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About Homeschooling

Homeschool FAQ

Do you have questions about whether you should homeschool, or how you can? You've come to the right place. Here is an extensive list of questions and answers, with links to some of the best resources on the web. I hope to expand this lens significan...

★ Homeschool Quotes ★

WE LEARN NOT FOR SCHOOL, BUT FOR LIFE. These life-learning, life-affirming quotations will help you find the right words to explain your homeschool lifestyle to skeptics ... or help you take the homeschooling plunge ... or maybe help you remember why...

Homeschool Questions

A friend sent me an email with lots of questions about homeschooling her two children one going into jr high and the other high school. They have both always gone to public schools. It took me two days to answer them all so, I thought I turn it into...

Homeschooling Philosophy

Demystifying Homeschooling -- Some Tips

I've always enjoyed learning things--maybe because my Mom and Dad were both teachers and librarians had something to do with it, eh?  Nevertheless, I started as an English grammar and composition teacher at a parochial school on Guam (Bishop Bau...

Homeschooling - It's an Adventure!

When considering homeschooling, for many folks it is a terrifying leap into the unknown. But they might also know folks who already homeschool--by seeing the example provided by those other homeschoolers, they may get a better familiarity with what p...

Alternative Learning Systems & Experimental Education

Public schools perform much worse at edifying students than private or home schools. They are the wrong environment to facilitate learning. The excuse is public schools help students learn social skills - like how to follow orders. Primary and secon...

Do You Support the Separation of School & State?

This is the statement I agreed to when I signed the Proclamation of the Alliance for the Separation of School and State: "I proclaim publicly that I favor ending government involvement in education." I signed the Proclamation about nine years ago -...

Renaissance Education - how to study and apply classical literature

Educational endeavors, as all social activities, move from extreme to extreme like a pendulum. At the start of the renaissance there was need to redevelop appreciation of science and math after the excesses of allegorical thought within the precedin...

Curriculum Recommendations & Review

How To Choose A Homeschool Curriculum

Are you struggling with making the all important decision of choosing your homeschool curriculum?  Are you new to homeschooling and don't know where to begin?  I undertand.  There are thousands of homeschool curriculums, supplements, a...

'Five in a Row' Literature-Based Unit Studies: Easy, Inexpensive, Fun!

As an educator, mother, and homeschooler, I have a rave review for all you new (and seasoned) homeschoolers out there. Five in a Row is the best, easiest, most fun, and cheapest homeschool curriculum, guaranteed to prevent teacher/student burnout! I...

Homeschool "Curriculum" -- What To Teach... And How

The cool thing about Homeschooling is that you are not TIED or CHAINED to a curriculum determined by *Ivory-Tower* "Boards of Education" such that your children will become Bored of Education! Sure, you can buy curriculum specifically design...

Tapestry of Grace Classical Home School Curriculum

Tapestry of Grace curriculum is an award-winning, classical homeschool curriculum that you can get excited about using with your homeschooled children! This rich homeschooling curriculum can be overwhelming so here is a lens to highlight some of the...

Charlotte Mason

Nature Study -- Charlotte Mason Style

Charlotte Mason's educational philosohpy is a great fit for homeschool families who love great books, simple methods, and academic excellence. One component of a Charlotte Mason education is the regular study of nature. Nature Study has just two pa...

Artist Study -- Charlotte Mason Style

With most things CM (Charlotte Mason), once you get accustomed to her methods and they become a habit, you realize just how easy they are. Artist study is no exception. Charlotte Mason's way of studying artists is inexpensive, simple, and enjoyable. ...

Poetry in Homeschool

April is National Poetry Month. Does your homeschool language arts curriculum include the study of poetry? Whether you're striving to incorporate more poetry into your curriculum or whether you are looking for a poetry unit study, this webpage should...

Charlotte Mason Quotes

Charlotte Mason was an educator in England who lived from 1842 to 1923. Her educational philosophy, called the Charlotte Mason method, is used by many modern homeschoolers. Here is a collection of quotes by Miss Mason on these topics: How Children...

