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It’s that time again!

As For My House will be hosting next week’s edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling.

If you blog, I hope you will join is by submitting a post:

• Old, recent, or written just for this – anything is fair game!
• Your blog does not have to be about homeschooling – only the post you submit has to be “on topic.”

Submitting your post is simple, with the Blog Carnival form.

More details about the carnival, and submissions, are always available from the good folks who run the carnival, “Why Homeschool“.

Just submit your post by Sunday night, then come back on Tuesday to enjoy everyone else’s words of wisdom.

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I was recently sent a selection of Critical Thinking Press books to review from Timberdoodle.com, for each of my little students:

• Math Reasoning Beginning 2 for Jewel
• Math Reasoning Beginning PreK for R.T.
• and Editor In Chief (Level C1) for Nick

We are not a fan of “busywork”, so we don’t have a lot of workbooks in the house. I like these because they are geared towards thinking skills, not rote memorization of facts or lists.

Nick was actually interested in doing the Editor in Chief lessons, when I showed him the book.

Once we did the first lesson, and he got the hang of what they were really wanting, he actually asked to do another one – which turned into two – just to do better and explore it some more. For some children that might be typical behavior, but I assure you that around here that is not usually the case!

As always, we did have some discussions about the finer points of punctuation rules and writing style. With an 11th Grade student, it’s not all as clear-cut as the Little’s punctuation rules.

I think this book would be a great review or supplementation resource for High Schoolers, maybe mostly 9th and 10th Grade. I’d be curious, now, to check out the higher levels in this series.

Each of the Littles is working through their own Math Reasoning book. R.T. is right on age for his, while Jewel is actually a little old for the “recommended age” on the other… But because they are fun and visually appealing activities – and probably because they aren’t doing any other workbook type work – they are having a great time.

So far we haven’t hit anything that either of them doesn’t know, but there’s nothing wrong with reinforcing some of these types of basic concepts (as long as everyone’s having fun). Both book have used the first few lessons to cover counting, colors, and shapes, with the older book having more varieties of each. The older book also moved on to some more sophisticated geometry concepts, and some fun logic and matching games.

I’m not sure if you would use these as part of your primary curriculum, either, but they are certainly a nice “fun” way to get some learning done in spite of Spring Fever.

If you need a late-year pick-me-up for your homeschool curriculum, I’d definitely give all of these a look!

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I recently had the opportunity to check out some really neat spelling software – SpellQuizzer.

You enter your child’s spelling list, make a recording of yourself, and then SpellQuizzer can help your child study!

Click to watch some video demonstrations of SpellQuizzer.

Some points to consider, from SpellQuizzer:

- SpellQuizzer was not designed with any one spelling curriculum in mind. In fact, it should compliment virtually any spelling curriculum since you create your own custom spelling lists.

- There is a page on the site specifically directed toward homeschoolers.

- SpellQuizzer’s built-in spellchecker recognizes both US and UK English spellings. The spellchecker warns the user when creating a spelling list if they enter a word that appears to be spelled incorrectly. Because of this safeguard it’s reasonably safe to let children create their own spelling lists guided by the curriculum they are working on.

- It’s always a good idea to try to make the sound recordings for word lists amusing for the child. Funny phrases or voices make it more fun and help to children engaged.

- There are several free downloadable spelling lists for SpellQuizzer on our web site. These lists include pre-made sound recordings. We are in the process of adding new lists to the site.

- Users can easily export and import SpellQuizzer spelling lists to share with other SpellQuizzer users. This makes it easy for members of homeschool groups to share their lists rather than everyone having to record their lists individually.

- We have recently added a community area to our web site with discussion forums and an area where users can upload their own lists to share with others and download lists other SpellQuizzer users are sharing. This makes it easier than ever to share your lists with other SpellQuizzer users and for them to share their lists with you.

- If a user doesn’t have a PC microphone (many computers come with them now free but they get lost or tossed in a drawer and forgotten) they can usually be purchased at any department store’s electronics department for under $10. There’s no need to invest in an expensive microphone as the inexpensive models usually produce acceptable recordings.

