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What Do I Do When I Want To Stay Home From School Due To An Illness?

KristinN — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:06:00 +0000

I'm really sick and I don't want to go to school tomorrow. I'm in High School. I have never taken a sick day since elementary

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How Do I Start A Home School Group In My Area?

KristinN — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:03:42 +0000

I live in a rural community total population is around 23,000. I know there are other home schoolers out there, I just want to start a local support group for our county. Any suggestions or advice would be wonderful. Thank You in advance!

HomeSchool Campus of OC

KristinN — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:29:51 +0000

Have you ever wanted to teach your child a specific thing but you are just not grasping the concept yourself? What about PE. Yea, you go to the park, but you want to have your child do more? Or maybe you just want to be involved with a group of homeschoolers in a Continue reading HomeSchool Campus of OC

Project Play

KristinN — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:17:47 +0000

Did you know? Since 1980, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for children ages 2 – 5 and more than tripled for children ages 6 – 11. Between 1981 and 1997, free playtime among 6 to 8 year olds dropped 25% and homework more than doubled. Since 2005, the amount of time children and teens ages

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Question About North Carolina High School Homeschooling?

KristinN — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:03:40 +0000

I would like to start home schooling in the fall; I'll be starting my junior year. My main question is: Will I have required courses? One of the reasons I would like to try homeschool is to get the benefit of choosing my own classes. I'm aware that I'll have to take the state tests,

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REQUIRED RECORDS

KristinN — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:57:50 +0000

It is important to keep accurate records of what you are doing. Your records will

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States Adopting National Standards

KristinN — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:55:30 +0000

I just received this article by Susan K. Stewart from one of the organizations here in California called CHEA. I thought it worthy enough to re-post for you all who are not members of CHEA to States Adopting National Standards

Do You Enjoy Homeschooling Your Children?

KristinN — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:28:35 +0000

I am considering homeschooling. I have a 4 yr old and a 2 yr old. Are you happy with your dicision to homeschool? Are you very stressed? Is it expensive? What is your advice? Thank you

Homeschool Day at Pump it Up

KristinN — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:18:51 +0000

Homeschool Fun Day Pump It Up

Pump It Up It's Like One Big, Amazing Playdate Pop-In Playtime for Homeschoolers! It's a special open jump time when homeschooler can take a break from their studies and slide, bounce and play in the inflatables, while parents relax and unwind. At this homeschool fun day, we play classical music. Tell all your

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Are There Any Tax Breaks For Homeschooling?

KristinN — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:05:54 +0000

Is there any tax breaks, like deductions for classes or curric. that you can claim on your federal taxes if you home school your children?

Teacher Appreciation

KristinN — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:23:45 +0000

Teacher Appreciation

Hi everyone,

Every year both Office Depot and Staples host a Teacher Appreciation Day. There are special deals, a goodie bag and a teacher appreciation breakfast for all teachers who show their teacher ID card. (Your HSLDA card or your teacher ID card is your teacher ID.) Sometimes these 2 companies even have raffles going on

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California Native Americans Unit Study

KristinN — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:01:55 +0000

Most of my regular readers on my blog know me well enough to know I am not much into a traditional unit study unless I do not have to do much research. I received this small but mighty 16-page unit study of the California Native Indians as an e-book by HLN Family.com called Continue reading California Native Americans Unit Study

VBS 2010 at Calvary Church

KristinN — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 04:03:13 +0000

Every year I participate in VBS at my church. And every year I LOVE IT! It is the best week out of the year. This year was no different. Well…maybe. I think after singing for VBS for 8 years now I have seen the best stage set up we have ever had. Our staff built

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How To Stay Focused On School When I Am At Home And On The Computer?

KristinN — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:26:11 +0000

I am being home schooled. It is an online school called Utah Virtual Academy. I am always distracted by wanted to play video games or be on the Internet. My parents don't know I am having problems focusing because they

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I Started An Online Home School Program, But I Feel Like I Made A Big Mistake?

KristinN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:01:37 +0000

I was in four AP classes and now I'm in none on this home school thing because they don't offer any. I feel like this isn't as good as a real high I Started An Online Home School Program, But I Feel Like I Made A Big Mistake?

