Homeschooling Resource of the Day: 09/17/07

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17 Sep 2007 09:28 AM

Homeschooling resource of the day will be a new daily blog that will feature daily resources for homeschoolers everywhere. I am just including some things off the top of my head that will come in handy. If there is anything you would like to see added, changed, or featured, please let me know.

Today's website is Homeschool Buyers Co-op. I love Homeschool Buyers Co-op! It is an on line co-op that offers a lot of different homeschooling resources all in one place. Some of the items require you to be a member, but membership is absolutely free. There are "group buys," which are deals that they have worked out with different sites and merchants for their products purchased at a discount depending on how many people purchase it. There are "exclusive discounts," which are deals they have worked out with merchants that can be purchased anytime. There's also the deal of the month. The deal of the month is a large discount to anyone who purchases the special for that month. Then there are free resources, which include curriculum, field trips, and contests. You can even create free printable homeschooler ID cards on their site for students and educators.

Word of the day: cog·ni·tion /kog-nish-uhn/ - noun 1.the act or process of knowing; perception. 2.the product of such a process; something thus known, perceived, etc. 3.knowledge.

Today's homeschooling book of the day is Home Learning Year by Year. This book walks you through grade by grade and tells you what knowledge is expected of each level. This is a great book not only for those creating their own curriculum for their children, but also for those who buy prepackaged ones. It will help reassure the many homeschooling parents when they have their usual doubts about whether or not your children are learning everything they should be.

This Day in History Sept. 17th 1630 : City of Boston forms 1787 : U.S. Constitution signed 1796 : Washington prepares final draft of farewell address 1862 : Antietam: The Bloodiest Day in American History (Civil War) 1939 : Soviet Union invades Poland (WW II)

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Nola Redd (7081) 19 Sep 2007 05:46 PM

Thanks for the great resources! I'm looking into them.

Michele Thorne (461) 19 Sep 2007 08:05 PM

Good. Thank you for letting me know. I am glad you are enjoying them.

carol pitts (168) 20 Sep 2007 08:46 AM

I have heard of that book but I do not know were to find it.

Valorie Delp (49340) 20 Sep 2007 06:01 PM

You can find it at Barnes and Noble, order it off of Amazon or find it at a homeschool supply place like Rainbow Resource.

Michele Thorne (461) 20 Sep 2007 06:49 PM

If you click the name of the book in this blog, it will bring you directly to the book on Amazon. A lot of online book stores carry it. I found my copy of it at Half Price Books.