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General
2008-11-26
Mexico: Homeschooling Ministry Gives Hope to Families
2008-11-24
Washington Times Op-ed—Testing Proves Success of Graduates
2008-11-19
Children Returned to German Homeschooling Family
General Archive

Secondary
2008-11-21
Teaching Resource: This Week in Rap
2008-11-12
Update: On Drivers Education for Homeschoolers in Delaware
2008-10-10
Tips for Preparing for College
Secondary Archive

Elementary
2007-08-13
Learning the Four Key Elements of Child Development
2007-07-09
Use Summer Fun to Build Background Knowledge
2007-05-18
Developing Public Speaking Skills and Confidence in Young Students
Elementary Archive

Preschool
2008-09-19
Jumpstart Read For the Record
2008-03-26
Language Development: Infant Response to Words
2008-02-27
Creative Play Makes for Kids in Control
Preschool Archive

Learning Styles/Learning Differences
2008-10-24
Are Learning Disabilities The Only Problem? You Should Know About Other Related Disorders
2008-10-17
Learning Disabilities and Homeschooling
2008-10-15
Myth Busters: Learning Disabilities Edition
Learning Styles/Learning Differences Archive

Bible
2008-11-14
National Bible Bee
2008-09-15
Biblical Languages
2008-08-28
Advice on Choosing a Bible
Bible Archive

History/Social Science
2007-08-27
History Resources for Homeschool
2006-12-06
Christmas and Geography
History/Social Science Archive

Holidays
2008-12-05
Teaching Theme: Christmas
2008-12-03
National Cookie Day
2008-12-01
History of Christmas
Holidays Archive

Math/Science/Technology
2008-10-06
Technology Talk: Excel
2008-05-19
World Wide Telescope
2008-03-28
Math Is Rooted in Scripture!
Math/Science/Technology Archive

Reading/Language Arts
2008-11-10
Children’s Book Week (November 9-15)
2008-11-07
PaperBackSwap
2008-09-26
Library Can be Key to Success in School
Reading/Language Arts Archive

Homeschool Curriculum

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Teaching Theme: Christmas
2008-12-05

By D. E. Herrod, B.Ed.E, M.Div
One of my favorite teaching units is Christmas. Well, okay Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. Christmas is an excellent time to use interdisciplinary and cross curricula lessons.

Art and Music

3-D Christmas BellInstructions for making 3D Christmas bell ornamentsMore

Holiday RugThis is great art project for kids to do. It takes some one on one timeMore

Bible

Advent CalanderFree daily Advent guide prepared by Baptist Way Press.Read More

Celebrate Who He is this Christmas Season
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. More …

Christmas Reflection. Recently, I have read several sources questioning the authenticity of the Nativity narrative. Even the Archbishop of Canterbury has recently questioned the traditional Nativity narrative portrayed in Christmas plays, Christmas cards and various Nativity scenes. Are the traditions associated with the Nativity true? More ..

True Meaning of Christmas Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Although many of the traditions associated with Christmas and even the day on which is celebrated have pagan origins. More…

Language Arts

Christmas Journal IdeasListing of several Christmas journal starters. More …

Snowy Day Lesson IdeaI will present this book by simply showing the cover to the students. Based on the title of the book and the cover illustration, I will ask students what they think this book might be about. After the children have shared their ideas, I will read the...
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National Cookie Day
2008-12-03

Cooking is a great practical teaching tool. It can be used to reinforce reading and math skills, following directions and life skills. In honor of National Cookie Day tomorrow I am posting one of my favorite cookie recipes.

Grannies Oatmeal Cookies
½ C soft shortening
1 C brown sugar
1 egg
1 C sifted flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 C raisins
2 C oatmeal
2 T milk
½ tsp soda
¼ tsp Nutmeg


  • Mix all ingredients.

  • Drop with a spoon on a slightly greased baking sheet.

  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.



History of Christmas
2008-12-01

By D. E. Herrod, B.Ed.E, M.Div

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Although many of the traditions associated with Christmas and even the day on which is celebrated have pagan origins.

