If you haven’t already had a chance to peruse HSLDA’s new Homeschooling Now blog, we invite you to take a stroll through recent entries.  We post new entries once a week, usually on Thursday, providing information, tips, and resources for those teaching high school at home under the Teaching Tips tab.

The Homeschooling Now blog accepts comments and makes it easy to share, tweet, and post items to Facebook. We hope you enjoy the posts and make it a point to check for new ones every Thursday. It’s a great way to stay connected to us.

We’ll continue to alert you to time sensitive entries here, but wanted to be sure you were acquainted with the Homeschooling Now blog!

Would your teen enjoy the possibility of earning cash by using his creative side?  Enter the 11^th annual HSLDA art contest!  This contest is designed to give students the opportunity to develop their artistic skills and showcase their talents at the same time.  Cash prizes are awarded to the top 5 entries in each category, and the winning artwork will be posted online.  For complete contest details please visit our contest page at: http://www.hslda.org/Contests/Art/2013/2013rules.asp

The Ronald McDonald House Charities offers a scholarship to high school seniors “based on demonstrated academic achievement, community involvement/leadership, and financial need.” This year’s application deadline is December 20, 2012. All the details are available on their site, http://secure.campaigner.com/accountsmedia/15/155615/c6c4688c703f4a989f73e19d07559c39.pdf.

Economics for Everybody is offering you a free download through Tuesday, November 6, 2012, of its economics course. You may be particularly interested in lessons 7 and up which are relevant to elections.

When you add the course to your shopping cart and checkout, there will be an opportunity to input a promotion/discount code. You will use HSLDANOV6 to receive the free offer. Hurry to not miss this offer!

Throughout the year, Disney Parks set aside homeschool days providing interesting educational programs for homeschoolers. There is still space available for the October 25^th homeschool seminar, A Presentation on Primates. The next program will be January 25, 2013, Engineering the Magic.  

Here is a devotional book for you who love horses and everything related to them. However, even if you don’t have much experience with horses, you will appreciate the biblical truths illustrated by Stephanie Sylvester in Spiritual Truths from a Pile of Muck, and More. Each devotional is followed by thought provoking questions and applications which will keep you and your family meditating on the Scriptures throughout the day.

If you are interested in learning more about the book and how you can obtain a copy, please contact Stephanie at steph.sylvester@rochester.rr.com.

Do your high school plans include teaching your teens a civic course?  If so, take a peek at Generation Joshua’s new iCitizen course. It is a student friendly, well-written, and informative civics text that will not disappoint you!  Parents will find it comprehensive yet easy to use as it includes a syllabus, review questions, essay suggestions, and online tests and quizzes.  Each unit is loaded with helpful ideas for supplemental resources (movies, websites, articles, and more.)

iCitizen begins with a discussion of America’s foundations, covers the branches of government, provides an overview of state and local government, touches on American diplomacy, and educates your teen on the political system – all with interest and current examples.

We highly recommend iCitizen to give your teen a thorough, working knowledge of our system of government and his or her role as a US citizen.  The course is a wonderful lead-in to studying American government in depth.

If you are looking for school planners for the new school year, especially daily planners for your children to use, Home Educating Family has you covered. They are also offering brand new daily planner software that can be customized to your family’ need.