Charlotte Mason on the Bible

Charlotte Mason had a lot to say about educating children. What did she think of the Bible? Was it important to her that children read the Bible? In fact, she had high regard for Scripture and thought that all children should be familiar with its sto...

Lapbooks, Notebooks, Scrapbooks

What To Do With Lapbook Scraps

Although lapbooking is a great educational tool, it does create an abundance of scrap paper waste. This is a major turn off for some who are considering this method of education, and a source of guilt for many avid lapbookers. But good stewardship a...

Sewing Lapbook

Learn what you need to know to begin sewing (and a little about the history of sewing) as you create a sewing lapbook. A sewing lapbook is a great place to store all those facts you may need to refer back to while practicing your sewing skills. It is...

Notebooking With Younger Children

Notebooking is a great way to learn and there is no reason why it can't work just as well for younger children as it does for the older ones. There are many ways to include early learners in the notebooking experience. Here are a few tried and true m...

Notebooking

"Notebooking" is a term used to describe the process of creating a written and illustrated record of learning. Unlike other methods of education which are based on cosumable workbooks and texts, notebooking produces a journal of past educat...

Lapbooking and Unit Study Themes

This page is guide to all my other pages of lapbooking, notebooking, or unit study themes. An entire list of all my pages here at Squidoo can be found on my profile page.

Travel Schooling

Soultravelers3: Family Travel around the world inspiring education!

Inspiring family travels around the world educating, collaborating, blogging, connecting, playing violin and piano and having lots of fun!

Homeschool Travel and Field Trips Take Homeschooling To The Next Level...

Who said homeschool had to a boring reenactment of traditional school? Yes, we do bookwork, especially for language arts and math, but we use unit studies for science and social studies and find many ways to make the learning come to life.  St...

Unschooling

Unschooling Teens: Freedom And Education

Hi, I'm Andi. I wrote this lens. (In case you don't know, a 'lens' is Squidoo's name for a user-made page about a topic.) From the time I was six, I was homeschooled. From the time I was twelve, I was worldschooled. Then, this spring, I graduated....

We Are Ignorant - we only pretend to know

We view sophisticated modern knowledge and proclaim the ignorance of centuries past. What we ignore is that within a decade the sophisticated will view our ignorance with disdain. In a century the average person will be able to enumerate our errors....

Unschooling

This page is sponsored by An Unschooling Life Unschooling (a term coined by John Holt) differs from other forms of homeschooling in that it's not directed by a teacher or a curriculum.  Parents who unschool their child...

Unschooling and Whole Life Learning

Radical unschooling, or whole life unschooling, extends the philosophy of unschooling to all of life. Whole life unschoolers extend the freedom to follow one's own curiosity and desire in learning to the freedom to follow one's own lead in all of lif...

Animal-Based Unit Studies

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

How do you feel about Gray Wolves? What do you know about wolves in general? Do wolves really dress in Grandma's clothes and eat little girls? In the Wolf Unit Study you can learn about the anatomy of these fascinating canines, where they live, thei...

Baby Lamb's First Drink

It is spring. The pastures are green and lambing season is upon us. The baby lamb has just been born and the mother ewe is carefully looking after her baby. With beautiful illustrations and simple words, Beverley Randall tells the tale of a baby lam...

Acorns for the Squirrels

Thanksgiving is coming and the squirrels are counting their acorns. Read tales of squirrels who are preparing for Thanksgiving by making place mats, toilet paper tube squirrels and other Thanksgiving decorations. What will they be thankful for and w...

River Otters: Playful Friends of the Woodlands!

Learn about River Otters through games and hands-on learning centers. Decorate your classroom with a Woodlands Riverbank Theme. Learn the habits of River Otters, the food they eat and how they raise their young. You will find suggestions for both fi...

Robin in the Rain!

It's springtime and one of the most popular signs of spring is the robin. Robins, with their cheery tweets and bright red breasts stand out against the disappearing snow. Cheerio, calls the robin as the rain starts to fall. This lens is a unit stud...