We did not have much opportunity to really put the software through its paces, as our kids ages are split to either side of the “spelling test” target range. It seems easy to set up and run, and certainly a great idea! I’ll be interested to hear what you think…

You can download the SpellQuizzer software, and check it out on their 30 Day Free Trial.

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I was recently introduced to a delightful series of books, The Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace.

This highly autobiographical series of books, written by Lovelace in the 1940s, follows the adventures of Betsy Ray from the age of 5, growing up in Deep Valley, Minnesota (aka Mankato), through high school and on to a year of travel in Europe, before she returns home to marry her high school sweetheart just prior to America’s entry into World War I.

According to the publishers:

The books have a passionate following and have found particular traction in the home school market for the wonderful glimpse they give into life at the turn of the century in America. Like Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House series, the Betsy-Tacy books bring us back to a simpler era, but at the same time, Betsy is a completely relatable character to girls today. So many people who discover this series remark on how modern Betsy seems. She may be going to high school in 1906, but many of her worries – boys, grades and her hair – are those of today’s young teenage girls.

Fans of the series include the bestselling authors Anna Quindlen, Laura Lippman, Meg Cabot, Nora Ephron, Annie Barrows, Mary Kay Andrews, and Judy Blume.

The first 4 books in the series, which follow Betsy from age 5 to 12, are available from HarperCollins Children’s – great for girls from age 5 to 9:

• Betsy-Tacy
• Betsy-Tacy and Tib
• Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
• Betsy and Tacy Go Downtown

The final 6 books in the series were reissued last fall by Harper Perennial Modern Classics – these are wonderful for girls age 9 and up:

• Heaven to Betsy/Betsy in Spite of Herself – foreword by Laura Lippman
• Betsy was a Junior/Betsy and Joe – foreword by Meg Cabot
• Betsy and the Great World/Betsy’s Wedding – foreword by Anna Quindlen

This fall, Harper Perennial is reissuing the final three books in Lovelace’s Deep Valley series – which feature characters from the Betsy Tacy series – these are also for ages 9 and up:

• Emily of Deep Valley – with a new foreword by acclaimed young adult author Mitali Perkins
• Carney’s House Party and Winona’s Pony Cart – with a new foreword by Melissa Wiley, home school blogger at Here in the Bonny Glen as well as the author of the Martha and Charlotte Years, spinoffs to the Little House on the Prairie series.

All of the books contain rich archival material and photos of the real people on which the stories are based.

The Littles and I are working our way through from the beginning, and very much enjoying our new friends!

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Raising Real Men is a great book, whose subtitle says it all:

Surviving, Teaching, and Appreciating Boys

The authors, Hal and Melanie Young, have six boys (and two girls) of their own, the oldest grown, so they really have walked through the process of raising them.

The book is written in a friendly, informal style. It’s easy to imagine sitting on the couch having a chat with the Youngs about parenting.

You’ll probably read through the book quickly, then come back to it as a reference again and again. It’s stuffed full of Scripture, experience, anecdotes, wisdom, encouragement, and challenges… Without worldly compromise, pop psychology, shame or blame.

My favorite aspect of the book is that it is not just about “surviving,” but – as the title indicates – moving beyond to enjoying and appreciating our boys.

What may be easiest or most convenient for mom at the time is not always the best thing for the man we want our son to become. This book offers insights into the character and development of Real Men… Something our world could certainly use more of.

I highly recommend this book to all parents, grandparents, teachers, caregivers, pastors… Heck, pretty much anyone who will ever speak to a boy. Click the picture at the top of the post to buy yourself a copy on Amazon. If you can, please buy a copy for your pastor, or your church library, as well!

Your sons will thank you. Your future daughters-in-law will thank you. Your sons’ future employers will thank you.

The future will thank you.

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This giveaway ends 10/23 at 11:59pm (Central), or more likely some time around 5 am the following morning when I log in again.

