Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
Prewriting Skills: Horizontal Lines | Worksheet | Education.com
Prewriting Skills: Horizontal Lines | Worksheet | Education.com
Cool Back to School Practice and other Exercises. We're getting ready to go back to school and getting our school re-structured, our plans laid out and business re-structured to allow us to thrive and achieve while we survive. This is one of many different exercises that we'll begin working with this school year.
Cool Back to School Practice and other Exercises. We're getting ready to go back to school and getting our school re-structured, our plans laid out and business re-structured to allow us to thrive and achieve while we survive. This is one of many different exercises that we'll begin working with this school year.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
RocketLife - Sharing
RocketLife - Sharing
PhiMu Sorority - Achievement Mug
Sorority Charity is the Children's Miracle Network.
PhiMu Sorority - Achievement Mug
Sorority Charity is the Children's Miracle Network.
Make a Home School Schedule - Great Homeschooling Schedules
Make a Home School Schedule - Great Homeschooling Schedules
As a mother, a teacher, a professional, a home-based business owner and caretaker of a special needs child, this article is definitely related to the human being!!! I highly recommend that it be read by anyone that doesn't rely on the dropping off and picking up your child at school where you and the child have a secondary relationship to an institution.
Remember - your family is unique - and you need a plan that suits YOU. A great homeschooling schedule is only great if it works FOR you - not against you.
Here are some things to bear in mind..
Consider your family. Are you really going to be able to structure their time? Schedules just do not work with some homeschooling families!
Don't stress it. It's not going to be written in stone! If your home school schedule is intimidating you, bin it and start again.
Be flexible. Things change and homeschooling isn't an exact science. If things aren't working according to the schedule - change the schedule.
Keep it fresh. Doing the same thing day in day out will get boring for everyone. Try changing your schedule once in a while - or throw something new into the mix.
If you are going to carve out some time in the day then it is best to ring-fence that time. Don't make appointments during that time. Don't answer the phone, and don't allow pop-in visitors. It may take a little time but be firm - everyone will get used to it.
Are you a perfectionist who needs every second organised? Or can you work with something looser?
Do you really need a home school schedule at all? Sometimes a checklist of things to get done each week is more flexible. Or just reviewing your goals on a monthly basis to make sure your homeschool is on track.
What are your state laws. Does it specify how many days per year you must homeschool? Or how many hours per week?
How many days are you going to school? Are you going to work only mornings? 5 days a week? or 4? or 3?
Are you going to have a set time? Think you have to? Nah! If you know what you want to achieve you can sneak schooling in all day long!! In this case a checklist type schedule might work best for you.
When will it end!! Are you going to end at a set time? Or are you going to finish when the work finishes (Oh! Really - what if they get it all done in 45 minutes? What if it is taking till midnight!).
How flexible are you going to be? If you are looking at the Taj Mahal and your homeschooler want to go off and build a life sized model including doing the complex calculations regarding the architecture, are you going to say "Sorry - we have got this other workbook to do." You may need to build flexibility into your home school schedule.
How much influence are the children going to have. You might have a goal that your self-directed learning child do some Math this month. Are you going to allow the child to decide when and how? Or are you going to dictate the schedule? (This is where you need to be clear about your methods!).
Look at your list of goals and subjects. What are the regular subjects - the ones that are easy to work through on a daily or weekly basis. Which ones do you only need to cover once a week.
What are you going to throw in for fun?
Start planning out a typical week and then break that down into days.
Take a good long look at your schedule. Does it meet your homeschooling goals? Does it inspire you?
If it doesn't inspire you it won't inspire your children!
A good home school schedule will want to make you get started right away. If yours is lacklustre then you have missed something.
Don't worry - you can always give it a try and work out what's missing. If it helps - read through the examples below and see if you can come back to it with fresh eyes.
New!Summer Homeschool Schedules - ideas for coping with the summer vacation.
Traditional Weekly Schedule - an example of a traditional home school schedule for two children.
Example Homeschool Weekly Schedule - a more flexible weekly schedule with daily checklist.
Can a one hour homeschooling schedule be effective? - Find out how (and if you should) homeschool in one hour a day.
The One Hour Homeschool - really? Yep - this home school schedule will take you one hour a day.
The Time Out Schedule - for when a traditional schedule just isn't working for your kids.
Ignite the Fire - example of the checklist I use with the Time Out Schedule.
Homeschooling Schedules using Work Pockets - a way of getting your schedule to work on a daily basis.
Homeschool Planner - Free Ebook Plan your homeschool for spontaneity.
A to Z Homeschooling - A fun example of a schedule going from A-Z
Homeschool Day - a look at how our homeschool day is structured.
