I have been asking friends for their Christmas traditions, ’cause we want to start some basic traditions….or at least do some basic things each Christmas that the family will enjoy without getting too complicated or too expensive. Here are some of the ideas that I found while searching on-line and talking to friends. Enjoy!! Also, feel free [...]
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Science Experiment: Cell Phone Popcorn
Posted in Ideas, Science, Video, tagged Home Education, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, popcorn, Science, science experiment on July 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Pop Corn téléphone portable micro-ondes Uploaded by sassiere
Amazing INTERACTIVE Map of the Stars
Posted in FREE STUFF, Ideas, Resources, Science, tagged Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, star gazing on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Teleportation and traveling at hyperspeed would be fabulous, but even when we were children, such science-fiction staples struck us as probably, well, impossible. Still, we always imagined that someday we really could have the galactic maps that pop up at the touch of a button in shows like Star Trek. And now, thanks to the [...]
FREE “Melty Bead” Project PDF
Posted in Art, FREE STUFF, Ideas, Resources, tagged Art, FREE, Home Education, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling on April 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“Melty Beads” or Perler Beads are small beads that you can assemble, iron (hence, the term “melty beads”) and they fuse together to make lovely art. I got all of these lovely patterns at the Perler Bead Website - - please go check out their; it is fantastic – – I just put some of them in PDF Format for convenience. [...]
In Honor of Earth Day
Posted in Book Swap, Ideas, Resources, tagged Book Swap, earth day, Home Education, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, recycling on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I just found out about SwapTree, SwapSimple and TitleTrader- – a site where you can swap your books, CD’s, DVD’s, and other media materials. Previously, I have posted about book swap sites: BookMooch, FrugalReader, PaperbackSwap and Whatsonmybookshelf. I have absolutely LOVED using the book sites – – they have provided us with reading materials that we [...]
Book Series
Posted in Ideas, Literature, Resources, tagged Bruce Coville, Home Education, Home School, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Moongobble and Me, Reading on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My daughter and I have just finished listening to book 2 of 3 in the Moongobble and Me series by Bruce Coville. It is a 3rd grade level book; however, while listening to it, I know that younger children will be able to comprehend it. The lessons are very cool – – and worthy of [...]
Cookbooks for Kids
Posted in Ideas, Resources, tagged Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Ideas, Resources on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Gold Medal Flour (from Betty Crocker) is offering TWO different cookbooks for kids. According to the PDF Order Form, you can only order until December 31, 2008. Each book is only $3.99. The Alpha-Bakery Children’s Cookbook “The Alpha-Bakery Children’s Cookbook teaches kids the ABC’s of cooking. Inside you’ll find recipes for breads, cakes, cookies, desserts, main [...]
Book Sale Finder Site
Posted in Book Swap, Ideas, Resources, tagged Book Swap, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Ideas, Resources on March 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While tag-surfing, I ran across yannatopia’s blog about Book Sales. In her blog, she included a link to a site where you can look up the Book Sales in your area. Here it is, Book Sale Finder Site
Book It! For Homeschoolers…..
Posted in Ideas, Resources, tagged Book It!, Home Schooling, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Ideas, Resources on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As of February 14, 2008, Book It! (r) has opened it’s enrollment to Homeschoolers!! YEAH!! Thank You, Book It! You can enroll NOW for the 2008/2009 school year. All the festivities kick off ono October 1, 2008. I don’t wanna have to wait until then, in order to reward Boo for all her hard work. [...]
FREE Audio Book and Written Book Resources On-Line
Posted in FREE STUFF, Ideas, Resources, tagged Book, FREE STUFF, Home School, Homeschool, Homeschooling, Resources on February 22, 2008 | 6 Comments »
I was thinking that it would be really neat to share resources, by subject. It can take HOURS and HOURS to find just that right thing. Maybe this can help to eliminate some unnecessary searching time. Audio Books BookPals Story Online http://www.storylineonline.net/ At this time (2.22.2008), there are 21 books that are available. Most of [...]
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- How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin June 1, 2012A Just So Story by Kipling. Why is the Rhinoceros so wrinkly and so grumpy?bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Astropup and the day of the cat May 22, 2012The Cat People have a secret agent working inside the space centre. He is planning to guide in a team of ninja cat commandos to assassinate the Parrot Major. The Parrot learns of the plot and flies into a panic. Only Astropup can save him.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Marvin the Mole and the Queen’s Jubilee May 16, 2012We mark the Queen's Jubilee with a charming poem about a mole who pops up at her garden party.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Katie and the Giants May 8, 2012Katie's mum, who knows lots of wonderful stories, tells her about the Giants and the Gods to explain something important about life.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Chap 19, Wonderful Wizard of Oz May 8, 2012Dorothy and her friends are attacked by the Fighting Treesbertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Chap 18, Wonderful Wizard of Oz May 7, 2012Away to the South. Dorothy asks the Winged Monkeys if they can help her get back to Kansas.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Katie and the Witch’s Swap (Free) April 23, 2012Katie and her best friend Isis decide to swap their lives for the day.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Song: Wine Dark Sea April 15, 2012A haunting and romantic song about Jason and Medea, to go with the story of the Golden Fleece.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Jason and Medea Part Four: the Escape April 15, 2012The final part of Jason and Medea., the story of the golden fleece. Jason must sow the field of Ares with dragons teeth which will jump up into an army of skeleton men. Then Jason and Medea must escape. And there is a twist in the end of the tale.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
- Song: Upstart Greek April 9, 2012An uptempo, amusing song about Jason and the Golden Fleece. We hope you will find this fun ! The words are a bit of a tongue-twister.bertie@storynory.com (Storynory)
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