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My youngest son Jack, age 13, has not been happy with school for a while now.  We’ve been using K12′s charter school, mostly for convenience sake.  Until we moved to Las Vegas two years ago, I was working outside the home.  It was too much for me to try to work a 50 hr + work week and create my own curriculum.  So I used the charter school.  At first my oldest was the one who had some trouble with the schoolwork, but in California the K12 school was a little more relaxed on schedules and deadlines.  I thought that the NV equivalent was going to be the same, but I was wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

Recently I was asked to try out and review these new products by Rand McNally called Boredom Breakers.  They are Rand McNally’s answer to how to keep kids entertained during a long (or short) road trip.  As you may have seen, Last month we took a trip up to Northern Nevada that took us about 4 hours one way to drive.  When I found out about this product to review we were planning on making that trip again in the near future.  However that trip was changed to taking a trip to Cheyenne, Wy.  This trip will be a 12 hour drive.  Even my teenagers, who have always been really great on long trips, will need something to do!  These Boredom Breakers will be a life saver…. for them more than me.

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Wright On Time Utah by Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley

About The Book

Announcing the second book in a series about an RV living homeschooling family. Each month brings the Wright family to a new state with a new educational theme to explore and play with. They prove that learning can happen all the time, anywhere, and that being with family is fun! Meet Aidan Wright, age 7: Boisterous and joking all the time, this sporty boy knows how to have fun! Meet Nadia Wright, age 11: Curious and fiery, this intellectual girl can always find out answers to even the most difficult questions. Meet their parents, Harrison and Stephanie: Ready to take their kids on adventures of a lifetime. Meet Prince Pumpkin III, turtle extraordinaire: This 50 year old little guy is holding on tight, as the family RV and mysterious device take him on an adventure no turtle has ever gone on before. Explore a dinosaur dig with the Wrights as they roadschool in Utah. What will Aidan and Nadia discover about the mysterious device they found in Arizona? This series is Wright on Time. Read the rest of this entry »

Time4Learning has created a great new resource for new homeschoolers, Welcome To Homeschooling A Guide for Families.  You can download the entire booklet for free from their website for FREE!  I love free stuff!  This guide is for people thinking about or new to homeschooling.  It is written by Time4Learning and some homeschooling moms that work with Time4Learning.

Here’s some of the things you can find in the booklet:

• Learn Your Reasons for Homeschooling
• Understand Your Child Academically
• Plan Your Year/Day
• Homeschooling Glossary
• And more…

This is a PDF download, and inside there are plenty of links to great websites and resources that are clickable.  This is definitely a good resource to have on hand.  although not as in depth as other books, it’s a good introduction.  Of course you’ll find plenty of advertising for Time4Learning within the booklet, but considering I find them to be a good curriculum, I’m ok with that.

I found out about this great website on Facebook.  I think it’s a great site for anyone with kids, but I can definitely see the wonderful opportunities for homeschoolers.   This is not just a “pen pal” type of social networking site for kids, it’s also a charity program that kids can get involved in and win some cool prizes.  Here’s what the site says:

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