Geography- & Culture-Based Unit Studies

United States Unit Study

Have you always wanted to visit exciting and exotic places, but haven't had the time or money? Well, now you can take that trip, without ever leaving your home! Hop on board the Lilliput Express as we go adventuring in the United States. Bring along...

Japan Unit Study

Have you always wanted to visit exciting and exotic places, but haven't had the time or money? Well, now you can take that trip, without ever leaving your home! Hop on board the Lilliput Express as we go adventuring in Japan. Bring along your camera;...

Native American Crafts & Activities

Experience the cultures of the first peoples of America through hands-on crafts and activities. This is a list of projects and ideas I compiled to use with my children as we study the Native Indian tribes of North America. If you have additional reso...

Traveling Through The Middle Kingdom

Have you always wanted to visit exciting and exotic places, but haven't had the time or money? Well, now you can take that trip, without ever leaving your home! Hop on board the Lilliput Express as we go adventuring in China. Bring along your camera;...

Viva la Mexico

Have you always wanted to visit exciting and exotic places, but haven't had the time or money? Well, now you can take that trip, without ever leaving your home! Hop on board the Lilliput Express as we go adventuring in Mexico. Bring along your camera...

History-Based Unit Studies

Garner Rix and the Royalton Raid - 1780

Garner Rix was just 12 when he moved with his father, pregnant mother, two sisters and three brothers from a farm in Connecticut to a log cabin on the banks of the White River, a place that would one day be called Royalton, Vermont. He helped h...

Literature-Based Unit Studies

How To Get Your Child To Love Reading: Exploring Everything in the World Through Books

The subtitle says it all! "For ravenous and reluctant readers alike: Activities, ideas, and inspiration for exploring everything in the world through books." With over 3,000 hand-picked titles and descriptions, as well as craft and storytime ideas an...

'Five in a Row' Literature-Based Unit Studies: Easy, Inexpensive, Fun!

As an educator, mother, and homeschooler, I have a rave review for all you new (and seasoned) homeschoolers out there. Five in a Row is the best, easiest, most fun, and cheapest homeschool curriculum, guaranteed to prevent teacher/student burnout! I...

Do You Know a Fancy Nancy?

Do you have a Fancy Nancy in your house? A Fancy Nancy likes sparkles and glitter, lace and tulle. No amount of jewelry is too much. Tutus, boas, and satin are the latest fashion and she will wear them anywhere. Fancy Nancy is not just for little gi...

Teaching Bible

Old Testament Bible Lessons

Your studies of ancient history start with a look at the facinating stories and peoples found in the Old Testament of the Bible. The links, project ideas, and resources found on this page will help you to bring these stories to life, making learning...

Teaching Geography

Creating Geography Treasure Boxes

While creating my geography unit study lens, I stumbled across a blog post at LaPaz Home Learning telling about the Continent Boxes she had just completed. Finally, I knew what to do with all the "artifacts" we create during our studies of different...

HOW TO USE A COMPASS – the best place on Squidoo to learn HOW TO USE A COMPASS!!

HOW TO USE A COMPASS - A round dial, an artistic face, and a magnetic needle... profoundly uncomplicated, yet this very simple device can help perform triangulations, find bearings, help you read maps more accurately, and it can even keep you from ge...

HOW TO READ A MAP

HOW TO READ A MAP is a very important bit of education to take on when you are out camping, hiking, backpacking, or for any other reason you find yourself out in the wilderness. This lens (the site you are on now) is here to help you learn all about...

Bringing the World To Your Living Room

So, you've made the decision to do a geography unit study. You've finally let go of your boring (but safe!) textbooks and made a trip to the library. But now what? Just follow these easy steps and soon you will find yourself touring the world from th...

USING A MAP AND COMPASS to Navigate Your Way

MAP AND COMPASS This is the third lens page so far, in a series about navigation. The first in this series is How to Use a Compass, and the second, How to Read a Map. As you will need to know full well how to navigate with a compass alone in order t...

Teaching History

Timelines for Homeschool

Timelines are an important complement to any homeschool history curriculum. They are especially good for visual learners because they offer a view of historical events in a pictoral way. Even very young children can use a timeline to see the span of...

