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I am thrilled to be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling for a second time. It is always so much fun reading the great posts that people submit. I was even more excited when I found out that this was the 100th edition! Recently Oklahoma, where I live, just celebrated it’s centennial. So I thought I would let them celebrate the big 100 together and share some fun facts about the great state of Oklahoma as you browse the carnival.

But first, let’s start the celebration off right!

Jocelyn presents 2007 Holiday Bundle posted at Lothlorien, saying “A homeschooler’s bundle of homeschool prizes: books, ebooks, magazines, tshirts, candles, and more! A three week contest that is a homeschooler’s delight!”

HappyCampers presents Happy Thanksgiving To Those We Love Near & Far posted at Reese’s View Of The World, saying “Need a way to put your digital pictures together in a memorable way? My husband found a program called Muvee (www.muvee.com) & it is so very simple. You upload your pictures & video to the program, choose a “style”, throw in a song or two from your computer, & viola! A memorable movie that you can either upload to the internet hosting site (we use Photobucket) or burn onto a disk. For Christmas last year, I made a movie of our whole year’s photos & burned movies & sent those instead of Christmas cards. Anyway–I wanted to share this really NEAT and so VERY easy program because it makes some knock out movies! ”

Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,579,212 residents in 2006 and a land area of 68,667 mi² Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state. Its name is derived from the Choctaw words okla and humma, meaning “red people”,and is known informally by its nickname, The Sooner State. Formed from Indian Territory on November 16, 1907, Oklahoma was the 46th state to enter the union. Its citizens are known as Oklahomans, and the state’s capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. (from wikipedia)

Melissa presents November 23rd - The History of Art - Lascaux Cave Paintings posted at Melissa’s Idea Garden, saying “I am beginning a daily blog post where I will share about a type of art or a specific piece of art, some information about it and links for people to explore and hopefully a lesson plan link. This link is to the first post which is about Prehistoric cave paintings. ”

Theresa Twogood presents The ‘New Dark Ages’ posted at OLIN e-Book e-Publishing, saying “This will become your response to when one asks why you home school. I hope you can use this to help families.”

Summer presents What does that spell? posted at Wired For Noise.

Carole Fogarty presents Nine things you don?t know about your children?s bedroom: posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE.

April Duritza presents A smoother-running household in one minute or less posted at Lunablog.net.

Before Oklahoma became a state it had a long, troubled history. It was to Oklahoma where thousands of Native Americans were sent after being forcibly removed from their lands in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee in the 1830s. The area, already occupied by Osage and Quapaw tribes, was designated Indian Territory by the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Indian Intercourse Act of 1834. Fifteen tribes were given land within the territory in 1830, but by 1890 more than 30 tribes had been given land in the territory. This land was later greatly reduced by the Dawes Act in 1887 in an effort to promote white settlers moving in and to allow purchase by railroad companies. Still Oklahoma has the largest American Indian population of any state. Many of the 252,420 American Indians living in Oklahoma today are descendants from the original 67 tribes inhabiting Indian Territory.

Activities Coordinator presents A Nation Deceived posted at Life On The Planet.

HappyCampers presents Powerful posted at The Adventures Of The Williams Family, saying “It’s amazing what the media feeds our children. ”

Tricia presents A Word About Social Justice posted at School on Wheels, saying “What are you teaching your children about social justice? Social justice is an issue that can be discussed with children from even a very young age. They can make a difference (as can we)!”

Andrea presents We need to choose between homeschool and public school posted at Notes From A Homeschooling Mom.

Mandy presents Helping Your Child Learn History posted at Building Blocks Blog.

On November 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state in the Union. This move to statehood was greatly prompted by the discovery of oil just below the ground. People came from all parts of the world to seek their fortunes in Oklahoma’s teeming oil fields. Cities like Tulsa, Ponca City, Bartlesville and Oklahoma City flourished.

Kevin presents Increasing Productivity in the Homeschool Classroom posted at More4kids Homeschooling.

JacciM presents Of Heroes and Spiritual Mothers posted at The Educational Life, saying”Is there room in our curriculum choices for going beyond the 3R’s? Is there a place for inspiring our children with the lives of great heroes? ”

Judy Aron presents Tax Credits For Homeschoolers - Bad Idea! posted at Consent Of The Governed, saying “Why we do not need federal laws which mention homeschooling, nomatter how well intentioned they are”.

Annette Berlin presents 20 Ways To Save On Homeschooling posted at Homeschooling Journey, saying “Providing your child with fine home education doesn’t have to be expensive. It all depends on the choices you make. There are plenty of free or inexpensive resources available if you choose to take advantage of them. ”

And yet while we look at the prosperity we cannot forget the terror that was going on at the same time. The 1921 Tulsa Race Riot was a shocking moment of civil disorder that lasted for more than 16 hours. As racial and political tensions grew disrest amonst the citizen grew. Finally errupting after a young black man was arrested for assault and members of his commuity feared a lynching would happen. One gun shot became the worst race riot in US history.

DeputyHeadmistress presents Homeschool Leadership posted at The Common Room, saying “Be wary of putting people up on pedestals. ”

Robin presents My Autodidacts and Me: Unschooling with a Curriculum posted at The Life Without School Blog, saying ” … mom learns yet another lesson on the homeschool journey, as does daughter. Curriculums have their place in our world when used as a tool to meet a need as defined by the learner (even if derived from an imposed demand, or not) and especially when the learner chooses her path and her method. ”

Susan presents Mother of a prodigal child posted at kerugma, saying “Hi, my name is Susan and I have a rebellious teen… ”

Ella presents The playground posted at most | least.

Rose presents Check Your Child’s Toybox for Lead posted at Learning at Home. Lead exposure causes brain damage–and lead is in a lot of toys. Check the list before you go out to buy more toys.

