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May 30, 2008	Special Midweek Mailing
Home Schooling A realization from the smartest, best mommy ever! It hit me today. We are in the beginning stages of homeschooling our two daughters ages 3 and almost 5. Since we decided about a month ago, for sure, to homeschool, I've been saying that we won't "really" start until next month. I've been telling others that we are currently just dabbling, dipping our toes to check the water. Then this happened. Two days ago I made an offhand comment to my girls about the planets and how I had learned their names in order. My oldest had just learned from television that we live on the planet Earth. I told her that the way I remember them is by using this sentence: "My very early mother just served us noodle pizza". The first letter of each word is the same as the first letter of the names of the planets in order of how far they are from the sun. At my daughter's request I rattled off the names of the planets, knowing that she was too young to really learn them. She nodded and that was the end of the conversation. Then today, TWO days later, she came rushing into my bedroom and said, "Mommy! You forgot the sun!" I looked at her blankly. "What about the sun?", I asked. She told me that I should have said, "Sometimes my very early mother just served us noodle pizza." Then it clicked. I realized that she had not only picked up what I had said in just one comment, but that she'd thought about it for two whole days, found a problem with it, and came up with a solution. So I told her that she was very smart to think of that. Then I and the girls spent ten fun-filled minutes practicing saying the names of the planets until they had them memorized. When they left to go play it suddenly hit me. My 3 and 4 1/2 year old daughters had just learned the planets without any preparation and planning on my part. I didn't have to study like mad or prepare worksheets and unit studies, and I'm certainly not a certified teacher, but somehow I had taught! So from here on out, I plan to relax, and remember that even if I don't do everything the way I think I should, my two wonderful little girls will still manage to learn, and will think that I'm the smartest, best mommy ever. ~Jessica Elliott ~
Hi! Please tell as many friends and homeschool groups as you can about HomeschoolSoup.com. We are going to publish a book called Homemade Soup For Homeschoolers. You can read about it at Soup4Homeschoolers.com It's designed to be an inspirational book with stories about homeschoolers, from homeschoolers. It's for experienced homeschoolers to help remind us why we go through all this stuff. It's for new homeschoolers who are scared to death (remember those days :-) to encourage them to keep on going. It's for people considering homeschooling to give them a glimpse into the life of homeschooling and to encourage them to take the plunge. Each week about this time I will send out one of the stories in this Email. So be sure to keep an eye out for it in your Inbox! Here are some of the categories we will be covering: Why We Homeschool: Thoughts From Mom and Dad. Thank You Mom and Dad: Gratitude From Children What The Children Have Taught Me It Was All Worth Homeschooling Because... I Was Homeschooled All My Life and Now I Am... Encouragement Love Gratitude Persistence/Perseverance With God's Help Socialization But I need your help! If you have any stories, please send them in. Also, please forward this email to homeschoolers and homeschool groups you know about. The more input we can get the better the whole project will be. Thank you so much for all the help and encouragement all of you have given in the past! Thanks so much, and as always, enjoy your time with your kids. Time is fleeting and kids grow *FAST* Sincerely, Bonnie Han, Publisher.
