August 25, 2009
Homeschoolers have Style! Lots of it, in all kinds of flavors.
With the freedom homeschooling affords, comes individual style. We can afford to experiment, jump around, take a leisurely path through phonics, or whatever suits our family best.
Check out these styles!
Proactive
ChristineMM of The Thinking Mother shares thoughts about unique classes taught by subject matter experts that homeschoolers can take advantage of in her article The Thinking Mother: Homeschool Filmmaking Class for My Kids This Fall.
Shannon tells of her experience with filing a “notice of intent” to homeschool: Get this . . . posted at Mountaineer Country.
If you’ve wondered why public schools don’t teach based on skill level instead of age, Susan Gaissert writes about how that may be changing in: Who is Leading When It Comes to Educational Innovations? posted at The Expanding Life.
Elena LaVictoire presents A few tips for Ohio homeschoolers posted at My Domestic Church.
If you’ve given some thought to a homeschool name or ID cards, Beverly has some tips in “Do You Name Your Homeschool?” at Beverly’s Homeschooling Blog.
Barbara, from Barbara Frank Online, motivates us with some encouragement for the new school year in Fasten Your Seat Belts…..
And Christine gives us her take on planning the school year and juggling paperwork in Planning the School Year at Our Curious Home.
Playful
Need a fun, make-at-home, game to liven up your school drills? Kris presents Giant Board Game posted at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
Kaye presents Rainy Day + Chuck E. Cheese = Happy Grandkids & Grandparents! posted at SandwichINK.com. “Chuck E. Cheese can be a great “friend” to grandparents who help with their grandkids’ homeschooling programs!”
Summer presents A Day In Our Homeschooling Life posted at Wired For Noise.
Beautiful
In How to Educate for Beautiful Results, posted at Pajama School Blog, Natalie Wickham shares the importance of identifying and working on the parts that ultimately contribute to a whole education.
Make sure to check out these great art ideas: Julie Moses presents Follow the Yellow Brick Road- More Oz projects! posted at Kids Art Projects and Lessons at Ms. Julie’s Place. “Just a few projects to get us going somewhere over the rainbow!”
Annette Berlin presents 37 Ways To Share Crafts With Kids posted at Craft Stew. “If you love crafting, chances are good you want to share that love with your children. Here are some easy (and frugal) ways to help your child also develop an interest in crafting.”
Studious
Kathy presents her review of Andrew Peterson’s North! Or Be Eaten: The Wingfeather Saga Book 2: Homeschool Review posted at Homeschoolbuzz.com Reviews.
Dave Roller presents Reading Programs posted at Home School Dad. “I wanted to share some of the reading programs my children have been participating in.”
Amanda gives an in-depth look into the history of the atomic bombs dropped at the end of WWII in The Daily Planet » Blog Archive » The “Little Boy” Was Dropped posted at The Daily Planet.
Stephanie shares her excitement about learning Latin for the first time together with her children in I Am Just The Lead Student, That’s All at All About Homeschool.
Ruby shares her insight into using computers, the internet, and online learning to have a positive impact in schooling with one article at Freehold2 called “Internet as a Teaching Tool” and another titled “Online Learning Benefits” at School’s Out.
Adventuresome
Need some ideas for field trips? Kristen Hamilton presents A Day in the Life – Field Trips posted at A Day in the Life – Homeschool Blogger.
If you’re trying to plan for fun AND learning this fall, check out this post: The Family presents What to do, what not to do posted at Once Upon a Family.
Lynda at The Adventures of A Princess and the Bear writes Bear’ Geography: “about our doing geography and learning the continents with literature and lapbooking. We are making an apple pie in this post, to go along with the book, How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
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John shares thoughts along with the inspirational story of a Zac, a homeschool teen who sailed around the world alone. He writes Home School Encourages Independence In Learning and Life at Independent Learning and Home Schooling. He says, “Rather than isolating students, home school encourages students to develop independence in the way they handle the way they live and the way they learn.”
Amy shares her summertime adventures in Summer Time Learning posted at Kids Love Learning.
We can all empathize with Janine at Why Homeschool who writes about struggles with starting backup with school in “Not Quite Ready to Start School.”
Successful
Margaret writes about her plans for not teaching history this school year at Semi-Schooling History posted at Two Kid Schoolhouse
Barbra Sundquist presents Do You Need to Get Angry Before Anyone Listens? posted at Barbra Sundquist. “Have you ever found yourself thinking, “Why is it that I have to get angry to get what I want?”
Lynn shares her successful first week of school along with some great resources, ideas, and links. Check out First Week of School Done! posted at Eclectic Education – Homeschool Blogger.
Ben presents 7 Ways to Save Money on Back to School Shopping posted at Money Smart Life.
Scott Palat presents Parental Involvement Affects the Academic Success of Children posted at TutorFi.
Freestyle – a bit of everything
Susan Ryan presents Open Education – It’s the Learning that Counts posted at Corn and Oil. “There are many high quality, free learning resources available for homeschoolers, including MIT’s free online courses.”
Shelly presents Vintage Video – Jay Can Do It posted at Homemade Homeschoolers. “This episode of Vintage Video – Jay Can Do It – is part of the Homemade Homeschoolers Podcasts. The post includes thoughts about the difference between how non-homeschoolers define “socialization” and how we at Homemade Homeschoolers define it. We hope you enjoy!”
And if you haven’t settled into a homeschooling style yet, check out Choosyhomeschooler’s article PURLs of Wisdom Blog » Choosing a Teaching Style or Homeschooling Method posted at PURLs of Wisdom Blog.
Help Aimee out with some new lunch ideas as she shares hers in Homeschool Talk: School lunches at Aimee’s Land.
Experimental
If you haven’t done the soda bottle and Mentos experiment, you’re in for some fun. See how Lara DeHaven did it in A Homemade Geyser posted at Texas Homesteader. My boys are itching to do this!
And if you need some ideas to let your enjoyment and study of nature branch out into other science topics, check out Katie Glennon and her article: Using Nature Study to Study all Areas of Science posted at Katie’s Homeschool Cottage.
Grateful
Leah at The Courtney Six shares Just In Case I Haven’t Mentioned It Lately…: “My thoughts on why I’m so glad we homeschool.”
Amy at Raising Arrows presents “The Shame On Me Sea“. The homeschooling parent’s life is often fraught with guilt. Amy writes about her own personal struggle to stay out of the Shame On Me Sea.
I’m grateful, too!
I hope you enjoyed this edition of the Homeschool Carnival. Thank you for all your contributions!
Please take a moment to comment and/or spread the word by posting to your blog, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Next week the carnival will be held at Home Grown Mommy.com and submissions are due Monday, Aug. 31st at 6 pm. Visit here to submit your post.
Or if you’d like to peruse previous editions, they are listed at Why Homeschool.
Thank you again to all those who took the time to submit posts and share!
— Misty
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