History is a Story: Teaching History the Interesting Way

Welcome to Chapter 4 of Noori's Library: History is a Story, dedicated to sharing the best historical fiction and non-fiction for kids from preschool to high school and beyond.

Medieval Quest

Develop your child's love for history as you undertake a hands-on exploration of the Dark and Middle Ages. There are many exciting themes relating to this time period and a wealth of excellent literature written about it. On this page you will find l...

How to Bring Your History-Based Daydreams to Life! (Reenacting Arts Event Planning)

From start to finish, this lens offers a how-to planning guide for creating history-based group activities, for fun or for profit. Do you have a favorite era in history that you daydream about every so often?  Wouldn’t it just plain be fun...

The United States Flag

"This flag, which we honor and under which we serve, is the emblem of our unity, our power, our thought and purpose as a nation. It has no other character than that which we give it from generation to generation. The choices are ours. It floats in ma...

Teaching Language Arts

Screenwriting Book: a sweet beginning from Philip Gladwin

Philip Gladwin delivers a screenwriting book that guides you from a blank page to your first draft and he does it in a straight forward, no nonsense, easy to follow, point by point way. He is very big on planning before you begin to write and he tell...

Grammar and Parts of Speech - How Language Works!

This lens is based on lessons I taught when I was an English grammar and composition teacher and when I was teaching grammar and composition to homeschooling students. (And also from experience from my studies of linguistics and foreign languages and...

Write Out of the Box

Whether your literary ambitions include penning a unique, creative, inspired piece of word art or a guide to pruning your bushes or a letter to your Congressman, you still need a toolbox of writing resources. If you can manage to provide the words, I...

Penmanship: The Art of Teaching Handwriting

As a child I remember Mrs. Thompson, my first grade teacher, gently putting her hand over mine and guiding me in forming the letters. We wrote on green lined paper with dotted lines down the middle. After we had practice for a whole week we were allo...

Teaching Writing (and Editing) to Kids -- A Curriculum Starter

This Squidoo lens is dedicated to homeschoolers, teachers, and those wanting to learn more about writing. Selections and sites in this lens will change frequently, so it's good to return here to occasionally to check out the changes. Later offerings...

Teaching Math

Money as Debt: How Banks Loan Money They Don't Have to Make Money We Owe!

What is money? How is it created, where does it come from, what backs the printed paper we spend? This is a huge and incredibly confusing topic, especially for anyone not in the finance industry. This animated video (broken into five short segments)...

Algebra Games - The fun way to learn Algebra

One of the best ways to teach kids and make them think they are just playing is by using games. Algebra is an easy subject but the kids don't understand the basics quickly. Some kids just don't like to do it because it is hard and boring. Many parent...

Tessellations For the Classroom

The word 'tessella' is Latin for a small block used to make mosaics. A tessellation or tiling is a pattern made up of one or more shapes, completely covering a surface with no gaps or overlaps. Tessellations can be seen throughout art history, from...

K-12 Top 12 Math Homework Help Websites

These 12 websites will help your child learn math and help them with math homework. Math is the bane of many students. They (and their parents) often want to pull their hair out as the struggle through a problem or concept while doing homework. Help...

Transitioning to Living Math

Yes, it's hard. Very, very hard to set aside the workbook and orderly math progression through an outlined curriculum and shift to what seems to be a messy, random bunch of games and hands-on activities. You love the concept of living math. You know...

Teaching Poetry

Best Websites for Kids Poems

These are the best poetry websites to get kids excited about writing and reading poems -- especially during National Poetry Month in April. Kids love to read and write poems. Sometimes they struggle with choosing the right word. Or they're unsure if...

How to Write Poetry

Choose which type of poem you would like to write. This is how to do it:

Poetry in Homeschool

April is National Poetry Month. Does your homeschool language arts curriculum include the study of poetry? Whether you're striving to incorporate more poetry into your curriculum or whether you are looking for a poetry unit study, this webpage should...

