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1. 'Homeschool the Revolution' T-shirts and Gifts . . 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...
2. 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...
3. Homeschool Ideas that Make Learning Fun Is your family stuck in a cycle of reading textbooks and completing workbook pages? Do your children groan every time you pull out the school books? Think outside the box to help your children reclaim and retain their love of learning. Here are some...
4. So you're thinking about homeschooling So you're thinking about homeschooling, but you are concerned that your kids might turn out weird. Maybe you fear you won't fit it because you're not like "all" the other homeschoolers you've met. Maybe you think that homeschooled children are undisc...
5. Homeschooling Tips On this lens I'm collecting homeschooling ideas for children of various ages. Have fun with homeschooling, and remember, a day spent together with your child is priceless. I homeschooled my children for nine years and started what I believe was the...
6. Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids Celebrate the bounty of harvest season making Thanksgiving crafts with your family. This lens features harvest season Thanksgiving crafts: Thanksgiving paper crafts, Thanksgiving food crafts, harvest nature crafts and recycled materials crafts with a...
7. Christmas Lapbook A lapbook is a wonderful way to educate. A lapbook is creative and it helps with retention of the information that is being learned. It also provides a lovely keepsake of your children's work. This holiday season, why not do a Christmas lapbook w...
8. Fairy Coloring Pages Coloring pages of fairies plus line drawings of wee folk, magical ones, pixies, little people and fairy friends. This fairy coloring lens is features simple and complex fairy art pictures to color. Whether you like to color fairies, elves, trolls, le...
9. Star Charts: Reward Charts for Kids We all crave a gold star or reward badge that says "I'm special!" or "I did it!". Kids really respond to praise and encouragement-that's why star charts or chore charts are an excellent tool for building positive behaviors and self esteem, or for hel...
10. ★ 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...
11. BUGS Coloring Books & Pages Who likes bugs coloring books? Kids do! Bugs coloring books are a fun way to keep children creative and learning during summer vacation, Bugs coloring sheets are often used as part of Earth Day and spring lesson plans from preschool through the eleme...
12. Teaching with Picture Books Picture books deserve a place in the upper elementary and middle school grades for a number of reasons. Through this site, I hope to make you a true believer! For those wondering, "Are picture books for me?" I've provided thirteen reason...
13. 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...
14. 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. ...
15. Charlotte Mason Basics The homeschool movement is gaining momentum all over the world, and many home educators are looking back to the ideas of Charlotte Mason as a compass for teaching their own children. Charlotte Mason was an educator who lived in England from 1841-192...
16. How to Plan a Lapbook Once you understand the basics of lapbooking, you can easily plan your own lapbook to match whatever topic you are studying. You don't need to buy a kit, so you save money. And you can custom design the lapbook to reflect your children's interests a...
17. Printable Alphabet Letters Alphabet letters on walls, doors and on children's clothing as monograms or names make learning the letters of the alphabet decorative, fun and part of everyday life. Decorating kid's rooms or play areas with colorful printable alphabet letters is a...
18. Interactive Notebook An interactive notebook is similar to a lapbook, but it is ongoing like a notebook. Basically an interactive notebook is a lapbook in a binder! An interactive notebook can be used for science, history, State Studies, Country Studies, Picture Books, P...
19. Interactive Writing Tools How often have you heard students say, "I can't think of anything to write"? The fact is, we can assign incredibly specific, prescriptive prompts, but what does that teach students about creativity? This is where Interactive Writing Tool...
20. 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...