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Families.com Homeschooling Blog Week In Review

This has been a fun week for at the families.com homeschooling blog. I returned to families.com after a long absence and was welcomed back with open arms by Valorie Delp who will still guest blog for families.com as she has time. Meanwhile she is busy with the baby blog and food blog. I have wasted no time jumping back into my work as the homeschool blogger. Sunday 09 Mar 2008 Edventures Online by Valorie Delp This is one of the best kept secrets of the kid-friendly website world. It is a subscription service, but I have to say I think … Continue reading →

Edventures Online

This is one of the best kept secrets of the kid-friendly website world. It is a subscription service, but I have to say I think for what you get it is well worth it. We are enjoying our free trial right now but when it is over, this will definitely be added to our curriculum. What It Is The best way to describe Edventures is that it is an online, project based learning resource. Essentially, for one account, you can sign up to ten children to use the website. (I really like this aspect because many subscription based websites charge … Continue reading →

Scratch

My son wants to be a video game programmer. Either that, or a Lego designer. He can’t decide which, and who knows, maybe he’ll design games for Lego. He recently found a program online which has nearly taken over his entire life—he absolutely loves it. It’s called Scratch, and it’s a site where older children and younger adults can program their own games. Scratch was developed by MIT as a tool for educators to teach design skills, mathematical concepts, problem solving, and how to reason systematically. It’s used by kids as young as eight (and I would imagine, some who … Continue reading →