By Abi on March 1, 2010
1. To help children with their spelling.
http://www.spellingcity.com/
2. Awesome website for homeschoolers.
http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/phonics/
3. A fun website of facts from the basic schooling subjects.
http://www.factmonster.com/
Posted in Children, Homeschooling, Websites
By Abi on February 7, 2010
Ideas for Dyslexia Letter Fun
Choose a different activity each day! (let your child help choose which ones to play)
1. Writing in a tray of salt, shaving cream, sand.
2. Use clay to make the word. Then make a model of the word. (make the letters ‘c-a-t’, then make a little cat from the rest of [...]
Posted in Children, Tips
By Abi on February 7, 2010
Homeschool Tracker Basic is a free organizational tool offered by the people at TGHomeSoft. Regardless of the legal requirements in your state, HTB provides the basic record keeping you need. HTB keeps track of daily attendance, assignments completed, hours of study, books and resources used and at any time you can print all of the [...]
Posted in Documentation, Homeschooling, Websites
By Abi on February 7, 2010
College Prep 101: Teaching Responsible Study Habits
Kim Kautzer
For high schoolers, there’s more to planning for college than simply getting accepted. Unless your student has experienced a more rigorous course of study and learned some good study habits, he’ll be overwhelmed to arrive on campus and discover the mountains of reading, writing, and studying [...]
Posted in High School, Tips
By Abi on November 3, 2009
What is a Charter School?
Charter schools are innovative, public schools designed by educators, parents or civic leaders that are open by choice, accountable for results, and free from most rules and regulations governing conventional public schools. Today, more than 4,000 charter schools serve more than a million children in forty states plus the District of [...]
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