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Granola Mom 4 God: Apologia Live Retreat Giveaway

A unique giveaway.  A retreat for moms.  A time of restoration, fellowship, and encouragement.  What is Apologia Live?  A retreat.  I would almost call it a massage for your brain and heart. Why would you want to win this giveaway?  It is an opportunity to attend a retreat designed to encourage and support homeschool moms. I’m sold.  Sign me up. But it gets better. Why would you want to go?  This retreat will allow you “to celebrate the journey of homeschooling, wifehood, and being...

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Date: 2011-09-12 19:46:00
Website: Granola Mom 4 God

Related topics : how to be a homeschool teacher / why not to homeschool / how to go about homeschooling

Teach Beside Me: Saturday Homeschool Support- Books to Read

Last week I started my Saturday Homeschool Support series.  I am going to do a series of these posts to help those who are new to homeschooling, or those who are trying to decide if it is the right path for them.  Today I want to focus on books that have helped or influenced me. 

One of first book I read about homeschooling was A Thomas Jefferson Education, by Oliver DeMille.  It is a fabulous book and really started me out with a great vision of homeschooling.  It talks about preparing...

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Date: 2011-11-26 19:14:00
Website: Teach Beside Me

Related topics : how to be a homeschool teacher / books on homeschooling / books about homeschooling

How to Teach Homeschool Science When You Are Not a Physics or ...

How to Teach Homeschool Science When You Are Not a Physics or Chemistry Expert

Teaching science is a daunting task for lots of homeschooling parents. Let’s face it, science classes like physics or chemistry can be very technical and many parents worry they don’t have the knowledge base to teach these subjects properly. Relax!

First of all, kids (and that includes you, at some point in your past) are natural scientists. Don’t worry about your ability to teach complex subjects, stimulate or...

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Date: 2011-11-20 13:10:20
Website: Homeschooling Help

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An Argument Against Homeschooling - Homeschool - Families.com

by Andrea Hermitt | More from this BloggerIn The Article Homeschooling: The Bad and the Ugly, Greg Laden lays out what he believes are the problems with homeschooling. In fact, he feels homeschooling is so bad, in fact, that he says, "If I had to choose right now, I would prefer to eliminate home schooling completely rather than let it continue with these problems." Although in his defense, he says that if these problems can be addressed openly and honestly, then maybe homeschooling can be...

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Date: 2007-04-27 14:00:31
Website: Homeschool Blog

Related topics : how to be a homeschool teacher / how to do home school / how to go about homeschooling

Complete Abeka Homeschool Curriculum - Great for Earlier Elementary

Homeschooling mom of four shares how Abeka homeschool curriculum works with her family. Read her review... I began homeschooling 6 years ago. I had no previous teaching experience and I was not homeschooled. I chose Abeka homeschool curriculum because I wanted something to guide me every step of the way and to give my children a complete education. It was a bit overwhelming at first as I tried to implicate every instruction and assignment, but I soon began to modify it to our needs. The...

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Date: 2011-10-21 05:19:07
Website: Homeschool Savings Blog

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Homeschool For Our Preschooler – Getting Started

Homeschool For Our Preschooler – Getting Started

Our daughter is a very active, outgoing and strong-willed 4 year old who has recently been really having some discipline and attitude issues.  After some time and prayer I came to realize that this change in behavior has a lot to do with mommy always being “busy” and not setting time aside for her.

Confession

I knew that I was failing terribly at spending quality time with her.  It was starting to show in her attitude and behavior.  I...

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Date: 2011-05-19 04:41:10
Website: Another New Season

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Homeschool App Review: Simplex Spelling HD

App Name: Simplex Spelling HD - Learn How To Spell Dolch Sight Words With Reverse Phonics

Overall Rating: 5/5

There is also a free lite version containing 50 entirely new words that you can download here to try this app before buying.

Reviewed on: iPod and iPad

Simplex Spelling HD contains 220+ commonly used English words (starting with ‘hi’ and ending with ‘together’) that are normally taught as “sight words”.  These words can be learned phonetically however, and Simplex...

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Date: 2011-09-09 06:02:43
Website: Apps for Homeschooling

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Homeschool Science

Homeschool Science

When thinking about homeschool Science many parents immediately think that they need a curriculum to be able to teach Science. For older grades there are some great resources that you can use to help your child learn all the Science he/she will need to know.For preschool and even most of the way through elementary school, I believe that you can use picture books to teach Science. My children have learned a tremendous amount from picture books and I wanted to share some of our...

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Date: 2010-06-17 12:58:41
Website: Homeschool Help and Resources

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New law gives homeschoolers more respect, freedom by The Editor ...

The law also does away with a requirement that the superintendent visit each homeschool home every year, as well as reducing other paperwork and allowing parents to teach their children driver’s education.

Duluth resident Erica Gagnon, who has homeschooled for nine years, said she was somewhat surprised the law passed because of what appears to be a prevailing opinion that homeschoolers do not offer the same benefits as schools.

“A lot of people are concerned about the lack of structure and...

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Date: 2011-08-13 15:59:46
Website: Utmost Way Magazine

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Frequently Asked Questions « CHER Homeschool Support Blog

Here are a few Frequently Asked Questions we get at CHER. Hopefully you will find this information helpful.

Do you have a storefront?

Yes! We have one store in Calgary, AB and we welcome you to come visit us if you’re in the area. Our address is:

108 1289 Highfield Cres SE

Yes! We have agreements with many school boards in Canada that allow you to use your PO directly with CHER. Because each board has its own procedure the process is different for each one. If you have any questions about...

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Date: 2011-03-31 17:06:36
Website: CHER Homeschool Support Blog

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