Golden Poppy - CAI have been captivated by a new blog, Number One Son Report, this summer. It is an account of a high school, homeschool student who is living and working in Asia this summer. This entry is one of the first entries on the blog, but I encourage you to read the rest of it as you have time. It has been fascinating for me to read Number One Son Report.
Melitsa presents Portable play activity posted at Play-Activities.com.
Leticia Velasquez presents A Return to Modesty posted at cause of our joy.
Jennifer in OR presents Summer Learning posted at Diary of 1, saying, "Hi Dana, too late to sneak this in?"
Blue Bonnet - TX2) We have time at home to teach our children "do-it-yourself" skills.
3) We are free to choose a curriculum that emphasize sound money management principles and avoid the "money can buy happiness" philosophy prevalent in our society."
This can be found in her post, " Why We Homeschool - Part 2"
Goldenrod - KY, NB
Kathy presents Leonardo da Vinci: Book Review posted at HomeSchoolBuzz.com, saying, "If you're teaching art history you'll be interested in reading my review of this children's book on Leonardo daVinci."
Dana presents Building a reflective homeschool: Unanswered Questions posted at Principled Discovery.
DeputyHeadmistress presents My Quibbles with Charlotte Mason posted at The Common Room, saying, "I love Charlotte Mason, but I do think sometimes a little reality check is in order."
Mistletoe - OKJay at Classical Astronomy provides an animated preview of the Signs & Seasons astronomy curriculum for Christian homeschoolers in this Signs & Seasons Animation (links a YouTube video).
Marilyn Rockett has a wonderful article on Stressless Organization at Homeschooling at the Speed of Life.
Cherokee Rose - GA
Apple Blossom - AR, MIMaribel Hernandez of APMFormulators tells us, "Professionals built the titanic, amateurs built the ark," in her post, "You are not qualified."
Alasandra tells us the advantages of being able to choose your own textbooks, go on vacations when you want, little paperwork and testing when it's convenient for you not when some bureaucrat says you have to, in her post Why Homeschooling Works ~ No or Little Bureaucracy.
Big Laurel - WVAs a veteran homeschooler, Barbara Frank shares her two favorite resources for parents of preschoolers considering homeschooling in her post, "What to do with Preschoolers."
The Crimson Wife of Bending the Twigs gives a rebuttal to a nasty letter to the editor of "Stanford" magazine, which bashed home educators as being allegedly "self-absorbed" in her article "Are Home Educators 'Self-Absorbed' or Self-Sacrificing?"
Camillia - ALStepping Heavenward writes about their poetry memorization time.
Columbine - COPamela Butler presents Homeschooling and Social Equality posted at Three for Thee.
Annette Berlin presents 10 Ways To Choose The Perfect Curriculum posted at Homeschooling Journey, saying, "Now is the time to start searching for a curriculum for next year. Here are some tips to help you make the right choices."
Kathryn Lang presents Starting a Homeschool Group posted at Home Base Ministry.
Lady's Slipper - MNJulee Huy of Homeschool Daze Blog tells us to see what homeschool treats Julee has on the “menu” for the day in Monday’s Menu – Summer Splash.
And in her blog at About Homeschooling, Beverly reminds us to take the family out for a community concert if available near you. It's a nice way to cool off on a summer evening in her post Summer Concerts.
Two Moms in a Blog - Parenting 101 gives some great tips about the need for home schoolers to compare prices when taking advantage of the back to school sales and supplies now going up in the stores in, "Back to School Time."
All Things Hold Together tells us that the end-of-the-year reporting requirements in my state have me questioning whether or not I am a good homeschooler in, "Being a Good Homeschooler."
Pasque Flower - SD
All Info About Home Schooling raises the possibility of a balance between formal 'school' and the adventures of unschooling in Semi-unschooling
Mama Squirrel presents how we use back issues of Highlights Magazine as part of our homeschool in "A Few Highlights" posted at Dewey's Treehouse.
Yellow Jessamine - SC
Kelly at Pass the Torch shares the results of her Homeschool Experiment. "Why we Started" is the first post in her results series. She links to all the results posts as well.
Amanda Dixon of the blog The Daily Planet says, "Homeschooling is so awesome, because you don’t have to be on a rigid schedule as you would if you were going to public school. Homeschooling gives us opportunities that most people do not have," in her article "Homeschooling...It's so fun!!"
