A friend shared this video. Sure to be viral among homeschoolers.
Homeschool Blog Buzz
- Saturday, February 04, 2012: American Heart Month (Feb. 01-29)
- Geeky Links 2/4
- MY Boss
- Nature Study in the Winter
- Norah decorated Avril.Please note: Avril has three sets of
- I try really hard to follow The Well Trained Mind,
- Saturday Review of Books: February 4, 2012
- Homeschoolers...it's time to enter the 2012 Doodle 4 Google Contest
- Fun, FREE!, Hands-on Math Units
- More Homeschool Blog Buzz...
The Carnival of Homeschooling the Gemstone Edition is being hosted this week at Alasandra’s Homeschool Blog.
Carnival of Homeschooling the Gemstone Edition
Welcome to the Gemstone Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. Below you will find not only the wonderful submissions for this carnival but gemstones commonly used for birthstones and the history behind them.
Carnival of Homeschool – The 6th Anniversary
I’ve got to hand it to Henry and Janine Cate of Why Homeschool blog. They have kept this carnival alive and active for 6 years now. I’ve made it a point to link to each carnival almost every week since I first became aware of it. If you haven’t been to a blog-carnival, check it out. Better yet, send in a post for the next one.
Welcome to the sixth anniversary of the Carnival of Homeschooling. It is one of the longest running weekly blog carnivals. This is the 314th edition!
My wife and I are very grateful that are so many people who participate, help promote the carnival, and give us encouragement. We are especially appreciative of the several dozen people who take turns hosting the carnival. Read more…
Carnival of Homeschooling – Passages
The Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted this week at Corn and Oil.
2011 will be our family’s last full year of homeschooling. Our youngest have steadily moved into their own educational goals and motivations. Their plan was always implanted with great fun such as zoo adventures, jamming with friends and traveling. Definitely not the last our family will see of homeschooling, but our twin boys and their parents will be on a different path come this time next year. Read more…
Carnival of Homeschooling {312th Edition}
The Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted this week by Holy Spirit-led Homeschooling.
Welcome to the 312th edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling! This is my 1st time hosting, and what a lovely bunch of submissions this week. Do you need a variety of homeschooling encouragement and inspiration? Read more…
The Carnival of Homeschooling is Here
The Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted this week at Teach Beside Me.
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling!
I am excited to be able to host this week. Thanks to everyone who submitted their posts. We had some great entries that I would like to spotlight for you. I have truly enjoyed being able to read through all of them. I hope you all enjoy visiting a few new sites and learning from these fellow homeschoolers.
Carnival of Homeschooling: Relevant Edition
The Homeschool Post is hosting this week’s Relevant Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling.
Each carnival writer has the option to put their compilation to a ‘theme’ if they so choose. And around here, we like themes. A couple of months ago, many of our authors went to the Relevant conference… so we decided to share what we loved about Relevant (and blog conferences in general). Did you know that there were over 70 homeschooling moms in attendance at Relevant (out of 200 attendees)? Homeschool mom bloggers are our favorites!
First off, we want to start you off with a little video about the conference. See if you can count all the Homeschool Post authors you see (and all the homeschoolers). I’m in there with a sleeping baby on my shoulder for just a brief moment – sitting at a table, listening to a session speaker. Bonus points if you catch me! Read more…
Carnival of Homeschooling: Homeschool Open House
Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted this week by NerdFamily Blog: Homeschool Open House
I am so honored to be hosting this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling! Welcome to my Homeschool Open House!!! So come on in and relax for a while. There are some great entries into the carnival this week. Read more…
Thankful Carnival of Homeschooling
The Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted this week at momSCHOOL
Have you ever noticed how thankfulness is waning in our culture? From t-shirts to sit-coms the prevailing attitude is “me first.” I hope during this Giving Thanks holiday… that we can each find gratefulness and thanksgiving in our hearts. I for one am very thankful for all the great submissions I received this week. Take time to read through them, there is a lot of great stuff here… and it might even inspire a bit of thankfulness for that great endeavor we each have in common… homeschooling!
University athletes with homeschool background
Via The Daily Reveille – Louisiana State University
Many people have preconceived notions of home-schooled kids as weird, socially awkward or abnormally smart.
But students who were home-schooled can blend in at a public university, even in college athletics. Several home-schooled student-athletes at LSU in multiple sports have assimilated with the rest of the student body.
Tennis senior Whitney Wolf was home-schooled in Pride, La., before coming to LSU and claiming a No. 52 national ranking in singles during the fall 2011 season.
Being home-schooled gave Wolf more time to focus on tennis, which allowed her to participate in regional and national events in her early teen years and gain the attention of college coaches around age 16.
“We really start identifying kids late in their sophomore year and junior year [of high school],” said women’s tennis coach Tony Minnis. “One of my former players coached [Wolf]. I thought she just had a tremendous upside, and I got on [recruiting her] really early.” Read more…
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Mathematical Reasoning: Middle School Supplement
There are some kids who have an insatiable appetite and intense passion for mathematics. You may recognize the signs: cruising through math homework, A+ average, may watch extra math lectures, answers your questions with statistical probabilities, and looks for logic and reasoning themes in both games and reading material. If you see this love for math in your middle schooler, you’re likely on the look-out for puzzle books or supplements to keep your budding Archimedes challenged and happy. Read more...