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ALL NEW THIS WEEK All New Curriculum We are back to adding more curriculum. Look for new curriculum coming all the time. So this week we've added a bunch of new National Geographic Kids based curriculum! If you are already a subscriber, they are ready for downloading. If you haven't subscribed yet, now is the perfect time while it's still 50% off! Curriculum Price: $8.95 + Free Instant Delivery -or- FREE With Subscription Online Resource Link: This curriculum is based on the online article at the National Geographic website. Your child will read the article online, then use this curriculum to learn more, and create Portfolio Sheets. George Washington Loved Ice Cream -- And Other U.S. Presidential Fun Facts Did you know that Andrew Johnson, the 17th President of the United States, was a tailor before he was President? Or that one of George Washington's favorite foods was ice cream? These are just two of the interesting facts about past U.S. Presidents National Geographic Kids has collected. Your child will learn about these and other insights into our presidents. Curriculum Includes: Parents Guides, Basic Vocabulary Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Vocabulary Discussion Sheets, Basic Concepts Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Concepts Discussion Sheets, Pre-Reading Parents Guide, Establish Purpose Discussion Sheets, Establish Purpose Worksheets, Chart Of Retention Worksheets, Pre-Reading Analysis Worksheets, Power Reading Parent's Guide, Power Note Taking Worksheets, Final Eval Worksheets, 2 Crossword Puzzles, 2 Decoder Challenge Puzzles, 2 Word Searches, 2 Missing Word Puzzles, 2 Spelling Scrambles, and more! Here are more items that were added this week: Harriet Tubman: Civil War Spy Harriet Tubman is well known for risking her life as a "conductor" in the Underground Railroad, which led escaped slaves to freedom in the North. But did you know that the former slave also served as a spy for the Union during the Civil War and was the first woman in American history to lead a military expedition? Your child will also learn what she was like as a person, and a hero. The Dog Whisperer: Helping Dogs -- and Owners -- Be on Their Best Behavior "There is nothing more rewarding than taking a pack of 40 dogs to the beach for a pack walk," says Cesar Millan of his work with canines. Your child will learn what kind of animals dogs are in nature. Your child will also what Millan’s approach is and what dogs need to be calm. Your child will also learn about receptors, veterinarians, behaviors and more. Discovered: Oldest Writing in the New World Experts believe that a discovery in Mexico is the oldest example of writing ever found in the Americas. Your child will learn about anthropologists and what tools they use to study people. Your child will also learn about different writing systems and people that lived 3,000 years ago. Cool Job: Firefighter Takes the Heat On Saturday nights, A.J. Coston doesn't get a lot of sleep. Usually three or four times a night, a loud bell rings, a red light goes off, and he has to jump out of his bed. Your child will learn what it takes to become a firefighter. Your child will also learn about how much constant training firefighters do! Booking (Journaling) Your Vacation Scrapbooks are a terrific way to preserve a vacation, and there are some things you will need before you get started. Your child will learn how to collect nature samples, and other ways to create a record of your vacation. This is perfect for the homeschooler on vacation. All The Above Curriculum Includes: Parents Guides, Basic Vocabulary Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Vocabulary Discussion Sheets, Basic Concepts Discussion and Worksheets, Advanced Concepts Discussion Sheets, Pre-Reading Parents Guide, Establish Purpose Discussion Sheets, Establish Purpose Worksheets, Chart Of Retention Worksheets, Pre-Reading Analysis Worksheets, Power Reading Parent's Guide, Power Note Taking Worksheets, Final Eval Worksheets, 3 Crossword Puzzles, 3 Decoder Challenge Puzzles, 3 Word Searches, Magic Square Challenge, 3 Spelling Scrambles, and more! Click Here For More Details
IMPORTANT NOTE: Previously eFantasmic Subscriptions were offered at 50% Off. We are under extreme pressures to cancel this offer. So be advised that the 50% Off rate will end shortly. Added This Week How Are We Different? Fantastically Fun Curriculum, Exactly The Way Homeschoolers Need It! What is eFantasmic? It's easy. It's fantastically fun curriculum based on library books and online articles. You can instantly download the curriculum you want. So you can start right away. Plus there are lots of books and articles that you probably already have around the house. How Much Does It Cost? For a limited time, you can get: Includes 150 Reading Curriculum Titles Includes over 100 Math Curriculum Titles Includes Science Topics: Physics/Chemistry/Biology... Includes Fractions/Algebra/Multiplicaton/Division/Geometry Includes Living History Books Includes Newbury Medal Award Books Includes National Geographic Includes Magic School Bus Includes Magic Tree House Plus Lots, Lots More! For a very limited time for less than 50 cents each! IMPORTANT NOTE: The 50% Off Subscription Rate will no longer be available shortly. The reading curriculum is based on Whole Book Learning. This means it's designed for your child to be able to learn the major ideas and concepts the