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| Date: From: Subject: | 1/21/2010 9:46:47 AM Home School Legal Defense Association HSLDA's Homeschooling Thru the Early Years Newsletter--January 2010 |
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---------------------------------------------------------------------- HSLDA's Homeschooling Thru the Early Years Newsletter January 2010--Mid-Year Motivation ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friend, If you're like a lot of us, you made a few resolutions or set some goals http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7502 for the new year, but find that you already need some motivation! Here are a few suggestions to help you avoid the mid-winter homeschool blahs. If you're having trouble getting back on track after the holidays, you may need to re-visit your daily routine. Many moms find that having a household routine http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7503 and their daily learning goals or lesson plans http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7504 in writing gives them accountability, as well as built-in reminders. Tamara Eaton http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7505 suggests adding an exciting read-aloud to start off the morning, or some "penny math" drills to liven things up. If you overplanned or planned a little unrealistically, this is a perfect time to re-evaluate and make adjustments http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7506 . Or maybe you had great plans at the start of the school year, but life broadsided your homeschool--Homeschooling Today offers help to those trying to re-establish "normal." http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7507 If winter storms have kept the family inside, be sure to keep moving. A pedometer http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7508 is a fun motivation for kids to measure their movement, and you can work on graphing and other math skills at the same time! Skip-counting videos or audios combine multiplication drill and aerobic exercise (and help burn a bit of that excess cabin-fever energy). Even letting the children progress up or down the stairs or across the room for each correct answer to an oral quiz or drill can be a productive physical outlet and change of pace. Speaking of winter: With the winter Olympics just around the corner, consider organizing your own version of a family Olympics-style competition http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7509 . This can be a stand-alone event or part of an Olympics unit study http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7510 . Stuck inside? Creation Illustrated http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7511 is a colorful, 68-page nature magazine for the whole family, with Bible-based nature lessons, activities and puzzles, plus a homeschoolers' instructional guide in every edition to help you teach character-building lessons from nature. Did you resolve to add some spark and fun to your learning lifestyle? Sign up your family to receive daily grammar nuggets http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7512 , a vocabulary word of the day (elementary http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7513 or junior high http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7514), or homeschool freebies http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7515 via e-mail. Plan a short, budget-friendly family trip or field trip http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7516 to excite your children about an upcoming topic, learn with games in your homeschool, http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7517 or focus a lesson or two on a holiday http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7518 each month to extend that holiday anticipation and excitement throughout the school year. Whatever your plans or goals for 2010, may you find strength, patience, provision, renewed vision and joy in the Lord who has called you to home discipleship of your precious children. Blessings, Vicki Bentley HSLDA Early Years coordinator http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7204 "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NKJV) Start the new year by reading through the Bible in 90 days http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7519 --even if it takes you a bit longer, you'll still be hiding God's Word in your heart. What a wonderful read-aloud or quiet time activity! Other encouraging reading for the new year: "20 Questions for New Years Course Corrections" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7520 "Homeschooling New Years Resolutions" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7521 "New Year, New Resolve" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7522 "Homeschool New Years Resolutions" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7523 "A New Year for Homeschool Moms to Find Balance" http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=7524 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> Will your friends stand by you in trouble? They will if you're an HSLDA member and your homeschool is threatened. HSLDA is ready to stand by your side along with 80,000 other homeschool families. More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. 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