What do you do if you have a child who doesn’t really seem to be interested in anything in particular?
If television is allowed in the house - does your child have a favorite show? Watch it with them, see what it’s about and talk about the show afterward. Ask them questions such as who is [...]
Category Archives: homeschool
Getting Kids Interested
28-Jun-08Homeschooling the Early Years
28-Jun-08One goal for the early years is to make sure the kids are reading well and developing an understanding for math concepts. Reading stories and doing fun activities related to a theme is a great way to add excitement to a child’s learning experience. ‘School work’ really isn’t needed for kids to get a great [...]
Announcing EcoBrain!
17-Jun-08
EcoBrain is a new site for digital downloads offers a freebie (and paper free!) book of the week.
EcoBrain focuses on educating people of all ages about the environment. EcoBrain offers titles about cooking, green architecture, composting, farming, gardening, environmental science and kids books too. Visit EcoBrain.com this week and download “The Monkey Thief,” by Aileen [...]
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading
27-May-082008 Summer Reading at Barnes & Noble for grades 1-6 with Andrew Clements.
Kids can earn a free book when they read 8 books this summer. They use the Summer Reading Journal and parent signs the journal when it’s complete. The kids completed journal is returned to local Barnes & Noble store between May 29th & [...]
Kit Kittredge
26-May-08Journalism with Kit - Grades 3-5: Fun End-of-the-Year Lessons, Activities & Printables. This standards-based educational program was created by Scholastic in conjunction with American Girl and Picturehouse. Inspired by the major motion picture Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, these free lessons and printables reinforce your students’ observation and deduction skills. The program also champions Kit’s [...]
Children’s Garden
21-May-08Children’s Garden Want your children or grand children to get a start in the garden? It is a great place to spend time together. You are outdoors, away from television and video games, plus you don’t have to spend a lot of money to have a lot of fun. Gardening with children can be a [...]
Girls Golf Free
21-May-08Women’s Golf Month June 1 - June 30, 2008
Join in for a month-long series of fun and exciting golf and golf-related activities
designed exclusively for women, including Free golf lessons and clinics, Golf rules and etiquette seminars and more.
Now in its fourth year, American Express Women’s Golf Month is a precedent-setting collaboration of the top U.S. [...]
Women Are Scientists
21-May-08Women Are Scientists is a series of free video presentations that showcases successful female scientists in their respective specialties, and informs students about educational requirements, rewards, and challenges of careers in the biomedical sciences. Each video presentation gives a detailed view of three women scientists, from various backgrounds, as role models for their particular career. [...]
Verb - It’s What You Do
21-May-08Activity ideas and resources you can d/l some and also send away for stuff. The program was initiated to increase and maintain physical activity among youth ages 9-13.
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Timelines
18-May-08Timeline tools and samples
Creating a Time Line Book
Picture of a Charlotte Mason style timeline book
Timeline Book Instructions - Instructions for making a timeline book, set up like the Book of the Centuries.
Make a Personal Timeline
Timeline Sample Ideas
Time Line Maker Make your timeline horizontal or vertical.
Historical Timeline Figures samples you can print and use.
Create a timeline [...]
