Carnival of Homeschooling: Spring 2009 edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: Spring 2009 edition
Only 4 days ago, our fair Sun crossed some magic line and spring officially began. So it was fitting and altogether too obvious that this edition of carnival of homeschooling would be the spring edition.
Scientifically, the start of spring is called vernal equinox and is actually an exact moment in time that the Sun's celestial sphere appears to cross the Earth's celestial equator.
Beverly asks How can I make homeschooling more fun? via Beverly's Homeschooling Blog (About.com)
A forum member and new homeschooler needs tips on relaxing the "typical school routine and schedule" and making homeschooling more fun and enjoyable.
Janine sings My life is a musical via Why Homeschool
Janine writes about the many ways music has taken over her life.
Brenda Sain paints a picture of Renaissance Artist's via The Tie That Binds Us.
Concerning Kids serves up Tips For Parents Of Picky Eaters | Concerning Kids via Concerning Kids.
hall monitor reports Dallas ISD records show school held 'cage fights' via DetentionSlip.org
"I am guessing homeschool parents are a little better at handling situations with words."
I've decorated this post with pictures of Spring as it should be. The chill gone from the air, new life is everywhere. That's not reality in my neck of the woods yet but it's nice to dream.
~Kris~ annunciates Easy Grammar Vs. First Language Lessons via Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
Brenda Sain sketches a Clown of God and the Renaissance via The Tie That Binds Us.
Mama Squirrel conjures The Magic Box via Dewey's Treehouse
NerdMom muses Musings at the Gym via Nerd Family.
Kurtshan scribes Journaling: Writing with My Children via Song of My Heart
Julie Moses designs Kids Art Projects and Lessons at Ms. Julie's Place: How Very Vermeer- An art Lesson on Jan Vermeer via Ms. Julie's Place
"An art lesson based on criteria gleaned from observing patterns in Vermeer's work."
The first day of Spring here in Rochester, New York, a dusting of snow covered the muddy landscape as the maple sugaring season was underway. We will be waiting several more weeks before spring brings it's green leaves and colors to us.
Alasandra presents Homeschooling Concerns Baseless via Alasandra's Homeschool Blog Awards.
Sarah crafts SmallWorld's Wordsmithery: Metaphors and Strong Verbs via SmallWorld
"A creative writing lesson about using metaphors and strong verbs to make writing more interesting. Includes a week's worth of writing prompts."
Nate Desmond alerts us to 20 Free Online Courses from Traditional Colleges and Universities via Debt-free Scholar.
Susan Ryan shouts Help via Corn and Oil
Edmund Harriss expounds upon Surfaces 1: The ooze of the past via Maxwell's Demon
"This may be of interest as a way of motivating mathematics."
Kim offers a Book Review: Animal Poems of the Iguazu via Wild About Nature.
The Crazy Mom shares her Crazy Mom Scheduling!!! via Ramblings from the Crazy House
"This article is about the The Crazy Mom uses "Priority Scheduling" to keep from going completely insane!"
Jane warns her post is Likely to offend institutional schooling fans via IndianaJane’s Journal
Our schools do exactly what they were designed to do, and other thoughts on education and homeschooling, triggered by reading John Taylor Gatto’s Weapons of Mass Instruction.
The beauty of God's creation is made more so by it's emergence from the grayness of Winter.
Reluctant Homeschooler displays A show of enthusiasm via The Reluctant Homeschooler
Denise shares how Homeschool Kids Write via Let's play math!
"I found a great online resource to kick-start my daughter's writing."
Barb tabulates The Cost of Homeschooling vs. the Cost of Public Schools via Barbara Frank Online
At $13,000 per student per year, public education in Chicago is nowhere near as cost-efficient as homeschooling.
Emily reviews HOMESPUN LIGHT: A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille via HOMESPUN LIGHT.
Kim Anderson encourages us to look for God's strength for Transitional Parenting & the End of Life as We Know It. via Mother-Lode
Who's afraid of graduation? Most of us who have teens. We want effective young people launching into our culture with energy and resource, but we fear the shifting relationships, the personal loss and the risks our youth must take.
Becca Glouzstein gives Mothering Sunday Inspiration via Inspiration for Mothers . Com
"March 22nd is Mothering Sunday in UK. This article is dedicated to all you wonderful mothers who carry out the hardest job in the world every day."
The contrast of colors in Spring seem to be the most brilliant.
Susan Gaissert discusses Homesteading and Homeschooling via The Expanding Life
"I guess this could really fit into either category. Feel free to place it where you think best."
Dolfin considers Marking Time via Lionden Landing
"Homeschooling lets us mark time in our own way and set our own rhythms"
Misty hopes Household Chores Can be Fun School Projects - We Hope :-) via Homeschool Bytes
"Extra work at home can be turned into opportunities for lessons, growth, and fun with the family. Here are some ideas to involve kids in running the household."
Jena explores Homeschooling and College Scholarships via The Life Without School Community Blog
Excellent example and information on how homeschoolers can prepare for college.
That concludes the spring 2009 edition of the carnival of homeschooling. 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.
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Carnival of Homeschooling: The Missing Day
Carnival of Homeschooling: The Missing Day
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling October 14th 2008 edition.
We are lucky to even have an October 14th this year!
October 14, 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
Since I never seem to get to host the carnival on any of the good holidays, I did some searching for the historical significance of October 14th. I found out that because of the change to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, October 14th didn't even exist that year! That's when it hit me; October 14th should be declared "Missing Day". This is a day where we take a moment to find lost objects, return overdue library books or borrowed tools. It all can end up with a "gift" exchange returning items to our friends and neighbors or giving loose change we find in the couch. Hey, why not? April fools day may have had a similar origin.
Missing Day is not the only reason to celebrate today. many important, famous and infamous events also occured on this date. I've listed only a few here (via Wikipedia). Oh, and there's also helpful and insigtful posts from carnival participants.
Alasandra calls our attention to The Homeschool Blog Awards ~ The Nominees
Reminding us that nominations close October 17th.
Don't miss your chance to nominate your favorite blog!
Sherry Early asks How Do I Get It All Done? Guest Post by Melissa V. .
Cristina Payne presents Home Spun comic strip #277
Butter making!
October 14, 1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day.
College Degrees asks Distance Learning: Does it Make the Grade?
Have you wondered how distance degrees really stack up in real life? Does anyone actually take distance learning seriously? Can anyone really earn a college degree at home and find a worthwhile job?"
Sallie tells the story of Caleb, and The Scream
Some days are "normal" with homeschooling special needs children... and some days are very, very, VERY bad...
Amanda Dixon reveals Homeschool Memoirs: Study Spots
Wanna know where a homeschooling college student studys? Take a look where I love to study all those great courses I am taking!
Mama Squirrel weaves a tale of Dewey's Treehouse: Weaving .
Dana has Doubts about the quality and integrity of a homeschool education .
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October 14, 1884 - George Eastman patents paper-strip photographic film.
Carletta proclaims Make it Fun Monday! – U.S. Geography
A fun way to teach U.S. geography using your child’s interests.
Reluctant Homeschooler is Relearning Chemistry
Who thought I'd be relearning Chemistry when my job calls for grammar skills? But what's a homeschooling mom to do when the kids don't understand a subject? Thirty-five years after taking Chemistry in school, I'm learning it all over again so I can teach my kids. I humor myself that it's keeping Alzheimer's at bay...
Barbara Frank asks Homeschooling on the Decline?
There are fewer homeschoolers in Wisconsin this year than in the past. Why?
Janine says It's that time of year again.
Janine reminds California Independent Homeschoolers that it is time to file their R4 form.
Katherine shares udvan-hazy field trip
pictures and report of our excursion to see planes and space stuff
Sarah ponders Celebrating Autumn: Books and Other Resources
A review of books, crafts, activities, and other autumn resources.
Kim shares some Ivy League Freebies
Spice up your high school experience with Ivy League free courses online, or explore taking those same courses for credit - from home!
October 14, 1912 - While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot by saloonkeeper John Schrank. With a fresh flesh wound and the bullet still in him, Roosevelt still delivers his scheduled speech.
Megan Krejci laments Cookie Cutter Classes
we have been educating at home now off and on for 8 years now - each year is always a new beginning...
Shelly shares an Online Unit Study for Oktoberfest .
Bogusia Gierus shares an important lesson in Teaching the Hydraulics and Pneumatics Unit to Children | Nucleus Learning .
One Family has a List Of Elementary Public School Textbooks - ISBN Numbers, Used And List Prices
The post lists complete details on books used in Elementary Public Schools in the US."
Drew contributed Learning the Art of English Conversation: Factor # 1: Listening Comprehension
I also host a carnival about education. If you want, you can submit articles about the English language to A Blog Carnival of English Learning.
Janice Campbell exhorts Teaching, Learning, and Growing Despite Current Events
With political change and financial uncertainty in the air, it's important to teach and learn in a way that helps your children feel secure. Here are suggestions for how to create peace and serenity at home, while keeping up with what you really need to know."
Greg Laden reviews the SMM Exhibit on Race and Racism via Greg Laden's Blog.
1926 - The children's book Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne, is first published.
Dana Mitchell presents Dance Fever! .
HowToMe shows us How To Make Study Aids .