Homeschool Videos - a series of videos showing typical homeschool days.
Read other homeschoolers scheduling experiences and questions - and add your own!
Stuck in a homeschool rut?
Get creative and try some new ideas. Every month I produce a newsletter to inspire and encourage you in your homeschooling. Click the button below now to get inspired!
Sorry everyone, but I am struggling to find the time to answer everyone's questions by email. Please now ask your question on the Facebook Page or email me and I will ask there for you anonymously.
Your Stories
Louisa shares a look at autonomous learning.
How autonomous education works for us - by Jenny.
Leave Home School Schedule page and go to Homeschooling-ideas.com Home Page
As a mother, a teacher, a professional, a home-based business owner and caretaker of a special needs child, this article is definitely related to the human being!!! I highly recommend that it be read by anyone that doesn't rely on the dropping off and picking up your child at school where you and the child have a secondary relationship to an institution.
The Perfect Homeschooling Schedule
Remember - your family is unique - and you need a plan that suits YOU. A great homeschooling schedule is only great if it works FOR you - not against you.
Here are some things to bear in mind..
What Type of Schedule?
Next you need to think about what type of schedule you would like.Are you a perfectionist who needs every second organised? Or can you work with something looser?
| Thought I'd share an idea that works for us. We have a Friday Fun Day every week. I homeschool on a four hours a day , four days a week schedule - and if all goals have been achieved and weeks work completed, we have our fun day. In 8 years we have hardly missed a Fun Friday. On this day we watch educational dvds, work on projects, play educational games, go on nature walks, field trips etc. I have found that this helps to break the monotony of structured learning, encourage self disipline, responsibility and allows the child to learn work ethics. Should someone not be complete they may not participate (even though this is often harder on me than the child, I know that they are learning about choices and consequences). We incorporate art, craft and music in our daily program. Hope this is helpful to someone. Enjoy homeschooling Judy from South Africa |
Pulling it Together
Ok - lets take a look at putting your home school schedule together. See a walk-through of how Sandy does her Homeschool Scheduling in a notebook.
Look at your list of goals and subjects. What are the regular subjects - the ones that are easy to work through on a daily or weekly basis. Which ones do you only need to cover once a week.
What are you going to throw in for fun?
Start planning out a typical week and then break that down into days.
It helps to work on index cards.
Write out each subject you want to cover on it's own card - if you are covering math five times a week, then write out 5 index cards with the word MATH on it.
This makes it easier to rearrange the subjects by day until you are happy with them.
Need a form to help you work it all out?
Donna Young has lots of free printable forms for homeschooling. (But do come back to check out my examples!!)
Write out each subject you want to cover on it's own card - if you are covering math five times a week, then write out 5 index cards with the word MATH on it.
This makes it easier to rearrange the subjects by day until you are happy with them.
Need a form to help you work it all out?
Donna Young has lots of free printable forms for homeschooling. (But do come back to check out my examples!!)
Hmm... Will it work?
Remember the goal of my website was to help you inspire your children to learn.Take a good long look at your schedule. Does it meet your homeschooling goals? Does it inspire you?
If it doesn't inspire you it won't inspire your children!
A good home school schedule will want to make you get started right away. If yours is lacklustre then you have missed something.
Don't worry - you can always give it a try and work out what's missing. If it helps - read through the examples below and see if you can come back to it with fresh eyes.
Read other homeschoolers scheduling experiences and questions - and add your own!
Stuck in a homeschool rut?
Get creative and try some new ideas. Every month I produce a newsletter to inspire and encourage you in your homeschooling. Click the button below now to get inspired!
Got a Question About Homeschool Schedules?
Update Feb 2012Sorry everyone, but I am struggling to find the time to answer everyone's questions by email. Please now ask your question on the Facebook Page or email me and I will ask there for you anonymously.
Read other visitors scheduling experiences and questions...
Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page... A-Z Worksheets Home School Schedule Not rated yet
Hi Julie,
I've been a happy stay at home Mom for 25 years and have home schooled our children for all but eight of those years.
I've been glad for …
Homeschooling with age/level differences Not rated yet
Question
How do I implement the 1-hour homeschool schedule with two children 3 and 1/2 years apart in age?
Would I simply do 1 hour per child …
Homeschooling Reassurance - Is my Schedule OK?
Hi Julie,
We have finally settled into some sort of pattern after homeschooling for 1 year!!