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Welcome, one and all, to the Carnival of Homeschooling!

School. It’s kind of a “One-Size-Fits-All” program. People with kids who are exceptionally bright struggle with the system. So do those whose kids have learning challenges. And anyone whose child has a learning style different than their teacher and peers. Oh, and…

Well, when you really get right down to it… There is simply nobody named “All”.

We homeschool so that I can be Tiffany, and my children can be Nick, Jewel, and R.T. – each of us with our unique personalities, gifts, challenges, motivations, and style. We celebrate the differences.

Hence, we offer for your consideration today…

To my regular readers, I feel I must add this disclaimer: Since this carnival is open to all homeschooling bloggers, there may be sites and content listed that I would not otherwise link from this blog. I have indicated such content, where possible. We’re not talking about obscene or outrageous, of course, as that is simply not what’s happening here.

And to all carnival participants and any new readers, a disclaimer for you: Although the Carnival of Homeschooling is not Christian, I am. Please feel free to simply skip over areas of my post which do not apply to you, and enjoy the remainder.

Not ALL children learn the same things, in the same order, in the same time frame. And we know that’s okay! (And we can help them in a unique and personal way)

Sherri Hedberg presents School starts today. . .naaa, next week. posted at Plowing My Row.

Katherine presents 1st words posted at No Fighting, No Biting!.

Jenna presents 55 Fine Motor Activities posted at Sugar, Spice and Monkey Tales!.

Similarly, not ALL children will benefit from the same resources, nor will ALL homeschooling adults feel comfortable using them. Good thing there’s so much out there to choose from!

Linda Dobson presents Bad Things Happen to Children Who Don’t Get to Play posted at Parent At The Helm.

Denise presents Alexandria Jones and the Mathematical Carnival posted at Let’s Play Math!.

Rhonda Miller presents The Road to Hysterical Historical Learning posted at Time4Learning.

Sandy Davis presents Mini-Offices posted at Pencil On Paper.

Christina presents Making Math Meaningful: Choosing the Right Curriculum posted at LessonPathways.

Barbara presents Off-shoring Homeschooling? posted at Barbara Frank.

Not ALL homeschool days go according to our schedule. But in the end, it all works out just fine.

Mrs. White presents When Mama Falls Asleep on the Job posted at The Legacy of Home.

We do not ALL choose the same path for our children’s education, because we are ALL unique, just at our children are (see above).

ChristineMM presents What I’d Like for Older Son’s High School Education posted at The Thinking Mother.

Alasandra presents I wonder if she claims her kids attend private school too? posted at Alasandra’s Homeschool Blog.

But wait, maybe there are some ALLs out there… Let’s see…

ALL of us (parents and children alike) are not machines, and need to take time out to nourish our spirits.

Nadene presents Oils of Life posted at Practical Pages.

nak presents The Single Eye posted at Sage Parnassus.

Henry presents Positive Article on Classical Conversations posted at Why Homeschool.

We homeschool parents are not ALL certified teachers, or geniuses, or superheroes. But we know there’s help out there, and together, we can ALL do it!

Carrie Schmeck presents How I Do It posted at The Homeschool Regel.

Dave presents In which I give away Mavis Beacon. posted at Home School Dad.

Denise presents The Sidebar is for Your Readers posted at Blogging 2 Learn.

Jenny presents Science Simplified posted at Home is Where You Start From.

Jennifer Lavender presents What qualifies a person to home school if they don’t have any teaching credentials? posted at Becoming THAT Family.

Robin Phillips presents Creative Nature Study: How to Let Bird Song Wake You Up posted at Crack the Egg.

And I have a few giveaways on my blogs right now – not strictly homeschooling-related, but hopefully some things that can be of interest and help to you. Win an AnytimeCostumes.com Costume, a Homestead Blessings: The Art of Crafting DVD, and a Family Works DVD from Franklin Springs. All easy entries just by leaving a comment!

Thank you for reading… Please let me know if you find any errors or broken links!