Kim lists 16 Reasons to Read Aloud .
ChristineMM shares her Thoughts on the Two Homeschooling Topic PostSecrets
ChristineMM shares her thoughts on thie issues touched upon in the two homeschool-related postcards features on PostSecret this week."
1947 - Chuck Yeager flies a Bell X-1 faster than the speed of sound, the first man to do so in level flight.
Denise linked Writing to Learn Math II
I would never have predicted the popularity of the search topic “writing in math class.” If you’re looking for new ways to get your math students writing…
Dana Wilson shares Q/A - One Mom's Concerns About Information Retention
In response to a mother's concern about how much her middle school student was retaining (or more aptly, not retaining), Beth Harrell from Epi Kardia offers these practical suggestions."
Lynn does a Show and Tell .
October 14, 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis begins: A U-2 flight over Cuba takes photos of Soviet nuclear weapons being installed.
NerdMom presents Homeschool Myth: Manipulatives
and on another blog NerdMom presents Nerd Family Things: Base Ten Blocks Rock!
I found a great deal on Base Ten blocks and so I just had to share (I make no money on the endorsement;).
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Kris @ Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers relects on Changing Seasons
Reflecting on the seasons of life.
Curt says Teach Children to Work Hard When They Are Young .
1964 - American civil rights movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr becomes the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Tim Power considers The Perils of Letting Southerners Teach Phonics
My wife has surreptitiously been propagating suspicious speech patterns to the next generation.
Susan Ryan presents A Couple of Invitations to help out
An invitation is extended to help out an Illinois homeschool family and another opportunity for those in need in Ohio. Both events are sponsored by homeschool families.
Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of homeschooling using our carnival submission form. Next week, the carnival will be hosted at Melissa's Idea Garden.
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Fireworks
Carnival of Homeschooling: Fireworks
Beverly hosts the carnival over at the about.com homeschooling blog. She has a 4th of July theme this week (independence day in the US).
I've celebrated Independence Day in various places over the years. One of my favorites was at Mina Lake in South Dakota when the kids were young. For a city girl, this was a real treat…from the Aberdeen Liberty Parade, to the lakeside barbecue to the fireworks out over the water of Mina Lake. Since fireworks were legal where I lived until I moved to Anaheim 5 years ago, most celebrations were neighborhood streets filled with "safe and sane" fireworks. But, gone are the days of spending money at the local fireworks stands, now we generally barbecue at home then try to find a convenient place to watch one of the community fireworks shows. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling for Homesick Campers
Carnival of Homeschooling for Homesick Campers
Hosted this week at Dewey's Treehouse...
Trees, canoes, and crickets in your sleeping bag. Swimming, counsellors, talent shows, hot dogs, mosquitoes, and lost laundry. Summer camp!
Well, sort of. Mama Squirrel's only experience as a summer camper was at a local budget-version Girl Guide Camp, a relic from the '40's right down to the lats, the songs ("We wear our brothers' shirts, we wear our fathers' ties") and the marching around the flag pole. We didn't have canoes or swimming, since the camp was built in an old schoolyard; they just hosed us off every couple of days or when things got desperate. We brailed our tents, cooked our lunch, washed our own pots over our own campfires and then, hi ho hi ho, walked the half mile into the village to buy pop at the Red and White. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Now a Major Motion Picture
Carnival of Homeschooling: Now a Major Motion Picture
Apollos Academy hosts this week with a movie-quotes theme for the latest Carnival of Homeschooling. Lots of good links from homeschool blogs I'm anxious to read. The introduction also is packed with lots of useful links about movies.
Our family has yet to find an experience, characteristic, or emotion for which there is not an appropriate movie quote. I have decided that in this Carnival of Homeschooling, I will put this theory to the test. Enjoy the wonderful posts of our fellow educators, then on an upcoming, sweltering summer afternoon, escape into the air conditioning and enjoy a movie. Most libraries carry feature films and documentaries that you can check-out for free. There are also many movie theaters across the US offering free or inexpensive family movies through the summer. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling
Carnival of Homeschooling
Although we are away on vacation this week, I had to take a moment to tell you about the carnival of homeschooling this week hosted by The Common Room. Many entries... enjoy!
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling, and thank-you all for participating. As you read through the Carnival Entries and visit the blogs, please be sure to leave a note letting the blogger know you enjoyed their entry. It's always encouraging to hear nice things from readers! Read more...
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A Graphical Carnival of Homeschooling
A Graphical Carnival of Homeschooling
The 127th Carnival of Homeschooling is hosted at Tami's Blog this week with lots of graphics and little introduction.
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling Read more...
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Carnival Of Homeschooling #126: End of the School Year? Or Is It?
Carnival Of Homeschooling: End of the School Year?
Jacque Dixon is moving her blog to a new URL. This week she is hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling at the new blog.
This week is the end of the 2007-2008 school year for many families across the country. June is a few days off and will be the start of summer vacation.
We have not had a ’summer vacation’ in six years. Oh, we have plenty of fun and plenty of vacationing at home during the summer, but we don’t officially take time off from school. School is life, and those Living Learning Moments include reading, textbooks, extra-curricular activities, and anything you can think of.
So, the official school year is over, but, is it? Is it the end of the homeschool year or not? Read more...
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The 124th Carnival of Homeschooling
The 124th Carnival of Homeschooling
The carnival is still going strong. This week it's hosted at Mom Is Teaching by Summer.
Welcome back to the Carnival of Homeschooling! As always it is so much fun to host and get to read all of the great posts people have submitted. I tried to make sure that I got every post in, but if you see that I missed your’s just let me know and I’ll add it in (unless it was a spam post). Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to leave lots of comments for all these great bloggers! Read more...
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Carnival of homeschooling: Mothers day edition
Carnival of homeschooling: Mothers day edition
Melissa's Idea Garden hosts the carnival this week and has a mothers day theme complete with a history of the holiday.
Wow! It is amazing to me that over two years ago, Janine and Henry at Why Homeschool had the idea to create a Carnival of Homeschooling. And here it is, still going strong! Each week, there are wonderful articles by homeschoolers from around the globe sharing what works for them. That is one of the great strengths of the homeschooling community...we all are more than happy to share our experiences and knowledge with other homeschoolers!
Many homeschools are run by moms. Dads participate as they can, but usually they are the ones working to support the family so the children can be homeschooled. Since Mother's Day is just around the corner, the theme for this week's carnival will center around that. Read more...
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Carnival of homeschooling: Visions of the future
Carnival of homeschooling: Visions of the future
Welcome to the April 29, 2008 edition of carnival of homeschooling.
Where's my flying car?
When I was a kid, the future was promised to bring us flying cars. I suppose we have only ourselves to blame. After all, we were the kids who grew up and created the present day world. Despite the mundane transportation, there are quite a few cool innovations since we were kids. Your kids will grow to create the next future. Some of us may live to see the era of flying cars. Until then we can only teach our children well.
There are plenty of bloggers this week with advice on teaching, family and othe realated topics. Enjoy this week's carnival of homeschooling.
Dawn Adams presents Another Day, Another Homeschooling Critic
Summer presents How To Hate On Homeschoolers Properly "A sarcastic how-to for writing the perfect anti-homeschooling rant."
Alasandra presents Increase the educational choices for all Instead of trying to limit educational choices we should all be working to increase the educational choices for all.
Heather Johnson presents 2008 eLearning Symposium
Dana presents Homeschooling cuts children off from oversight
Cristina Payne presents Home Spun comic strip #216 Distractions we face in homeschooling, and why they may not be a bad thing.
Elena LaVictoire presents Ben Stein's Expelled My review of Ben' Stein's movie, Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed and how I think it connects to education. I think this is a must see for homeschool parents and high school students.
Amanda Dixon presents A Homeschool Senior?s Favorite Resources The favorite resources of a homeschool senior.
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Maria presents A review of a high school geometry course with Geometry: A Guided Inquiry with Geometer's Sketchpad and a Home Study Companion.
Rose presents Trendy, green, frugal, and homeschooling
Eric Koshinsky presents How to Teach Speaking
Overwhelmed Mom presents How can you find anything in this mess? This post discusses different learning styles and how they are perceived.
Sheri presents The Ocean
Debbie Phillips presents Henty I only started my blog on Sunday the 20th. So far on my blog there is an article on G.A. Henty, links and info about the UHSE, photos of flowers, and a video of a ballet that is great.
Jacque Dixon presents Gardening 101 - You *Can* Teach Your Children!! Gardening is one of the easiest ways to homeschool, especially throughout the summer!
Henry Cate presents a Book review: Bootstrapping Your Business saying: Do you have a budding entrepreneur? Teaching your children to manage money and start a business is just as important as academics
Mrs. C presents Homeschooling With Lotsa Kids Yes, you *can* homeschool if you have younger children as well. It just takes time!
Barbara says I Should Have Known saying An urban agrarian family with a popular web site reveals its homeschooling past.
Bettina Colona Essert presents Homeschooling in North Carolina Bettina explains how to homeschool in North Carolina.
The Tinker Box suggests Putting aside broken mechanical and electronic devices for kids to take apart later.
Rebecca presents The Orioles Are Coming! Bird watching can be a fun homeschooling activity. Here's how to attract Orioles and how to track their migration north with your kids.
