Using Children's Art Programs to Enhance a Homeschool Education
It is important to develop an appreciation for art and creativity in your child. Encouraging artistic talents helps a child expand their motor skills, enhances their retention and learning ability, and can build excellent hand-eye coordination. As children grow, it promotes a maturity and appreciation not seen in those who haven't been exposed to children's art programs. If you homeschool your child, it may be difficult to find the time to teach the elements of artistic expression. Since much o... Read more...
Making Books With Children in Your Homeschool
Making books with children in my homeschool is one of the most enjoyable pastimes I know. ...
Homeschooling - Seven Ways Guaranteed to Improve Your Child's Handwriting
Do you find yourself cajoling, wheedling, demanding and insisting on handwriting practice?...
Mr. Pointy Nose
Once upon a time, there lived a happy family in a great wood: Mother and Father, Brother...
Socialization Opportunities For The Homeschooled Child
Perhaps the biggest concern your family and friends will express when you tell them that...Making Books With Children in Your Homeschool
Making books with children in my homeschool is one of the most enjoyable pastimes I know. It creates a language-rich environment, encourages better reading skills and fir... Get a Jump Start on Life! Early College Boosts Opportunity for Homeschooled Teens
It was “Pomp and Circumstance” once more this spring as we attended another college graduation. This time, my 19-year-old son was graduating with his bachelor’s d... Theater & Film
A Way with Words or Say What? Students use drawing and pantomime to analyze words and phrases invented by Shakespeare. Live from Antiquity T...Homeschooling - Seven Ways Guaranteed to Improve Your Child's Handwriting
Do you find yourself cajoling, wheedling, demanding and insisting on handwriting practice? A child can be resistant to practice because some small changes are needed to m... Strategies for Educating Children with ADD/ADHD
Children with ADD/ADHD (hereafter referred to as ADHD) are creative, energetic, imaginative, and resourceful people. They have a wonderful spirit and you wouldn’t tra... Blogs for Kids
Flush out the writer in children. Blogging could draw out a young writer and open doors to their future. Consider encouraging your child to start blogging!
Children lo... Socialization Opportunities For The Homeschooled Child
Perhaps the biggest concern your family and friends will express when you tell them that you are going to homeschool is how your children are going to learn to socializ... Science Lesson Resources
The Lesson Plans Page - Science Lesson Plans, Science Ideas, & Science ... This section of The Lesson Plans Page contains science lesson plans, science...Homeschool News
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A must read...from Secular Homeschooling, Issue #7, July/August 2009There are plenty of people who will tell you the cons of homeschooling. People who have never homeschooled, never plan to, and are terrified of the very idea of that kind of autonomy will be more than happy to tell you everything that could possibly go wrong with homeschooling: your kids won't learn what they need to; your kids won't learn anything at all; your kids will learn plenty but they won't get into college; your kids will learn and will be accepted by a wonderful university, but won't be able to afford to go because you won't have any money because you spent all that time homeschooling them instead of selling your soul to the corporate devil; your kids will learn and will go to college, but will be bizarre asocial freaks who are only good at things like retaining information and writing original papers because they have no idea how to relate to their fellow human beings. |
Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline
is an interactive timeline of events marking more than 200 years of our constitutional his...
Calendars Through the Ages
looks at the astronomical basis of calendars, the history of our (Gregorian) calendar, and...
Tides of Change Video Series
examines oceans and how they affect earth’s climate. Videos focus on six topics: the wat...
Aquarius Mission Education: Salinity Patterns & the Water Cycle (K-12)
Aquarius Mission Education: Salinity Patterns & the Water Cycle (K-12) Scheduled to l...
