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New to Homeschooling? Begin Reading
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- Beginning to Homeschool
Education is not the filling of a pail,
but the lighting of a fire
-- W. B. Yeats
- Start With Where You Are
- What is Homeschooling?
- Why Homeschool?
- First Comes Mom
- Homeschooling Families
- Planning the Best Homeschooling Education
What Next for California Homeschoolers?
Long Family Case Development - 7/13/08
As you might have heard, there have been some important developments in the Long family's case. We have been told that the father's counsel will immediately make the appellate court aware of this development. They will move to dismiss the petition pending in the court of appeal on the ground that the petition is now moot.
Using Movies to Start a Study
Kit Kittredge: American Girl - 7/4/08
Ann Zeise reviews the movie, and offers unit studies ideas to help chidren understand the Great Depression.
Use Homeschooling as a Way to Keep Fit
Keeping Mom Fit While Homeschooling - 6/11/08
Finding time to exercise with kids around all day every day can be a mighty big challenge. How other moms find time to get some exercise in each homeschooling day.
Homeschooling Summer Camp
Summer Camp at Home
KIDS
If going off to summer camp has all the appeal of going to a
boarding school, here are some wild suggestions of ways you can
have a tame camp experience at home and in your nearby community.
Homeschool Summer Camps
Not always held in the summer, many take advantage of lovely
fall weather and uncrowded camping areas. Many homeschool associations
and support groups also hold camps for members. Signups are usually in the summer.
Michigan Homeschoolers Face Legislative Challenge
House Bill 5912
According to the language of the bill, the right to home school will "exist only if the child's attendance is appropriately reported to public school officials." Information on how to contact your state representative and send them a message you will not stand for this!
Share Your Greatest Achievements with Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods Calls on Young People to Take Action and Join the First Fist Pump Challenge - 5/28/08
"Building on my father's legacy, I am challenging children to make a difference in the world and to reach higher and farther than they ever imagined," Woods said.
Recycle Your Used Curriculum
Used Curriculum
Updated page full of new places to donate, swap or sell your previously read, but still in good condition homeschool materials. These are also excellent resources for frugal families looking for great deals!
Free Homeschool Planner and Recording Spreadsheet for 2008 -2009
My Excel
spreadsheet planning template for the homeschool year 2008 - 2009. Plan and track your curriculum used, educational projects, books read, and more. For more information
about this planner and other available homeschooling planners,
please visit my Homeschooling Records and Reports page.
New Book for Homeschool Co-op Members and Leaders
What to Know Before You Join a Homeschool Co-op - 5/13/08
Carol Topp discusses some of the disadvantages of co-oping.
A to Z Home's Cool Goes Solar
A to Z Now Produced by Sunbeams - 4/20/08
Our homeschool internet business goes Green. Solar panels installed April 2008. Other green improvements.
Public Relations Basics
The Homeschooling Image: Public Relations Basics - 4/7/08
A free ebook version of Mary Griffith's The Homeschooling Image: Public Relations Basics, originally published in 1996. Updated in 2008. Pass it along to those in your support groups. Mary not only explains about talking with the press and to radio talk show hosts, but also the ins and outs of putting on a workshop or being part of a conference. It also could help the ordinary new homeschool mom just trying to explain what she's doing to her mother-in-law or the grocery clerk!
Where do homeschoolers get curriculum?
- Look right --> to see what our wonderful sponsors have to offer!
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Those designing their own custom homeschooling program will like these.
- See what our Top 10 Homeschool Books have for curriculum ideas!
These are our top selling homeschooling books, essential for your home library. Updated Quarterly.
- Check our Curriculum Shopping
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- Check our A2Z Homeschooling Classifieds,
especially when cleaning out your old home education curriculum.
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Come enjoy our homeschooling chats in our A2Z Homeschool Chat Room. This page has our hosted chat schedule, when your favorite homeschool moms are in there to answer questions. Do not worry! This chat application is so easy anybody can use it! Sign in with any name or screen name you'd like. No registration. Nothing to download. Click on the "?" to get tips on using the features.
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