I want to thank each of the bloggers who submitted these interesting, challenging, and diverse posts. As always, it has been a joy to read through them all while putting the carnival together (I confess I don’t typically get to read through an entire carnival!).

Please take a moment to post a link to the carnival on your blog, your Facebook page, your Twitter feed… help spread the word about homeschooling, and the carnival, and send some traffic to all these terrific folks!

And don’t forget to send in your post for next week’s carnival! Just visit the simple form at Blog Carnival anytime before next Monday.

Happy Homeschooling, ALL!

I am pleased to announce that As For My House is once again hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling next week.

If you have a blog, you are cordially invited – nay, encouraged – to submit a post:

• Old, recent, or written just for this – anything is fair game!
• Your blog does not have to be specifically about homeschooling – only the post you submit has to be “on topic.”

It’s easy to submit with the Blog Carnival form.

You can also find more info at the website that runs the carnival, “Why Homeschool“.

Just be sure to submit your entry by Sunday night, then come back by Tuesday to enjoy the bounty.

Happy Homeschool Blogging Week!

Next year is going to be even more exciting than I anticipated.

Jewel will be five, and we will start doing more “schooling” with her. I’m not a believer in a bunch of “work” for the K set, but she is actually very enchanted with the idea of “doing school,” so who am I to argue? (We’re doing some now, of course).

But there’s a new dimension being added to the mix: Nick is coming home.

After two years in the magnet music program at a high school in the area, he has decided that public school really is not such a great idea after all. This dovetailes with our ideas about having the family accompany Wolf for his Air Force technical schools, so we’re all agreed.

Now… How?

I’ve never done High School, and diving into the Junior year is more than a little intimidating.

We used Sonlight for 8th Grade, and really enjoyed it, so that seems the likely choice for the main chunk of curriculum.

He did AP World History in 9th Grade, and is doing AP Psychology this year. The natural progresson would be for AP English Language and AP U.S. History next year, which he is interested in doing.

I’m thinking the most effective way to accomplish that is through Florida Virtual School. It’s free as Florida residents, which is a nice bonus.

Then there are just a couple of open questions: Algebra 2 and Chemistry.

He didn’t care for the math we used in 8th Grade (ALEKS), so we’re definately looking for a new option there.

• Teaching Textbooks is the recommendation from Sonlight. I’ve also heard good things about it from others. A little pricey?
• Math U See is something a lot of folks use, but I haven’t heard much about their High School levels.
• I know there are tons of others out there… an overwhelming number of choices…

And Chemistry?

Sonlight offers the Apologia program, which is also the only one I’ve heard other High School homeschoolers mention.

Obviouly, a web search turns up a ton of options, but who knows what’s any good?

And do we do any extras?

It seems like an awful lot of work we’re committed to already.

But what about all those extra things we’d like to do?

• Bible is included in the Sonlight, so we don’t need anything else formal in that area.
• I guess he’s done with music, so we won’t worry about that.
• A homeschool co-op I follow is offering a great buy on Dave Ramsey’s financial class for High Schoolers. I think this would be such a valuable thing for him…
• We may try Spanish, but language learning has not gone well for us in the past. Rather than presenting it to him as “his” class, I’m thinking I’ll just have him work along as I try to learn with Jewel.

I’m anxious to get everything nailed down, of course. Even though I’ll probably wait and have it shipped to our address at the training base, I don’t like the “up in the air” feeling.

Any comments, suggestions, recommendations?

Welcome, one and all, to the Carnival of Homeschooling!

It’s been a rough time for us lately… Unemployment… New job, but underemployed, and having to move out of our house… Living in the RV with three kids and four cats…

And we just learned that my Father-in-Law has been diagnosed with lung cancer (He’s going through a troubled recovery from throat cancer, beginning two years ago, and his wife has just been through a bout with cancer as well). We’ll be heading for Mississippi tomorrow to spend a week with the family there.

Nothing like struggles to make you re-evaluate your priorities!

