July 23rd, 2008 at 6:06am |
This is some of what google alerts delivers for “lapbooking”.
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/13/katrinacolumn0714/ - Dear Bored Stiff
http://funinthesunmom.blogspot.com/2008/07/homeschool-planning-it-start-just-some.html - file crates and specials from the Sunshine State, USA
http://cheshiersjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/adding-to-our-curriculum.html - zoology
http://learning-by-living.blogspot.com/2008/07/monday-ramblings.html - from Montana - wish they knew about lapbooking sooner
http://homeschoolingpooh.blogspot.com/2008/07/today-my-little-girl-and-i-finally-got.html - Wizard of Oz
http://homeiswheretheheartis.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/hit-the-books/ - just getting started - write and encourage her in lapbooking. “The 2-shelf bookshelf just doesn’t cut it any more” - hey! […]
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July 16th, 2008 at 6:06am |
This in NO way is a comprehensive list. I’m not a scientist, but a curious home educating mother. These are some of the what-I-think-interesting sites that I’ve stumbled on in my 5 years of homsechooling.
Science:
General or All
How Stuff Works - also http://science.howstuffworks.com/
Science from the Beeb - 4-11 yo
+ Teacher resources - 9-10 yo
Teacher’s (or home educating parents’) resources […]
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June 30th, 2008 at 6:06am |
I enjoyed MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) when my children were under 6yo and now we home educate (homeschool).
How do these two worlds meet online?
These are some results from searching “homeschool MOPS mother“:
http://triviumacademy.blogspot.com/2007/08/preschool-ideas.html
http://teacher-mom.blogspot.com/
“… I remember at a MOPS convention I went to years ago, Elisa Morgan showed a picture of a shriveled up juice box […]
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June 17th, 2008 at 6:06am |
Treacle Chocolate Cake & Dessert
2 T treacle
100g butter
150 g brown sugar
2 T cocoa
1 egg, beaten
150 g flour
150 ml milk at blood heat
1 t baking soda
Preheat oven 170deg C. Grease and line a 23c cake tin. (or round).
Put treacle, butter, brown sugar, and cocoa in pot and stir over low heat until melted and smooth.
Cool 2-3- […]
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June 9th, 2008 at 6:06am |
Early childhood educators
Anthusa (c. 347-407) lived in Antioch, the hub of Paul’s missionary journeys, and bore a son, John, just before her husband died. Though Antioch’s population was roughly one-half Christian at this time, Anthusa feared society’s corrupting influence on John, so she taught him what she knew of classics and Christian faith at home. […]
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April 30th, 2008 at 6:06am |
Lapbooking is a fantastic way to present unit studies or projects.
Lapbooking 101 - www.lapbooking.wordpress.com
Lapbook folders, ideas, and photos from last week:
http://paper-basket.blogspot.com/
http://thehomeschoolingblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/socalval/
http://littlehomeschoolonthehill.com/
http://tropicalmom.blogspot.com/2008/04/lap-books.html
http://talibiddeenjr.wordpress.com/
http://yankeegal.geeksforchrist.com/
http://scooterandb.blogspot.com/
http://islamicunitstudies.wordpress.com/
http://jetihoja.blogspot.com/
http://thecoxscorner.blogspot.com/ - first lapbook
http://banquet.homeschooljournal.net/ - Johanna’s blog
Digital lapbooking is relatively new and emerging.
Here are some examples of different styles :
http://karatekidkast.tumblr.com/ (by 3x 9+10 year olds) using a tumblr blog
http://lapbooks.wordpress.com/dogs/ (8yo) using wordpress with linked through files
http://www.slimeandgrime.co.nr (16yo) using macromedia shockwave flash (swf […]
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April 23rd, 2008 at 6:06am |
Hello to everyone interested in Lapbooking :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lapbooking7up/ and
http://lapbooks.wordpress.com - the brand new Lapbooking 201 site for older students doing lapbooking
are stirring up the lapbooking nest
- encouraging people to write and brag about lapbooking - yay!
To find out more about getting started with Lapbooks :
wade through the pages at : www.lapbooking.wordpress.com - plenty of links, some […]
Read the rest of WW : Lapbooking Party!
April 18th, 2008 at 8:08am |
Home Educators Yearbook
Before the year ends, here’s one way to have a record of your Homeschool year :
Buy a small-medium photo album
Check there are plain cards slightly smaller than the sleeve in each sleeve. This keeps pages firm, esp if no photos.
Grab a camera and do some catch-up photo-taking. Capture people and places on film […]
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April 3rd, 2008 at 3:03am |
Who said that ‘thoughtful’ can’t be tongue-in-cheek?
http://www.teachinghome.com/newsletters/newsletter207.cfm
April Fool’s light hearted approach to homeschooling
Here’s the Headers:
Top 10 Tips for April 1st
10. How To Make Your House Clean Itself
9. P.E. Can Work Out for You
8. Hands-on History
7. Lazy Science
6. 999 Ways To Teach the Multiplication Tables
5. Free Math Manipulatives
4. Short […]
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