I have a very old cell phone that needs to be replaced (buttons don't all work!) However; I don't want to spend a lot on a new phone & end up with a contract. New phones are very pricey! I am happy with my current arrangement - just need to replace the phone. I don't text but a camera...

Test taking is a learned skill and has nothing to do with intelligence or even knowledge. It just means he hasn't learned how to take a standardized test or to think in a standardized way. Homeschoolers often don't waste time on that skill, but unfortunately, the outside world likes time-wasting...

My wife is a stay-at-home-mom who wants to homeschool our 5-year-old in the Fall. However, we also have a 2-year-old running around the house. How is my wife supposed to give the eldest a true education when there is a huge distraction/attention-craving (but infinitely adorable) younger sibling in the...

Oklahoma Homeschool This site has a good list of items to include in homeschool portfolios. It reminded me of a few things I missed.

I feel like a person putting out an ad in the singles listings...Homeschooling Mom seeks interesting book, only reasonably priced and easily digested books need apply. My fourteen year old son does not enjoy reading fiction. He will read magazines like National Geographic and Popular Science, newspaper...

A Child's Garden of Verse

A list of historical documents in chronological order, great for copywork or a deeper look at the history and politics of the U.S.

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ found this at a new blog I found. great for kids that can read and start on math.

This is actually in reply to everyone's warm welcome! I hope each person who welcomed me gets this... Well the blessings have been all our kids got Pell Grants out the ears for college. We've learned to really really live on faith and potatoes (Yes, hubby is writing a book called 'Living...

I"m Donna. Why this is the first time I've seen there was a forum, I have no idea! Homeschooling, semi-homesteading, home-milling (grains) family on 15 acres in NC. We went from a $750,000 yearly salary, living in a million dollar home in CA to an $8,000.00 annual income struggling to eat in...