Ramona presents No Screen, No Fun.
Book of Life My son has been devouring biographies lately, and he wanted to recommend a few of his favorites.
Who Is This Kid? My workbook-hating son astounds me by suddenly deciding to do ten Singapore Math 1a lessons in one sitting, with his own special boyish twist.
Hands On = Brain Off? Sebastian at Percival Blakeney Academy reacts to a report that math manipulatives may not improve learning.
Renae presents How to Add Art to Your Blog
Orlandrea Wilson presents Help For The Frazzled Homeschooler
Nancy Sathre-Vogel presents Roadschooling My husband and I will be taking off soon to ride our bikes from Alaska to Argentina with our 10-year-old twin boys. In this post, I talk about how we deal with the boys' education on the road.
christinemoers presents Those unschoolers are smart little cookies Take a bite out of some unschooling. It's quite delish!
Tim Power presents Classical Education, Logical Fallacies, and Mushrooms I recently came across a critique of Classical Education (specifically, the Trivium model), and take a stab at debunking it. In the process I wind up enmeshed in a debate with an Objectivist about Religion, Objectivism, Faith, Reason, and the nature of reality.
Melissa presents Books: Using Your Resources
Denise presents Non-metric measurements, and poetry Two great ways to teach non-metric volumes (read the comments for #2!), and math poems in honor of National Poetry Month.
ChristineMM presents I've Been Learning About Convergence Insufficiency (an Eye Tracking Problem) ChristineMM shares some information she has learned about an eye tracking problem after one of her children was recently diagnosed with convergence insufficiency.
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Janice Campbell presents TV Turnoff Week: Fast, Cheap, & Easy Life Enhancement! posted at Janice Campbell- Taking Time for Things That Matter, saying, "TV Turnoff Week is a holiday that ought to be celebrated for much longer than just a week. Doing and being, rather sitting and staring is a quick, easy way to enhance life. Extend the holiday, and just do it!"
Malia Russell presents The Easily Distracted Child » Homemaking 911
Melitsa presents Tip: Sound communication
Jennifer in OR presents A Strawberry Tea Party Hosting a fun tea party, including a bit of the history of tea.
Elisheva Levin presents We Found It on Chupadera Mesa...! A weekend get-away leads us to a four-year plan for sustainable living.
Jocelyn @ A Pondering Heart presents Homeschool Boutique
Activities Coordinator presents New Horizons .
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of homeschooling using our carnival submission form. The next carnival of homeschooling will be hosted by Melissa's Idea Garden.
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The Carnival of Homeschooling... Baggage?
The Carnival of Homeschooling... Baggage?
Hosted today by Dana at Principled Discovery. Next week, we are hosting here at Homeschoolbuzz.com.
Welcome to the 121st edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling which has grown a great deal since I first heard of it while I was still blogging over at HSB. It is even beginning to attract its own spam, the first mark of recognition in the blogging world. This week’s carnival is inspired by a post by Irene of Taschek Tales, a woman too busy to blog regularly but who seems to have kept her humor through it all. It is with her gracious permission that I borrow a few of her bags, her photo and a bit of her title as the Carnival of Homeschooling honors:
The Homeschool Bag Lady Read more...
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Call for Carnival Posts
Contribute to the next carnival!
The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be hosted right here on Homeschoolbuzz.com. The theme this time will be Visions of the Future.
Hopefully, you are preparing the homeschooled kids of today to be the creators of tomorrow. OK, enough clichés. Whether you see the future as sublime or perilous, or just trying to get through another week, contribute your post. It doesn't have to be about the future but I plan to weave it into the theme somehow anyway.
I prefer the submission form over email because it makes it easier for me. I know many submissions will come via email anyway so don't sweat it.
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Open House Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: Open House Edition
Nerd Family hosts this week with a whirlwind tour of their home as well as the contributing blogs.
Welcome to the 120th Carnival of Homeschooling and come on into our home. I am sorry I am running late but I had women's retreat this weekend and choir and Bible Study today. So sorry. Let me drop my purse and Bible, just make yourself comfortable and ignore the mess;).
Yes, your kids are more than welcome. They can play here with the others in the playroom. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Workout Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: Workout Edition
All the heavy lifting for the carnival this week was done by A Pondering Heart.
Welcome to this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling #119. After much thought on what theme I’d do the carnival this week I came up with the “Workout” Edition. Yes, we’re gonna get quite a workout today… ok just stretching and maybe a little jogging but it’ll be good for you. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - April Fool's Day
Carnival of Homeschooling - April Fool's Day
The Cate family are hosting this week on Why Homeschool Blog.
Seriously. I'm not making this up.
History of April Fool's Day from Wikipedia:
The origins of this custom are complex and a matter of much debate. It is likely a relic of the once common festivities held on the vernal equinox, which began on the 25th of March, old New Year's Day, and ended on the 2nd of April.
Though the 1st of April appears to have been observed as a general festival in Great Britain in antiquity, it was apparently not until the beginning of the 18th century that the making of April-fools was a common custom. In Scotland the custom was known as "hunting the gowk," i.e. the cuckoo, and April-fools were "April-gowks," the cuckoo being a term of contempt, as it is in many countries. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: “S” word edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: “S” word edition
Socialization and other "S" words are the theme of this week's carnival at PHAT Mommy's blog.
Welcome to the 117th Carnival of Homeschooling - the “S” word edition. As a homeschooler, you know the S word… Socialization. You’re also probably either sick of hearing that word, or it is laughable to you.
In the minds of non-homeschoolers, the question of “socialization” is a big one. Where else but in school can children learn to play nice with others? To follow rules? To earn their “hard knocks?” To deal with bullies? To handle peer pressure? But homeschoolers know that these issues are not unique to the school environment. They happen everywhere, all the time. Unless of course you keep your children locked in a closet. Read more...
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Seuss’s Carnival of Homeschooling
Seuss’s Carnival of Homeschooling
Janice Campbell is hosting the carnival this week at her blog. She has a clever Dr. Seuss theme.
Welcome to the 115th Carnival of Homeschooling! The theme for this carnival is adapted from Dr. Seuss’s beloved Oh, The Places You’ll Go! Homeschoolers are a diverse bunch, and I thought it would be interesting to read about some of the things we do.
One of the things we do particularly well is read, so I’ve also included posts that develop the theme that “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” (I Can Read With My Eyes Shut, Dr. Seuss).
Grab some popcorn, and enjoy the Carnival! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Spring already?
Carnival of Homeschooling: Spring already?
This week the carnival is hosted by At Home with Kris with a spring theme. I suppose some places in the world it's looking like spring. But here in Rochester it was below freezing this morning and snow and ice is everywhere.
I don't know about you, but it is about this time of year that I am ready for our homeschooling to be OVER! Our family only has nine more weeks before we begin our summer break, but it is often the longest nine weeks of the entire school year. The warmer weather beckons us outside, we all begin to talk of our need for more free time. So, to help all of us through these final months of school, many of your fellow bloggers have shared some great tips for homeschooling our children. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: March Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: March Edition
Classical art and fun facts adorn this week's carnival, hosted by Palm Tree Pundit.
Welcome to the 114th Carnival of Homeschooling! It's March, and we're homeschoolers, so let's learn a few facts about this month as we check out the entries to this week's carnival:
~The name of March comes from Mars, the Roman god of war. In ancient Rome, March was the first month of the year. Read more...
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Carnival Of Homeschooling: Political Parties Edition
Carnival Of Homeschooling: Political Parties Edition
Super Angel (a super teen homeschool student) is hosting the Political Parties of Our Government Edition of the Carnival Of Homeschooling at The Daily Planet.
This is the 113th Carnival of Homeschooling: Political Parties Of Our Government Edition.
Since our government started we have had quite a few different political parties than just the few we see today in our times. Today, I want to take a deeper look into what those parties were and what they meant. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: One Room Schoolhouse Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: One Room Schoolhouse Edition
Hosted this week at the Homeschool Blog Awards site.
Introduction
My grandmother grew up as the sixth child of ten in a small rural Texas town that was named after her grandmother. Since I have been able to walk, each year my family took me to an annual family reunion in the old schoolhouse where my grandmother and her siblings attended school. A glass of sweet ‘reunion tea’ in hand, we all ate together ‘pot-luck’ style and listened to tales of our relatives who came before us. They were men and women who built our family; and even, in some small way, our nation before us. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschool – Cabin Fever Edition
Carnival of Homeschool – Cabin Fever Edition
We definitely have some cabin fever here at our home. This week, the carnival is hosted at The Voice of Experience. Thanks to Henry for reminding me.
About this time of winter the kids start getting a little restless and cranky. Cabin fevers are running high and it takes a resourceful homeschool parent to keep the troops happy and contented. And as you probably heard, the official Pennsylvania groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, saw his shadow on February 2nd, and that means we’re in for at least six more weeks of winter. Before you decide to pack up the kids, however, and move to sunny Florida, check out this carnival of great posts. There’s something here to keep everyone busy until the weather finally breaks! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - Acrostic Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling - Acrostic Edition
This week is hosted by Beverly at Beverly's Homeschooling Blog. She cleverly uses an acrostic as the theme.
