tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36297789410615605312024-02-22T08:53:18.116-05:00Home School OnlineYour one-stop homeschool blog containing important resources, ideas and information about home school curriculum and homeschool lifestyle for preschool, elementary, middle and high school studentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-38663127136394740932020-02-10T10:30:00.000-05:002020-02-10T10:33:16.192-05:00Math - The Times Tables - A Fork in the RoadThere's way too many people around who are fearful of math and think they are bad at it. There are many reasons for this including a math curriculum that veers off into advanced algebra and calculus rather than teaching more applicable math skills such as basic statistics, probability, algorithms/logic, and basic finance.
Time4MathFacts: Free to Time4Learning Members
But one very simple Johnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-65441644047423717742017-10-19T10:18:00.001-04:002020-02-10T10:35:29.850-05:00Homeschool Writing - What about apathy?I just received the nicest email from Time4Writing. Not that it was a personal email but they seemed to really describe and understand my challenges:
Dealing with "Writer's Apathy?"
Occasionally, you probably hear things along these lines from your child or teen:
"Writing doesn't really matter, anyway."
"Writing is boring."
"I'm not good at writing, so why should I bother?"Johnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-54704503439330890642017-10-17T08:24:00.000-04:002017-10-17T08:24:03.787-04:00Third Grade Resources FocusGuess who has a third grader? Yes, I do. Actually, I have some children. They are people first. But they have certain attributes such as what grade level they are working at. Mine are working at the third grade level. Of course, I'm writing facetiously here but the People First movement is actually something I leaned about from Kelly S when I one day spoke or wrote without paying attention Johnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-48768819891845475292017-10-13T21:41:00.001-04:002017-10-17T08:17:07.185-04:00Art & Beauty EverywhereOne of the opportunities in homeschooling is for parents to help their children see the art everywhere. In nature, in people, in society, even in the jokers of decks of cards.
What? The beauty of jokers in the decks of cards? In fact, yes, Check it out. These jokers are from the best online joker collection. I think collecting is a great way for kids to learn about the world. My Johnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-776832221262370742017-08-22T14:42:00.000-04:002017-08-22T14:42:14.182-04:00Spelling Practice!!!Despite all the excitement about big ideas and constructing knowledge and understanding, there is still some places where rote memorization for rapid fluency and total automaticity is important.
Math facts and sight words. We need to practice these so that there's not a slight hesitation and so we can really think quickly about other things. This requires practice practice practice Johnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-17255015741857395942016-03-18T15:07:00.002-04:002016-03-18T15:10:45.633-04:00Let's Stop Contraction Abuse!
When my kids were learning to read and spell, contractions were one of the thing that seemed to trip them up the most. They can be tricky buggers! Trying to explain to a the concept to a child can be a bit difficult. Thank goodness for sites like spelling city that help to make learning about contractions easy and fun.
Now my kids get annoyed when they see a contraction misused. Such as using Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-80800925342495905862016-01-30T17:07:00.000-05:002016-01-30T17:07:00.409-05:00A Redesign of the SAT; It's Finally here!
It's 2016 and there is a a Redesigned SAT!!!
The SAT® has changed. Rather than drift off into oblivion, the SAT folk (ie the College Board) changed directions!
In March 2014, the College Board announced a complete overhaul of the test. It's becoming much like their arch rival, the ACT!
he New Design of the SAT
The new SAT is no longer referred to as the Johnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-5134512737131628502015-05-31T17:50:00.000-04:002015-05-31T17:50:34.205-04:00Summer Homeschooling IdeasMany parents like to have a different less intense schedule in the summer but they also want to maintain educational momentum. Reading can be a mainstay of summer intellectual activity. Here are some other ideas for summer supplements or programs:
Time4Learning’s automated learning system has been helping over 200,000 homeschool families for over a decade by teaching concepts andJohnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-23058472847853900222014-12-18T21:20:00.000-05:002015-05-31T17:41:02.836-04:00Elementary Science EducationLearning about science can be a lot of fun. It can be a walk in the garden, it can be a series of "thought experiments." It can be hands-on, you can tinker, you can play, you can build, you can make, and so on. Many homeschool parents really enjoy and do a great job of providing great hands-on experiences for children. Pets, field trips, use of the garden, and all sorts of experimentsJohnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01573208587118088567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-86820922124677241372014-07-08T13:07:00.001-04:002014-07-08T13:07:42.344-04:00Thank You!This past week we celebrated the 4th of July, a day of independence. There are so many military homeschoolers out there. I would like to say THANK YOU, to those who serve and those families that are out there that we often forget.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-87393858332550193602014-07-08T12:59:00.000-04:002014-07-08T12:59:20.086-04:00Summer Fun Tip #4
Summer Fun Tip #4
During the summer a lot of families take road trips. Here are a few ideas for games to do while on the road.
Travel Bingo - There are so many different ways or version to play Travel Bingo. The simple way without having to print anything is to make a list of items you think you might see on your trip. This is a great reading activity. Your child mustUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-42471851298877252772014-06-28T09:22:00.001-04:002014-06-28T09:22:11.074-04:00Laid back schooling during the summer. Even though most are in full summer mode. We are still in school mode. We school year round. We did take a week off for boy scout camp but we will be jumping right back in come monday. I am in the process of writing lesson plans. We do our school a little more laid back then the regular school year. Okay we are laid back in all of our schooling. (big smile)
When I say laid back I mean in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-24102146024136762112014-06-19T11:21:00.000-04:002014-06-19T11:21:00.039-04:00Summer Fun Tip #3
Tip #3
Don't you hate getting stuck inside during the summer. Either it is TOO HOT
or it is RAINING
Why not start lapbooking at the beginning of summer and add to it when it is either two hot, raining outside or your kids say I am bored!