book is trying to teach. It isn't just reading comprehension or vocabulary words. It goes deeper into the ideas and concepts that are being taught. This curriculum is based on the latest brain science to not only help your child learn, but to retain those memories. You will see some things called Charts of Comprehension. These are designed to help your child actually remember those conecepts in their long term memory, so full learning takes place! The math curriculum is designed to be targeted. If your child has problems getting an idea or concept, go right to the math concept packet where they are having trouble. You get 50 worksheets per packet. Plus you get diagnostic worksheets to help you and your child identify problem areas. There are alternate learning resources to give you other ways for your child to understand a concept. And lots of everything. This way you have PLENTY of worksheets to help your child understand and work out the concepts with, then lots left over to use during the rest of the year to keep reinforcing what they learned. PLUS! Normally $8.95 each, you can get curriculum for these fantastic Library Resources for less than 50 cents Each! Here's How. Just Added This Week! Over National Geographic Kids curriculum. This collection of curriculum is based on Online Articles. So there are no books you need from the library. This is a fantastic collection of curriculum that is based on the Online Articles from the National Geographic website. There are articles for young as well as older kids. Actually, even I like reading those articles. Your child reads the article online (or you can print them out), then use this curriculum for your child to learn more and create Portfolio Sheets. You can see all the topics and get them all, plus all the reading curriculum for less than 50 cents each (Very Limited Time Offer). One example is The Secret Language of Dolphins. A ground breaking new experiment has exposed a whole new world of dolphin communications! The curriculum covers verbal as well as non-verbal language that dolphins use to communicate, and why it is so tricky to decipher the dolphins language. Another example is the Mystery of the Tattooed Mummy. This is perhaps one of the most powerful women in history, and scientists still haven't figure it out. Your child will join in on the mystery as scientists try to decipher why this woman was so important. So important, she was buried with 23 spear throwers to protect her in the afterlife. Plus More Than 200 More. Click here to see more. Added Last Week! Over 50 Math Curriculum added just this week covering a wide range of math topics. You can see all the topics and get them all, plus all the reading curriculum for less than 50 cents each (Very Limited Time Offer). Each Of The 50 Curriculum Includes:Parents Guides (Outline of everything included and general instructions). Diagnostic Process Worksheets (to help you identify problem areas that may be holding your child back and to make sure your child understands what's needed to do the math). Diagnostic Practice Worksheets (to help your child practice the prerequisites and work through any problem areas). Recipe Worksheets (to help your child lay out the steps needed to solve the math problems, and make sure they understand the process.) Checking Recipe Worksheets (to help your child truly understand the math, and have a way for them to be able to check their own work.) ShowWork Worksheets (are a variety of different "scrap papers" for your child to use when working out their math problems, specially designed to keep their work neat, and to avoid errors. Parents Guide To Teaching Math, and Solving Math Problems (This is probably one of the most important guides you will ever read.) Alternate Teaching Ideas Resource (sometimes you just need a slightly different approach or explanation to help your child understand a math concept. Now you've got a bunch!) Over 50 more worksheets based on this math concept. And lots more! National Geographic Artlces Just Added This Week! You can read these articles online, or on the Internet! There are some absolutely fascinating topics that have been added. Don't forget, there are more coming every week! This is just a small sample, lots more online! To see all the topics, and get them for less than 50 cents each, look here. PLUS LOTS MORE ONLINE Just Added Last Week! Newbury Medal Award Winners! This medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. These award winning books are now being added to your collection! Now you can add these award winning books to your curriculum, plus get all the math, the National Geographic and more for less than 50 cents each. Look here to see more titles, and all the details. eFantasmic.com is an all new concept in homeschool curriculum. It's exclusively based on library materials! First it is curriculum designed BY Homeschoolers and FOR homeschoolers! More imporantly it is incrdible curriculum exactly the way homeschoolers need it! We homeschool all the time. At the store, in the library, in the backyard, everywhere. You understand that homeschooling is a life-philosophy. But, people in our society want proof. Where's the documentation? That's where eFantasmic comes in. It produces LOTS and LOTS of proof. I mean documentation coming out of the wazoo. 