What’s Your Personal Favorite Homeschooling Curriculum And Why?

KristinN — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:26:02 +0000

I don't really have one favorite. I loosely follow the classical approach, but I've also worked in a lot of Charlotte Mason's ideas, some unit studies, and whatever else I think will work best for each child. I have one child in Kindergarten,

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Roller Coasters, Download N Go™ Series

KristinN — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:57:57 +0000

Roller Coasters, Download N Go™ Series By Amanda Bennett is actually very easy to use and laid out agreeably for any homeschool teacher. It really could not be simpler to use! She has given you plenty of resources, like books, which she give you the ISBN numbers for those books (nice), as well as links for

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Copying the Hymns: All Things Bright and Beautiful

KristinN — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:42:48 +0000

Copywork is one of those essential parts of homeschooling. We know that it not only helps with the child’s handwriting, but also with their vocabulary, their grammar as well as spelling and much more. Copying the Hymns: All Things Bright and Beautiful

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Little Learners’ Literature Play, Learn, Create and Move

KristinN — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:24:51 +0000

I love to read to my kids and love my kids to read to me. Little

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All Work & No Play Makes For Really Cute Bedrooms

KristinN — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:57:16 +0000

So this summer has been very busy for me so far. Besides doing summer school 2-3 days a week, going on several field trips so far, play dates at the park a couple times a week, I decided to start

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Let’s Learn About Sea Mammals

KristinN — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:21:57 +0000

Now this is my kind of unit study. I like it when people write a course and put in everything you need. Another words you open the pdf and print it out and just go to town. This is

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KristinN — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:33:05 +0000

I had to repost this article I just got in my email box a couple days ago. I have several friends who are thinking of going back to work and giving up on homeschooling. So I when I saw this article I thought I had to share it with everyone. Enjoy!

Kristin

Years ago, homeschooling or working

What Are Some Good Ideas For A Circle Time Board Theme “from Home To School?”?

KristinN — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:02:04 +0000

I am a teacher in a toddler room and our curriculum starts in a few days and i need some ideas for a circle time board with the theme of "From Home to What Are Some Good Ideas For A Circle Time Board Theme “from Home To School?”?

Is Homeschooling In The Balearic Islands Legal?

KristinN — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:02:01 +0000

I want to homeschool my daughter but we live in Mallorca,so i just wanted to know whether its legal,is it legal?

Secular Homeschooling For Missouri Children/low Cost Preffered?

KristinN — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:26:00 +0000

I'm trying to find a superb Secular curriculum that for my daughter's this year. I have two girls, one will be entering the fifth grade and one in the third grade this year. I am a mom who likes having

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Happy Independance Day

KristinN — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:40:22 +0000

Price of Freedom Video

Oh say can you see….the bombs bursting in the air….for the land of the FREE and the home of the brave!

Today we thank God for the freedom we have here…I mean really thank God! We live in a country that is like no other. For all the good and even some

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AMERICA’S RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS?

KristinN — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 14:26:00 +0000

AMERICA\'S RELIGIOUS FREEDOMS Video

With July 4th coming up I wanted to really impact you all with some to think about. Our friends, our family, people we know or even you may have been involved in taking away the one freedom our country was founded on.

As we come up the this holiday, I want you to

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The Little But Mighty Ant

KristinN — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:14:18 +0000

Ewwwwwwe, ants! I dislike ants an awful lot. They come into your home and take over and but at least they are not too hard to get rid of. Well Brandenburg Studies has put together a FANTASTIC unit study for us called The Little But Mighty Ant. Even though we may not like

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Happy Scribes July Copybook

KristinN — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:12:48 +0000

They say that if you want your children’s handwriting to be beautiful, then you have to have them practice it daily. The problem is what do you make them write. Scripture? Boring sayings by people we do not really know? One of the ways is to have them write simple information about the month of

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Surprising Changes in DMV Policy

KristinN — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:38:26 +0000

In the state of California, parents have not been authorized to teach driver education and driver training. Any parent wanting their child to obtain a driving permit needed to have him or her complete a driver education/driver training course through a public or private Surprising Changes in DMV Policy

How to Stop Homeschooling

KristinN — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:57:07 +0000

Now I have had a few people write me and ask about how to stop homeschooling in the past and I never really knew exactly what to say to them except to encourage them and tell them to stay involved with their kids as much as they can! But low and

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Homeschooling Statistics

KristinN — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:49:47 +0000

Meg Wilson has read many negative statistics about homeschooling as we all have? But we have all read some encouraging

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Happy Father’s Day DAD’s of the World

KristinN — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:00:59 +0000

My Dad Video

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's all over the world. May you have a wonderful day filled with love, fun and the closeness you all deserve. God bless you all!