A lap book can be based on one subject, multiple subjects or a book. Here are some examples of different lap books.
Lapbook on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-5177617451311430232014-06-14T10:48:00.000-04:002014-06-16T10:48:51.778-04:00Summer Fun Tip #2
Summer Fun Tip #2.
How do you keep your kids from forgetting all that they learned through out the school year? Choose different fun ways to refresh their memory.
Vocabulary Test - don't sound fun at all do they? What about when you are in the car bring along a dry erase board and though out a vocabulary word you had over the past school year and have the kids draw a picture Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-86343942134545016552014-06-03T11:37:00.001-04:002014-06-03T11:37:32.803-04:00Homeschooling Trends Did you know that there are between 1.8 and 2.3 million homeschoolers?
The homeschooling trends are growing by leaps and bounds.
Parents are no longer just turning to homeschooling for religious beliefs. Many today are homeschooling to give their children the one on one learning that they feel their child deserves. Safety has become a major influence in homeschooling. With the increase ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-9195917167035209812014-05-29T09:41:00.000-04:002014-05-29T09:41:00.111-04:00Summer Fun: Tip #1
Tip #1
Animals Unit
Make lap books about animals.
Read animal books that can be found at the library.
Draw animals using art for kids on youtube.
Play animal games online.
Finish off the Animal Unit with a trip to the ZOO!
What else can you think of that will help you have Summer Fun with Animals?
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-79562180091596485542014-05-27T09:10:00.000-04:002014-05-27T09:10:11.710-04:00Yes, Tutoring or No, TuturoingDo use tutoring in your homeschool?
For those who follow a school year, summer is coming. In fact some homeschoolers will stop their year at Memorial Day. Others will be schooling year round. We are one of those families that school year round.
It does not matter if you are a school year follower or a year round schooler tutoring can help any one at any time. For the school year follower Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-10623411628106684652014-05-15T10:54:00.000-04:002014-05-15T10:54:21.809-04:00Language Arts This past year we have used a great homeschool language arts program. But this program is also a history, bible and we even count it as writing program. We have used Notgrass Amarican History. This program has history, history based literature, writing assignments and bible assignments. It covers all our needs. But that is only for our 9th grader.
We have used time4learning.com as aUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-70275249822764580862014-05-14T09:56:00.000-04:002014-05-14T09:56:50.798-04:00Ideas to help with reading/spellingFrom abbreviations to homonyms to vowel-constantat-E and root words, all of these are needed in what?
Did you answer reading or spelling? then you are right. The english language is very complicated but over the years people have worked hard to give some great ways to help with learning the to read and spell in the english language.
A reading/spelling notebook is a great way to help.
This is a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-58918278983454967132014-05-01T10:53:00.000-04:002014-04-28T10:54:03.988-04:00Earth and Matter, Oh My!Does your child know the difference between solid and liquid?
Do they know the difference between solid liquid and gas?
Did you know that on Earth matter is found most commonly in three different phases? That is right, solid, liquid and gas.
If you have a Kindergartener through Second Grade your child can learn in a fun way all about this and more on Science4Us.com.
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-74652875968199583012014-04-28T10:40:00.000-04:002014-04-28T10:40:11.734-04:00Finishing out our year!We are almost done with our first year of high school homeschooling, where did the year go? I feel like we just finished kindergarten.
It has been a long year. We have covered great details in American History, Bible and how it has been used and connected in our American History. English full of historical reads. Algebra not a fan of this subject, my son struggles with it but we are makingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-85462387490945350422014-04-20T16:52:00.001-04:002014-04-20T16:52:51.398-04:00How many different ways do you review?Most families are finishing up their year of school. That means lots of review. There are many ways of doing review. A few ways we do review in our home are orally, online and through games.
My son is a very oral learner. We do most of our history out loud together. Same with english and spelling. Free online puzzles and games are a great resource. There are some easy to find free gams online. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-42220191467232610222014-04-12T13:14:00.000-04:002014-04-12T13:14:00.244-04:00Book Version or Online Version? When was the last time you looked at a physical dictionary? Not an online dictionary but a real book…… That is what I thought. Same here, a long time. I am very thankful for the internet and all that it offers but sometimes we need to hold real books.
When teaching spelling and vocabulary the dictionary is a vital too. I try to have my own children use the actual book not just the internet. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-51104647277978911112014-04-10T13:05:00.002-04:002014-04-10T13:05:44.764-04:00Different kind of lessonThis week we have had a lesson in force and motion. Not the kind of force and motion you might be thinking of. But this lesson is about behavior. We have had big attitude in our house. The typical kid behavior that you expect. The only thing this mommy tired of them is them trying to force everyone to do what they want. This mommy is going to get them into motion right to their rooms to think andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629778941061560531.post-15199195985682279492014-03-29T14:45:00.003-04:002014-03-29T14:45:44.477-04:00Rainy Day BluesWe have had many rainy days in our area. My kids have the rainy day blues. What do you do on rainy days?
We build FORTS!
I can also make this a 1st grade science lesson on building and what all is involved to keep structures up.
What do you do for rainy day blues?
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