Hi Karen!

> Thanks, Tiffany for setting up this group.  I live in North
Phoenix.

Thanks so much for joining!  I'm way out in Gilbert.

> I began homeschooling this year, I have a 5.5 year old and nearly 3

What made you decide to start homeschooling?

> year old - both boys.  We are currently utilizing Sonlight
> curriculum, and enjoying it!!  Sonlight uses various resources and
> allows you to choose many (i.e. Scott Forman vs. Saxton math
> programs).

Sonlight sounds fairly flexible; I like that.  :)  Sometimes I think
it must be easier using a "canned" curriculum but the way we're doing
it seems to fit the budget better!

> Thanks for all of the information (especially the local
>information).

You're very welcome!  I hope you're finding it useful.

Tiffany

Hi Lauri!

> I use lots of pieces of this and that... mostly used or discarded
>textbooks that I've found at Bookmans' here in Mesa.  We also have

Half-Price Books in Tempe is another place to look for used
textbooks. It's on Elliot just before the freeway in the same
shopping center with the PetsMart and Costco.

>access (free) to lots of textbooks through the Eagleridge
>homeschooling enrichment program that's donee through Mesa School
>District.

I read an article in the paper about this program about a year ago
and I wished that Gilbert's school district had a similar program!
What does the enrichment program provide, besides the books?  If I
remember correctly from the article you meet once a week, right?

Tiffany

Thanks, Tiffany for setting up this group.  I live in North Phoenix.
I began homeschooling this year, I have a 5.5 year old and nearly 3
year old - both boys.  We are currently utilizing Sonlight
curriculum, and enjoying it!!  Sonlight uses various resources and
allows you to choose many (i.e. Scott Forman vs. Saxton math
programs).

Thanks for all of the information (especially the local information).

Karen

In a message dated 4/27/2000 9:35:26 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
catmania@... writes:

<< bits of this and pieces of that >>

I use lots of pieces of this and that... mostly used or discarded textbooks
that I've found at Bookmans' here in Mesa.  We also have access (free) to
lots of textbooks through the Eagleridge homeschooling enrichment program
that's donee through Mesa School District.  The one "program" I'd like to
stick with is Mathematics in Action by McGraw Hill, or the Math in My World
which is very similar by the same company. So far I used it for 1st grade,
and I have thee 4th, 5th, and 7th grade books, and just bought the 3rd grade
one for next year from an ebay auction.

Lauri

I was wondering what ya'll use for curriculum?  A complete course,
like Abeka or bits of this and pieces of that?

We're just getting ready to start Saxon 87 for math; for writing we
use the workbooks from http://www.writingstrands.com (just the
writing
book, though -- they have other books you can use to make a
"complete"
language arts class), I use spelling lessons from the McDougal-Littel
website, penmanship from a book I found on Amazon.com and social
studies/history from an older textbook I found at one of the used
bookstores.

Tiffany

The University of Arizona has an extended elementary through high
school correspondence course program.  The course offerings for
grades 3-8 seem to be basic subjects: math, English, geography and
history, science -- both physical and life, and French.  The high
school courses are a bit more extensive.  There's no information on
the site about cost; you're supposed to e-mail or call them to find
out about registering.

http://www.eu.arizona.edu/corresp/corrhs/


Tiffany

There's a site:  http://www.afhe.org/ that has a list of links to
various homeschooling groups all over the state.  I never realized
there were so many!

This site also has a lot of other information:  articles, an events
calendar, a list of colleges and universities that have accepted
homeschoolers, an information packet.  This site is well worth a
visit.

Tiffany

There's an astronomy club in the east valley.  Meetings are held at
Scottsdale Community College the second Wednesday of each month.
Their website is http://www.eastvalleyastronomy.org/

ASU's Astronomy department hosts an open house once a month -- the
next one is April 28th.  Their website, which has directions and
times, is http://brian.la.asu.edu/~jaufdenb/openhouse/

I know that ASU West also has astronomy open houses, but I don't have
any information for that at my fingertips at the moment.

There's a really great astronomy page called the _Science Explained_
Astronomy Lessons.  There are monthly lessons and an explanation of
whatever celestial event is happening that month.  The lessons are
designed to start in December and run for a whole year, but there's
an
index of past lessons.  The URL for this site is:

http://www.synapse.ndo.co.uk/science/astro/index.html

Happy Viewing!
Tiffany

On April 5th there was an article about unschooling on the education
page.  I wish I could remember more of what it was about but at least
it wasn't very much against the whole idea.

In another article about the AIMS test, not sure which week it was,
there was a mention that homeschoolers can take the AIMS, if they
wish.  I think you have to get in touch with the school district's
office to make arrangements.  I'm not sure why anyone would want to
take it, but at least the option is there.

Tiffany

Thanks, Lauri, for sending the links!