An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. The lines of the poem describe or relate to the topic word. I've written the following acrostic poem choosing words to meet my needs for the carnival posts I received. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - “Leaving a Legacy”
Carnival of Homeschooling - “Leaving a Legacy”
The Carnival of Homeschooling is up at Life on the Road this week.
Welcome, one and all, to the 109th Blog Carnival of Homeschooling!
Thanks to Why Homeschool for allowing us to host the carnival, and to all the many bloggers who contributed. And with such colorful and self-explanatory post titles, you all have made my job so easy! ;)
Being 8 months pregnant, there’s not really much else that spends a lot of time on my mind these days (have you voted in my Baby Pool?), so naturally the theme of the carnival had to fit in with that somehow. A tall order, you say? Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling ~ American Literature Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling ~ American Literature Edition
Alasandra is hosting this week with a very large collection of posts.
Some non-homeschoolers think homeschoolers are weird? Homeschoolers are normal people, we just made a different educational choice for our children. But if you want to read some seriously weird stories try The Dreams in the Witch House And Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: MLK Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: MLK Edition
Judy Aron hosts this week at Consent of the Governed with a tribute to Martin Luther King and the Freedom he espoused.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968), was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. A Baptist minister by training, King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, raising public consciousness of the civil rights movement and establishing King as one of the greatest orators in American history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means. (from wikipedia)
Recall too, that Dr. King said this:
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling — The Rhythm Method
Carnival of Homeschooling — The Rhythm Method
Red Sea School is hosting the carnival this week. Check it out!
“Rhythm is something you either have or don’t have, but when you have it, you have it all over.” — Elvis Presley
Actually, I don’t, much of the time.
I don’t mean musically — I do OK in that department. I mean giving a sense of rhythm to our days. That’s why this week I’m eager to learn at the feet of homeschoolers who have a good sense of rhythm and have learned to use that beat to carry them through their homeschooling. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschool 105: 2nd Anniversary!
Carnival of Homeschool 105: 2nd Anniversary!
An impressive achievement for the Cates. We have enjoyed reading and participating in the carnival. What a great community of homeschoolers.
Two years ago we launched the first Carnival of Homeschooling. The carnival did well in 2006 and continued to do well in 2007. The carnival is widely supported. The number of participants keeps growing, month after month. Through 2007 we had about 2,000 posts from over 300 bloggers. Many, many people have helped make the carnival a success. I want to especially acknowledge the bloggers who help with hosting the carnival. A big thank you to everyone! Read more...
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Last Carnival of Homeschooling in 2007
Last Carnival of Homeschooling in 2007
With the holidays and all, I almost forgot about the carnival. It's as fun and interesting as ever, hosted at Po Moyemu.
Welcome to the 104th Carnival of Homeschooling--I can't believe that the year is almost over and we're about to bring in 2008! I'm honored to be hosting the last carnival of 2007. Thanks for coming by. I hope you enjoy'll the posts presented this week. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling... and Hats
It's up at Seeking rest in the ancient paths.
Welcome to the 102nd Carnival of Homeschooling, The Many Hats of Homeschool Edition. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Snowed-In!
Carnival of Homeschooling Snowed-In!
But that didn't stop Mama Squirrel of Dewey's Treehouse form pulling together a great Carnival.
Welcome to the 101st Carnival of Homeschooling: Snowed-In Edition. This comes with a bonus: eleven cold and snowy excerpts from children's books--without authors or titles. Can you name the books? Answers are posted here. (The quotations are written in Arial and have numbers following them so you can check the answers.) Hint: there is not even one quote from any Little House book. Read more...
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100th Carnival of Homeschooling
100th Carnival of Homeschooling
Quite a milestone for the carnival! This week is hosted by Summer at Mom is Teaching with a centennial theme.
I am thrilled to be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling for a second time. It is always so much fun reading the great posts that people submit. I was even more excited when I found out that this was the 100th edition! Recently Oklahoma, where I live, just celebrated it’s centennial. So I thought I would let them celebrate the big 100 together and share some fun facts about the great state of Oklahoma as you browse the carnival. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Thanksgiving Week 2007
Carnival of Homeschooling: Thanksgiving Week 2007
Right here on HomeschoolBuzz!
Welcome to the November 20, 2007 edition of carnival of homeschooling. With just a few days until the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, I've woven in some thanksgiving and seasonal pictures.
This is the time of year we give thanks first to God then to all our friends and family and lastly to the bloggers who contributed this weeks bountiful harvest. Here's quite a few great posts from some talented bloggers and homeschoolers. Enjoy. Read more...
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Homeschooling Carnival: Thankful
Homeschooling Carnival: Thankful
Nerd Family is host this week with a thankful tone. I'm thankful for their hard work on this great carnival. Next week's carnival is right here on HomeschoolBuzz!
Welcome everyone to this week's Homeschooling Carnival. In honor of the nearing Thanksgiving holiday I have decided I should go over some of the many nerdy things I am thankful for. We have many delightful entries into this week's carnival so let us jump right in! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Homeschool U
Carnival of Homeschooling: Homeschool U
The carnival is at Principled Discovery this week. Lot's of great posts!
Welcome to the 97th Carnival of Homeschooling! This week, we are attending classes at Homeschool U, our own virtual university for homeschooling families. Each class is worth three course credits. Like homeschooling itself, these courses are designed to be taken at your convenience, anywhere you have access to a computer and your children are welcome. Attending courses here at Homeschool U entitles you to the right to display the accompanying graphic on your own blog, should you so choose. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Yearbook Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling: Yearbook Edition
Sprittibee plays host this week. Stop by and sign her yearbook. The pictures are hysterical!
Welcome to the 96th Carnival of Homeschooling. If you don't know what a carnival is... let me explain. A Blog Carnival is a showcase of memories (articles that we bloggers call "posts") from around the net on a group of blogs which share similar interests. There are carnivals for all sorts of things (cats, finances, poetry...). This carnival is put on BY homeschoolers FOR homeschoolers. Each host has their own style and sometimes uses a "theme" to write the carnival. I like themes. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Week 94: Octobers' Checkpoint
Carnival of Homeschooling Week 94: Octobers' Checkpoint
The carnival is hosted this week at The Thinking Mother blog.
Welcome to the 94th Carnival of Homeschooling: Octobers' Checkpoint!
I decided to not create a theme but instead to see what submissions rolled in to see what has been on everyone’s minds. This is mid-October, and with that it seems that most of what is on the minds of homeschooling parents is immersion in learning about various areas of study, enjoying the family life of the homeschooling lifestyle, and thoughts of how the new 'homeschool year' is going, taking breaks from formal lessons and so on. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling ~ Week 93: The Real Life Edition
Carnival of Homeschooling ~ Week 93: The Real Life Edition
Well, this is my third time hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling, and it seems that each time I host, I am reminded that I am not in control. (Imagine that!) The first time, my blog was hosted on Homeschool Blogger and their servers went down seconds after I posted. So, I started this blog on Blogger as a temporary fix to keep the carnival up and running. Well, I really liked a lot of the features on Blogger, so I’m still here. The second time, a stomach bug was running through our family, but I seemed to have been blessedly spared… until the time came to finalize and post the carnival. I was up all night (I’ll spare you the details). I got the carnival up at 6am EST then went to bed… for the whole day. I was amazingly better when I woke up in time for supper. Since then, we have moved to the Deep South, which is in the midst of the worst drought in almost 100 years. So what happens when I go to put the Carnival together? It storms, storms, storms and rains, rains, rains. Don’t get me wrong, I am very thankful for the rain, but we are in an area where we can only get satellite internet so… lots of rain and heavy cloud-cover = no internet. Sigh. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling County Fair style
Carnival of Homeschooling County Fair style
Teen Blogger Eric Novak hosts the carnival this week.
Welcome to the 91st Carnival of Homeschooling! Hi! I’m Eric Novak, and I’m going to be your guide, so hop on the tram and take a little ride around the fair grounds with me. We have quite a bit of ground to cover, so I’m going to get started right away! This carnival’s theme is the Fall County Fair. Read more...
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Homeschooling Carnival: Autism
It's Tuesday, so it's another carnival of homeschooling. This week Beverly of About Homeschool has put a lot of time into the carnival with the theme around autism.
In choosing a theme for this weeks carnival, I had originally planned on doing something with fall or apples or Johnny Appleseed. But after keeping my grandchildren for the weekend, I decided to go with the theme of Autism. This could be a very long post. Read more...
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88th Carnival Of Homeschooling
Judy Aron of Consent of the Governed does the carnival this week using a food theme. Once again, she has some clever photos to decorate the post.
Welcome to the "We Are What We Eat" edition of the Carnival Of Homeschooling.
I guess I figured that 88 sounded a lot like "Ate? He Ate!"
Anyway, If you are feeling a bit hungry, perhaps these offerings will satisfy that craving for some good eats, homeschool style. We'll be "grazing" all day (and maybe even all week) with all of these carnival submissions, so we'd better get started.
Read more...
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A Magical Carnival of Homeschooling
Welcome to the 86th edition of carnival of homeschooling.
All homeschooling moms and dads learn to work magic with their kids. If you are new to homeschooling, don't worry, there are plenty of experienced magicians out there who will gladly share their secrets. The carnival of homeschooling is meant for this very purpose.
