http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 06:24:29 -0700 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:39:33 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d29-A-Homeschoolmoms-New-Years-resolution?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner 2010 is just around the corner! How can this be? I have asked myself this question all week. For some home-schoolers it is the start of their school year, but for most of us, we are starting up our second semester of school. Either way, it is... Encouragement New Year Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:39:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d29-A-Homeschoolmoms-New-Years-resolution?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Denver-Zoo-Lights-2009-Part-II?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner As a family, getting out at night to view the lights in the Denver Zoo is SO much fun! Plus after the pictures are taken home-schooling families can use them to teach art, geography, and biology. :)    $8.00 for an adult ticket ... Homeschooling Holidays Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:36:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Denver-Zoo-Lights-2009-Part-II?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Thank-you-for-being-a-wonderful-gift?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Dear Home-school Mom, Thank you for being a gift that keeps giving throughout the entire year. Thank you for all your hard work that keeps your family together. Many people have no idea what it takes to maintain a home, shuffle kids to var... homeschool Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:42:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d16-Thank-you-for-being-a-wonderful-gift?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d13-Homeschooling-and-Charter-Schools?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner So you’re thinking of pulling your kids out of public school, what’s the next step? Families today have so many more options in how they educate their children. Thanks to school choice parents  can now shop all the different... Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:58:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m12d13-Homeschooling-and-Charter-Schools?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d30-Visit-the-Denver-Zoo-Ligths?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner As the holiday season approaches one of the favorite activities to do as a family can be visiting the Denver Zoo Lights. Taking in the lights no what matter the age causes the wonder of Christmas to grow in all of us. Wandering around in the zoo a... Homeschooling zoo Christmas Denver Holiday Decoratings Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:44:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d30-Visit-the-Denver-Zoo-Ligths?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d9-The-Joy-of-homeschooling-and-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Making memories is what it is all about to for home-school families, especially when the holidays roll around. As I started thinking about this year’s Thanksgiving, I realized it could be the last one where all four of our family members wou... Holidays making memories Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:41:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d9-The-Joy-of-homeschooling-and-Thanksgiving?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Field-Trip-Fridays-Henry-Doorly-Zoo?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Henry Doorly Zoo Tonya Vander © One of the bonuses that I have enjoyed as a homeschooling mom is the freedom to travel with my kids. Crossing the Mississippi River is a whole lot more exciting than just reading about it in a book, for example.... Homeschooling Field Trip Fridays family Traveling Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Field-Trip-Fridays-Henry-Doorly-Zoo?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d14-A-Homeschoolers-Psalm-23?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner   It is the middle of October, how is your homeschooling coming along? Are you keeping up with your schedule? Keeping up with the house, sports, music lessons, and dinner? And the kids aren't fighting, bickering, complaining, whining, or screami... Encouragement Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:19:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d14-A-Homeschoolers-Psalm-23?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Enjoying-the-change-of-color?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Photo by Tonya Vander Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {ms... Field Trips Fall Colorado Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:10:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d1-Enjoying-the-change-of-color?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Laughter-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Photo by Tonya Vander circa 1996How many things do your kids do in a day that make you laugh? If you are scratching your head trying to remember the last time they did something that made you laugh, maybe it’s time to look at the schedule... Homeschooling humor history Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:38:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d30-Laughter-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d24-HINI-and-homeschooling?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Photo by Tonya VanderEven though home-school families don’t necessarily get as exposed to colds and viruses as other families do. It is still important to take measures to protect the family from the flu. As the H1N1 flu virus spreads through... homeschool Illness Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:22:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d24-HINI-and-homeschooling?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d18-You-know-that-you-are-a-bona-fide-homeschooler-when?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Photo by Tonya VanderYou know that you are a bona fide homeschooler when...1. You carry a thesaurus with you in the car, for just in case situations. 2. When making a meal together counts as science, math, art, politics, and oh yeah, home economics... humor Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:26:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d18-You-know-that-you-are-a-bona-fide-homeschooler-when?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Readaloud-list-for-homeschooling-families?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Great read aloud literature for home-school families…With school upon us I thought a list of read-aloud books would help families increase their reading family time. We have read just about every one of these books as a family. To me, this is ... Reading Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:28:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d14-Readaloud-list-for-homeschooling-families?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Walking-down-memory-lane?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Photo by Tonya VanderOver Labor Day weekend, our family thought we were just going to go for a drive in the mountains, but ended up going down memory lane. I needed to look for photo ops that would help my photography students think outside the box w... homeschool Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:32:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d10-Walking-down-memory-lane?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Field-Trip-Fridays-Visiting-the-Denver-Botanical-Gardens?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner  Field Trip FridaysVisiting the Denver Botanical Gardens!Some of you know that I am a photographer, so this article could be a little skewed towards one of my favorite places, but I do hope you will visit a wonderful treasure we have in the Denv... Homeschooling Field Trip Fridays Art Photography Gardening Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:42:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d4-Field-Trip-Fridays-Visiting-the-Denver-Botanical-Gardens?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Top-10-tips-to-start-out-the-school-year-right?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereI am taking a small break from the home school heart series this week. I will return with another installment next week. With school starting, I thought a top ten list would be light and fun  way to start of t... Homeschooling humor Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:07:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m9d2-Top-10-tips-to-start-out-the-school-year-right?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Part-four-Pulling-weeds?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Photograh When you think of a garden, what comes to mind? Does the fragrance of roses fill your senses or can you picture still ponds filled with water lilies? How about plump juicy tomatoes with crisp cucumbers planted next to each other? Whether fl... heart issues Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:59:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Part-four-Pulling-weeds?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Part-four-A-time-to-plant?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Continuing in the heart of a home school mom series, today we will cover the season of planting. It can be very discouraging to a new home school mom to start planting some new ideas into her children only to see frustration and apathy abound. Bein... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:58:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Part-four-A-time-to-plant?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Part-three-A-time-to-let-go?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner Tonya Vander ©2009In the series, the seasons of a homeschool mom we have covered the purpose of homeschooling and the birth of new ideas. This week we will cover the flip side and realize when it is time to let go.Letting go of ideas, plans, and... homeschool heart issues Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:14:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Part-three-A-time-to-let-go?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Field-trip-Fridays-Rocky-National-Park?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner    Homeschooling in Colorado definitely has its perks when it comes to planning field trips. We have some of the most gorgeous landscape around. In fact, Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the top destinations for families in Ameri... Field Trip Fridays Rocky Mountain National Park Estes Park Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:26:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-4997-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m8d7-Field-trip-Fridays-Rocky-National-Park?cid=exrss-Denver-Homeschooling-Examiner