Posted By Gena Suarez, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
We are half way through summer!This is the time of year when homeschool parents start planning for the Fall.This time of year can also be a great time to start working on some fun review items with your kids to get them ready for the new school year.Here are some great Math items we just added to the schoolhouse Store.
25 Engaging, Reproducible Stories with Math Problems That Build Early Math Skills. Kids read easy and adorable math stories, then solve companion word problems! Reinforces addition, subtraction, shapes, patterns, time, money & more!
Reproducible easy-to-read stories and activities that invite kids to add, subtract, measure, tell time, and practice other important early math skills.
Reproducible, Easy-to-Play Learning Games That Help Kids Build Essential Math Skills
Play Hickory Dickory Clock, Pocket Change, and other games to build skills, such as time, money, patterns, and more!
Posted By Gena Suarez, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
The Pre-K Act (HR 3289) and Education Begins at Home (HR 2343) are two bills that if made into law could give the government control over how to raise your own children. Click on the links above to read the full bill or you can go to World Net Daily to read a summary of the bills.
Education does begin at home but the teachers are the parents, not the government. While this bill seeks to intervene for those infants that may be at risk, the bill does not clarify whether or not a parent has the right to say no. Instead it reads that if the child fits under this category or that category they are at risk and must be given help. Not everyone with a low-income is a drug addict or an abusive parent.
The Pre-K Act would encourage parents to put their children in a government approved pre-school, with a degree holding pre-school teacher, so that the government can raise them up. This of course would happen with a visit by a state trained employee who will know how to make preschool sound like a wonder no child should miss and make you feel neglectful for not even considering it.
As it stands right now, many hospitals already have a visiting nurse come to your home after you have had a baby, on the premise "to help you if you need it". I had a friend who lived just across the street from me who had a visiting nurse come by and then turn her in for child abuse because her house was a mess. Imagine that, a mom with a newborn baby and a three year old running around in a messy house. The nurse claimed that it was unhealthy for the baby. There was no mention of how unhealhty it was for the three year old and the baby couldn't even roll over yet or pick up things off the floor to put into its mouth. I asked my friend why she had even allowed the woman to come visit her. She said, "I didn't know that I could tell her no." The charges were later dropped and my friend learned a lesson, it's your house, it's your child, you can say no. Especially to someone who isn't there just for the purpose they are claiming to be there for.
Both bills point out that states, teachers, and parents must comply with the law in order to gain the funds and services, as always. It's their way or no way.
We have a winner in the microscope contest. I compiled all the entries from my blog, and I add to that list all the emails that I received from people who sent emails to their friends. I made up a list of names and cut it apart. Then I drew a name from my son's cowboy hat. And the winner is...........
Miss Anita!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have contacted her via email. CONGRATS, Miss Anita!
The words of this song have been singing in my heart since Saturday night at church. I wake and the words are already whirling around in my thoughts. Thank-you, Sherinne, for being faithful and leading us into the presence of God...
As morning dawns and evening fades
You in- spire songs of praise
That rise from earth to touch Your heart and glorify Your Name
CHORUS
Your Name is a strong and mighty tow- er
Your Name is a shelter like no oth- er
Your Name, let the nations sing it loud- er
'Cause nothing has the pow- er to save
But Your Name
Jesus, in Your Name we pray
Come and fill our hearts today
Lord, give us strength to live for You and glorify Your Name
Thank you, Paul Baloche for this beautiful melody and for the simplicity of words that are powerful enough to penetrate deep into my soul.