Teaching Science

K-12 Top 12 Free Science Fair Projects Websites

Are you looking for science project ideas, plans and advice? Students will find hundreds of science fair projects, experiments, and help at these 12 free websites. Some help you find ideas. Some give you step-by-step instructions for conducting exper...

Chemistry - It's Elemental, Watson! What Really Makes Our World!

Aaaarrgh! You have CHEMICALS in your WATER! The other day, a door-to-door canvasser came to our house to sell us a "water filtration system"... and he said that we have to get rid of chemicals in our water. I was amused (not enough to let the guy in,...

Oceanography and Marine Biology -- a Curriculum Starter

Whether you got your first inspiration for becoming interested in Oceanology, Oceanography, and Marine Biology from watching the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau films, or reading about the Nautilus submarine in Jules Verne's book "20,000 Leagues B...

Painted Lady Butterflies

My son and I raised two Painted Lady Butterflies from caterpillars, to chrysalises, to beautiful orange, brown, black, and white Painted Lady Butterflies! In the process, we learned a great deal about butterflies! Did you know that butterflies need...

Rocks

They're all around us and, at first glance, they may seem pretty boring. But take a closer look and you'll see that there's a lot more to rocks than you might have thought. First of all, the planet we are living on is one giant rock. The Earth's out...

Preschool Math

The Cycle of the Seasons: A Calendar for Kids

As soon as one birthday is gone, the questions start: When is my birthday? How long is that? When is Christmas? How long is that? A countdown calendar is good to see how many days are left, but it doesn't help with the concept of one season following...

Skip Count, Skip Count, Count by Two's

Skip Counting is what you do when you count by 10's, 5's or 2's. All young children learn to Skip Count but did you realize that this is one of the beginning steps to learning multiplication. This lens has rhymes, songs and activities for teaching S...

The Mouse Ran Up The Clock

It's time to learn how to tell time. Here is a unit study that teaches children to tell time, understand lapse in time and the evolution of the understanding of time through history. Learn about devices for measuring time, clocks, egg timers and cal...

Preschool Language

Sign Language in Daycare School

Teaching American Sign Language (ASL) signs to infants and toddlers between the ages of 6 months to 36 months assists in the progress of communication between the parent/caregiver and child. Anytime you can communicate clearly, a conversation is mor...

How To Teach Your Preschooler To Read

Teaching your child to read can be one of the most enjoyable things you will ever do. Preschool aged children are eager to learn and have an amazing capacity to absorb information. The key is to keep it simple and keep it fun. Do a little each day an...

Preschool Unit Studies

Beep, Beep Goes the Bus

One of the most popular themes for preschoolers is transportation. Listen to the sound of a bus going beep, beep, beep. Hear the roar of the bus as it pulls up to the bus stop. Notice the hiss of the air coming from the brakes. With their bright col...

Learning With Little Critter

Using the very popular Little Critter Series of books written by Mercer Mayer, I will help you home school your child. Each lesson includes the title of the book and a series of questions and activities to expand on. Check back often as I will be add...

Learn Shapes, Numbers, Colors, and More From Little Rabbit and His Friends

Alan Baker's "Little Rabbit" series of books are some of my daughter's absolute favorites, and they are books I don't get tired of reading to her. The illustrations are beautiful and the simple, sweet stories are utterly charming. It's hard to find a...

Study & Testing

DSST Study Guides | DANTES Study Guides | Dantes Subject Standardized Tests

This lens is meant to educate you about DANTES/DSST Exams. "What are DANTES/DSST exams," you say? They are a way for you or your child to get that diploma paying less tuition and graduating in less than 4 years. Interested? Please read more...

High School Study Skills

Don't even think of trying to get A's in your exams if you don't have the basic high school study skills. If you don't know what they are or how to practice them, why not copy a successful 'A' student? Studying For Exams Made Simple is the personal...

Transcripts & Portfolios

Transcripts for Unschooling Teens

The short answer is, yes and no. YES if you want to continue your education at a college or university. There's pretty much no way to get around this at most colleges. NO if you are entering the workforce or starting your business.However, if you t...

