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2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

A Slanguage Activity From Down Under.

As a fun activity, see if you can work out what these ridiculously Australian sentences mean. I’ve left a space under each sentence so that you can rewrite the sentence in your way of speaking. Have you printed out the list of words from Aussie Slanguage? I think you’ll need it to understand what’s being said. Fair dinkum, this is fun. When you visit us in Australia, if you can understand this, she’ll be apples, mate! 1) Hey, mate! Come along to our barbie this arvo. We’ve got some chook, and some bloke’s sheila is going to cook up the … Continue reading →

The Week In Review: Oct. 21, 2006

Are you looking for a compiled list of links and ideas as well as measurable objectives and standards that help you to know if you’re teaching the right things at the right time? I am starting a series, “What Your _________ Should Know”. This week we focused on preschoolers academic skills, every day skills like time of day and positions, as well as motor and social skills. Keep looking for more blogs going all the way through 12th grade! I am also continuing to work my way through the homeschooling laws and statues of every state! This week we focused … Continue reading →