05 Apr 2008 Second Grade Homeschool Basics by Andrea Hermitt Previous homeschool bloggers have given curriculum guides for the second grade according to subject. The purpose of this guide is to put all of the suggestions in one place allowing homeschoolers to build their own curriculum around the basics. Are Homeschooling Children School Phobic? by Andrea Hermitt According to a UK website for anxiety care, school phobia can and should be treated. According to this website (which is attempting to sell counseling services) school phobia or school refusal affects 5% of students and is most common among boys. The onset … Continue reading →

Monday 24 Mar 2008 Homeschool Questions: Will I be Ostracized if I Use Virtual School? by Andrea Hermitt I have no one to blame but myself. I requested questions from my readers repeatedly, and then I got a really tough question that was brought on by a previous post, You Call that Homeschooling Part two. I Almost Didn’t Homeschool Because I did not Understand My Options by Andrea Hermitt When people find out that I homeschool my kids, it is common for people to say to me “I could never homeschool”. One reason or another always follows this statement. Many … Continue reading →

Monday 17 Mar 2008 New Hampshire Homeschoolers and SB 337 by Andrea Hermitt In a month busy with unwanted and unwarranted homeschool legislation, New Hampshire finds itself in the fray. SB 337 was voted into law on Thursday 13, 2007. Has the California Verdict Affected Your View on Homeschooling? by Andrea Hermitt I cannot say I have ever seen as much conversation about homeschooling as I have this past month. It started, of course, with the California verdict declaring homeschooling without credentials illegal. This ruling has been followed with a literal flood of articles, opinion, and comments. Homeschoolers Competing in … Continue reading →

This has been a fun week for at the families.com homeschooling blog. I returned to families.com after a long absence and was welcomed back with open arms by Valorie Delp who will still guest blog for families.com as she has time. Meanwhile she is busy with the baby blog and food blog. I have wasted no time jumping back into my work as the homeschool blogger. Sunday 09 Mar 2008 Edventures Online by Valorie Delp This is one of the best kept secrets of the kid-friendly website world. It is a subscription service, but I have to say I think … Continue reading →

This is my annual list of the most talked about blogs in 2007. We love comments, and the more the better! If you have been wanting to peruse the homeschooling blog but weren’t sure where to start. . .this is the place to be! My Top 5 Math Curriculum Picks In Defense of Teaching Creation Too Much Information Homeschooling or Housekeeping? Why We Are Not Testing Our Gifted Son Reason #2 Why Tax Credits Are Wrong for Homeschoolers You Call That Homeschooling? The National Lunch Association Takes Aim at Those Who Dare to Eat at Home It Has Been a … Continue reading →

Welcome to the home school blog’s week in review. If you have some reading to catch up on, here’s the place to start. As always, we welcome comments and suggestions if you have any ideas of things you’d like us to cover. Links to the ‘Resource of the Day’ Blog (I know no one wants to miss these!) 9/23/07 9/24/07 9/25/07 9/26/07 9/27/07 9/28/07 9/29/07 9/30/07 September 23 Activites and Resources to Study Johnny Appleseed This is the perfect season for apple picking and with that an interesting historical unit on the American pioneer, Johnny Appleseed. John Chapman, who was … Continue reading →

Welcome to the home school blog’s week in review. If you have some reading to catch up on, here’s the place to start. As always, we welcome comments and suggestions if you have any ideas of things you’d like us to cover. Homeschooling Resources this Week Chele has introduced a new feature to the home schooling blog that many of you have been very happy to see: The Homeschooling Resource of the Day. In it she shares websites, a word and journal prompt of the day, and a book of the day. Rather than link them under the individual days, … Continue reading →

Do you have some reading to catch up on? (I have some writing to catch up on!) The home schooling blog saw quite a few articles this week and we also welcomed a new home schooling blogger: Michele Thorne. When you get a chance, make sure you offer her a warm welcome over here in home schooling. September 10 What Is Your Teaching Style? In a previous blog, I talked about why I feel it’s important for home schooling moms to make a point to learn what their teaching style is. In this article I cover the four basic types … Continue reading →

As you’ve probably noticed, I’ve been an absentee blogger. Our schedule has changed for the fall and adjusting always takes some time. Nonetheless, if you’re behind in your home school reading, I have a whole bunch of great blogs for you. So grab your cup of coffee, sit down, and start reading! September 3 Will Homeschooling Regulations Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect? Opponents to home schooling will often to point to the few but very tragic cases where parents have kept their kids home from school in order to hide abuse that is going on in the home. Some say … Continue reading →

We said good bye to Andrea at the very end of July and then I began guest blogging in home schooling, and now it is officially, one of my blogs again! I have been writing off and on in August but now you can read my articles regularly in the fall–just in time for the new school year. I realized though that no one (I guess that would be me) published any week in reviews for the month of August. I find the week in reviews helpful in other blogs, to see if I missed anything. So with that said, … Continue reading →