We start the mornings with some reading and my younger …
Homeschool Scheduling with Two Children
I am about the home school my 2 children - 1 five and 1 six - how do I teach the two of them whilst at the same time developing their educational needs? …
Homeschool Daily Schedule Change? Not rated yet
If you have a slightly different schedule each day Monday-Friday but the same schedule over all each week would this be confusing for young children? …
How many days a week do you homeschool? Not rated yet
How many days a week should you homeschool? Do we have to do it every day?
No Mary, you don't have to homeschool every day, as long as …
A question on how to have a great homeschool schedule for 3 kids
Hi,
I wrote a couple of months ago on how this site was amazing and I still think it is.
However, I am having trouble making a schedule for me and …
My Schedule with 7 kids under 11.
With seven kids you have two options: stay organized or go with the flow .
I am thankfully a very organized mom so I chose to fall under the category …
This homeschool schedule is really working for us Not rated yet
I just wanted you to know that my 6-year old son LOVES using the work pockets schedule that I created for him.
I personalized his pocket chart with …
Hi Julie,
I've been a happy stay at home Mom for 25 years and have home schooled our children for all but eight of those years.
I've been glad for …
Homeschooling with age/level differences Not rated yet
Question
How do I implement the 1-hour homeschool schedule with two children 3 and 1/2 years apart in age?
Would I simply do 1 hour per child …
Homeschooling Reassurance - Is my Schedule OK?
Hi Julie,
We have finally settled into some sort of pattern after homeschooling for 1 year!!
We start the mornings with some reading and my younger …
Homeschool Scheduling with Two Children
I am about the home school my 2 children - 1 five and 1 six - how do I teach the two of them whilst at the same time developing their educational needs? …
Homeschool Daily Schedule Change? Not rated yet
If you have a slightly different schedule each day Monday-Friday but the same schedule over all each week would this be confusing for young children? …
How many days a week do you homeschool? Not rated yet
How many days a week should you homeschool? Do we have to do it every day?
No Mary, you don't have to homeschool every day, as long as …
A question on how to have a great homeschool schedule for 3 kids
Hi,
I wrote a couple of months ago on how this site was amazing and I still think it is.
However, I am having trouble making a schedule for me and …
My Schedule with 7 kids under 11.
With seven kids you have two options: stay organized or go with the flow .
I am thankfully a very organized mom so I chose to fall under the category …
This homeschool schedule is really working for us Not rated yet
I just wanted you to know that my 6-year old son LOVES using the work pockets schedule that I created for him.
I personalized his pocket chart with …
Louisa shares a look at autonomous learning.
How autonomous education works for us - by Jenny.
Leave Home School Schedule page and go to Homeschooling-ideas.com Home Page
Booster Shot! Energize Your Homeschool with Unit Studies
Booster Shot! Energize Your Homeschool with Unit Studies
This may be another really interesting developing idea that could work in certain settings. Just thought we'd add a few ideas that are out there to not exclude those who are entertaining the idea of either home-schooling, hospital-setting related schooling, home-bound schooling, ESL schooling or even to place into a church-type school setting. LLO'C
This may be another really interesting developing idea that could work in certain settings. Just thought we'd add a few ideas that are out there to not exclude those who are entertaining the idea of either home-schooling, hospital-setting related schooling, home-bound schooling, ESL schooling or even to place into a church-type school setting. LLO'C
AWE :: Digital Learning Solutions for Independent Child Care Centers
AWE :: Digital Learning Solutions for Independent Child Care Centers
This may be a very interesting addition to the classroom. It's now available in some classrooms, libraries and in other areas; however onsite there's a special section where you can fill out the form to find out when the browser version is available to you in-home for home-bound or self-taught/home-schooled special needs and/or ESL children. LLO'C
This may be a very interesting addition to the classroom. It's now available in some classrooms, libraries and in other areas; however onsite there's a special section where you can fill out the form to find out when the browser version is available to you in-home for home-bound or self-taught/home-schooled special needs and/or ESL children. LLO'C
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Wirefly Satisfaction Guarantee
The Wirefly Satisfaction Guarantee
Tell this to an Attorney and retrieve the past three days communications from my computer after trying to resolve many issues with them. Computer told me that my orders were not accepted because I was potentially at risk.
LLO'C
Tell this to an Attorney and retrieve the past three days communications from my computer after trying to resolve many issues with them. Computer told me that my orders were not accepted because I was potentially at risk.
LLO'C
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tonga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
NINIVA is something that was brought to mind tonight. Eli Whitney was the inventor of the Cotton JENN(IF)(ER). Just another interesting fact. Just coming up with something for Social Studies and History. Possibly Minnetonga the Indian....who knows???
