With Spring almost here, the itch to start gathering curriculum and other products to use in next year’s homeschool has started. Before you know it, homeschool conferences will be upon us with the enticement of shiny, new items that just might work in your house. Well, I’d like to share about a place (that I [Read On]
Homeschool Hints Meme ~ Streaming Video Sites
February 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
Staying a bit on the theme of visual resoures for homeschool studies, I thought I would mention a few streaming video sites. BrainPop is one that has animated videos on subjects with quizzes, etc available. Most of the site is for subscribers, but there is a daily video anyone can watch. Yesterday it was about the [Read On]
Homeschool Hints Meme ~ Netflix!
February 18, 2011 By 4 Comments
First, I have to admit that after three weeks of a theme (by me) for this meme I was stumped for what to write this week. It isn’t that there are not tons of great ‘hints’, but rather I sometimes wonder which to share next. So, I’ll go with something that is not free, but [Read On]
Homeschool Hints ~ Library Resources 3
February 10, 2011 By 3 Comments
I thought I would finish the library theme this week. So far I have mentioned the electronic resources (ebooks, audiobooks, and databases) you might find by visiting your local library’s site. Now I wanted to mention programming and the library staff! A staple of many libraries are storytimes. Typically, you’ll find ones for preschoolers and [Read On]
Homeschool Hints ~ Resources at Your Library 2
February 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
As hinted at last week, I’m continuing the theme of resources available from your local library. Like last week, the ones I’m going to mention are found on your computer. These are the ‘databases’ the library subscribes to for their patrons to use. On the Anchorage library site, I actually click on databases to get [Read On]
Homeschool Hints ~ Resources at Your Library 1
January 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
It’s Thursday and time for another entry in the Helpful Homeschool Hints Meme. Last week, I mentioned some online reading resources. If you haven’t grab the January freebie offers, don’t wait too long. I’ll be snagging Funnix for our house and trying it out with D. This week, I thought I would start a short [Read On]
Homeschool Hints ~ Reading with Your Computer
January 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
Thursday is here, which seems odd as Mr. O had Monday off. For those not in the US, this past Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Schools tend to be closed and employees of the Federal government get it as a holiday. So, to us it feels like Wednesday. Poor R was so confused [Read On]
Homeschool Hints ~ Learning in Boy Scouts
January 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
Last week I shared about learning through Cub Scouting. Can you guess where I’m headed this week??? Yep, Boy Scouting offers an abundance of learning opportunities that can tie in with homeschooling. Bordering the Christmas break (or winter if you are being all PC), P attended a merit badge university to work on three different [Read On]
Homeschool Hints ~ Learning Through Cub Scouting
January 6, 2011 By 3 Comments
When I was a wee lass, I was active in both Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls. Well, not at the same time. It’s just that for the 2 years we lived in Kirkland, Washington I did Campfire Girls instead of Girl Scouts. I probably would have gone all the way through the program if I [Read On]
Homeschool Hints Meme ~ Spelling on Your Computer
December 3, 2010 By 3 Comments
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, Angie at Many Little Blessings has the new Homeschool Hints Meme going again. Today I thought I would build off of my first post and talk about a different spelling resource we use in our house. Spelling City has been around for a few years now. At first, it [Read On]