With that in mind, I present this, the

To my regular readers, I feel I must add the disclaimer. Since this carnival is open to all homeschooling bloggers, there may be sites and content here that I would not otherwise link from this blog. I have indicated such content, where possible.

And to the carnival participants and any new readers, a disclaimer for you, as well. Although the Carnival of Homeschooling is not Christian, I am. Please feel free to simply skip over areas of my post which do not apply to you, and enjoy the remainder.

Here, in no particular order, are some priorities that have come into focus for us recently… with this week’s bloggers illustrating my point!

What Matters: People

In this instance, it means that being with Grandpa right now is worth hubby taking time off work, pulling my marching band kid out of school for a week… Family matters more than any of that “stuff.”

Mrs. White has some great suggestions for quick and easy lessons that are fun for mom to do right alongside the kids, in Efficient Teaching Ideas for Busy Homeschooling Mothers Part Three posted at The Legacy of Home.

Laughing together is a GOOD thing – and so is cooking together! Check out Cristina’s Home Spun comic strip #440 posted at Home Spun Juggling.

Tammy relates how the 2010 Great Backyard Bird Count is about her family as much as the birds, at Adventures On Beck’s Bounty. Susan Ryan is on the same page, with Citizen Science posted at Corn and Oil.

What could be cozier quality time than reading together? Dave Roller enjoys reading to his children from Poems for Children Nowhere Near Old Enough to Vote, as he shares at Home School Dad, and Amy shares Read Aloud Thursday – including a Mr. Linky roundup of others’ read-aloud lists – at Hope Is the Word.

Susan Gaissert presents an insightful look at The Consequences of Saying Yes at The Expanding Life.

Tonya discusses people-sensitive curriculum choices, in Choices, Choices, Choices: Choosing Curriculum posted at Live the Adventure.

Lizzie just wants to touch base, and offers her School Update at A Dusty Frame.

Catherine appreciates the flexibility to meet her daughter’s specific needs, in Math Slowdown, posted at Petticoat Government.

Katherine sends out kudos to her local children’s librarian at No fighting, no biting!.

What Matters: Obeying God

Oh, so many things, but let me use an illustration I am in the process of writing a post about in and of itself: Do we tithe 10% of the unemployment check that is already not enough to pay the bills? Oh yes, we must!

Tiana Krenz’ wonderful contribution this week discusses our choice to homeschool in light of How Doing Something “Good” Can Keep You From Obeying posted at God Made, Home Grown.

Oh, the joy! Lara DeHaven shares her children’s delight in Honor Your Parents posted at Texas Homesteader.

What Doesn’t Matter: The Lastest, Newest, Trendiest…

We just plain don’t need to spend the time, energy, money, and stress chasing after or worrying about it! Sheesh! And you know what, so many times, the tried and true “old-fashioned” way works best anyway.

Jennifer Bogart shares An Oldie, But a Goodie for penmanship at Bogart Family Resources.

Perfectly on topic here, Deana describles how to Make Your Own Word Family Review Cards (for Preschool) over at The Frugal Homeschooling Mom.

Jamie describes the simple and classic methods she’s using in A day in the life… posted at Jam Side Up.

What Doesn’t Matter: Other People’s Opinions, “Conventional Wisdom”

Even the well-meaning folks don’t know your circumstances and your family the way you do. And just because “everyone says so” is absolutely no gurantee that it’s right or good in any given situation! As homeschoolers, of course, most of us have no problem being “unconventional” with our schooling – we just need to carry the mentality even further.

Summer discusses respecting her son’s developmental pace in Reading And Not Reading posted at Wired For Noise – and what a cute video! (Please be advised there is language that will be objectionable to some in this blog (including the header), although none in this specific post).

Barbara Frank invites us to reconsider – Is College Worth the Cost? at Barbara Frank Online.

Avivah allays some fears with her insightful post, Do You Have To Be Smart to Homeschool? at Oceans of Joy.

Linda Dobson explains the transition of Reinventing the Learning Lifestyle on PARENT AT THE HELM.