The Code Book
The Code Book is a nonfiction book on the history of code-makers and code-breakers. It starts out with the trial of Mary queen of Scotts--whether she lives or dies is determined entirely by queen Elizabeth’s code-masters. If they crack Mary’s code and see the messages she had been smuggling out of jail are plans for a rebellion, she’s as good as dead. The book recounts the captivating, historically accurate tale of the evolution of code. Read more...
Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner
I have a struggling learner, and we had a tough 4th grade school year. Math was a chore. Writing was like medieval torture, and the basic rules of grammar might have well been a foreign language. It seemed as though everything I tried to teach my son ran out of him like water through a sieve. We needed help. When I heard Kathy Kuhl was speaking at our local homeschooling convention this past June, I knew I had to go and hear her talk. Read more...
Chord Buddy
I fell in love with the guitar when I was 12 years old and my romance flourished for over three decades. I still have the Martin Sigma Anniversary acoustic my parents bought me when I turned 16. I admit the first year of learning to play was touch and go - sore fingers, muffled sounds, buzzing strings. It seemed I would never produce anything that resembled music. Never one to give up easily, I persisted and eventually things clicked. Read more...
The Ultimate Top Secret Guide to Taking Over the World
As soon as I read the title of this book I knew it would be just right for my 10-year-old reluctant reader. I toss him at least 3 different books a week – he'll read a chapter (if even that) and quickly loses interest. A typical boy, he likes video games, playing outdoors, staring out the window, eating candy, and scheming secret plots to take over the household. Household today. Country tomorrow, and I'm sure world domination is in his long-term plans. Read more...
SAT ACT TOEFL: College Prep English Practice
Now that two of my boys are in high school, my ears are frequently tuned towards SAT information. When to take it? How many times? How critical is scoring well to future college placement? And finally, how should my sons best prepare? If you want to know the basics of the test, visit here. Should a high SAT score be your goal? Of course you want your student to do well, but the SAT is only one piece of the puzzle. Read more...
Zondervan Bibles
Zondervan recently sent me three of their new bibles - The Liberty, The Clutch, and The Bloom. Looking at them brought back memories of when I bought my first bible 30 years ago. I went to the only Christian bookstore in town in search of the perfect one. Even back then I was overwhelmed by the choices. Read more...
Crypto Mind Benders: Famous Quotations
The Critical Thinking Company has a vast selection of materials to both teach and allow application of reasoning and thinking skills. As I've mentioned before, I've used an array of their products over my past 10 years of homeschooling. I recently sampled their Crypto Mind Benders: Famous Quotations, a tool that specifically requires the use of deductive and mathematical reasoning skills. Read more...
Bindi Wildlife Adventures Book 1: Trouble at the Zoo
Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Steve Irwin (AKA The Crocodile Hunter), has followed in her father's footsteps with her desire to help endangered wildlife. She's been a busy young lady – staring in a TV show, designing her own fashion wear, traveling the world, and now she's the heroine of her own adventure book series. Read more...
James Madison Critical Thinking Course
I am a huge fan of The Critical Thinking Company's products. Over the past 11 years of homeschooling I have used their Science Books 1 and 2, Editor in Chief, Building Thinking Skills, Mathematical Reasoning, and Mindbenders. When I heard about this new critical thinking course, I was anxious to review it. If you need convincing about why you should teach (or you yourself learn) critical thinking skills, click here. Read more...
Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers
This collection of fun science lessons and activities are designed to offer hands on experiments that will satisfy the curious nature of children, while making it easier for parents to teach science. Kids love to pour, measure, taste, alter, and explore their environment. If you can direct their experimentation to teach a concept, then you are more likely to help them remember the material. Read more...
Lord of the Rings Part 1: The Fellowship of the Ring
One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them. One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness, bind them. This is the inscription on the One Ring. Locked inside of the ring, is the evil spirit of the Dark Lord Sauron. Wearing the ring will turn you invisible, but at the cost of being known to the enemy. They will see you, and know exactly where you are. But you have to be close to them. This book takes place after The Hobbit. Read more...
Island Book One: Shipwreck
After being accused of stashing a gun in his school locker, thirteen-year-old Luke gets sent to a behavior rehabilitation program called "Charting a New Course". No computers, no conveniences, no detention center – just the open sea, a ship, a respectable captain, and a crew of other teens and tweeners who all have behavioral issues. After a week at sea the crew have quickly adapted to their schedules and job responsibilities. Things wouldn't be half bad, except for the surly first mate Mr. Read more...
The Hunger Games
In a Dystopian future, the world has survived a mass uprising and now is split into 13 districts, ruled by dictator President Snow. To keep the districts in line and remind them that defying the capital is futile, each district must send a male and female representative (ages 12 and up) to compete in the annual "hunger games", a survivor like competition where the contestants must kill their opponents to win, and there can only be one winner. Read more...
The Maze Runner (Maze Runner Trilogy, Book 1)
With no memory other than his age and name, Thomas arrives through an elevator lift to a place called the Glade. He learns the other occupants, all teen boys, have survived there for 2 years, keeping busy with farming, cooking, and most importantly, daily running of a huge maze that surrounds their small community. They believe the way out of the Glade is in the maze, which changes regularly. Read more...