College Portfolios For Unschoolers

The process of college admissions can be tricky, and especially for people who don't subscribe to a "school" philosophy (like unschoolers). I was an unschooler for my high school years, and I didn't even think about the college admissions process unt...

High School

Smart Kids Drop Out

There is a new trend of smart kids dropping out of high school in order to start college early. Here is your guide to Smarting Out! This article covers: deciding if Smarting Out is right for you, preparing to Smart Out, and How to make sure your Sma...

Homeschooling High School

This lens is all about homeschooling through high school. Thousands of families just like yours and mine have already successfully homeschooled highschool and so can you! The main prerequisite is simply the desire to do so. Yes, you do have to be tea...

College

Unschoolers Can't Go To College!

Hi! I'm Andi. I wrote this lens (a lens is Squidoo's word for a user-made page. You can make one too - it's free.) I'm qualified to write about unschoolers going to college because I unschooled my middle school and high school years, and ended up g...

How College Students Can Be Impressive

False. It is not "just school". It's college, and it's time to start your career - at least half of the reason you go to college is to network, make connections. There are simple things you can do to make the right impressions and keep these connect...

College Scholarships for Unschoolers

Hi! I'm Andi. I made this lens. (A 'lens' is Squidoo's word for a user-made page. You can make one too!) I'm qualified to talk about unschoolers and college scholarships because I will be attending my top-choice college this fall with 30% of the co...

Choose Your College

Choosing a college is hard. I was so confused and stressed about choosing a school that I often ended up in tears in my bed, surrounded by dozens of viewbooks. And that was before I had even visited a school! After I narrowed it down to two choices,...

Bastiat Free University: share the wealth of centuries, comprised of knowledge

Join Bastiat Free University in developing a love-of-learning platform. Bureaucratic Age one-size-fits-many education belongs in the past. Support and expand its replacement, self-tailored-learning.Explore natural educational models that will change...

Personal Stories

Why I Homeschool

One afternoon, I had a lunchtime conversation with a friend from my home church. Her son and I are about the same age. At the time of our discussion, she was a public school counselor. She began to ask me questions about why I homeschooled, you know...

Our Unschooling Journal

My 12 year old, Jasmine has been telling me that she wants to "unschool" for some time. I ran across an unschooling squidoo lens the other day which intrigued me to find out more and to pursue her wishes. Jasmine is ADHD, unmedicated, so she is up an...

I Am An Unschooler

If you enjoy this lens or find it to be useful and informative, please rate it up at the very top of the page! This was written in 1996, when my daughter was kindergarten age. She is now 16 and attends public high school, by her own choice. Eleven y...

Socialization & Self-Esteem

But what about Socialization?

When making the decision to homeschool, socialization is often one of the major concerns. Many homeschooling families believe that public and private schools with their classes divided by age, low ratio of adults to children, isolation from the comm...

Self-confidence for children

Asked that question, of all the parents I have ever spoken to, the answer is invariably, 'I want him to be happy.' Not, 'I want him to be top of the class,' or 'I want her to get into the best school.'  So what is the magic ingredient? What makes...

School Bullying Solved Instantly

Bullying at school is a problem that can be solved instantly by the simple means of not sending your child to school. This may seem like a drastic step, and may be impractical or undesirable for a variety of reasons, but it is an option which will imm...

How to Protect Your Child From Bullies

I truly believe that it is our responsibility to impart the skills of self-preservation to all of our children. My Book shows you how to do this. For 35 years I have taught kids in inner cities, African townships and rural England, have been the hea...

Homeschool Clubs & Groups

A is for ABC Club

Our homeschool group had a great time with a year-long ABC Club. Kids from age 3 to age 6, 7, and even 8 were able to have fun on equal footing whether they had already begun reading or didn't know the alphabet yet.

Picture Books

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolen

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night Written by Jane Yolen and beautifully illustrated by Mark Teague, is but one of the many great children's literary works of Jane Yolen. I love using How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night as a read aloud in my classroom becau...

Through Moon And Stars And Night Skies by Ann Turner

Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies written by award winning author Ann Turner is a wonderful story about a little child in a far away land who has no home, no mama, no papa, and who is all alone in an orphanage. On one hope filled day, the little...

