Archive for May, 2008

Subway Snubs Homeschoolers in Writing Contest

Apparently the fact that homeschoolers are proving to out do their counterparts in spelling bees, geography bees and math competitions makes them ineligible to enter Subway’s creative writing contest designed for school aged children.
Now I know that homeschoolers do tend to sound more intelligent than their chronological age, but that does not change the fact [...]

Homeschool Field Trips-Using Your Vacation to Homeschool

My family and I are currently on vacation in Mexico.  Although we are taking plenty of time to relax and rejuvinate, we are also finding plenty of ways to make our trip educational.  Thus, many of our days here will be included in our 180 days of school.
On day one, we took a guided tour [...]

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is such a wonderful day. I love the homemade  gifts my kids have given me throughout the years. My husband bought me beautiful roses one year but my favorite flowers are the bouquets of a variety of type of flowers.
I have put some fun Mother’s Day coloring pages up on Learning Treasures. One [...]

Science – Does Air take Up Space?

Learn how air takes up space with this interesting science experiment.