Amy shares her “confession” of switching to a more unschooled approach for her kids’ sake, in How To Suck the Joy Out of Learning posted at Did I Say That Outloud?.

Sarah discusses her patient philosophy of The Road to Independence, Part I on SmallWorld.

Janine reminds us that this holds true even if “other people” is a whole government, in Have you heard the news? posted at Why Homeschool.

What Matters: Honesty / Dealing With Reality

As much as we have faith that God can handle anything, nobody is served if we hide our heads in the sand and pretend that there is not a problem at the moment. This applies, in our recent life situation, to all kinds of areas – finances and health being the most obvious.

Similarly, Carol Topp, CPA warns about the danger of Fraud in a homeschool group at HomeschoolCPA.

Dolfin offers a candid look at their Hebrew-learning fruatrations in Rosetta Stone Check In posted at Lionden Landing.

Nothing says reality like a budget! Tricia Cobb presents Home Economics 102: Budgets posted at Home School MamaMi.

What Matters: Getting the Job Done

Sometimes it’s about having the right tool for the job. Sometimes it’s a skill. Often, it’s just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other, and doing whatever it takes to get ‘er done.

Here’s some tools to help:

Kim shares some terrific kids’ Cleaning Lists at Kim’s Play Place.

Char presents The Best Valentines Printables posted at Printables for Kids.

Denise presents Week 1 Worksheets posted at Blogging 2 Learn.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Your Potential To Get More Flexible – And How To Do Effective Ballet/Sports/Cheer Leading Stretching posted at Ballet Shoes and Pointe Shoes.

ChristineMM offers her selection of a Homeschool Curriculum List for My Seventh Grader 2009 to 2010 posted at The Thinking Mother.

Rachel Lynette presents 20 Question to Ask Kids posted at Minds in Bloom.

Beverly’s setting a great way to get some support and interation, with Homeschoolers Respond – Recap #3 on Beverly’s Homeschooling Blog (About.com).

Misty has collected a 2010 Winter Olympic List of Websites at Homeschool Bytes.

And last, but never least, Miss Amanda reviews some project resources in He’s a Posterboy on The Daily Planet.

What Doesn’t Matter: Perfection

Well, it was bound to happen. Somehow the email forwarding glitched, and these poor folks’ carnival entries were lost in cyber-space! Belatedly, then, here are the [ahem] first four entires this month!

Margy discusses Writing the Personal Statement at Homeschool High School.

Learn about The Power of Compound Interest in Homeschooling at Nolo Promittere.

Read some School Humor at It’s All In Here. (Please note that this blog contains some mild language and thematic elements).

Dana asks the question: Is the current Roscommon Acres.

Thank you for reading… Please let me know if you find any errors or broken links!

I want to extend my hearfelt thanks to the bloggers who submitted these interesting, challenging, and diverse posts for your reading pleasure. As always, it has been a joy to read through them all while putting the carnival together.

Please take a moment to post a link to the carnival on your blog, as well as adding it to any social bookmarking sites you use (try the “Share This” link, below) — help spread the word about homeschooling, and the carnival, and send some traffic to all these terrific folks.

Don’t forget to send in your post for next week’s carnival, as well! Just click on over to the easy submision form at Blog Carnival anytime before Monday at 6pm Pacific.

I am pleased to announce that As For My House is hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling next week.

We have hosted the Carnival a few times over at Life on the Road. You can swing by there and check out our the last adventure, The RPG Adventure Edition.

I’m writing this post in the hopes that you’ll join the party!

If you have a blog, you’re welcome to submit an article:

• The post can be new or old – anything you’ve written is fair game!
• Your *blog* does not have to be about homeschooling, only the post you submit.

It’s easy to submit with the Blog Carnival form.

You can also find more info at the website that runs the carnival, “Why Homeschool“.

Just be sure to send in your submission by Sunday night, then come back by Tuesday to read all the other wonderful entries.

…And if you know anyone else who blogs homeschool, please spread the word!!

Hope to see you “there”!