Rebecca presents Two More Reasons to Homeschool posted at Little Homeschool on the Prairie.

During the great depression Oklahoma was hit hard. As part of the dust bowl caused by drought, ovr grazing from cattle, and farming pplants that did not hold the top soil into place. Many Oklahomans, nicknamed Okies by the press, left for what they hoped would be more prosperous lives elsewhere. Those who stayed suffered through massive dust storms that blacked out the sky. Black Sunday April 14, 1935 was the worst storm recorded, one that many people thought was a sign of the world coming to an end.

ChristineMM presents Right Ways of Behavior Parenting Series: Epilogue: Feeling Overwhelmed by Parenting Challenges posted at The Thinking Mother. ChristineMM shares about feeling overwhelmed by parenting challenges and works out her thoughts in a series of blog posts about children’s behavior.

Rebecca presents Homeschool Hovering? posted at Little Homeschool on the Prairie.

Ted Reimers presents Where to find Scholarships posted at CampusGrotto.

Despite the hardships and the problems Oklahoma grew and thrived. In 1952, The Economy Co. publishing company changed the way schools taught reading with the publication of Phonetic Keys to Reading. After some resistance, the book’s emphasis on developing reading skills through a phonetic and structural analysis of words caught on. The next year Oklahoma became the first state to provide by law for a statewide educational television system. Oklahoma continued to go up, up, up. Oklahoma is even the home to an astronaut, Owen Kay Garriott.

Shauna presents holiday reading basket posted at Treasure Seekers.

Henry presents The collection from a couple years ago posted at Why Homeschool, saying “Henry writes that one of the benefits of having children who love to read is they also tend to think more.”

My own post Academics and Education posted here at Mom Is Teaching shares some of my thoughts on how parents view academics in schools.

Amanda presents The Homeschooler’s Book of Lists Resource Book Review posted at The Daily Planet, saying “Don’t you just love it when you find a treasure chest of knowledge?? I know I do. I recently found a wonderful resource book that has just about everything in it. Here is my review. This book is one that will really enhance your homeschool.”

NerdMom presents It’s Disgusting and We Ate It! posted at Nerd Family Things. I have found a fun yet educational book about how different food views are.

Dawn Adams presents Teaching Latin posted at Day by Day Homeschooling.

Denise presents Hundred chart Nim posted at Let’s play math!. This game gives young children a chance to build fluency with double-digit arithmetic, an important foundation for their future study of mathematics.

Sarah presents Titanic Unit Study posted at SmallWorld.

Dana presents Homeschooling for more than “just religious reasons” posted at Principled Discovery.

Oklahoma is a beautiful state, one of both tall grass praries and sparkling mountain ranges. Despite the state’s troubled history Oklahoma has became a place that many are proud to call home. Mickey Mantle, Gene Autry, Maria Tallchief, Wiley Post, Belle Star, Hanson, Troy Aikman, and Shannon Lucid are just some of the famous Oklahomans many people have heard of. Artists, scientists, athletes, and more have found beginnings in Oklahoma.

Barbara Frank presents Is There a Novelist in the House?….Yes! posted at Barbara Frank. saying “A homeschooled teen is an early winner in National Novel Writing Month.”

christinemoers presents Decluttering is not just for housework posted at welcome to my brain. Letting the school “stuff” pile up can suffocate learning!

Barb presents The Heart of Harmony - Drawing with Children-Nature Journal Style Lesson 3 posted at The Heart of Harmony, saying “I have started a series of blog entries that help families to use the book Drawing with Children to help with their nature journaling skills.”

Jenny-up the hill presents Silk Worms posted at Up the Hill Gang.

Tea Party Girl presents Have You Made Your Indoor Tea Corner Yet? posted at Tea Party Girl.

Stephanie presents An Easy and Frugal Grandparent Gift posted at Stop the Ride!, saying “A fun project to do with the kids! ”

HowToMe presents How To Sew a Warming Scarf posted at HowToMe, saying”Have you ever seen something in a magazine and thought - “Oooh, I can make that for Christmas and I know just who I can give it to!”? Well, that happened to me this week and I can’t wait to tell you how my $5 investment turned out”

Jacque presents Just Another Imperfect Homeschool Family posted at Seeking Rest In The Ancient Paths, saying “Homeschoolers are real people. I am a real, flesh-and-blood, totally imperfect human being who happens to: 1) be married to a nice, giving man and 2) homeschool our eight fantastically talented children. All of us are imperfect, and each of us have our times when, believe me, you do not want to be around us.”

Let’s finish this off with a song. Everyone join together in the state song!

Brand new state! Brand new state, gonna treat you great!
Gonna give you barley, carrots and pertaters,
Pasture fer the cattle, Spinach and Temayters!
Flowers on the prarie where the June bugs zoom,
Plen’y of air and plen’y of room,
Plen’y of room to swing a rope!
Plen’y of heart and plen’y of hope.

Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain,
And the wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet
When the wind comes right behind the rain.
Oklahoma, ev’ry night my honey lamb and I
Sit alone and talk and watch a hawk makin’ lazy circles in the sky.
We know we belong to the land
And the land we belong to is grand!
And when we say–Yeeow! A-yip-i-o-ee ay!
We’re only sayin’ You’re doin’ fine, Oklahoma! Oklahoma–O.K.

Lydia presents Levers La La La: A Science Song to Teach about Levers posted at Little Blue School, saying “Three classes of levers. Three verses of the La La Levers. Another little blue song. ”

NerdMom presents Nerd Family: Friedman on Schools (Choir Style) posted at The Nerd Family Blog. This is a humorous and musical interpretation of Milton Friedman’s views on homeschooling.

I hope you have enjoyed this week’s edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling! Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of homeschooling using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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