If you've read many books about homeschooling, you've probably started to notice that a lot of them are saying exactly the same thing. Not many stand out from the crowd as being different, offering unique and truly helpful information for homeschoolers. Debra Bell's The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens is not your typical book on homeschooling. […]
Archives for November 2010
Should Parents Force Their Children to Take Piano Lessons?
Over the 15 years I was a piano teacher, I heard this question "Should I force my child to take piano lessons?" from parents on a regular basis. Unfortunately there's not a one-size-fits-all answer. What's right for one family may not be for another. But let me share my thoughts on the issue. "How would you […]
Interactive Tutorial for Learning the U.S. Postal Abbreviations
I have added an interactive tutorial to help your students learn the postal abbreviations. I have this thing about postal abbreviations. For some strange reason I think that having children learn them is useful — much more useful than learning the state capitals. We see postal abbreviations everywhere: on envelopes, on forms, in headlines, on news […]
How a Bill Becomes a Law…in Great Detail
While looking for information on the branches of government today, I found an excellent and thorough explanation of how a bill becomes a law on the USA.gov website. I was even more surprised that the document was written in easy-to-understand English! How Our Laws Our Made is a 65-page document that explains succinctly how the […]
Planning a Family Vacation to San Antonio
We took a family vacation the first week of October to my husband's favorite city — San Antonio. Here's a rundown of the places we visited and our recommendations based on our experiences. Nimitz Museum (National Museum of the Pacific War), Fredericksburg, TX (RECOMMENDED!) This museum showcases an in-depth look at the life of Admiral […]
Customizable Homeschool Weekly Assignment Planner
For most of this school year, Jaden (my 8th grader) has been using a weekly assignment planner to help him organize his schoolwork. The planner form has evolved a bit since I first introduced it to him at the beginning of the year, being tweaked weekly until it met both Jaden's needs and my own. […]