Category: Homeschool

When your doorbell rings and you see a little boy standing patiently with a pamphlet in his hand, do you cringe?  Do you dread the first week of school, knowing each of your children are going to come home with catalogs filled with overpriced gift wrap and trinkets to raise money for their schools?  Are you tired of buying popcorn and cookies, that provide only nickels towards the organization?

If all of those questions were answered with a resounding yes, there is another fundraising option to bring up to your PTA or Organization leaders.

Equal Exchange Organic & Fair Trade Fundraising.

Preschool’s favorite scientist, Sid, is starring in a brand new book, Everybody, Move Your Feet! (May 11, 2010).  This book is published by HarperCollins and is part of their Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Science Collection, which introduces basic science concepts to young children to help satisfy their curiousity about how the world works.

When Sid decides to sit and watch tv all weekend, he learns that there’s a problem with his idea. 

One of the things I appreciate about being able to homeschool, is the ability to step outside the box with our curriculum and teach life skills.

Something that I feel is important for all families to learn is how to be Fire Smart.  I know a lot of elementary school children visit fire stations or have fire fighters visit their school for presentations, but how many parents follow up with what’s sent home with their kids?  I know I never did when Amber was in public school.

By using online resources, I have been able to approach fire safety on a personal level, adjusted accordingly for our home. 

The whole family should be able to spot fire hazards in the home.  So walk around from room to room, see if you’re children recognize the potential for where fires could start.  Candles left out on wooden surfaces, or places where they could get knocked over, space heaters too close to curtains, or a frayed electrical cord. 

Shakespeare for children?!  What a lofty idea.  Yet Cass Foster and Lynn G. Johnson have found a way that not only teaches young minds about The Bard, but engages them while doing it too!

Shakespeare To Teach Or Not To Teach: A Teacher’s Manual, can be used with elementary to high school students, and is suitable for use in classroom, drama club and homeschool settings.  Teachers and parents need not be anxious over teaching Shakespeare anymore.

You may have heard or already seen the movie adaptation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid that opened in theaters on March 19th, but do you know the steps that landed it there?

Jeff Kinney, author of the popular book series takes kids on a surprising journey through the process of making a book into a movie in The Wimpy Kid Movie Diary.  He starts with the original movie pitch and explores all the work that it takes from there to get to the test screening.