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Plus there are lots of books and articles that you probably already have around the house. You can have all these plus over 150 others and math all for FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off) Online Resource Link: This curriculum is based on the online article at the National Geographic website. Your child will read the article online, then use this curriculum to learn more, and create Portfolio Sheets. Exploring The Human Brain This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about what makes up gray matter, and how neurons create the makeup of our brain. Your child will learn how neurons transmit information, what parts of our brains make us different from animals, the roles of the frontal lobe, parietal, occcipital and temporal. Plus your child will learn how the brain interacts with and controls our entire body. Plus much, much more. You can have this plus all the others plus over 150 others and math all for FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off) Exploring The Human Heart This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how your body is connected by a complex network of blood vessels, and how the heart is at the center of the system. Your child will also learn the process of blood flow and how it interacts with the lungs, the kidneys and the liver. Your child will also learn how an important set of valves and specialized muscle keeps the whole system running smoothly. Plus much, much more. You can have this plus all the others plus over 150 others and math all for FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off) Exploring Human Skin This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how the largest organ of your body is critcial in managing heat, as well as protecting us from disease. Your child will learn how the heat management system works using two techniques. Your child will also learn the different layers of skin, and the purposes of the different components. Your child will also learn how the skin is a vast sensing system connected to your brain. Your child will also explore the mystery of how skin color is related to vitamins! Plus more. You can have this plus all the others plus over 150 others and math all for FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off) Exploring Human Digestion This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how the digestive system turns our food into energy for fuel. Your child will learn about the constituent parts your body breaks food down into, and how the teeth and tongue serve an important role together in digestion. Your child will learn how hydrochloric acid and mucus are integral components in digestion. Your child will also learn about the absorption process, digestive enzymes and what purposes each serves, and how they all interact with the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. Plus much, much more. You can have this plus all the others plus over 150 others and math all for FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off) Exploring Human Lungs This is based on an incredible interactive online video presentation and online articles. Your child will learn about how the lungs perform a complex process of absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide. Your child will learn about all the anatomical constituents and the physiology of how each component works. Your child will also learn about air is processed before it reaches the lungs to protect us. Your child will also learn about how gas concentrations are involved in respiration rate and how the biggest consumer of oxygen in our body is critically linked to respiration. Plus much, much more. You can have this plus all the others plus over 150 others and math all for FREE With eFantasmic Subscription (Currently 50% Off)
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Keep Track Of All Your Homeschool Records The Easy Way! This kit makes keeping your homeschool records easy. Some states don't require anything, others require more than any human should need to keep! And there is everything in between. But there are some basic records that you should keep anyway. No matter what your needs, you are covered with this Record Keeping System. Each kit is customer tailored to your state's needs. The Ultimate Portfolio Homeschool Keepsake System What better gift for your child and yourself to create a scrapbook and record of your child's learning. We are so busy as it is, and children grow so fast, you owe it to yourself and your child! There are some more practical reasons as well... Many states require a portfolio, or some sort of records of what you taught. Some states even require your portfolio be reviewed. Check with your particular state's requirements. But whatever the need, this is the perfect way to create a portfolio and wonderful keepsake of your time together with your child! Which Curriculum Is Right For Your Child? 3Moms.com offers the Curriculum-Fair In-A-Box. It's a collection of actual samples from the major curriculum publishers. Plus there is some other good stuff too! I created this product to first help myself figure out the confusing curriculum mess out there. Then I did it for friends as well. The most important is that the right curriculum can light up your child, and make learning fun and effortless. This product is designed so you can actually take a taste-test to find out which curriculum will light up your child! You can taste samples from all the major curriculum companies right in the comfort of your own home.
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