HomeschoolHaven
(This is the Blog of a homechooling Mom about the daily adventures and wonder of homeschooling an exhuberant kid (and his older brother before that. To make sure we cover the main curriculum basics, every day we do curriculum from a great online website that covers all the states' standards. (See Time4Learning below and soon on the Homeschool Resources page.) Plus we do the required curriculum from the wonderful Christian Light Education's CLE Homeschool Plus, which keeps all our transcripts etc. We also do daily speech therapy. Below see info on many of the other fun and important stuff we do to learn.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010:
I just found out about a great deal I wanted to share to help support my group members and homeschool followers! I recently took advantage of this myself too!
As I've probably mentioned before, I love The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine as a resource for my, and other, homeschool families. I get so much encouragement, advice, how-to's etc. from it! Well, right now if you subscribe too you can get some wonderful goodies as a bonus!
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You'll also receive some free E-Book resources worth over $70 when you subscribe--shipping is FREE to the U.S. The ones I've already seen are really great!
Plus, you'll receive the Spring issue free! Hurry, there are a limited number of bags--when they're gone, they're gone!
The FREE tote is made of poly-canvas with snap closures and shoulder-length handles. It's perfect for the library, a field trip outing, support group meeting, or homeschool convention! Its versatile design makes it the perfect bag to just throw over your shoulder and go! I can't wait to get mine!
Click the magazines link above left to get the details!
They also have another cool item right now I want to mention to you all that sounds like it could help a ton with planning. I want one! Please see "Homeschool Helpers" page (link at left.)
Please see the Easter page for some Christ-centered Easter activities and the Easter Season part of our blog. Click this picture below:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010:
Noah had a great time with his dad, beginning the construction of a working rocket with an engine today, for science. He can't wait to launch it!
We've seen some shows about rocketry, including from the NASA channel. Come back soon for more details!
Monday, March 22, 2010:
We got some proof that great field trips work today. Noah came inside with a brown rock he had discovered. He got it wet, and said he was going to paint himself like the Chumash Indians used to do. He learned that firsthand more than a year ago on a field trip with his brother, where they got to paint beards on themselves. So hand=on teaching really sinks in! Yay!
Feb. 27, 2010:
We've been learning about Chile and their unfortunate earthquake. One place to visit to learn more is CNN (please click earthquake pic to left to go there.) Noah is very eager and hopeful that our site's fundraiser for recent earthquake victim's relief (both Chile and Haiti) will be successful. (Please see Dollar Store page, link at far left.) He wants so badly to help them, and even donated the money he's saved up to the cause.
As a tie-in we've also been learning about South America a little in general, and the animals of the rainforest there. Plus, we saw a fantastic "reality" documentary on Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) about a trip to visit the Waonobi Tribe. They used to be the most vicious tribe anywhere and killed 6 of 10 of their own people not to mention people who dared to come near them, including 5 missionaries about 50 years ago. But 2 of those missionaries' wives went to live with them afterward, and turned them to God and living peacefully (for the most part.) So though they partially still in the stone age, they happily welcomed the friends and family of the missionaries who recently made the difficult trek to visit them in the Amazon and live as they do, spear fishing, blow dart hunting, you name it.
Jan. 29. 2010:
Rare Wolf Moon to be Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of 2010 Tonight!
Even though he's been sick a couple days with a cold, Noah's excited because tonight is a rare occurence, sometimes called a "Wolf Moon." Here's a great link to tell you all about it, then rush outside to take a look when it's time at your end of the world. Noah just ran in exhuberantly to proclaim that it's rising here, and it's huge! Sorry I didn't tell you earlier, but I didn't know 'til just a little bit ago. Happy moon gazing! We'll do some activities about the moon tomorrow. (Please click moon for lot's info about it.)
Jan. 23,2010:
I found out about a homeschooling family that needs help,that will allow you to get a great deal on tons of great homeschool resources at the same time:
Help a Homeschool Family!
TheEstes family is having a huge fire sale to help them meet their financial needs. To learn more about them visit their blog. (Just click the picture at right.)
While there, you can go down a few paragraphs to the part of their blog where they have the link for apackage of homeschool goodies worth hundreds, simply for a donation of at least a certain amount.
Jan. 2, 2010:
Happy New Year! We're counting our blessings from 2009 and writing many down to look at in years to come, praising God for all of them. We pray everyong has a blessed 2010!
My daughter graduates from High School this year so she made this beach picture with her friend a while back. I thought this greeting was perfect to wish you all a great 2010! Just click on it!
For Lot's MORE homeschool ideas, see our Homeschool Blog 2009 page:please click this pic:
and our other pages including "Holidays" and "Homeschool Helpers" (see links at left.)