I read this article and was surprised to read that kids who had an
allowance scored worse than those who didn't.  I would think that by
having an allowance kids would learn how to manage money, but I guess
not.

High school is anything BUT "real life."  My husband is insistent
that
our 7th grader will go to high school.  He says our son needs to
experience "those kinds of situations" to prepare him for the "real
world."  (sigh)

I'm working on him!!

Tiffany

<A
HREF="http://aolpf.marketwatch.com/source/blq/aolpf/archive/20000406/news/curr
ent/pf.asp">Click here: Personal Finance: 12th graders lack investment,
credit know-how</A>

Yet another reason to homeschool... and they say high school is "real life".
Puleeez.....

Lauri

<A HREF="http://www.maricopa.gov/rec_svc/doc/">Click here: Desert Outdoor
Center Home Page</A>

I just saw a brief program on the Mesa City cable channel about this place,
looks pretty neat.

Lauri

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

SEE ASU

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2000
Time: 9:00AM - 4:00PM MST (GMT-07:00)

Science, engineering and environmental extravaganza at ASU.  The
main campus will have a variety of hands-on activities and
displays.  There will also be open labs on the main campus.

<A HREF="http://www.homeworkcentral.com/teachers/vsl_index.htp">Click here:
Homework Central - Teacher Resources</A>

<A HREF="http://www.spaceday.com/teachers/library.htm">Click here: Teachers:
Lesson Library</A>

This sight has some neat lesson plans (free downloads) from Lockheed Martin
on Space Day which is 5/4/2000.

From: stacivb <stacivb@...>

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>Philadelphia Daily News: Decision looms on Roman star - Sources: Home school
>is
>recommended
>    http://www.phillynews.com/daily_news/2000/Mar/14/sports/SKUL14.htm
>    Private school student star athlete involved in fight. Home schooling
>    recommended.
>
>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Twister raises interest in storm spotting -
>Class
>teaches volunteers to recognize a tornado
>    http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/mar00/twister14031300a.asp
>    Teenage girl home schooler studying meterology is a storm spotter.
>
>Excite News: Lucent Technologies Names 100 U.S. Finalists in Global Science
>Scholars Program 2000
>    http://news.excite.com/news/pr/000308/nj-lucent-scholars
>    One home schooler from Iowa included.
>
>ESPN: Scholastic Sports America: gymnast marie fjordholm
>http://www.tveyes.com/database/expand.asp?ln=1063135&key=home%20school
>"A member of the u.S. Senior national team, 16-year-old marie is combining
>her
>natural tumbling talent with a work ethic that would put most of us to
>shame.
>That girl, probably the hardest working gymnast in whole gym. She just works
>all day long and very, very hard. Marie: I go from 8:00 To 12:00 In the
>morning, and then that little room up there, we have, like, about 6 kids
>that
>do home school ing. My twin sisters are with me. And it's a correspondence
>course, ..."
>
>Sacramento Bee: One and only: For only children and their parents, life is
>often grand -- but sometimes questions linger
>http://www.sacbee.com:80/lifestyle/news/lifestyle01_20000312.html
>Minor home school mention in the context of single-child families

Forwarding this from a friend


jo

>>Tomorrow is pi day. 3.14. Here are some web pages with ideas for
>>celebrating pi day.
>>
>>Making a Pi necklace
>>http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/middle/activities/pi_day.html
>>
>>Activities for pi mathematics
>>http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEorange/Piactivities.html
>>
>>A brief history of pi
>>http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/faq/faq.pi.html
>>
>>The ridiculously enhanced pi
>>http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/pi/pi.html
>>
>>http://www.joyofpi.com/pilinks.htm
>>
>>http://eveander.com/~eveander/trivia/
>>

Hi,
Guess I'll do a short intro also.  I'm Lauri, married to Erik. We have 2
sons, Peter who is 7.5 in 2nd grade, and Kristian who will be 2 in April.  We
started officially homeschooling in March of last year.  Last year we used
Calvert for 1st grade, and although I enjoyed it, I found it too restrictive
and too expensive.  This year we are using a mix of used textbooks I found,
along with a few supplemental materials from the web, or from our local
teacher supply store.  We follow a more structured approach as that seems to
work best with my son.  We "do school" pretty much every day in the mornings.
  Peter also attends Eagleridge Enrichment program for homeschoolers on
Mondays.  For outside "stuff", he takes karate, tumbling and swimming, and we
are also in Cub Scouts.

That's about it from here,
Lauri

http://www.cheerios.chumbo.com/products.asp
earn free software for your computer

http://clubs.scholastic.ca/elf/play-doh.html
free playdoh and teaching ideas using playdoh

I try to do small things with my daughter; like
colors, numbers, etc.  I her do a lot of coloring
pages, she likes that.  I am trying to teach her to
talk right now.  She doesn't do much of that yet.   I
guess every parent does some type of homeschooling
early on in their
children's lifes.  I have lots of links on my pages so
it will take you quite a while to look at my pages.  I
am from Tempe.

