Learning is FUN! Homeschool Resources & More

This is a wonderful time of year to learn about arctic and anarctic animals! We are enjoying studying these animals. My 18 year old loves anything to do with penguins so we have TONS of then at our house. She is planning on doing her kitchen in all things penguin when she gets one.
Polar bears [...]

This is a fun blog written by another homeschooler I thought you all would enjoy!
The spring rains have finally come to northwest Ohio. After all the snow and rain we had in February and March, it was hard to believe that it was actually getting a little too dry. But now everything is greening up like [...]

Some of you have asked, “How do I get (keep) my child motivated?”
What you probably mean is, “How do I get my child to do the work
correctly without complaining?”.
Fact is, being motivated is more than just compliance. To motivate
a child is to teach the child to love learning.

Several of you have emailed me asking what to do once you print out the dividers for your animal notebook and you are ready to go. Many of you are wondering just what to include and how to get started. First off if you are new to making a science notebook click on the animal [...]

Barack Obama Inauguration Worksheet – – – – Notebooking Page
http://www.learningtreasures.com/obama_worksheet.htm
This is a great printable worksheet laid like a newspaper front page
flash!
Enjoy,
Belinda
www.kidskreate.com

Homeschooling Articles Archive – this is where all those wonderful articles that fit no where else go. They are listed in alphabetical order

Ways to Have Fun With Paper Bags
Read with Your Kids – Little House Books
10 Tips for Homeschooling with Toddlers
Keeping Your Child Motivated
Homeschool Field Trips-Using Your Vacation to Homeschool
Enjoy Learning Over the Holidays
Homeschooling [...]

Some of you may be home schooling because your child has a specific learning problem. If that problem is learning math facts, you’re not alone. Our second son has been having this problem. For over a year we have tried to get him to memorize his addition and subtraction facts. Three months ago, he had [...]

It’s that time of year again. Sure, it’s summer here in the northern hemisphere, and you and your kids should have been enjoying the season for some time already. But it’s about time to start thinking about the next school ‘year’, at least if you’re following the traditional school year schedule.
Think we’re kidding? Well, the retailers [...]

Has it really been over 2 months since we made a post? No excuses, other than we’ve been so busy DOING homeschool we haven’t had much time to WRITE about homeschooling. But we did run across this provocative article, part of which we wanted to share with you. It was written by Don Stott as part of [...]

If you have never made an animal notebook with your kids it is SO much fun. It really gets them involved in science and is one of our kids favorite things to do.
Here is how to make an animal notebook
http://www.learningtreasures.com/make_an_animal_notebook.htm
and here are the animal classification pages to print out.
http://www.learningtreasures.com/animal_classification.htm
If you are studying an animal you [...]