Most likely Christ was not born on December 25th. The weather conditions at that time of the year would have made it unlikely Mary & Joseph would have been able to spend the night in the stable. The stable was not like the barns we think of today but rather a cave or other crude structure. December 25th comes from pagan winter festivals and was an attempt by the church to Christianize pagan customs.

The arrival of the Magi did not occur on the night of Christ's birth. The Magi did not arrive until approximately two years after the birth of Christ. That is why in Matthew's account of Christ, King Herod had all of the boys under the age of two killed.

Knowing the actual date of Christ's birth is not as crucial as understan...
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December Theme Ideas
2008-11-28

By D. E. Herrod, B.Ed.E, M.Div

Holidays/Special Days and Birthdays

Nov 30: 1st Sunday of Advent

Dec 1: In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man.

Dec 3: The first successful heart transplant was conducted Dec 3, 1967.

Dec 4: National Cookie Day

Dec 5: Walt Disney born 1901

Dec 6: 13th Amendment passed 1865

Dec 7: 2nd Sunday of Advent

Dec 8: National Brownie Day

Dec 10: Human Rig...
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Mexico: Homeschooling Ministry Gives Hope to Families
2008-11-26

In September of 2008, ten international homeschool leaders joined HSLDA’s annual National Homeschool Leadership Conference. The following is taken from Mike Richardson’s presentation at the conference and describes his family’s ministry though Vida Nueva Ministries.

From Candidate for State Legislature to Homeschool Dad

In the mid-1980s, Mike Richardson ran for the Georgia House of Representatives. During his campaign, a small group of homeschool families invited him to speak to them. Through that contact, Mike became close friends with Daniel, a local high school teacher and homeschool father. Daniel and his family had a tremendous impact on the Richardsons. It was through Daniel’s teachings, as well as his example in daily life, that Mike and his wife Pam decided to begin homeschooling their three children in 1986. (Seven of the Richardsons’ ten children are still at home.)

Mike credits Daniel for his accomplishments in the Spanish-...
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Washington Times Op-ed—Testing Proves Success of Graduates
2008-11-24

by J. Michael Smith, HSLDA President

From the beginning of the re-emergence of homeschooling in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the strongest criticism of homeschooling was that untrained, noncredentialed parents could not provide the quality of instruction needed to match the education provided in public and private schools. To address this criticism, the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) commissioned several studies to compare how homeschoolers score on standardized achievement tests compared to their public and private school counterparts.

The results of those tests demonstrated that on average, homeschooled children regularly outperformed their peers. These test results had a significant impact on the growth of homeschooling. First, state legislators were convinced that homeschooling parents could provide a high level of education, and they passed laws that recognized the right to homeschool. Additionally, many parents who were conte...
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Teaching Resource: This Week in Rap
2008-11-21

By D. E. Herrod, B.Ed.E, M.Div

This Week In Rap is a new on-line resource by Flocabulary that presents the weeks current events in a rap format. All lyrics are “classroom safe”. It is an interesting approach to teaching current events.

Flocabulary offers language high interest material for the struggling reader on the secondary level. They offer materials for language arts, social studies, science and math. Math rap written on a 2nd to 5th grade level teaches basic facts.

Founded by Blake Harrison and Alex Rappaport in 2004 Flocabulary offers a unique multimedia resource for teaching secondary students. Harrison, creative director, uses his experience to create an educational tool that seeks to engage students in a relevant manner. Rappaport is the CEO and runs the business side of Flocabulary.


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Christ Centered Curriculum

Christ Centered Curriculum stands apart from other curriculum providers because it is God-centered rather than child-centered. For example, did you know that all four mathematical operations are recorded in the Genesis 1-2 creation account? God made a day and he divided it into evening and morning. He made one day; then He added something to it. He commanded animals to multiply upon the earth, adding numbers of "like things" to His creation. He subtracted a rib from Adam; then He added another human, Eve. Mathematically, addition is the basis of all other operations, so we start there. Click here to take a look at their curriculum for yourself!

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