Pukeko On Homeschooling - A Collection of my Homeschool Writings
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On Homeschooling Is My Collection of Resources, Links, Educational Materials and Fun
We are one of those families who have always home educated our children. We do it for so many reasons, with lifestyle rising to the top of our list. More importantly, we stick on homeschooling because we like the people our girls are growing up to be.
Squidoo is my latest passion and I try to incorporate our girls learning in my lenses where ever I can. You will find their fictional stories, artwork and research in many of my writings below.
I have been publishing a variety of pages on homeschooling topics and have been requested by a few to pull it all together in one spot. I offer this "lensography" as an accumulation of the growing number of educational pages I have written. We are secular in our studies and offer a scientific explanation for most controversial topics.
Free Resources on Homeschooling Topics
There are over 250 free links between these pages.
I have been bookmarking, collecting and organizing free internet resources for years. There are about 250 links to free resources here amongst these five pages. They are organized by category, with history, music, english and general webpages found on Homeschool Resources - Fun and Educational!
Our Favorite Books for Kids
Plus how to get free shipping and a book for parents
We love to read! Here are some of our favorite classic books - those which are not only loved by our family, but withstood the test of time.
Experiments and Projects
Homeschooling in day to day life
Sometimes in the name of science, sometimes just in the name of fun, we love to do experiments and field trips. Here are a few that we photographed.
Great Baking Recipes with Kids
Cooking is one of those life activities that incorporates many of the basic educational units. We use language (to read the recipe), math (measuring) and science (mixing). But that's not why we do it. The girls just love to bake, and we all love to eat the results.
If you like gooey, fudgy, rich chocolate brownies, the recipe here is a must try. Of these, I think that making scones rates highest on the kid "fun" scale.
Family Games and Challenge Games
Another great way to have fun while learning. We still have a weekly family game night, but it doesn't stop there. Here are some of our favorite family games, solitaire games, and even an on-line game we made.
Educational Computer Games for Kids
My kids expand the education by writing quizzez on their favorite games
Wear It Proud!
Here are a few samples of my homeschool designs. To view the entire collection Click Here to go to my Homeschool Projects Store 
All designs copyrighted and protected by Rhonda Albom 2009
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Just for Fun
Don't Miss the Quiz on Famous Homeschoolers!
Sometimes the educational aspect is harder to find, but life is about fun. Here is a collection of the girls' favorite jokes, and a spot to add your own. Plus a page of homeschool shirts and other homeschool novelties.
Unusual Things To Learn About
New Zealand is full of interesting endemic creatures and unusual geographic features. Here are a few of our favorites.
Around the House
Posters make great decor
Our education takes place everywhere. Around the house you can find lots of posters - some purely educational, others fun. Many of our favorites are featured here.
My All Time Favorite Books on Homeschooling
If we could only have one book, this is it. We have been reading to the girls since they were very little. Now it is an event. A novel can be the perfect event for a rainy day, as long as it is the right book. Jim Trelease not only offers lists of great reading material, he offers recommended age levels and explains why.
The Read-Aloud Handbook: Sixth Edition
Amazon Price: $5.61 (as of 06/03/2012)
We use this book year after year. This is the updated fifth edition of The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease, our version is slightly older. The first half of the book explains the importance of reading out-loud with our children and then goes on to use a Q&A format to address television, library funding and the Harry Potter phenomenon. The back half is a "Treasury of Read-Alouds" suggesting starting points for parents. He has long lists of suggested reads, with brief descriptions and recommended age levels.
Other Great Reference Books
There are so many books out there. Aside from the Jim Trelease book above, we have kept only five for reference.
The links here go directly to Amazon.com 
A Charlotte Mason Companion: Personal Reflections on the Gentle Art of Learning by Karen Andreola
A thorough chapter-by-chapter overview of the insp more...0 points
Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,400 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Educating Your Family at Home by LauraMaery Gold, Joan M. Zielinski
Provide a solid education at home without breaking more...0 points
Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp
Finally, homeschoolers have a comprehensive guide to more...0 points
The HomeSchool Curriculum Guide To The Internet by Ed.D., Peter Vander Haeghen, Yi (Leaf) Zhang
An educational Internet resource guide designed fo more...0 points
How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) by John Holt
"Children do not need to be made to learn,&qu more...0 points
The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith
To Unschoolers, Learning Is As Natural As Breathing more...0 points
The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Revised and Updated Edition by Susan Wise Bauer, Jessie Wise
"Outstanding...should be on every home educator's more...0 points
Family Related Pages, not Specifically Education Related
Two of these topics are controversial (by definition of using the monkeybrain format). The other is on earthquake safety.
Meet Our Homeschoolers
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Educational Resource Books on eBay
Be sure to check here often as it changes daily. Each day this lens searches in eBay for non-fiction homeschool books. Here is what it found today. Click on any item for more information, or from there do your own search.
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Jan 1, 2012 @ 5:34 pm | delete
- What a comprehensive page - love it!
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glowchick Dec 16, 2011 @ 7:19 am | delete
- Great resources~ thanks for sharing :)
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BlairL
May 9, 2011 @ 8:15 am | delete
- Would you give a shout out to the National Homeschool Book Award? http://www.nationalhomeschoolbookaward.com
I think it would be of interest to your readers!
Thanks!!
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lasertek
May 7, 2011 @ 6:50 pm | delete
- Very informative and great looking lens. Awesome job!
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HarmonyArtMom
Jan 12, 2011 @ 7:25 pm | delete
- I could spend all day looking at all your great homeschooling lenses and everything else too. Thanks so much for making all of this available to the homeschooling community.
*Blessed by an Angel*
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ajgodinho Aug 22, 2010 @ 10:32 pm | delete
- I'm commend anyone who homeschools their children. I'm really happy to see that you're a proponent of homeschooling. This is a awesome lens with tons of resources on homeschooling. Keep up the good work! :)
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theraggededge
Jul 14, 2010 @ 7:05 am | delete
- Wonderful collection! I agree - you can't actually prevent kids from learning, esp when parents realise it's best to sometimes get out of the way and let them get on with it.
Blessed :-)
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sandra rose
Jul 11, 2010 @ 5:59 am | delete
- A good resource for your homeschooling families. I know someone who is considering homeschooling, and will share your page with her.
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marsha32 Mar 17, 2010 @ 12:15 pm | delete
- omg! I love homeschooling. I have made several lenses myself on different things we do. I have opened lots of yours to go check out!
Unfortunately I only have one child left at home and can't talk my daughter in to allowing me to homeschool her children, but I sure wish she would let me.
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Titia
Mar 16, 2010 @ 9:49 pm | delete
- A wonderful and educational lens you've written and collected here, don't know how you find the time to do it all so well. I just started on Squidoo and it takes me for ages to understand how it all works and getting things the way I like. Haven't gotten the hang of it yet.
In my country, The Netherlands, homeschooling is not allowed by law.
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