NINIVA is something that was brought to mind tonight. Eli Whitney was the inventor of the Cotton JENN(IF)(ER). Just another interesting fact. Just coming up with something for Social Studies and History. Possibly Minnetonga the Indian....who knows???
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Happy Birthday « Neptunus Lex
Happy Birthday « Neptunus Lex
Was looking for Birthday Stuff for a friend's birthday e-mail and found this site. My Grandfather was a U.S. Marine. Now I know what he meant.
Was looking for Birthday Stuff for a friend's birthday e-mail and found this site. My Grandfather was a U.S. Marine. Now I know what he meant.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
edHelper.com - Math, Reading Comprehension, Themes, Lesson Plans, and Printable Worksheets
edHelper.com - Math, Reading Comprehension, Themes, Lesson Plans, and Printable Worksheets
Subscribed over the past couple of days to make sure that Sarah has not only the help that she's been getting through-out the past school year with the EXCELLENT resources available online and with what media-rich environment that we have available to us, but we had plans to subscribe when we were financially able to do so and had saved enough money for emergencies, transportation and, of course personal necessities and Sarah's Education. This site was and is a bit costly, but it covers topics from pre-kindergarten to well into High School and entry-level college in some instances that are HIGHLY USEFUL, BENEFICIAL and MANDATORY in today's world of competitive education. I like the resource and waited long enough. I'm pleased and have just started working on school supplies, re-arranging our office-equipment and school-area equipment, giving Sarah an area that's separate to play with her toys when she wants, and also sorting through things, boxing up last year's lessons and plans that are already scanned and uploaded to the web, and trying to re-structure our business and find the best avenues for equipment, upgrades, working plans and things that suit our life-style without being overly-zealous, UN-informed, or just taking on too much to handle. I have a lot of receipts to enter, a lot of hours to log, a lot of work left to do, school is coming up, starting to order supplies, having to re-wire and make sure that the correct equipment is in the right area for the correct job, get all systems networked, and make sure that we have the ability to provide food and necessities for school. We did very well last year and this is VERY STRESSFUL. All I can be is honest and this is it. Believe it or not, she's made progress for her condition and I don't want to lose what I have put together on a budget that's nowhere near public school. I only pray that there is understanding and help with people who do understand how difficult home schooling can be. We need to get out on cool and pretty days and explore and take pictures and talk about what we see and explore. We need to do things too. Somehow, the METRO bus stopped running down our street, so we have no transportation whatsoever without calling a Medicaid Cab and that's just to go to a doctor's visit. Things aren't easy for us and we can only pray that somehow we'll be able to do things. We've started a garden and are trying to understand the how and why of the way things work. We need to make sure that we have a color scanner to the computer working in the back room and we also need to make sure that we have a magnanimous year. LLO'C
Subscribed over the past couple of days to make sure that Sarah has not only the help that she's been getting through-out the past school year with the EXCELLENT resources available online and with what media-rich environment that we have available to us, but we had plans to subscribe when we were financially able to do so and had saved enough money for emergencies, transportation and, of course personal necessities and Sarah's Education. This site was and is a bit costly, but it covers topics from pre-kindergarten to well into High School and entry-level college in some instances that are HIGHLY USEFUL, BENEFICIAL and MANDATORY in today's world of competitive education. I like the resource and waited long enough. I'm pleased and have just started working on school supplies, re-arranging our office-equipment and school-area equipment, giving Sarah an area that's separate to play with her toys when she wants, and also sorting through things, boxing up last year's lessons and plans that are already scanned and uploaded to the web, and trying to re-structure our business and find the best avenues for equipment, upgrades, working plans and things that suit our life-style without being overly-zealous, UN-informed, or just taking on too much to handle. I have a lot of receipts to enter, a lot of hours to log, a lot of work left to do, school is coming up, starting to order supplies, having to re-wire and make sure that the correct equipment is in the right area for the correct job, get all systems networked, and make sure that we have the ability to provide food and necessities for school. We did very well last year and this is VERY STRESSFUL. All I can be is honest and this is it. Believe it or not, she's made progress for her condition and I don't want to lose what I have put together on a budget that's nowhere near public school. I only pray that there is understanding and help with people who do understand how difficult home schooling can be. We need to get out on cool and pretty days and explore and take pictures and talk about what we see and explore. We need to do things too. Somehow, the METRO bus stopped running down our street, so we have no transportation whatsoever without calling a Medicaid Cab and that's just to go to a doctor's visit. Things aren't easy for us and we can only pray that somehow we'll be able to do things. We've started a garden and are trying to understand the how and why of the way things work. We need to make sure that we have a color scanner to the computer working in the back room and we also need to make sure that we have a magnanimous year. LLO'C
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