Beverly at About Homeschooling conjures up Homeschool Classrooms with her Photo gallery of homeschool classrooms.
Julee at Homeschool Daze Blog tells how her son pulled Letter S from his bag of tricks. Julee's 2 year old autistic son, Nathan, had a surprise for her.
Jacque of Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths presents a Book List for My 10 yo and Linkies. I was asked by Chas which books my 10yo son Eric likes to read. It has taken me awhile, but I am finally getting 'round to it! In writing this post, I thought it would make a good Mr. Linky so we could pass it around and share our experiences and ideas.
Janine of Why Homeschool explores some options homeschoolers have for
being in a band with What about band?
The amazing Sebastian reveals the secrets of Starting School at Percival Blakeney Academy. Some of our favorite starting school traditions.
Miss Jocelyn of Lothlorien teaches us some Old School. "Back in the old days when boys were younger they'd decide what they were going to do with their life and start working towards that. If a boy wanted to be a black-smith he'd be an apprentice to an experienced black-smith so he could learn all the ropes. We've lost that, that apprenticeship mentality. Perhaps those ignorant pilgrims, peasants and farmers had the right idea about school being taught at home or with apprenticeships??"
Enchanting Amanda of The Daily Planet tells a tale of A Homeschool Musical. "There's No Business Like Your Own Business" A couple reasons why I want to have my own business and how homeschooling allows me special opportunities to do it. Plus a funny story.
Katherine No fighting, no biting! mysteriously asks: husband nervous about homeschooling? "Are my homeschooled kids going to be weird? No, all the really weird kids go to institutional schools."
Rachel from The Milk and Honey Tea-House conjures up The Kingdom Series by Chuck Black (Part 2). "This is books 4-6 of the Kingdom Series by Chuck Black. I posted the first 3 before, so I posted the next 3. They are a great series for all ages!"
Crimson Wife of Bending the Twigs says Here We Go Again... Response to the National Association of
Elementary School Principals' criticism of homeschooling.
Alasandra shares the magical secret of Giving Homeschooled Students Wings "How homeschool parents encourage their children to become independent."
On the Life Without School Laureen reveals secrets of Unschooling Nurture. "In a healthy, functioning system, kids are supposed to learn what parenting looks like when they're little, with their siblings. Not as adults, frantically realizing that they have no idea, and they're about to have a trial by fire, as I did. Children learn how to nurture by doing it..."
The Amazing Darrell of Dow Blog tackles a tricky subject in What About Vouchers? "The post provides an explanation as to why vouchers are problematic and also tries to give a brief summary of the purpose of Christian eduation as an outgrowth of the family."
Has Patti of All Info About Home Schooling discovered the secret of Home Education and Perfect Children? We've all heard about the kids who homeschooled and graduated from Harvard at 14....but is academic success the only measure of homeschool success? Let's start the year by remembering why we really do this.
Tara at Waldorf Our Way shares a trick or two in Dear American Girl. "One of last summer homeschooling lessons (before transitioning to a school for the visual and performing arts) has been to learn what it means to be a conscious consumer."
At SmallWorld a post has magically appeared about Back to Homeschool Week. Like everyone else in the homeschooling blogosphere, we're playing along with the "Back to Homeschool Week" theme on our support group's yahoogroup. Here's homeschooling at SmallWorld in a nutshell.
FitBuff's latest act is I Can Stand My Stand Up Desk posted at FitBuff.com's Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog, saying, "Anyone who works at a desk for hours at a time like me, especially those working at home, can benefit from a stand up desk. I know it sounds crazy at first, but this article chronicles my first month of using a stand up desk and how it has improved my posture, performance, and productivity. Plus, I show you how to set up one yourself to try out for free to see if you like it."
Kimberly Wasson reveals the hidden mysteries of Why we homeschool... posted at Catholic Family Vignettes, saying, "A reminder of why this family chose to homeschool and the necessity of a mission statement."
Dianne M. Buxton makes pounds dissapear with Lose Weight Safely - in Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes posted at Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes, saying, "Safe dieting for dancers and young athletes."
Dana teaches sleight of hand for National Wildlife Federation Certification posted at Backyard Birding.
The Astounding Mamma Squirrel pulls out of thin air Of plastic bins and binders posted at Dewey's Treehouse.
Dana presents Homeschooling hits the road, an online travel diary posted at Principled Discovery.
Elena LaVictoire exposes The teenage myth. posted at My Domestic Church.
DeputyHeadmistress levitates Homeschool Organizers posted at The Common Room.
Annette performs 12 Characteristics of A Great Homeschool posted at Homeschooling Journey, saying, "What makes a great homeschool? If you asked 100 moms, you would probably get 101 different responses. There’s no definitive answer."
HappyCampers does the old trick Education In A Cup posted at Reese's View Of The World, saying, "Let's talk about the benefits of cooking with your kids, and how to prepare yourself to do so!"
Stephanie performs Best of Show posted at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood, saying, "4-H is a great way to teach some of the things you may not during your normal school day!"
Denise explains 7 things to do with a hundred chart posted at Let's play math!, saying, "Elementary math practice on a variety of concepts."
Judy Aron reveals tricks of So You've Decided To Homeschool Your Teenager... posted at Consent Of The Governed, saying, "Some tips for those considering homeschooling their teenager."
Barb reveals The Heart of Harmony - Ideas or Filling a bucket posted at The Heart of Harmony, saying, "Thoughts on homeschooling methods and do they really matter.....Barb"
Renae presents the thrilling What's Wrong with Multiple-Choice? posted at Life Nurturing Education.
Char pulls from a hat, a Back to School Word Search posted at Printables for Kids - free word search puzzles, coloring pages, and other activities.
HowToMe reveals How to Teach your Tactile or Kinesthetic Learner to Study (4 of 4) posted at HowToMe, saying, "Tactile Learners tend to learn better by having hands-on experiences. If your student has these tendencies, here are some ideas and projects that may prove helpful when learning and studying together."
Jacci M exposes some secrets in No Thank You, Mr. Disney posted at The Educational Life, saying, ""No Thank You, Mr. Disney" Why it's important to read the fairy tale before you see the movie - or why it's even better to leave the movie on the shelf."
Kevin presents the stupendous feat: Math Teaching Tips for the Homeschooler posted at Kevin Heath - More4kids Inc..
Rebecca amazes with And King Arthur was Homeschooled Too... posted at Little-Homeschool-on-the-Prairie.
Stacy of Teaching Diligently makes Teeny Tiny Dollhouse Treats magically appear. "Learn how to make tiny treats for your dolls out of homemade clay!"
JoAnn of Our Homeschooling Expedition explores the mysteries of Homeschooling on the cheap. "A summary of how I homeschool on a tight budget with links to some helpful free sites."
Nissa enchants with Keeping Charlotte Simple for Our Family - Part 3: The Tools posted at Renaissance Academy, saying, "Part 3 in the series"
Andrea Hermitt mesmerizes with Socialization Blues posted at Notes From A Homeschooling Mom.
ChristineMM astonishes us with Homeschool Support Group Meetings and Homeschooling Parents posted at The Thinking Mother, saying, "ChristineMM writes about adult homeschool support group meetings and who does and does not attend them, and why."
Mrs. Happy Housewife presents My Favorite Time of the Year posted at Mrs. Happy Housewife, saying, "My favorite time of the year: Fall and the beginning of the new school year."
Lynn Aleshire shocks us with National Association of Elementary Principals and Homeschooled Kids posted at Homeschool2.0 Blog.
Dawn presents Fitness Friday posted at Day by Day Homeschooling, saying, "I'm getting in shape and working on a healthy diet. I've got resources to share if any other moms wants to join me on this."
Stretch Mark Mama impresses us with Passing on Perspective posted at Stretch Mark Mama.
That concludes the amazing, 86th edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. 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.
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Carnival of Homeschooling: School Stuff
It's back to school time (or maybe you never stopped). Dewey's Treehouse is hosting the Carnival this week. Next week we will host right here at HomeschoolBuzz. Send your entries.
Welcome to the 85th Carnival of Homeschooling!
Pull up a shopping cart and help us stock up on school supplies and other necessaries for the children...and their teaching parents. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - A Nerds Perspective
(I am sorry for the delay on this Carnival but in addition to my previous excuses (my stomach bug) now NerdDad is throwing up and the Newest Nerdling may also have a little bit too. So have mercy on me;)
Welcome to the 84th edition of the Homeschooling Carnival. This week we are going to look at the carnival through the many reasons that the NerdFamily homeschools. We have many great entries so let us get started! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling #83 Gets Physical
Welcome to the 83rd edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. August will be here tomorrow, and that means many families are getting ready to start the new year off. But before we can jump back into the school year I need to make sure everyone has had their physicals. A good physical is required to make sure that you are healthy and up-to-date before we can get back to the learning. So without further ado, open up and say “ahhh”. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Flower Power
Welcome to the 82nd Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. I have collected many posts this past week, and I have enjoyed reading each one of them. I had debated on several "themes" for this week, and I decided on a state flower theme. I wrote down a list of the states that I remember visiting. I am a child of a retired Air Force career guy (30 years, including Vietnam) and the granddaughter of a retired Air Force guy (30 years, including WW II) and the niece of a retired Air Force guy (30 years, including Vietnam). So I have traveled a lot as a child and as an adult. I have traveled a lot in the past year, since I have attended several homeschool bookfairs. So I added a few new states to my list of places I have visited. I hope you enjoy the theme, and I hope one day I can say that I have visited all 50 of the United States. Read more...
