From: "Beverly Hernandez - About Guide to Homeschooling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 16 May 2002 07:22:56 -0500 Subject: ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING -- State History and Activity Books -- From About
SPONSORED LINK Teacher Certification Free online resource provides state-specific certification requirements, renewal forms, planning strategies, and tips for managing paperwork. Register today for a chance to win a Dell laptop computer. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ (Cost to Advertiser: $0.47 ) NEWSLETTER SPOTLIGHT State History and Activity Books Children all over America are required to study the history and geography of their state, usually in the 4th grade. Here are my top picks of state history and activity books to help homeschoolers accomplish this task. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa051402a.htm FEATURED ITEMS State Unit Studies State Unit Studies created to help students learn the geography of the United States and learn factual information about every state. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blstateunit.htm Charles Lindbergh Story Charles Lindbergh began the first transatlantic solo flight on May 20, 1927. Learn all about it in this online comic book. http://homeschooling.about.com/library/bllindbergh.htm May Funday Calendar - Love a Tree Day Celebrate a holiday or special day every day in May. Today is Love a Tree Day - learn all about trees! http://homeschooling.about.com/library/weekly/aa050100a.htm Student Showcase: Freedom Read this weeks selection submitted by Dylan Julian, age 6. 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 Personal Opinion "I have been reading the posts in here for about three months now and I hear a lot on how the school system is putting their ideas of how children should learn in the heads of our children. I thought about this and came to the conclusion that they are not only doing this to our children, they are also doing it to us as parents..." SUNRISE862 http://forums.about.com/ab-homeschool/messages?msg=4431.1 Poor reader at end of first "I have posted about my ds before with testing and just had an informal evaluation done at ps to see where he would place in their reading program of 9 being best down to 1...well, it was not so great and actually a bit worse than I thought, she said he would be just above the need for remedial help (I figure about a 2 or 3). Well I knew he struggled and we are working on it..." HOME4THEM http://forums.about.com/ab-homeschool/messages?msg=4442.1 '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 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: $0.46 ) 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 NEW: Please note that we have updated our Privacy Policy (click here to read). About is committed to protecting your personal information. 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 **********************************************************
