July 2010

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Weekend Links

by Jamie
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Remembering Gladys Hunt :: Aslan’s Library (If you’ve never read the lovely Honey for a Child’s Heart, please take time to do so!) The Homework Myth :: Mud Spice Making Connections :: Handmade Homeschool Organic Homemade Snack Foods :: Simple Organic Preparing for the New Homeschool Year :: Organizing Your Way (I was honored recently [...]

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organization

Using Google Calendar for Lesson Plans

by Lora
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The following is a guest post, written by Lora Lynn Fanning of Vita Familiae. The thought of filling a lesson plan book full of notes that I may or may not ever refer back to has always seemed to be a daunting and unexciting task. But when the idea of using a shareable online calendar [...]

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a mom's education

Learning Through A Co-op

by Amida
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Like it or not, homeschooling can be a lonely existence. Your children don’t have the instant friends that going to school offers and forget the social events — no school plays to be a part of, no teams to try out for, no year-end parties. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Most of [...]

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links

Weekend Links

by Jamie
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Thanks for the overwhelming response to my call for guest posts! I’m so glad many of you are interested and I look forward to sharing your work with our readers in the coming months. Have a lovely weekend and take a little time to check out these helpful links:

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curriculum

Simple Tools For Scientific Discovery

by Stefani
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Written by Simple Homeschool contributor Stefani Austin of Blue Yonder Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.” I would argue that the seed of science got its start not in men, but rather in curious little boys and girls. Children are the purest, truest form of scientist. [...]

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methods & philosophies

Art and Creativity in the Great Outdoors

by Heidi
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Written by Heidi Scovel of Mt. Hope Chronicles. Summer. There is something delicious about that word, especially for a mother of three young boys after an even-rainier-than-normal Pacific Northwest spring. Children need to stretch their lungs, their legs, and their imaginations. The great outdoors are calling. We may be inclined to set down our formal spelling [...]

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