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No School for the 81st Carnival of Homeschooling
Welcome to the 81st Carnival of Homeschooling, where we are taking some time off teaching for some professional development. Teacher in-service days mean no school, so help your young scholars find something to do while you peruse the offerings. Whether a quick tip or research into how children learn, each presentation is designed to help you become a little better teacher and parent, with just a touch of controversy to keep it interesting. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: 10 better reasons to homeschool.
Janine deciphers the real reasons people homeschool, in a humorous way. Great job!
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling: The top 10 reasons to homeschool*
I've noticed that these reasons for homeschooling are phrased with the assumption that there must be something wrong with the school, wrong with the child or wrong with the family to motivate homeschooling. This is not surprising considering the list came from the Department of Education. Thus, I've added my own commentary in parenthesis. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - Surgery Edition
When I agreed months ago to host this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling, I had no idea that this would be the week my babysitter went on vacation. Nor did I know that I would be having minor surgery this week (I’m fine - nothing to worry about!). I’ve managed to complete the Carnival on time, but perhaps not so creatively! Without further ado, here’s what’s going on around the homeschooling blogosphere… Read more...
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Carnival Of Homeschooling #77 - Signposts on the journey
Judy Aron has "found" some homeschooling signs to decorate this CoH. Clever.
When I think of 77, I think of 77 Sunset Strip .. so here is Consent of the Governed's Homeschool Roadtrip. So hop into the car and enjoy the ride! Don't even think of asking, "Are We There Yet?" because as you know, homeschooling is a journey... not a destination! Just make sure no coffee cups or purses are left on the hood of the car as we drive off (have you done that too?). I hope we got everyone is the car and haven't left anyone behind. So off we go... Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - Fun Edition!
Hosted this week by Kris' Eclectic Homeschool:
In just over a week, summer will be here! Many of us are taking a break from the schedule of homeschooling, while other homeschooling families are continuing year-round, maybe with a lighter schedule in June and July to accomodate all of those fun activities that summer brings. I received some great submissions to share with you this week. Many go along with the theme of keeping homeschooling fun, while others do not ... but that's ok because they all have something to offer you. So sit back and enjoy reading what your fellow homeschoolers are blogging about! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 75
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling. If I have been counting right, it's the 75th edition! It's an honor to host so many fine posts from such great bloggers. Sorry, there's no grand decorative theme this time but I hope you will enjoy all the great articles. Here they are in the order I received them. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling: Alaska
This week Beverly at About Homeschooling is hosting. Next week we are hosting here at HomeSchoolBuzz.com. As always, submit your links here or email.
Welcome to the Alaskan edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. Having just returned from an Alaskan cruise, I'm sharing a few of my pictures from the trip. Alaska is a beautiful place. I wish I could have gone deeper into the state and really experienced life in Alaska. Read more...
The Carnival of Homeschooling: Enthusiasm Abounds
My apologies for getting this posted so late. Melissa has done a great job with this weeks carnival. Don't miss it.
Welcome to the 73rd Carnival of Homeschooling!
First things first: Two weeks ago, a School of Thought post got bumped out of the carnival because a reader of the host blog objected to language found elsewhere on the School of Thought blog (but not in the post submitted to the carnival). I'm including the deleted post here, in case you missed it before it was zapped.
The offended reader wrote:
When blogs are being considered for the Carnival, the whole blog should be taken in consideration not just one post.
I beg to differ. Read more...
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The 72nd Carnival of Homeschooling: In My Backyard
And my, is it organized.
Aloha, and welcome to the 72nd edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. I imagine spring has sprung where you are by now, and summer is fast approaching. It's nearly always summer here, and I'm inviting you into my backyard to enjoy the flowers. Pull up a lounge chair, pour a cool drink, put on some sunscreen, and enjoy! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling #71: Down South
Welcome to the HSB Company Porch!
Come on up and sit yerself down in that rocker there or you can set down next to me here on the porch swing. It's always nice to have a neighbor to visit with.
Would you like a tall, cool, glass of tea? It's served real sweet here in the south! Read more...
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Tuesday is Carnival of Homeschooling day
As always, Tuesday is the day for CoH. Mama Squirrel is hosting at Dewey's Treehouse.
This week's theme was inspired by Rachel Starr Thomson's lovely post Yes and Amen: The Magnificent Power of Yes at the Inklings. Rachel explains: "The sequel to "Thou Shalt Not: The Staggering Importance of 'No,'" this article explores the joyous freedom and power released by the word 'yes.'" I've also included some other quotes about Yes...No...and Yes! Read more...
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Homeschool Carnival is Buzzing!
Sprittibee has done an amazing job with the Carnival this week with a tribute to her favorite furry critters (Bees)!
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling: Bee Edition. The gorgeous photo you see above is a Diane Varner special. I fell in love with it last week at Thursday Challenge and had to include it here. She's a brave lady to get that close, but I'm so glad she did!
"So, what's a carnival?" you ask. A carnival is a place where bloggers of a like-mind or a similar group can showcase their most important, funny, interesting, or otherwise groovy posts so that YOU will go seek them out and read them. Each link is a teaser to lead you on your merry way through the internet to the blog where it originated. I'm just the host this week... and while I host, I get to include a lesson about bees and some of my favorite graphics. The reading material is really in the form of other people's blog links, so I hope you will click a few and go read what these great homeschool moms have to say! Read more...
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Taxing week for the Carnival of Homeschooling
Sorry, I can't resist a bad pun.
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling Tax Edition. Today, April 17th, is the deadline in the United States to file taxes this year. No one likes paying taxes, but here's a humorous look at the IRS and tax collection.
"You must pay taxes. But there's no law that says you gotta leave a tip." Read more...
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Poetic Carnival of Homeschooling
Just to be clear, my wife's name is still Kathy (not Judy) and the robotics team is not the first ever homeschool team but a homeschool team in the F.I.R.S.T. robotics competition. I know how difficult it is to organize and create a carnival. Great job despite the misunderstanding.
So fine a show was never seen
At the great circus on the green;
For every kind of beast and man
Is marching in that caravan.
- from Young Night Thought by Robert Louis Stevenson
It cannot be a coincidence that it is National Poetry Month and I’m hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling this month. I mean a homeschooler can never resist the chance to turn something into a learning opportunity. So, prepare a nice cup of tea, find a comfy spot, call the kids to come read over your shoulder, and let’s away to the Carnival! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 66: Spring!
It is FINALLY Spring and that means several things for many homeschooling families ... kids are in the final stretch of school and looking forward to a summer break, parents are trying to figure out what curriculum to buy for the next year and some of us are even graduating children from high school. It is a time for looking back at the past year to assess what worked and looking forward to the following year. In addition, some families have decided to embark on this grand adventure and are looking for reassurance that they are making the best choice for their family. So, let's start off this "Spring Fling" with several posts that remind us that homeschooling IS worth it! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling #65 on the HMS Beagle
Excellent contributions on varied topics. Great job Alasandra.
I am dedicating this carnival to Charles Darwin.
I hope everyone enjoys the Carnival of Homeschooling, thank you to all the bloggers who submitted post. All homeschoolers love FREE lesson plans so we will begin the carnival with a link to free lesson plans for the Galapagos, along with an interactive website created by the National Science Teacher's Association in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution and the National Science Foundation. Galapagos Geology on the Web is another great resource. I also want to recommend the book The Language of God by Francis S. Collins, where he makes his case for Theistic Evolution. Read more...
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Karroo. Karroo. Carnival of Homeschooling
Karroo. Karroo. Dawn breaks over the Platte River, just south of Kearney, Nebraska. The air quivers with the calls of thousands of sandhill cranes--as many as 12,000 per half mile of river-- as they prepare to leave their roosts to forage for leftover corn in the nearby fields. Nebraska lies at the heart of the Central Flyway and half a million sandhill cranes stop here every year for a needed rest on their migration from Southern Texas to the northern reaches of Canada, Alaska and Siberia. This is the only place in the world that so many cranes may be seen at once, and the spectacle draws thousands of birdwatchers every year. National Geographic even came out last year to film the event. In fact, if you have RealPlayer, you too can catch a glimpse of the spectacular display of the cranes via the CraneCam at Rowe Sanctuary (around sunrise and sunset are the best times to watch).
As homeschoolers, we too are on a journey with stories to tell. Take some time to celebrate the journey with fellow homeschoolers and share in their triumphs and struggles as we all enjoy the spectacle of the great spring migration.
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Another Carnival of Homeschooling
Hello, Readers, welcome to this week's edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling. This is the most fun I have had blogging in quite a while. There are articles written on some great topics that have to do with homeschooling. So pull up a chair with your favorite beverage nearby. I think you will enjoy this week's entries as much as I have enjoyed reading them. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - Front page news.
A very clever theme of newspaper clippings adorn this weeks Carnival.
