Homeschool On Education.com
If you’ve never visited Education.com you really should. It’s a great site for parents looking for information for more information on their kid’s education. Everything from preschool to high school is covered. Reference articles, informational sources, and advice.
I recently got an email from Jessica Hopkins of Education.com telling me about their homeschooling section which has articles on socialization, curriculum, tutors, unschooling, and much more. There are even articles for parents of gifted kids and those with special needs, two areas that are often glossed over or ignored on general home education sites.
I thought I would toss this site out there as another valuable resource for parents to use. The articles cover more than just educational topics, with topics such as shyness and fitness also covered across the site. It’s one of those sites that is perfect for all parents to check out, not just home educators. So check the site out, spend some time digging through all the information they have to offer, and think about joining in the community section to share with other parents.
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April 24th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Thanks for this great resource!!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Hi Summer! I work at Education.com…I’m so glad you like the site! We’d love to hear from any of your readers about how we can make the site more helpful for Homeschooling moms.
I’m not a homeschooling mom but do a lot to augment my kids’ education (two little boys ages 3 & 5)…I agree with you that home education begins at birth! I thought I’d share a fun activity we do called “Thursday Adventure”. It’s our weekly fieldtrip and one of the ways we explore our world. At the beginning of the year I filled a box with the names of 52 local destinations(museums, zoos, art centers, even some kid friendly amusement parks). Every Wednesday night the boys get to take turns choosing an adventure out of the box. Then we spend some time together looking at the destination’s website and the map of how we’ll get there. The next day we leave for the adventure directly from school and have a great afternoon. I always take pictures and we’re keeping a scrapbook of our year of adventures. It’s been so fun (for all of us!)
Maybe some of your readers would have fun doing something similar in their homeschooling programs.
Cheers! Kat
May 9th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Hi Summer, I work at Education.com and am so glad you like the site! Thanks for sharing it with your readers…we’d love to hear from any of them about how we can make the site better for homeschooling moms.
I’m not a homeschooling mom but I do do a lot to augment my kids’ education. (I have two little boys 3 & 5). I agree with you that homeschooling begins at birth! I thought I’d share an activity that my kids and I have really enjoyed this year.
We call it “Thursday Adventure” and it’s our favorite way to explore our world. At the beginning of the year, I filled a shoe box with names of local “educational destinations” (museums, zoos, botanical gardens, art centers, even a few kid friendly amusement parks). Every Wednesday night my boys get to take turns choosing an “adventure” out of the box. Then we spend a few minutes looking at the destination’s website and at the map of how we’ll get there. We start the adventure right from school on Thursday afternoon. I always take lots of pictures and we’re keeping an ongoing scrapbook of the adventures (and the kids write their favorite parts). It’s been really really fun (for all of us!) and I thought some of your readers might have fun doing something similar.
Cheers! Kat
May 9th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Sorry for the duplicate post! The first time I submitted I got an error that looked fatal but I guess it worked afterall!