?t like it. At least not very much. Read more...
• 31 Thursdays~ Doing It All 2012-05-17 via peacecreekontheprairie.com Over the years, I have had to accept that I can?t do it all every day.  So, I make a list of a few things that MUST get done.  I get them done and then move onto the next thing.  Sometimes things come up, or God decides that my must get done list is not really important either.  So, I must listen to Him. However, in my list making, check the boxes mind, I can get a little out of sorts if those must get done things don?t happen.  I have to accept this with grace and let my pride take a hit. Read more...
• 31 Thursdays~ Doing It All 2012-05-17 via peacecreekontheprairie.com Over the years, I have had to accept that I can?t do it all every day.  So, I make a list of a few things that MUST get done.  I get them done and then move onto the next thing.  Sometimes things come up, or God decides that my must get done list is not really important either.  So, I must listen to Him. However, in my list making, check the boxes mind, I can get a little out of sorts if those must get done things don?t happen.  I have to accept this with grace and let my pride take a hit. Read more...
• Flag Line for Chase Marta 2012-05-17 via Learning at Home ?Your arm is gonna get tired,? he said, as he passed. He was wearing a cap that identified him as a veteran.?It already is tired,? I said, ?but I don?t mind.?My boy went to Afghanistan, and he walked out of the airplane when he came home. I am so grateful for that.Standing in a line and holding a flag was the least?really, the very least?that I could do to show my respect to the family of Chase Marta, a local boy turned hero who was killed in Afghanistan.I went today with my daughter. Read more...
• Works for Me Wednesday- Merrill Readers for Remediation and Intervention 2012-05-16 via My Domestic Church Last month I blogged about the change I made in Izzy's reading program. We have been using Dianne Craft'sDaily Lesson Plans and suggested resources and have seen great progress just since January. This program recommends the use of the Merrill Readers.These readers from A-H take the student from a pre-K reading level through a solid third grade reading level and are very good for reading intervention and remediation. Read more...
• Mom, Would You Love Me if I?m Bisexual? 2012-05-16 via Frontline Moms By Lisa Cherry?Mom, would you love me if I?m bisexual??That was the painful question posed by a 13-year-old girl to her mother. The mother, whom  I met recently, was horrified. She and her daughter are both Christians.How could that sweet little girl?while wearing her purity ring and saving herself for her husband?ask such a question?I will tell you how. She has been deceived by the sexual predator forces of our day that mask themselves as our friends.She has learned the thought process well. Read more...
• Your Home Is Already a Homeschooling Supply Warehouse! 2012-05-16 via PARENT AT THE HELM By Linda Dobson When life and learning co-mingle as they do in homeschooling, you begin to look at the world differently. You realize every moment holds the potential to be a learning moment, every experience is a deposit in a knowledge bank, and every "thing" can... Read more...
• Home Art Studio Giveaway 2012-05-16 via Home Art Studio Everyday Snapshots is one of my favorite homeschool-themed blogs. Not only is Pam a great writer, but her photographs are amazing. Please check it out.      For the next 3 days she is holding a raffle for a FREE Home Art Studio DVD. If you win, you can choose the grade level that will work best for your students. Don?t miss this chance to start your art education program and while you?re there check out a wonderful blog.  http://everydaysnapshots.blogspot.com/2012/05/home-art-studio-giveaway. Read more...
• Virtual Notebooks~ 2012-05-16 via Learners At Home We have used Microsoft OneNote for about two years now and my teen absolutely cannot live without his OneNote. He uses it for just about every class except Math at this point.I just learned about this online Notebook platform called "mySchoolNotebook" and from the way things look it seems quite simple to use. I think this could be great for any learner who may not have a newer computer and doesn't have the Microsoft OneNote software. Read more...
• LWW - New blog to me 2012-05-16 via Cricket's Corner I joined a Bible study this week to help me get back in God's word everyday. I had gotten so busy doing "God's work", that I had found myself going days without reading His word. The Bible study is on Proverbs 31 which is one of my favorite parts of scripture! A really neat site host this Women Living Well Ministries. Read more...
• Blog More 2012-05-16 via Cricket's Corner I have decided to start blogging more. I stopped because I felt so overwhelmed with life and couldn't decide what to blog about: homeschooling, healthy eating, my personal walk with Christ. Read more...
• Dwayne got me an ipad for Mother's Day.And when I say "me," 2012-05-15 via Veronica Boulden Dwayne got me an ipad for Mother's Day.And when I say "me," I mean "we," as usual.He also got a really good warranty because he knows me.Yes, in that case, I mean "me."I'm the one who got the peanut butter on my keyboard and dropped my camera in the snow. I've been downloading educational/ pseudo-educational apps for the kids.Here's a list of the ones that I saw recommended by other moms on home school websites I frequent. Read more...
• How to Avoid the Worst Kind of Socialization 2012-05-16 via HSLDA | Top Stories Homeschooling allows parents to safeguard their children from bullying and the negative influence of their peers. Read more...
• I added some heavy words to the very end of Norah's daily 2012-05-16 via Veronica Boulden I added some heavy words to the very end of Norah's daily goals today:"Take responsibility for your own learning."I took some time to sit with her and explain that from now on, every single day she does her morning routine (which is almost every day of the week), I want her to come to me once she is done with her list and ask, "What do you want me to do for school today?"I thought about asking her to do this a while ago, but I wanted to make sure she was in the habit of doing stuff everyday first. Read more...
• NY Homeschool Kindergarten Achievement Test 2012-05-16 via Homeschool Savings Blog NY homeschool mom has questions and concerns about a Kindergarten achievement test request... Read more...
• Chocolate Chip Muffins 2012-05-16 via Layers of Learning Garrett and Harrison helped me make these yummy chocolate chip muffins.   Kids love to bake and it?s fun to bake with them.  It turns a chore into an adventure. Read more...
• My Daily Domestic Clips 05/16/2012 (p.m.) 2012-05-16 via My Domestic Church Woman With Cancerous Tumor Ignores Abortion Advice, Has Healthy Baby | LifeNews.comtags:CatholicmothersloveyourbabiesA pregnant women who was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor ignored her doctor?s advice to get an abortion so he could operate on her. Relying on her Catholic faith, 21-year-old Daniella Jackson chose to give birth. Now she is cancer-free and has a health, happy baby girl.Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Read more...
• Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood St. by Peter Abrahams 2012-05-16 via Semicolon In most books, Magic always follows rules. You can only get into Narnia under certain circumstances, with Aslan?s permission. In Half Magic by Edward Eager, you always get exactly half of what you wish for. The One Ring (Tolkien) works in a specific way to do specific things and can only be destroyed in one, very specific place. Harry Potter has to go to school to learn the rules of Magic in his world.In Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood St. Read more...
• Wordless Wednesday 2012-05-16 via Magical Mouse Schoolhouse This week's theme: Disney Royal Ladies Join my family and hundreds of other homeschoolers at The Ultimate Field Trip 2012 at Walt Disney World® Resort this September! Magical Mouse Schoolhouse is an event sponsor, and I would love for you to be a part of the fun!TweetPin It Read more...
• Wordless Wednesday 2012-05-16 via My Domestic Church Read more...
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