Barbara

--- Tiffany Hall-Graham <catmania@...> wrote:
> From: "Tiffany Hall-Graham" <catmania@...>
>
> Hi Barbara, and welcome to the list!
>
> I wish I had started schooling as early as you are!
> I thought about
> it when my son was in 3rd grade but didn't actually
> start till his
> 6th grade year.
>
> Thanks for adding your page to the links.  I haven't
> looked at the
> whole page but what I have seen is very nice.
>
> What part of Arizona are you in?
>
> Tiffany
>
>
>
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Hi Barbara, and welcome to the list!

I wish I had started schooling as early as you are!  I thought about
it when my son was in 3rd grade but didn't actually start till his
6th grade year.

Thanks for adding your page to the links.  I haven't looked at the
whole page but what I have seen is very nice.

What part of Arizona are you in?

Tiffany

At 12:11 PM 3/13/00 -0800, Barbara Pratt wrote:
>I will add your link to my homeschooling link page
>when I have time.

Thanks!  I will do the same.

jo

I will add your link to my homeschooling link page
when I have time.

Barbara

--- pagan@... wrote:
> From: pagan@...
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm Jo and dh Michael and I are homeschooling Kevin
> (7) and Kristopher
> (5.5).  We currently live in Safford, having moved
> here from Georgia.
>
> We're basically unschoolers.  It works very well for
> the kids, they're
> learning so much..  but I'd feel better if we had
> more structure.  You
> know, measurable results!  I worry about this
> constantly, and I'm thinking
> of trying Oak Meadow for next year, but our lives
> are so chaotic this is
> what works right now.  And I can't argue the fact
> that Kristopher seems to
> have taught himself to read in the past couple of
> months.  (I know; if it
> works, don't fix it!)
>
> I have a web site for the group we were in, in
> Georgia.  The links page
> might be helpful and informative.  (I'm always
> looking for things to add to
> this page, btw.)  http://www.spectrum.htmlplanet.com
>
> blessings,
> jo
> pagan@...
>
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Hi,

I'm Jo and dh Michael and I are homeschooling Kevin (7) and Kristopher
(5.5).  We currently live in Safford, having moved here from Georgia.

We're basically unschoolers.  It works very well for the kids, they're
learning so much..  but I'd feel better if we had more structure.  You
know, measurable results!  I worry about this constantly, and I'm thinking
of trying Oak Meadow for next year, but our lives are so chaotic this is
what works right now.  And I can't argue the fact that Kristopher seems to
have taught himself to read in the past couple of months.  (I know; if it
works, don't fix it!)

I have a web site for the group we were in, in Georgia.  The links page
might be helpful and informative.  (I'm always looking for things to add to
this page, btw.)  http://www.spectrum.htmlplanet.com

blessings,
jo
pagan@...

My name is Barbara.  I have a 2 1/2 year old daughter and a 4 month
old son.  I am doing some homeschooling with my daughter.  I have
found tons of educational resources that I plan to use as I
homeschool.  I have all the links and my lesson plans on my page
listed below. I put the logo to subscribe to this group on my
homeschooling page.  I hope that brings more people here.  I have to
go get my son.
Barbara
---
http://pages.ivillage.com/ps/bannpratt/edu.html

I'm currently part-time homeschooling my 12-year-old son.  He's in
7th grade -- he takes 2 classes at the local jr. high, Honors Science
and Citizenship/Consumer Sciences (each of those classes was a
quarter long).  At home we're just finishing up Saxon 76 and using
the Writing Strands curriculum for our language arts.  I'm using an
old Silver-Burdett-Gin (think that's the name!) social studies book I
found at Half-Price Books in Tempe.  It was printed in 1990 so it's a
bit dated as far as current situations but right now we're just
finishing the Middle Ages so I figure it will last until we get to
the later 20th century.  He's also getting computer lessons from his
dad -- right now he's learning the basic terminology and then I
believe the plan is for him to start learning C++.

I also usually enroll him in classes at either the local Parks and
Rec. or at the Mesa Arts Center, which has an absolutely wonderful
selection of music/drama/art classes.


Tiffany

There was a recent thread on the misc.education.homeschool.misc
newsgroup about school names.  Has anyone named their school?  Why
did you choose that particular name?


Tiffany

Hello all and welcome to arizona-homeschool!

For those interested in homeschooling in Maricopa County, information
can be found at:

http://www.maricopa.gov/schools/99guide.asp

The affadavit you need to fill out can be downloaded at this site.
There is also a resource list containing names and contact numbers
for homeschooling groups, testing programs, curriculum providers, and
more.

This is the Maricopa County Superintendent of Schools site, but as
the rules are based on state law, I would venture to guess that the
same holds true for other counties.

Tiffany