Hi--we're looking for some other middle schoolers (around 8th grade) and activities in the St. Louis area. Seems there are plenty of things around for the ...
This is located in Branson West, if any of you are around that area. A great educational tour of the cave provided. Student price $4, adults $8. Kids can...
Wayne Walker here, to anyone on this list who lives in the St. Louis area: I have been contacted by Angela Borisch Staples, a representative of an organization...
I just started homeschooling my 8 year old daughter. I was wondering the cheapest way to get a full cirriculum? So far, I have been just getting books from...
Cindy, This may not be what you're after, but I mean it as a legitimate option. The cheapest curriculum is no curriculum but your child's innate curiosity. It...
Eric Crump
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Feb 11, 2005 4:37 pm
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We get most of our curriculum off of the internet. I pick up an occasional work book here or there so that I don't have to do as much research and printing....
I can't see spending hundreds upon hundreds on full curriculum either. You can get tons of stuff just by typing free worksheets in your search engine. Many...
I am using Spectrum books for my K & 1st graders & will continue to do so til they get higher up.. you can go to www.abcteacher.com & do a search for spectrum....
I have used some of the spectrum books and they are great and reasonable, Also there is a website, Www.edhelper.com. They charge $20 for the yar but have...
I love www.edhelper.com It is so wonderful with handwriting, math , crafts, ect.. & you can put in what area you want your child to learn & make a worksheet or...
I use edhelper also. Love them! ... crafts, ect.. & you can put in what area you want your child to learn & make a worksheet or test for it .. ... reasonable,...
This is probably the biggest homeschool debate question there is, LOL And the opinions will vary, I assign what I would consider a public school hours worth...
I read that also, but I don't see how that could be. The schools don't teach for 15 min. and call it an hour. I couldn't be dishonest like that, but I guess...
... I think that depends on how you define 'teach' and whether what the schools are doing for the 50 minutes (which they call an hour but comes up short by my...
Eric Crump
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Feb 13, 2005 3:02 pm
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I recently attended a homeschooling seminar and the woman leading the discussion stated that each lesson taught equals one instructional hour, regardless of...
I pulled my daughter out over 2 years ago and the homeschooling information sent to me by the school district did indeed say that 15 minutes counts 1 unit hour...
When we sit down and do schoolwork, I just set the timer and see how long it takes us. We like to do alot of trips to the library and our community, so I...
We record an hour of classtime per subject.. Sometimes they take more than an hour sometimes they are less, but we always do 25 hours a week for the boys...
I just joined this list tonight so I'm a bit late replying. I am also in Springfield. I have a six year old daughter and a two year old son. We would love to...
You're certainly right there. Church is a great history lesson also. Just about anything we do with our kids can be turned into a learning experience. ... ...
You may want to try this: http://fieldtripsonline.org/ Pam Cooper has tons of field trips for homeschoolers, and alot of them are free. I haven't been to any...
HI...My name is Rhonda and I am new also. I just joined the list this evening, and just began homeschooling my son today. I had thought about it for quite...
Hi Rhonda goodluck its a bit rough but you can do it i live in jefferson county i have a sister who lives in st.louis up on california and arsonal welcome to...
Dear Lynn, ... I have been on the Board of Families for Home Education for ten years, but I am not a lawyer, so this is not legal advice. As Ronda told you, ...
John & Karen Bailey
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Feb 16, 2005 4:27 pm
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Wed., 2-22 Tour the Whitehouse Theatre on President's Day at 1:00. Students will receive a neat, educational, FREE, tour of the Whitehouse Theatre. r.s.v.p. to...
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