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You had me at imagination
From Books that Build Character (A Guide to Teaching Your Child Moral Values Through Stories) by William Kilpatrick and Gregory and Suzanne M. Wolfe: If you’re a parent, you’ve got a battle on your hands — a battle with popular culture over your child’s imagination. And like every battle this one has moments when it [...]
June 3, 2010
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Monica Brand · 
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Tags: books, fiction, juvenile fiction, non-fiction, reading lists, YA · Posted in: Home schooling, Reading
Adding to my homeschool library
When I attended our state’s homeschooling convention last month, I knew I wanted to spend my cash on books, not packaged curriculum. Books for reference. Books for history and science. Books for fun. Give me books and more books. I made my selections carefully – we are all homeschooling with a budget, aren’t we? – [...]
June 2, 2010
· Monica Brand · 3 Comments
Tags: books, homeschooling · Posted in: Home schooling, Reading
Learning with picture books
At Simple Homeschool: Around the world one picture book at a time
May 31, 2010
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Tags: books · Posted in: Home schooling, Mini blog, Reading
Just so you know
I did it again. Started another blog. Educating Magpies: Life Without School is my new blog home for all things home schooling related. It’s still bare bones, but I have a few posts up – my most recent about bad attitudes and perfection – I hope you check it out if you are interested in [...]
February 14, 2010
· Monica Brand · One Comment
Tags: homeschooling · Posted in: Blogging, Does this count as Unschooling?, Home schooling, Learning
The 14 Days of Homeschool
Heh heh heh. Love this. Sung to the “Twelve Days of Christmas” – this is the homeschool version. Enjoy!
December 13, 2009
· Monica Brand · 2 Comments
Tags: fun, homeschooling, video · Posted in: Home schooling, Silly stuff, Videos
Rutgers Faraday Christmas Children’s Lecture
This looks like well worth the effort. *sigh* Perhaps someday – like before the kids go off to college – we’ll actually attend. Busy. Busy. Busy. Ho. Ho. Humbug.
December 12, 2009
· Monica Brand · No Comments
Posted in: Home schooling
