From: "Beverly Hernandez - About Guide to Homeschooling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:03:41 -0500 Subject: ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING -- Jumbo Cookbook - April Funday Calendar -- >From About
SPONSORED LINK Language Tune-Up Kit Phonics Remedial reading software for those who currently read at grade level 0-4 and are age 7 through adult. Uses Orton- Gillingham phonics to achieve an 8th grade reading level! http://www.jwor.com/ (Cost to Advertiser: $0.42) NEWSLETTER SPOTLIGHT Product Review: Jumbo Cookbook The Jumbo Cookbook is filled with more than 150 kid-tested and kid-tasted recipes! It encourages kids to be creative, be daring, and be themselves! http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aaprjumbocook.htm FEATURED ITEMS April Funday Calendar Celebrate a holiday or special day every day in April. Pocahontas married John Rolfe on April 5, 1614 - learn more! http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa040100a.htm What's for Lunch? - Cooking With Kids Looking for some creative lunch ideas that kids will eat? Here are recipes to make lunchtime fun and educational. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa091901a.htm Achievement Testing It's that time of the year when the question of Achievement Testing comes up. Should I test? http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa030501a.htm Student Showcase: Without You In My Life Read this weeks selection submitted by Jessa Solomon. Submit articles (stories, poems, jokes, etc.) written by your children for inclusion in the newsletter and Student Showcase. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa012601a.htm FROM THE HOMESCHOOLING FORUM Testing and Tears "I have just sat thru the first grade stanford 9 test with my son, second part is tomorrow. He is generally strong in math and weak in reading, today was mostly reading. He was in tears after the reading comprehension (which he mostly guessed at)..." HOME4THEM http://forums.about.com/ab-homeschool/messages?msg=4239.1 Am I pushing my kids too hard? "I think I am pushing my kids to hard. I have found out they like to learn the same things... example.. when one is doing math.. the other wants to do that also. I have also found out that themes work best in our family. I have tons of books, etc that are basically a waste of a workbook.. It literally takes all day to get them to do 10 pages, etc in there. My question is. I am kind of nervous if I go to all themes..." (DRIZELLA) http://forums.about.com/ab-homeschool/messages?msg=4238.1 ELSEWHERE ON THE NET Zero Tolerance A Wisconsin sixth-grader, is facing a year's suspension because of a science fair project that involved cutting an onion... so he had to bring along a kitchen knife. Crime/Punishment Guide Bill Bickel reports the story and asks for help. http://crime.about.com/library/blfiles/blzero.htm Menu-Mailer Menu-Mailer was developed by author, nutritionist, and stay-at-home-mom Leanne Ely to provide busy families with daily menus, recipes, and shopping lists for everything necessary to prepare healthy, nutritious meals. http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww. menumailer.net%2F 'TIL NEXT TIME... Stop by the discussion forum for answers to your homeschooling questions: http://forums.about.com/ab-homeschool/start Remember to take steps to keep your children safe on the internet. If you have any questions about how to do this, email me or visit Internet Safety on my site. SPONSORED LINK Heritage Home School Academy Home School Students do exceptional when compared to the public schools. We offer complete curriculum packs. We keep transcripts on all work and issue a diploma upon completion. Mo payments available. http://heritagehomeschool.com (Cost to Advertiser: $0.41) SUBSCRIPTIONS If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to email me. Visit the following page for contact information: http://homeschooling.about.com/mpremail.htm Beverly Hernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED] For Past issues of the newsletter visit The Newsletter Archive To Advertise in this newsletter visit Be an Advertiser About 1440 Broadway 19th Floor NY, NY 10018 The Human Internet http://About.com ©2001 About.com, Inc. !!! ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