CARNIVAL OF HOMESCHOOLING and THE HOMESCHOOL CAFE MAKE FRONT PAGE OF FICTICIOUS NEWSPAPER! Read more...
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Carnival #60: Presidential Trivia
Welcome to the 60th Carnival of Homeschooling! This week we’ll celebrate President’s Day by diving into our many post submissions and throwing in some Presidential trivia along the way.Read more...
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Nerds Host Carnival of Homeschooling
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling! I have the pleasure of hosting this week of many wonderful entries. I am going make a feeble attempt at a theme (for the first time) that is inspired by our new house. There are a lot of entries so let us jump right in!
First things first, come on in and get a cup of coffee and a snack. Go ahead and sit down at the kitchen table and let's have a chat. Read more...
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58th Carnival of Homeschooling - Celebrating New Life
Beverly of homeschooling.about.com is hosting this week. Great job Beverly!
With the birth of my grandson this past week and expecting a granddaughter in March, I thought I'd go with the theme of Celebrating New Life. Julee Huy (my daughter) of Homeschool Daze Blog shares about homeschooling with a New Baby!
Choosing to bring a new life in this world is a life-changing decision, so is making the decision to homeschool your precious children. There are a lot of similarities in these two processes. Let's explore... Read more...
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57th Carnival of Homeschooling - Connections
Recently I mentioned my excitement at all the connections my children and I make in our homeschooling. It started me thinking about all the different kinds of connections we homeschoolers make. Back when I first considered homeschooling (after reading this book), I immediately made connections with the homeschoolers I knew in church, and I pumped them for information. They, in turn, connected me with curriculum choices and state laws and networking opportunities. Once we got going, I found that our family was making stronger connections with each other, and together we connected with history, literature, science, math, and so on. And, because of all of these connections, I know I'm not alone. In fact, here are plenty of other homeschoolers who are making connections:
Check out how these homeschoolers connect with history... Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Week 56
January.
What does January bring for your family? What are you thinking about and dealing with this January? It seems that everying is having January Musings.
January is a month that can be different than most others for families already homeschooling and also for those considering homeschooling. January is a month that can be difficult for even the most committed homeschooling families yet can be a month of change and regeneration for others. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling #55: Parents' Meeting Edition
Welcome to the 55th edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling: Parents' Meeting Edition. Yes, you've wandered into the church basement where the homeschooling moms (and a few dads) are gathering for news, conversation and moral support. Keep your coat with you, the heating doesn't always work too well down here. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 54: Variety Pack
If there's one thing in common with this week's post's it's their variety.
No two homeschoolers are exactly alike and for this edition of the Carnival, no two people will see the exact same images on this page. I'm using a magical javascript created by Erik Kastner. The letter images you see on this page are randomly culled from Flickr and they are different every time you load the page. Read more...
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Next week's Carnival of Homeschooling is here
Homeschoolbuzz.com is hosting the next carnival of homeschooling. If you have a blog, just send us a link to a recent post you are particularly proud of. Send any topic of interest to homeschoolers.
To submit entries, send an email or use the handy submission form. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling - Anniversary edition
A year ago we launch the first Carnival of Homeschooling. We are very pleased with how well accepted and supported the carnival has been. 2006 was a good year for the carnival. Many, many people have helped make it a success. Dozens of bloggers have taken turns hosting the carnival. Hundreds of bloggers have participated in the carnival. And on an average week some where between one to two thousand readers will go read the carnival. A big thank you to everyone! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Completes a Year
A year of work is a magical thing. In old stories, heroes and heroines often went on quests or performed services for 'a year and a day,' which is also how long the Owl and the Pussycat set sail for in their eponymous poem. Many modern-day Pagan/Wiccan societies still use the 'year and a day' timetable for studying and advancing along their paths. And this week, the Carnival of Homeschooling celebrates the completion of its first year, with many homeschoolers sharing their heroic journeys with us! Read more...
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Homeschooling Carnival One Week Shy of a Year
Welcome to the 51st Carnival of Homeschooling, where we are celebrating being a week short of a year. As a Christian and a homeschooler, I am used to be considered being a little short on something, so this Carnival will celebrate all those wonderful euphemisms used for those of us who don't quite fit in. (EC) stands for Editor's Choice and basically means that the blogger was an email short of an entry, but I chose to include it anyway. Read more...
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Homeschool Carnival Time
I cannot get this page to come up at the time of this writing. However, Henry Cate sent this info about the latest Carnival of Homeschooling.
The Tutor over at Apollos Academy is hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling this week.
She weaves this week's posts together in a story about getting ready for Christmas and the New Year. Read more...
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Huge Carnival of Homeschooling!
Welcome to the Carnival, thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy yourself. It's a huge carnival this week with a divers selection of topics and blogging styles, so there's sure to be something for everyone. Please enjoy, give us a link, and share with your friends. Read more...
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A Thankful Carnival of Homeschooling
CoH is at Tami's Blog this 47th week.
Happy Thanksgiving! (and for those outside of the US, please indulge me as we are celebrating Thanksgiving this week. I know we all have things to be thankful for every day of the year.) Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling #46 Falls in
Sprittibee is hosting the carnival this week. Check out the warm fall colors.
Thanksgiving is only weeks away and the sweater weather here in America has already started. As we watch the pretty leaves change across the countryside and get ready to feast with our families, let's take some time out to reflect on all the great many blessings we enjoy each day. I decided on this theme for obvious reasons, and the carnival really wrote itself. I just helped it along and stitched it up with some formatting. I want to thank all of you who sent in your submissions. I really was blessed by the encouragement, wisdom, enthusiasm and inspiration you all had to share with the homeschool blogosphere this week! What a great group of bloggers are represented here! Enjoy! Read more...
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Library (Carnival) of Homeschooling
Welcome to the Carnival of Homeschooling - Library Edition. As most homeschoolers know, the library is a valuable resource and for many indispensible in their children's education. The library edition of the carnival is just as helpful in your pursuit of excellence in home education. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 44: Tricks & Treats
The Halloween themed carnival is at Why Homeschool.
Since it is Halloween, here's some holiday fun.
Much of the western world is celebrating Halloween. This is a time of tricks and treats, scary stories, and things that go bump in the night. Children enjoy dressing up. Many houses have scary noises and sights in their front yard. So we’ll run with a Halloween theme for this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling. Read more...
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Benjamin's Carnival of Homeschooling 43
Beverly of About Homeschooling is the host this week. Nice work.
'Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.' Benjamin Franklin did both. His lifelong love of learning, writing and his inquisitive mind definitely left a mark on the world. After spending a week in the mountains studying Benjamin Franklin with the grandkids, I thought it would be a fun theme for the carnival. Here are some printable Benjamin Franklin worksheets for your children to enjoy while you're enjoying the posts. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 42: ...and thanks for all the fish.
Homeschoolhacks.com is a great new site created by Shannon Entin and the host of this week's carnival.
According to Wikipedia:
In Douglas Adam’s book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, researchers from a pan-dimensional, hyper-intelligent race of beings constructed the second greatest computer in all of time and space, Deep Thought, to calculate the Ultimate Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything. After seven and a half million years of pondering the question, Deep Thought provides the answer: “forty-two.”
Of course, they never were able to find out exactly what the question was. This week’s “42nd” Carnival of Homeschooling will attempt to answer many of your questions about homeschooling life.
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Nerds host the 41st Carnival of Homeschooling
The Nerd Family that is. Very cool.
This week I am blessed to be hosting the 41st Carnival of Homeschooing. We have many delightful entries so let us jump right in.
Since we all teach our children schoolwork before play let us begin with the academic entries. Though I do have to say, I hope we all teach our kids that school is play;) but none the less, onward. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 40 Goes Retro
This week, the carnival is being hosted right here at HomeSchoolBuzz.com. We have lots of great posts from lots of great bloggers. Believe it or not, it's the 40th Carnival of Homeschooling! That's as good a reason as any to revisit circa 1940 with a retro-art theme. Read more...
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Call for CoH submissions
The next Carnival of Homeschooling will be hosted here at HomeSchoolBuzz.com. There is not a specific topic, but there will be a decorative theme TBD. Send me a link to your homeschooling related post. You can follow the instructions here or use the nifty carnival form.
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Autumn Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling
Palm Tree Pundit is hosting this week. Even though Hawaii doesn't change in the fall, Anne has some beautiful foliage. (Next week will be hosted here on HomeSchoolBuzz.com.)
Since fall officially arrived this past weekend and because we don't have autumn here in Hawaii, I'm going to celebrate it via the 39th (can you believe we've had that many?) Carnival of Homeschooling. I truly love Hawaii, but I do miss fall -- especially the crisp, clear blue days (known in our family as Auburn football weather), the changing leaves, the autumn decorations. Autumn decorations look really silly here in the islands, so this post will have to do for me. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Week 38
The carnival this week is hosted by The Thinking Mother.
Welcome to the 38th Carnival of Homechooling.
As I raise my children, I begin to remember more and more of my childhood experiences. Each year as my children grow older, more experiences that I had at that age flash back to me. While homeschooling my children, helping them learn certain topics, or knowing what grade they are 'in', and while thinking about how we will approach home education versus my own experiences in public school, yet more memories flash back. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Week 38
The carnival this week is hosted by The Thinking Mother.