On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman

The most special day to every parent is that day when their own unique little child is born into this world. It is a day of wonder and amazement, a very unique day unlike any other in their life. On this special day, to them alone, has this little pr...

THE THREE SNOW BEARS by Jan Brett

The Three Snow Bears, written by Jan BrettIs a refreshing remake of Goldilocks And The Three Bears. I don't know how anyone could possibly improve on this famous children's bed time story, but the truth is that Jan has done exactly that. This childre...

Teen & Young Adult Literature

Maximum Ride: The Series

Maximum Ride is cool. Maximum Ride is Spiderman, James Bond, Batman. Maximum Ride is a text-only comic book. As one reviewer put it, Maximum Ride is The Boxcar Kids meets The X-Men. Maximum Ride is a series of books about six flying children, inject...

Newbery Honoree Eloise McGraw

Do your kids need something new to read? You want something that spins a killer yarn, but bypasses the innuendo that lesser authors use to hook their readers. Something that tells a classic tale, without being Moby Dick-difficult to read. Something t...

Megan Whalen Turner

If you don't know who Megan Whalen Turner is, you have my deepest sympathies. Ms. Turner is only the author of one of the most brilliant book series ever written: The Thief (a Newbery Honor book) and its sequels The Queen of Attolia and The King of A...

Miscellaneous

Considering Homeschooling?

As I write this little lens I'm certainly no expert on Homeschooling. I have three children, but the older two are in public school. My youngest is 2 and I am about to embark on (what I hope to be) the wonderful world of homeschooling with her. Expe...

Top Ten Cures for the Homeschool Blahs

Despite the joy we homeschool moms find in educating our children at home, there can be boring days where it feels that we're just going through the motions. We feel it, and the children feel it too! If we don't address that boredom, lethargy can se...

Making A Yearbook For Your HomeSchool

Memories created while learning at home are just as important as those created in a traditional school enviroment and have just as much right to be preserved. Just because you are a home educator doesn't mean you can't have a school yearbook. Making...

Learning Foreign Languages -- Not As Hard As One Thinks!

After studying various foreign languages and formal linguistics for the past three decades or more, I've studied, used, and purchased a wide variety of language learning materials--some have been useful, others have been worse than useless. Using a l...

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Homeschool Freebies

Living on a limited budget AND finding funds for curriculum can sometimes be a struggle. There isn't always much left for extras. But that doesn't mean your children have to miss out. The internet is overflowing with free resources, availab...

Holiday Freebies

There are tons of freebies available online. All it takes is a printer and some common art supplies to add some fun and educational activities to your holiday routine.   Homeschool Freebie of the Day Check the Homeschool Freebie of the Day...

Games

The best in award winning educational games for the whole family!

Award Winning Games After nearly two decades as both a regular classroom, and special education teacher, I am excited to share some of my most effective teaching resources, and educational games which I am privileged to make available to you through...

kids puzzles

Welcome to kids puzzles!  Puzzles are gymnastics for the mind and the purpose of this site is twofold.  First, to feature puzzles that are of interest to kids of all ages, even those in their second childhoods.  Second, to provide a re...

Homeschooling Personalities

Teaching from the Heart

This lens will tell you about some famous and not so famous teachers, methods of teaching and ways to engage children in learning. Think about the great teachers you have known who truly care about children. They inspire children to do their best an...

John Holt: Unschooling

After teaching for several years, striving to keep children engaged and focused on what he was trying to teach, John Holt realized that children learn best when the are learning what they want to learn. He also realized that this could not be accompl...

Learning Styles & Difficulties

Dyslexiology

Should you let dyslexia be a barrier to your success? Certainly not. How do you overcome it? Dyslexiologists refuse to accept that dyslexia is a barrier to doing well. So it's difficult to spell - so what? When you're 'grown up', you won't need to be...

The Right Brained Learner

While I have long known the difference between left brain and right brain styles of learning, I have only recently begun to realize the depth of the difference between the two. Right brain learners do not simply have different strengths than left bra...