Planners

KristinN — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:39:20 +0000

Planner, Planners and more planners…for Free! For most of these you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which is a free download.

The best known and the site with the most variety is DonnaYoung.org . Here you can find just about every homeschool form imaginable and the site is so easy to navigate. You can

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Homeschooling Breeds Precocious Cats

KristinN — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:36:44 +0000

I absolutly loved this article from Heart of the matter.

When my oldest daughter, Meghan, was four years old, we discovered that she was allergic to cats (and grass and dust). Uh oh. We were very attached to our feline lap warmer and just couldn’t see giving him up. We

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Is Jesus Real?

KristinN — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 14:27:43 +0000

I am not go to write anything here…just watch the video and tell me is Your Jesus Real?

Click here: Plastic Jesus

NERTZ! A Fun Family Game

KristinN — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:31:14 +0000

Ok, I got this article form heart of the Matter and it is all about games. I found this game to be very interesting and thought I would post if for those who do not get their newsletter. i plan on trying this game myself. have any of you ever played

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Old Schoolhouse CONTEST

KristinN — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:12:05 +0000

The Adventure Begins . . . Giveaway!

The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine and Amanda Bennett Unit Studies have teamed up to celebrate the successful launch of Download N Go™ with a Sweet Treat Prize Package in The Adventure Begins

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Visit HSLDA

KristinN — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:13:57 +0000

Visit HSLDA at the 27th Annual Christian Home Educators of California Convention

Dear HSLDA Members and Friends:

The 27th Annual Christian Home Educators of California Convention is coming to your area July 16–18. This event will be held at the Pasadena Convention Center, 300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101.

HSLDA will host a drawing for a $100

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Contest

KristinN — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:24:59 +0000

Are you looking for a fun way to shake things up with your little eggheads?

Schoolhouse Scrambles™ will offer the variety that you need to keep school interesting, while still giving you the depth that you desire in educating

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Free Movies from Regal Movies

KristinN — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:18:34 +0000

I am sure there are several of my readers that already know about the free movies from Regal Entertainment Group during the summer months, but then again, there are some who don't. So I am here to educate you about the few things in this world that are truly FREE!

Regal Entertainment Group Free

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Raquel and Grandma Sing

KristinN — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:25:50 +0000

You know when your parents get to be in their 80's you treasure every moment you have with them. And unlike with my moms parents I have the wonderful invention of the video camera phone. I was able to capture a moment in time with my Mom and my aspiring singer daughter, Raquel that is really

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Vincent Van Gogh Flash Cards

KristinN — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:01:05 +0000

OMGoodness, I have found it! One thing I have always disliked about doing a study on artists is the fact that I have to research all the paintings they have painted or if I find a site that has 20 or more of the painting they have completed all in one place, then the pictures

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To Grade or Not to Grade

KristinN — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:18:16 +0000

That is the question. Do you give grades in your home school? There are pros and cons. Not giving grades supports a more natural approach to learning. Is your child engaged, involved and learning? If you choose to assess

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Ohio Superintendent Makes Up Law

KristinN — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:11:47 +0000

Superintendent Makes Up Law

Homeschool families in the Shelby County school district recently received a letter from the local superintendent’s office reminding them of Ohio’s legal requirements for homeschooling, which included a copy of the district’s notice of intent form. In

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California Surprising Changes in DMV Policy

KristinN — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 16:10:24 +0000

Surprising Changes in DMV Policy

This Interview Brought to You by…

KristinN — Mon, 31 May 2010 20:21:27 +0000

I love to ask my kids questions. You can learn a lot that way! Yes, I ask the traditional, "How was your day?" when an older child comes home from work, or from community college, or from a visit. But I

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Study an Artist

KristinN — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:40:16 +0000

Do you have a hard time teaching your children about artists? Have you ever thought after teaching you children about a particular artist that a week later they remember nothing? Yea, me too. One of the ways I have helped my children to remember things is either by note-booking or by lapbooking or my favorite,

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Weight Gain Joke

KristinN — Fri, 28 May 2010 21:32:34 +0000

Ok, This is probably really, really wrong to post this on a homeschooling web site, but I am going to anyway because I think it is too funny not too! besides we are all woman and we can all relate to this in one way or another. Right?

