Author Archives: Michele Thorne

Educational Moments: Unusual and Unexpected Fire Safety Lesson

It all started with the shifting of a box in the pantry. Suddenly there was a hissing noise and a cloud of “dust.” It quickly took over the pantry and kitchen and slowly spread into the living room and dining room. My first thought was “Oh my gosh! What is this?” Then it dawned on me, it was the fire extinguisher that hadn’t been mounted on the wall yet. Apparently, when I moved the box, it pushed the extinguisher under the table that the microwave is on, which in turn pushed the trigger on the fire extinguisher. (Note to readers: … Continue reading →

Handling Homeschool Objections

New homeschoolers will have to deal with them for many years to come. Experienced homeschoolers have had to for as long as they have homeschooled, and will continue to handle them till they “graduate” their last child. Homeschooling objections; no one looks forward to them, but if you plan ahead it can make the situation much easier. The more you handle them, the more comfortable you become with handling them. How I handle homeschooling objections depends on who’s bringing them up and what their intent is. Sometimes I can’t tell their intent right away; but, a lot of times if … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/12/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is Kidzone. A lot of resources and printables sorted by subject or grade level. There is also a link for lesson plans where you can search by grade, subject or author. If you are looking for something to fill in your plans or for more information including worksheets, click on a subject on the main page. … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/11/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is Newton’s Apple! A lot of people already know about the show, but few people know about the website! From the main page you can either click the categories or enter a keyword into the search box for video clip from Newton’s Apple shows. If you click the category you will come up with lists of … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/10/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is By the Fireplace. By the Fireplace is an online library with thousands of books and short stories. As always, please visit this site on your own without your child before you allow them on the site. I would never be able to list this site if I tried to go through and read every book … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/09/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is National Geographic Xpeditions. We love their magazine and we love this resource as much or more than the magazine. This site has more than 200 lesson plans available from K-12. When you click on the lesson, it gives an overview, what subjects the lesson covers, what standards are covered from the national geography standards, approximately … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/08/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is How Stuff Works. Jonathan loves this site more than I do. When ever he asks why, how, what happens when… this is the site we turn to. I don’t allow him to surf this site on his own just because you never know; however, he knows when I say “We’ll have to look that up,” … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/07/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is Education Place. This site is owned by Houghton Mifflin. Houghton Mifflin is “one of the leading educational publishers in the United States.” Their website can come in very handy whether or not you use their products. You choose your state and then choose Educators you can view and download all of their teaching tools for … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/06/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is HobbyScience Projects for Kids. This site has a ton of projects to work on. Everything from bugs and worms to weather and astronomy. This isn’t even mentioning the arts and crafts ideas available. Come here to get ideas for a science project, or just for some fun time for your budding scientist. Word of the … Continue reading →

Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 10/05/07

Welcome to another edition of homeschooling resource of the day. As always, if you see something you want changed, you have something you would like added, or know of something that should be featured please feel free to leave me a comment. Today’s website is MrNussbaum.com. “A thousand websites in one.” This site was built specifically to enhance learning activities with internet interactivity. This appears to be a very child friendly and educational site, but please check it out on your own first. Not only a lot of great information, but also some wonderful games likes the insect generator, or … Continue reading →