Local Resources

Free Museums in Central AZ

Are you looking for something fun to do with your kids? Do you want it to be educational as well? Are you vacationing in the Metropolitan Phoenix area? Just bored and want something to do? Then this is the place for you! Read on to learn about musuem...

Museums that are great for children in Phoenix, AZ

Here is a list of some great hands on and educational museums for kids. If you want a place to visit in the Phoenix area, these are sure fire winners! Some are free,some are small, all are entertaining. Are you visiting the valley? Be sure to check o...

How to Start Homeschooling in Las Vegas

Are you moving to Las Vegas and are you already homeschooling your children? Do you live in Las Vegas and are thinking about homeschooling? Looking for local support groups or activities in the Las Vegas area? This is the Lens for you.

Homeschooling in Seattle

A place to collect useful articles, links, and resources for Seattle and Eastside homeschooling families.

Online Learning & Teaching Resources

K-12 Education and Interactive Learning

School is migrating to the web. The impact on K-12 education is just beginning to be felt. Today's children will be the ones who revolutionize the way we learn. Online interactive content, video games, blogs, virtual worlds and wikis will all be inte...

Secular Homeschool

As a secular homeschool parent, I have found our family is in the minority of homeschooling families. A lot of the blogs, curriculums, groups and other information available to me is of a religious nature (primarily Christian). These programs are not...

Free Webware and Software for K-12 Students and Teachers

There's a rich variety of free webware and software that helps students, teachers, and homeschool parent-teachers share their learning with other students, teachers... even the world. Paper and pencil are on their way out. The typewriter is already g...

Ten free ICT resources for teachers

Teaching is hard enough without having to search the web for resources. This list of ICT resources, available free online today, will make your job easier and let you focus more of your time on teaching, that is why we got into this job, isn't it? So...

Home Education on the Internet

Homeschooling – also called home education or home school – is the education of children at home, typically by parents or guardians, rather than in a public or private school. Unschooling is a form of education in which learning is based...

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HOMESCHOOL INFO

Home education, also called homeschooling or home school, is the process by which children are educated at home rather than at an institution such as a public or private school. Prior to the introduction of compulsory school attendance in the 19th ce...

Real World Learning

Real World Learning * Already homeschooling? This page will give you resources for making your family's experience richer. * Considering homeschooling? I hope the resources here will help you make the decision. * Know someone who is planning to homesc...

Homeschooling Fun!

Homeschooling your children is a lot of work, no one is going to deny that. Homeschooling your children is also a lot of fun! There is no better way to truly get to know your children and enjoy them than by teaching them at home.   Take the drudge...

Living and Learning... Naturally!

Welcome to my home on the web where you'll find links to all my projects and favorite sites.  I'm a work-at-home, unschooling mom of two living in Central Florida.  See my bio for more info... Also check out my Usborne Books store where...

Homeschool Humor

Funny Math Videos

Here are some of the funniest math videos available on YouTube.  The first set are miscellanous videos which includes some classic Abbott and Costello.  The second group are all made by students, which is why they're at the bottom.  (J...

Homeschool Gear

'Homeschool the Revolution' T's and Gear

. . Should the state be in charge of the children and the shape of the future, or should we stand on principle and shape our children ourselves? The revolutionaries will be homeschooled! WARNING: Not for faint-of-heart homeschoolers! T-shirts and to...

Homeschool T's and Gear

Say it loud, say it proud: we homeschool and you should too! Here is where you'll find what you need to let the world know what you do and why. From lighthearted to revolutionary, you'll find a design to express your homeschool spirit. T-shirts and t...

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Homeschoolers on Squidoo

Wouldn't it be fun to know the lens you're looking at was made by a fellow homeschooler? Let's link up! Add your link here, and you'll be added as a featured lensmaster! If you know other homeschoolers on Squidoo, tell them to add their links, too!

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This lensography showcases what a sometimes-schizophrenic and sometimes-hyperfocused mind I have. Some lenses relate to others obsessively; many others are just random. That's me; what you see is what you get! For instance, right about the time I dis...

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