Black-eyed Susan - MDMary Jo Tate of Eclectic Bibliophile gives a slightly expanded version of her letter to the editor in response to a
Magnolia - LA, MSJocelyn, of Lothlorien, tell us, "Everyone needs a friend and we as homeschoolers we need to know there are others out there like us. People who share the same thoughts, have the same experiences, and who go to a family reunions and embroidery hankies..." in her post entitled, "Many Meetings."
Paulie of the blog From Cool to Smoky - A Day in the Life of a Computer Geek: A Photo Essay has a great contest for kids to write about their fathers. He wants to know how great your dad is. And there are some great prizes from gift certificates to something else that you will have to read his comments section to know about. His post is simply entitled: "OK, Everyone!"
Violet - IL, NJ, RI, WIJacque has a fun game of tag on her blog, Seeking Rest in the Ancient Paths. She says, "I really love to glean what others know and are doing, because I think that is one of the best things about blogging in the homeschool community! I usually hate doing tags, because I hate reading tags on other blogs. But I like learning things about you all, so the 8 Random Things tag I don't mind doing or reading. I also don't mind reading the one that was going around about the books, because it was informational. That got me thinking about finding out about people through tags, and since we are all either already gearing up for homeschool or will soon, I made up a tag.... You can read it at NEW Homeschool Tag - Tell Me About Yours.
Terri Sue is new to the Carnival of Homeschooling, and her blog Cricket's Corner has a wonderful article about Prayer and Homeschooling.
Mountain Laurel - CT, PAJudy Aron presents How Networking Helps Homeschool Families posted at Consent Of The Governed, saying, "Explaining the benefits of networking for homeschoolers."
Summer presents Parental responsibilities and schools posted at Mom Is Teaching.
Denise presents Math Club Nim posted at Let's play math!, saying, "A strategy game for all ages."
Carnation - OHMamahadeen tells us, "Lots of folks have asked us how we have dared to allow our boys to grab some of the wonderful, but scary opportunities they've taken advantage of. It's because that's what we've aimed at from the beginning! This post describes some of the practical ways we've prepared our sons to stand like men earlier than our culture thinks possible," in her post, "Teaching Boys to be Men."
Iris - TNJenny at Little Acorns Treehouse is doing a free giveaway of Serl's Primary Language Lessons as part of the DOG DAYS OF SUMMER Bloggy Giveaway. To win participants just need to leave a comment on this post in her post, "Time for a Give Away-Charlotte Mason-style Language Book."
Jenny of Home is where you start from is also hosting a contest thanks to Shannon's (Rocks in my Dryer) Dog Days of Summer Bloggy Giveaway. All you have to do is leave a comment and mention which of her two drawings you would like to enter. Fall is almost here, and she wants to encourage and promote homeschooling.
American Beauty Rose - DCChristineMM presents The Thinking Mother: Harold Bloom Is Inspiring Me posted at The Thinking Mother, saying, "Christine talks about feeling inspired by Harold Bloom and Susan Wise Bauer to educate herself by starting to read classic works of literature."
Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents How to Make Money Management a Family Affair posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, "Our children learn from our example. If we behave as though money management is painful, secretive, or confusing, we thwart our children's financial future. Is this what we want for our children? Of course not. We all want our children to acquire the tools necessary to power their own future financial independence and freedom. How can parents raise financially-savvy children ? Here are some suggestions."
Stephanie presents Berries, Beans and Bible School posted at Adventures in the 100 Acre Wood.
Dogwood - NCJames presents Cheap Colleges posted at CampusGrotto.
Phil B. presents Students Need Individual Attention « Phil for Humanity posted at Phil for Humanity, saying, "Unfortunately, schools are unable to give individual attention to students that is needed."
Patricia of Learning on Our Own talks about The Downsides to Homeschooling as she provides a list of the downsides to homeschooling from her perspective.That concludes this edition. Thank you for joining us here at Tami's Blog! Summer will be hosting next week's Carnival of Homeschooling at July 31 - Mom Is Teaching. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of homeschooling using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Or here is the information from Why Homeschool on how to submit an entry for the next Carnival of Homeschooling:
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