The Sale of Children’s Books to be BannedBy Heather Idoni— Oh, how I wish this were a joke! But it is a grim and looming,almost Orwellian, reality. Effective February 10th, in the United States, the sale ofall children’s books (books intended for children ages 12 andunder) is to be PROHIBITED. Every single book printed priorto the ruling is affected, whether new or used. New books inproduction are required to include a “lead-free” certificationand will be the only books that are legal to offer for sale. What does this mean to the homeschooling family? Well, for one, curriculum fairs across the…
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School Express is currently offering all 170+ of their thematic units and all 380+ of their e-workbooks for free. I’m not sure how long this will last, so I’m working on downloading lots of goodies. In addition to the units and workbooks, they offer many different free activities such as making quizzes, spelling worksheets, math worksheets, awards and much, much more.
Chilly Trophy Day
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The final soccer game of the 2008 season was very chilly, in the 30s. We were all bundled up and many of us couldn’t sit still as it was just too cold. The kids played well, and Munchkin’s team ended their season with a win. After the game, they had the trophy ceremony for the kids. Munchkin’s coach was a teenage girl. This was her first year coaching (she also played at her own age level), and she did an amazing job with the kids. The kids all enjoyed her being their coach. Now, Munchkin is moving on to basketball…
BFS #110: Computers Help People Help People
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Assignment:Share some of your favorite homeschooling sites. The only “rule” for this assignment is that you have to list at least one “free” site. Many homeschooling families have made the choice to live on very little income to do what they believe is best for their children and I want everyone to be able to benefit from this assignment. If you have other sites that are “paid” sites, feel free to include these also as it might be something someone would really appreciate. If you feel led, share your curriculum choices with us. I always love to learn what is…
BFS #109: We Bring Good Things to Life
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History was never my favorite subject in school. Even with a good history teacher, I always found it dry. I was not looking forward to teaching history, but a funny thing happened along the way… History started to come alive as we started our journey into our nation’s past. We are blessed to live in a history rich area. We can visit battlefields where Daddy brings the battles to life. He points out trenches and areas that would be good places to attack. We take guided tours of historical sites, and Munchkin becomes a junior park ranger for the day.…