With time, women

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Used or New?

KristinN — Thu, 27 May 2010 21:26:34 +0000

Most, if not all, homeschoolers wrestle with the decision of purchasing new or used education materials. As we've traveled to conferences, we've noticed that many of you first frequent the used book sales and then look to purchase new materials to match the editions you've found at the sale. In many instances, combining used

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Mom’s Sick Day

KristinN — Tue, 25 May 2010 21:17:13 +0000

What happens when mom/teacher is under-the electric-blanket-set-on-10-and-shivering sick? If you have a substitute teacher to call (like grandma or a great friend), consider yourself lucky! You can "enjoy" a guilt-free day. But what if you don't have reinforcements to muster? Your sick day might not look like a regular Mom’s Sick Day

All Chocolate, A Fun Study

KristinN — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:00:15 +0000

You know I love chocolate. I am kind of weird and never liked it as a child, but my kids do. When I got the chance to do a study on chocolate for only a $1.00 I figured I could not loose. I have now found my favorite mini All Chocolate, A Fun Study

A Short Neurological Test

KristinN — Thu, 20 May 2010 19:13:56 +0000

Ok, so this is one of those pass it along emails you get, but I thought it was very interesting, enough so I wanted to post it here. I was very amazed at how I was able to pick out the letters and actually A Short Neurological Test

How do you cook? Bet you teach that same way!

KristinN — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:12:44 +0000

Do you rarely follow a recipe as written? Maybe you throw out the recipe altogether and start from scratch? When you teach, you probably write your own curriculum or take what you have and change it. We bet you

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Parental Rights.com

KristinN — Tue, 18 May 2010 02:07:00 +0000

As ParentalRights.com announced last week, Senator Jim DeMint on Tuesday introduced S.R. 519, a resolution urging the President not to deliver the Convention on the Rights of the Child to the Senate for its advice and consent. Now it is time to make phone calls. We need 34 co-sponsors of S.R. 519 in

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All Owsl; A Fun Study

KristinN — Sat, 15 May 2010 20:58:16 +0000

Growing up my father loved owls. That was his favorite animal. When he died I inherited several of his statues and knick-knacks of owls and they are all around my home. Now that my kids are older I think it may be time to explain exactly what these wonderful creations that my Dad was so

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Take a Walk with Your Camera!

KristinN — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:14:43 +0000

Spring is a wonderful time of year to enjoy the outdoors after being inside most of the winter. Why not take your camera (and students) on a walk? You could use this as an art activity. Next time you go for a walk or run errands, take the camera. Record your visit. What catches your eye?

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Hummingbird Copy Work & Fun

KristinN — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:36:53 +0000

You know one of the wonders of God is the hummingbird. They are an incredible creature and my kids love them. We have a humming bird feeder sitting right outside our schoolroom window. My kids wanted to learn more about these beautiful creatures so along came an amazing copy workbook all about hummingbirds. Hummingbird Copy

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Homeschool Leaders Go To Washington

KristinN — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:09:26 +0000

Homeschool Leaders Go To Washington

Will Estrada Director of Federal Relations

May 11, 2010

Eighty-three homeschool leaders spent three days in the Washington, D.C. area in April, lobbying members of Congress. These homeschool leaders represented homeschool organizations from 37 states and Puerto Rico, and came to the district as part of HSLDA’s National Homeschool Leader Summit. Held every two

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K-2 Earth and Space Science: Weather

KristinN — Sun, 09 May 2010 03:42:42 +0000

The K-2 Earth and Space Science: Weather is such a fun unit study and I have only begun to really work with it. From the moment I opened this unit study I realized that this was my kind of workbook. I like it when a company has written everything out for you and that

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