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All about ‘The Night Before Christmas’

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse… (This image comes from the Project Gutenberg archives. This is an image that has come from a book or document for which the American copyright has expired and this image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other countries.) Most of us are very familiar with the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” but you may not know very much about it. First of all, no one is really sure who wrote it. It is usually attributed … Continue reading →

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 →

Fun Ways to Sneak in Reading and Writing over the Holidays

It’s school vacation. It’s Christmas. It’s the holidays. Who wants to work on school stuff? I can hear the kids whining already! And yes they deserve a break, but you don’t want to take two or more weeks off from learning completely. Brains can lose a lot of ground in two weeks. So here are some fun ways to sneak in a little learning and to reinforce those literacy skills. Don’t worry—the kids will never know! * Write a letter to Santa * Let you child write personal messages to the people he or she knows in your holiday cards … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review: Dec. 8th and Some More

Wow–add another blogger to the home schooling section of Families.com and what do you get? A whole bunch of great blogs to read!! While our newest blogger, Andrea Hermitt officially started last week, a few of her blogs were post dated and not covered in last week’s Sunday Evening Review. I didn’t want you to miss anything, so here are the post dated blogs as well as blogs for this past week! First of all, if you haven’t read Andrea’s Introduction, make a point to check it out! As any of us who home school know, frequently the first question … Continue reading →

The Homeschooler’s Advent Calendar: Crafty Activities at Families.com

Do you tour this website? I have to admit that I check out a few blogs regularly, but if I’m searching for something I often go to the forums to get people’s opinions. However, when I was thinking about today’s Advent calendar topic, I thought I’d take a good look around at what Families.com has to offer. Obviously the blogger in fun or kid’s crafts doesn’t blog in homeschooling–but which of us homeschoolers doesn’t like to get out the craft boxes every so often? In reality, I found many ideas that I can use for our Christmas celebrations during homeschool. … Continue reading →

The Homeschoolers’ Advent Calendar: The North Pole

While your kids are writing those wish lists out for Santa, take some time to visit the North Pole. . .via the web that is. Go ahead–make your hot chocolate, sit back, relax, and spend some time learning about the very interesting Arctic circle. I have to tell you that as I was writing this article, I was so fascinated by the things I found that it took me twice as long to write it. I kept stopping and reading and stopping some more. I hope you find it as fascinating as I did. Our first stop in our Arctic … Continue reading →

The Homeschoolers’ Advent Calendar: Christmas Science

Those who know my family well, know us as “the science people”. When we worked at a private school, we ran the science fairs. In fact, it was a science fair for homeschoolers that got us started in running a home schooling support group. My husband especially, is known for his fine command of explaining physics to preschoolers. So if you knew us well, you would not be shocked that we actually have Christmas themed science. I hope you enjoy these links, tidbits, questions and ideas about science and Christmas. NORAD tracks Santa Clause You undoubtedly have heard that Norad … Continue reading →

The Homeschooler’s Advent Calendar: Handel’s Messiah

At the risk of offending, I do not consider anyone truly culturally literate unless they are familiar with Handel’s Messiah. (There are several other classical pieces about which I could say this too–but hey, it’s Christmas time!) I am always extra thankful to live in New York City at this time of year. There are a wealth of venues at which to go see this performed. May I suggest that if you’ve never seen it–take your kids and go. It is nothing short of awe inspiring in my opinion–especially if it’s done very well. Besides going to hear the Messiah … Continue reading →

The Sunday Evening Review: Dec. 3

Welcome to this week’s review of our blogs. It’s the beginning of December, the beginning of the shopping season, and beginning of a new era here at the Homeschool Blog at Families.com!! That’s right, we’re welcoming a brand new blogger here. You can read her introduction in, New Homeschool Blogger Introduction. I personally am very excited to have a homeschool blogging “buddy” and I am greatly looking forward to all that she has to offer. Look for more of her blogs coming out soon! This week’s state was New Jersey. I must say if you live in New Jersey you … Continue reading →

The Homeschoolers’ Advent Calendar: Holiday Books to Treasure

Do you celebrate Advent? For those of you who might not know what Advent is, it is the 24 days preceding Christmas. For Christians it is a time of reflection and anticipation building up towards the birth of Christ. So I thought we would take a little time each day building up towards Christmas to talk about what you might do this year to incorporate holiday celebrations into your home schooling. I don’t know about your kids and your household but there are two things that happen in my household around Christmas time. The first is that visions of home … Continue reading →