Welcome to the 38th Carnival of Homechooling.
As I raise my children, I begin to remember more and more of my childhood experiences. Each year as my children grow older, more experiences that I had at that age flash back to me. While homeschooling my children, helping them learn certain topics, or knowing what grade they are 'in', and while thinking about how we will approach home education versus my own experiences in public school, yet more memories flash back. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling Takes Flight
Dana of Principled Discovery is hosting this week. She did a great job.
At the age of 17, I stood at the Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, IN preparing to board a plane. I tearfully said goodbye to family and friends as all the excitement of the previous months of preparation gave way to the sudden realization that I was going to be gone for eleven months. I would be leaving behind everything I knew and loved to live in a foreign country with a foreign language and a foreign culture. I experienced some of the same excitement and apprehension when I made the decision to homeschool. I invite you to join us on this journey called homeschooling as we navigate through planning, executing and evaluating our trip, looking at a few setbacks along the way. The only ticket you need is commitment." Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 36: Labor Day
The Cates of whyhomeschool.com are hosting this week with a "workers paradise."
We begin our carnival with a history lesson.
The US Census Bureau produced a review on Labor Day facts called Fact for Features: Labor Day 2006. It includes the following information.
The first observance of Labor Day is believed to have been a parade of 10,000 workers on Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, organized by Peter J. McGuire, a Carpenters and Joiners Union secretary. By 1893, more than half the states were observing a “Labor Day” on one day or another, and a bill to establish a federal holiday was passed by Congress in 1894. President Grover Cleveland signed the bill soon afterward — designating the first Monday in September as Labor Day. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling and the Trail of Tears
Category Five is hosting this week. In a bit of an unorthodox format, the carnival links are way at the end of the post.
Welcome to the next Carnival of Homeschooling. This week's topic is a research project I've worked on here and there for the last three years, and was presented to the Van Buren County Historical Society in Spencer, Tennessee earlier this month. It's a study of the weather conditions the Cherokee Indians encountered along the Trail of Tears. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling meets Swamp Thing!
Patricia Ann's Pollywog Creek Porch hosts the carnival this week. Of all things, she's chosen a swamp theme. Brilliant!
Here are no lofty peaks seeking the sky, no mighty glaciers or rushing streams wearing away the uplifted land. Here is land, tranquil in its quiet beauty, serving not as the source of water, but as the last receiver of it. Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 33rd week
Brought to you this week by the Common Room.
Thank-you all for visiting! We have quite a variety of posts here, something for every homeschooler, come young, come old! You'll want to take time to visit these bloggers, glean from them, and encourage them so I'll stop blathering away and get right down to the important stuff- the entries! Read more...
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Carnival of Homeschooling 32: The Wild, Wild West!
Sprittibee has brought us back to the wild, wild, west in this week's carnival. Whoa!
Welcome to the 32nd Carnival of Homeschooling... This here blog Carnival is a showcase (written in theme with the historical American West in mind) of the best posts that a few homeschooling bloggers could scrounge up this week! Read more...
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The 31st Carnival of Homeschooling
Oops, I'm a day late in telling you but the latest carnival of homeschooling is over at PHAT Mommy this week. It's so 21st century!
When Melissa at The Lilting House ended last week’s Schoolhouse Rock-inspired Carnival of Homeschooling, she proclaimed, “Interplanet Janet Shannon – she’s a galaxy girl.” Turns out, she’s right (I wonder if she knows how much I love SciFi?) and the theme for this week’s Carnival was born. Welcome to the 31st Carnival of Homeschooling: Galactic Adventures. Read more...
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Bob Books: Sight Words Kindergarten
I've taught three boys to read, with each one learning the skill in a different way. My youngest gravitated to easy readers, memorizing whole words while also learning phonetics. One of his favorite books to read was his set of Bob books. He read them daily, quickly committing to memory the simple sentences, which eventually led him and his brothers to develop their own Bob-Book knock-offs. Read more...
The Art of Argument: an Introduction to the Informal Fallacies
My son will be studying introductory logic this year (Sophomore) using this curriculum. I'm excited for him to learn the basics of logic, and it is my hope that when he completes this course he will understand fallacies, and thus learn how to recognize bad reasoning. I'm sure you'll agree that this is an important foundation we should give our teens as they are impressionable, and still forming their belief systems and worldviews. Read more...
Cabin on Trouble Creek
Brothers Daniel and Will are thrilled to help their pa homestead in a lush Ohio forest. At 11 and 9 the boys find all the chores exciting – chopping logs, building the cabin, making a fireplace, and gathering wood. Then comes the day their dad must leave the boys behind to finish readying the cabin while he brings back their mom and siblings. With enough food to last the six weeks before his return, the boys foresee the time will go by fast as they prepare the cabin walls. Read more...
Greek Alphabet Code Cracker
When teaching children, it's always nice to incorporate games or some type of fun into your lesson plans. In the Greek Alphabet Code Cracker, kids will have a great time as they play the role of detective, working to solve the case of the stolen Grecian Urn of Achilles. This novel approach certainly makes this sometimes intimidating subject non-threatening. My 9-year-old loves sleuthing and took a liking to this workbook immediately, and he needed only the littlest help from me. Read more...
Charles and Emma : The Darwins' Leap of Faith
Whether or not you agree with his theories or publications, you'll find out through this book that Charles Darwin was a family man who was committed to his 10 children and devoted to his Christian wife Emma. Ironically, his original life plan was to be a preacher, but then as he collected animal specimens and devoured natural history, he wrestled with the belief of creationism. Despite their conflicting religious views, Emma and Charles married. Read more...
Women of the Old Testament: 14 In-Depth Bible Studies for Teens
Barbara Frank put a lot of work into this bible study for your teen girls, and the result is a dynamic, engaging, and comprehensive look at 14 wonderful woman of the Old Testament. This is not a book you will just hand to your daughter and correct later, rather it requires your input too in the section called "discussion starters for mothers and daughters. Read more...
Med Head: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain
I sailed through this book, practically reading the entire 200+ pages in one sitting. The story of Cory, a boy who has a severe form of Tourette's syndrome, OCD, and anxiety is both heartbreaking and uplifting. Though written by both Cory's dad and James Patterson, the voice is Cory's and it grabs you from the start and keeps you glued till the final page. Diagnosed at age 5, Cory was compelled to move his body in awkward and often painful ways. Read more...
We hear the Dead
Maggie and Kate Fox were mischievous children, known to play tricks on each other as well as their parents. Then one day their trickster nature goes extreme. Wanting to scare away their disliked niece, the girls pull the ultimate prank. They produce nighttime rapping noises and lead the niece and the rest of the family to believe the house is haunted and "spirits" are the source of the noise. Not only do they scare their family, but their neighbors too. Read more...
Kindergarten Stories and Morning Talks
Kindergarten Stories and Morning Talks is a quaint collection of stories arranged in a school year format geared toward your younger children. Originally compiled in 1894, Cardamom Publishers has reprinted it with a larger font and inserted numerous old-fashioned illustrations. These gentle stores will capture the attention of eager learners and the "talks" suggest ideas for hands on activities. Read more...
Picture the Dead
Jenny, orphaned and living with her unloving Aunt and Uncle first suffers the loss of her twin brother Tobias, and then her fiancé Will, both fallen soldiers of the civil war. Her relatives have little sympathy for her. As Will was their eldest son, they view their grief deeper and greater. Desperate to "glimpse" his son again, the uncle suggests they meet a man who claims to be one who can conjure images of the dead through photography. Read more...
Goddess Girls: Athena The Brain
12-year-old Athena gets a big surprise – a summons to report to Mount Olympus Academy. She learns she's a goddess and Zeus is her father. Previously she was living a normal pre-teen life at Triton Junior High. She is whisked off to her new school via Hermes Chariot and gets to see first hand what being a goddess is all about. With classes such as hero-ology, spellology and beautyology, she has a lot to learn. Read more...
The Chosen One
I cannot imagine growing up with several mothers, twenty siblings, and a prophet who pronounces who I must marry. Kyra, a chosen one of a polygamist sect, lives this life. At a mere 13-years-old she is ready to be married and start having her own babies. She wouldn't object to being married so young, if it could be Joshua, a boy of similar age whom she has grown fond of. But the prophet decrees Kyra must marry her Uncle, who at sixty is plenty old enough to be her grandfather. Read more...
Sherlock McBiskit Shares His Secrets to Good Character and Respect
Sherlock McBiskit is an adorable West Highland Terrier and in his book he renders some wise advice to children on what it means to have good character and respect. Kids love dogs, and McBiskit radiates adorability as he shares his secrets to getting the most out of life. In rhyming verse, the text is catchy and accompanied by cute pictures of the loveable canine. Here's an excerpt: Here is the first secret that most people don't know. Life gives us lots of tests. I will tell you it's so. Read more...
Little Black Ant on Park Street
It's easy to dismiss the role of a black ant. These small creatures are considered pests by most of us, but if you take an in depth look you'll find these little guys are really fascinating and have their own complex communities. Little Black Ant on Park Street, a Smithsonian Backyard title, is a nicely illustrated picture book that gives young readers a close-up look at the black ant's world. Read more...