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Oct. 2, 2008
Grammar Poem - This is GREAT!
Grammar Poem
Credited to Green Baker from a Freedmen's School, circa 1865
Three little words you often see
Are articles - an, a and the
A noun is the name of anything,
As school or garden, hoop or swing.
Adjectives tell the kind of noun,
As great, small, pretty, white or brown.
Instead of nouns the pronouns stand -
Her head, his face, your arm, my hand.
Verbs tell of something being done -
To read, count, laugh, sing, jump or run.
How things are done the adverbs tell,
As slowly, quickly, ill or well.
Conjunctions join the word together,
As men and women, wind or weather.
The prepositions stand before,
A noun, as in or through the door.
The interjections show surprise,
As Oh! How pretty! Ah! How wise!
The whole are called the nine parts of speech,
Which reading, writing, speaking teach.
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Jul. 14, 2008
Homeschool Freebie of the Day
Jul. 10, 2008
FREE Physics Activity Book - Great for Younger Children!!
The Color Me Physics Activity Book is a follow up to the popular coloring book. Your kids are guided by Abigail Atom as they help Hydrogen atoms bond, help electrons find protons and even explore a circuit though a fun board game.
Here's a free downloadable physics activity/coloring book for early elementary students.
An additional physics website for all ages you and others might find helpful is called...
Phun Physics!
Developed by the Univeristy of Virginia, the website contains program information created to introduce several basic physics topics in a fun and exciting manner. The link below will take you to the demonstration tab, intended to provide a description of the demonstration, an explanation for elementary students, and further explanation for high school students. CLICK HERE!
EXAMPLES:
Show how thermal current works…with flame that pushes air, with heat that travels through plastic spoon vs. metal spoon (heat conductivity) and experiment re molecular pressure caused by heat/cooling.
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Jul. 3, 2008
Master World Geography in 7 Months! FREE! This is AWESOME!
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Jul. 1, 2008
Homeschool Independence Day Activities!
Jun. 25, 2008
Great Website for Multiplication Table Games! Perfect for Homeschoolers!
This site has all kinds of neat games to help students learn or master their multiplication tables! I'd seen one of them before, but didn't like some of the content, but there are many others here to choose from!
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Jun. 2, 2008
Should Homeschooling Be Illegal? Take the Poll!
Parade Magazine is asking if parents should be required to have teaching credentials in order to teach their children. Please go to this site and make your voice heard: Intelligence Report | PARADE Magazine
In February, a California state appeals court ruled that unless parents have recognized teaching credentials, they must send their children to school. The judge, citing a state education law, said that "parents do not have a constitutional right to home-school their children." Parents and politicians were outraged, and the court will rehear the case this month.
At stake is the education of the 166,000 California children who currently are home-schooled. But the court decision also could influence laws across the country. Nationwide, up to 2 million children are taught at home. Experts estimate that the number is increasing 7% to 12% a year.
"If upheld, the California ruling will send shock waves nationwide," says Richard Kahlenberg, the author of a number of books on education. He says the case "pits those who believe parental rights are paramount against those who place a premium on well-educated citizens."
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May. 27, 2008
A Little Background Information on my "Subway Excludes Homeschoolers" Posts & The Apology from Subway
Apparently, my posts about Subway excluding homeschoolers from their recent writing contest has caused quite a debate in the world of homeschoolers. I have been being called a "loon," among many other NASTY things (including many swear words) from fellow homeschoolers. Since Subway has issued an apology, I have since deleted my original post for obvious reasons....action is not needed any longer and I don't want my post to make it seem as though there's still reason to speak up about the matter. BUT...for those who are hearing about my postings (as if I'm the only one posting/blogging/e-mailing about this), here's some background as to why I thought this should be spoken out against.
Since this has caused such a reaction, I would like to explain my reasons behind my postings. I imagine that I would tend to be a little more sensitive about things like this since I grew up in a "pioneer" homeschooling family, when homeschoolers were not as pleasantly looked upon as they are today (to say the least). We all worked hard for the freedoms that all homeschoolers enjoy today (very leisurely, for the most part, I must say), and I have a hard time taking them for granted and looking the other way when we're "excluded" from something like this contest. I've seen how far we've come as homeschoolers and I am very careful to make sure that we keep these precious freedoms that we all enjoy today!
Will Subway's contest prevent us from homeschooling in the future; will it prohibit our hard-earned freedom to homeschool? No. BUT it does limit us in the educational arena. We are prohibited, solely because of our choice in how we educate our children, of entering an educational contest. Where's the progress in that? Is there not a way that homeschoolers can be included?
It seems to me that my blog has attracted much attention on this subject. However, I am not the only person who viewed this issue in this way. The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) wrote Subway a letter AND received a formal apology from Subway. The American Family Association (AFA) has also taken a stand and received an apology, and many other pro-homeschool publications wrote outraged editorials, as well. Below is the HSLDA's original letter and the apology from Subway, for those who are interested in the outcome of this.
Sincerely,
Lisa Metzger
Open Letter to Subway: Let Homeschoolers Enter Contest
May 27, 2008
Frederick A. DeLuca, President
Subway Restaurant Headquarters
325 Bic Drive
Milford, CT 06461-3059
Dear Mr. DeLuca:
By way of introduction, I am the President of Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) and we represent 83,000 member families nationwide. This letter is to draw attention to your “Every Sandwich Tells a Story Contest,” and the unfortunate fact that homeschoolers are not allowed to participate.
The rules clearly state: “Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted (emphasis added).”
It is extremely disappointing that Subway would choose to exclude the estimated 2 million homeschooled students.
We understand that the competition is focused on traditional public and private schools because the grand prize of $5,000 of athletic equipment is designed to be used by a traditional school and not an individual family. A potential homeschool winner, however, could simply donate the grand prize to a public or private school of their choice or to a homeschool sports league.
Homeschooling is a thriving educational option. All the available research shows that homeschoolers are excelling academically and socially. We do not deserve to be overlooked.
We hope that you will reconsider the rules of your competition and choose to amend them to include homeschoolers.
Sincerely,
J. Michael Smith
HSLDA President
Subway Apologizes
HSLDA is pleased to pass along the following apology from Subway restaurants.
To HSLDA:
We at SUBWAY restaurants place a high value on education, regardless of the setting, and have initiated a number of programs and promotions aimed at educating our youth in the areas of health and fitness.
We sincerely apologize to anyone who feels excluded by our current essay contest. Our intention was to provide an opportunity for traditional schools, many of which we know have trouble affording athletic equipment, to win equipment. Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children from the opportunity to win prizes and benefit from better access to fitness equipment.
To address the inadvertent limitation of our current contest and provide an opportunity for even more kids to improve their fitness, we will soon create an additional contest in which homeschooled students will be encouraged to participate. When the kids win, everyone wins!
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May. 23, 2008
Free Homeschool Curriculum! This is my new favorite site!!!!
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This site is so neat! Right now they're offering FREE chore and school charts, FREE unit study on oceanography, FREE skip counting worksheets AND SOOO many other things!
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Simply click the above banner
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Become a member (takes literally 1 minute)
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Go on the left hand side and click on "BY PRICE"
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Click "Show Only FREE Products" and search away!
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Make sure to bookmark the page!
This is my new favorite site!!!
~ Lisa
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May. 22, 2008
Free Phonics Worksheets! Great Resource Site!
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