Lisa Stauber is a mother of eight teaching kindergarten through 4th grade at her kitchen table. When she's not creating worksheets, she's addicted to the internet. Drop Lisa a line to break up her day.
NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, continues through the month of November. What's NaNoWriMo? A loose coalition of writers who take up the challlenge to write a novel - 50,000 words - in one month. The goal...
Rod Dreher, the Crunchy Con writing from Houston sister city Dallas, is also a homeschooling father. He writes some advice for aspiring homeschol dads today. Make sure to read through the comments, too. If you think of homeschooling...
Longtime homeschool advocate and defender Chris Klicka died today. Klicka had suffered from multiple sclerosis for over a decade, and leaves behind wife Tracy and seven children. He was 48 years old. Chris Klicka was a...
The Texas Education Agency has their annual survey out, asking for your child's name and race. This will affect homeschool parents using virtual charter schools or who may have students enrolled on a part time basis...
Space Center Houston is hosting a special day for homeschoolers tomorrow. The Space Center is closed to the general public, and reserved for home educated students only! Special activities include making models, touring laboratories, and the first 300...
Did you know that Texas schools are required to teach Bible history and literature? While public schools will not be treating the Bible as containing religious truth, the Texas State Legislature has determined that being familiar with biblical stories, parables...
A free fire safety day of fun is planned by the Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department. On Saturday, Oct. 10, bring the family for a day of fire safety fun. Firefighters will demonstrate car extractions, canine search...
President Obama has noted that American student’s achievements tend to lag behind other countries, and his solution is to extend the school year and shorten or cancel summer vacation. Obama has also discussed opening schools on weekends...
Many homeschool parents also run blogs that are a great source of inspiration and encouragement. Have you been to the homeschool blog carnival?A blog carnival is a roundup of blog entries on a particular topic. In this...
Houston Public Library Friends of the Library is hosting a children’s book sale this weekend. There’s a super deal on Sunday, when you can fill a Fiesta bag for $10, no matter how many books you...