The carnival of homeschooling is a collection of posts from homeschoolers all over the country. Each week a different blogger hosts the carnival and each new edition has it’s own theme. The Atlanta homeschool examiner, (Andrea Hermitt) is honored to have this opportunity to host this edition of the Carnival of homeschooling.
We are dealing with spring fever here at the Hermitt home. Our different homeschool programs and extracurricular activities are done and/or closing for the year, but we still have a few I’s to dot and T’s to cross. So we are not finished just yet. Yes,
homeschoolers get spring fever too, but fortunately we have the freedom to work with and in nature in our final weeks of homeschooling.
With that said, please enjoy this Spring Fever 2009 edition of the Carnival of homeschooling.
The end of winter means the end of the sniffles... or does it?
Spring is the perfect time for mixing education and nature:
Kerry says, "Last week several local homeschooling families went on an excursion to a nature reserve to learn more about the area and how the local Aborginal tribe would have lived. There's nothing better than hands on learning!" Read
Exploring Our Local Area: Awabakal Nature Reserve at
Kez's Blog.
Susan Gaissert presents How We Learned About Toads posted at The Expanding Life.
Katherine Collins suggests a father of all field trips at No fighting, no Biting!. She adds "a trip to Mount Vernon is very homeschooler friendly, with puzzles, videos, free education packets, and lots of gravel to make into roads and hills while waiting in line."
This is the time to get creative in teaching lessons:
Perhaps we should also get creative with our time:
Dave Roller says, I recently read that Jim Craig the star goalie of the 1980 Gold medal winning U.S. Hockey team approached his game by trying to shut out the opponent 5 minutes at a time. I am trying to bring the same approach to my home school teaching. I hope that this helps others to bring out their a-game.” Read
Five Minutes at a Time by
Homeschool Dad.
Spring fever is a perfect excuse for keeping up with the arts: 
Brenda Sain presents Albrecht Durer, a German Renaissance Artist posted at The Tie That Binds Us.
Or perhaps we should just let them be:
Oh, and let’s not forget about Socialization and other accusations against homeschoolers!
Susan presents What is educational neglect? posted at Corn and Oil.
Thoughts at the end of the homeschool year:
Renae presents Homeschool Utopia posted at Life Nurturing Education.
~Kris~ presents Our Changing Educational System posted at Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers.
Barbara writes "Sometimes we do something very little or ordinary without knowing that the repercussions of that action will be enormous in our lives" and presents It all Started with a Check at Barbara Frank Online.
ChristineMM of The Thinking Mother blog Shares a list of goals for homeschooling to try to prepare our children for the rapdily changing future. She presents The Best Plan I've Been Able to Come Up With posted at The Thinking Mother.
Equushick presents Learning Style Indicators posted at The Common Room and ads "If your student isn't learning, you might rethink how you're presenting information.
Also, here are some great curriculum and education posts for you to use:
Denise says "April showers have ushered in May flowers — and a second Math Calendar, with daily puzzles from my homeschool co-op students. Get your copy here..." She presents
May Math Calendar at
Let's Play Math.
lindafay presents Making Books with Children posted at Higher Up and Further In.
kerry.wmson presents 7 Booksfor Prospective Homeschoolers posted at Kerry - A Ten O'Clock Scholar.
MiaZagora says, "this post is about how reading for comprehension and the ability to understand word problems in math are linked. The main idea, I believe, is to slow down and actually think about what you are reading - don't get in too big of a hurry and just skim, because that could get you in trouble. There are links to a couple of posts on Let's Play Math and another web site for some helpful information." She presents
Reading Well and Understanding Math are Linked at
MiaZagora's Homeschool Minutes.
Sarah presents High School Resources posted at SmallWorld.
Sue Richardson says "As you plan high school from home, knowing your teen's interest(s) can help you point them in the right direction as you home school. Here's 10 ideas to help uncover those interest(s), and presents 10 Ideas to Uncover Your Home Schooled Teen’s Interests | Homeschooling High School posted at Homeschooling High School.
Erika Collin presents 100 Free and Excellent Online SAT Prep Tools posted at Rated Colleges.
Patricia Turner presents 100 Excellent Ivy League Open Courses for Engineers posted at Top Online Engineering Degree.
When it's all over, enjoy your summer vacation!
Tammy presents Summer Vacation posted at Adventures On
Beck's Bounty.
For your enjoyment, Henry Cake presents Other homeschooling carnivals at Why Homeschool.
*Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of homeschooling using ourcarnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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by *spud*
Comments
Thank you so much for including my article in the carnival. There are so many articles to read! You are right, the pictures you selected are gorgeous. You did such a good job. Thanks again.
I can't wait to dig into this months Carnival.
Looks fantastic; thanks for hosting!
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