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Khan Academy  has some new updates and a new dashboard! Sign up today and check them out. Khan Academy  has TONS of subject areas, videos, worktext problems, solutions and much more! I do know that the science is NOT Bible based, but there is still some decent info that can be gleaned from Khan Academy . Sal is an AWESOME teacher and I just love how he goes about teaching, he is also very funny. I have to laugh he sounds exactly like a guy that I use to DJ with back in the 80's. One of those weird kinda things that when you close your eyes you can picture that person....lol. I do that every time I hear Sal's voice. Our Homeschool young man enjoyed watching the medical video's that are on Khan Academy . Lots of pretty cool stuff on there. I remember back in the first years of Khan Academy , there were just lists of videos to watch. With the NEW and improved  Khan Academy  there are parent/student accounts, a dashboard, a reminder system, points system and su...

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We were so excited to get to be a part of this review! My son had such an awesome learning experience while participating in the review for Doorposts "Because You Are Strong" A study of Godly Strength for Young Men by Daniel Forster.  The softcover book retails for $14.00 but is currently on sale on the Doorposts  website for $12.00 . It's a steal even at the full price! WOW!! What an awesome devotional book. I almost hesitate to call it a devotional. When I think of a devotional book, I tend to think of, oh maybe 2 or 3 paragraphs, a few thought provoking questions to ponder and a one sentence Bible verse that ties it all in. This is so not what Because You Are Strong: A Study of Godly Strength for Young Men is all about. Doorposts  is a name that our family has come to trust over the years. We have lots of their items that we have used over the years with great success and let me be the first to tell you (before you read what the other TOS Reviewers had to sa...

An easier homeschool day? How can it be?   Another great blog post from www.hsclassroom.net 10 Ways To Make Your Homeschooling Days Easier I am stealing several of these ideas!!  

You're late for class, but that's OK! We have a special price for you, just $17 for the entire Old Schoolhouse EXPO! Experience the final days of homeschool encouragement 22- 23, 2013 and read my review below of Andrew Pudewa session. " Can’t make the exact times and dates listed? You won’t miss out! The annual week long Schoolhouse Expo recordings will be available with the price of your Expo ticket. You will receive a link to the recordings after the expo week is complete. " Don't miss the special pricing that is going on right now just $17.00 for the entire EXPO!! What a deal! Andrew Pudewa I've actually heard Andrew Pudewa do this talk at a homeschool convention, I bought the MP3 of it and listen to it each year before school starts so that I remember that my SON IS NORMAL! lol. "Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day Children like to do what they can do, they want to do what they think they can do, and they ...

Gluten Free Marble Cupcakes I got this from a friend on a gluten free/casein free group. They are yummy and I just took my first batch out of the oven. I think the next batch I will skip the marble part, I'm not a big cocoa fan. But these are still really good!! Head on over to Marcie's blog for the recipe (click here) NO milk, NO eggs, NO soy, NO wheat or gluten, NO tree nuts, NO peanuts, NO fish, NO Shellfish, yet these taste WONDERFUL!! You can see one missing in the bottom right hand corner, I snatched on and ate it. YUM!! And for those of you who are not big pumpkin fans, don't worry, these are not pumpkin flavored!! Though I am now thinking that when I leave the cocoa out of the next batch, that I might add in some pumpkin pie spice. I will report back on how that goes. Back to baking!

Moe's Top 10 Reasons Why...You Need To Be A Part Of Your State's Home Education Association .   Are you a part of your states home education association? If not you should be! Ask yourself why you are or why you are not. As homeschoolers we like to be different and be on our own...haha...do I lie? NOT! In the case of state home education associations we have strength in numbers. Here are just a few things that your state home education association can and should offer you. 1) Information on changing homeschool laws and what we can do about them. 2) An annual home education state convention. 3) A listing of local homeschool groups throughout your state for you to join. 4) Help and encouragement for homeschoolers at different stages (beginner, grade school, junior high, high school, special needs) 5) Information about local and state events. 6) Updates on things like Common Core, graduation requirements, drivers ed and lots more. 7) Tips for preparing for each new...

Martha Bashir   A big congrats goes out to Martha! Martha, please take time after you attend the Old Schoolhouse EXPO to share with us what you gleaned from the EXPO and also share a bit about yourself and your homeschool journey.   I will be sending you the code for your FREE EXPO.   Click here to purchase your Schoolhouse Expo ticket.     Experience homeschool encouragement all week long with the Week Long Schoolhouse Expo Event. Dates: August 19-23, 2013 Speakers include: Ray Comfort LivingWaters.com Diane Waring History Alive! Dr. Jay Wile Author & Speaker Todd Wilson The Familyman Andrew Pudewa Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day Christine Field Center For Homeschool Liberty Deborah Wuehler TOS And many more! Start your homeschool year out right, with a Special Event from The Old Schoolhouse. Disclaimer: This is a promotional post, with admission to the Expo as my reimbursement.

My little Powder Monkey on the left, at a Civil War Re-Enactment. I got this from a friend this week, made my heart ache. "A note from Mrs.______, my son's new teacher in honor of next Monday, the first day of school : 'Twas the night before school started, When all through the town, The parents were cheering, It was a riotous sound! By eight, kids were washed And tucked into bed... When memories of homework Filled them with dread. New pencils, new folders, new notebooks, too! New teachers, new friends... Their anxiety grew! The parents just giggled when They learned of this fright And shouted upstairs- "Go to bed! It's a school night!" I've heard a few of my son's friends complaining about the new teachers that they are going to have for school this year. I ask my son if he told his friends "Look at me, I've had the same teacher for 7 years! LOL." He just smiled and told me "NO!" The kids have teased him about starting back to...

As part of the TOS Review crew we received five ebooks in the series from Notgrass Company which included the physical book Proverbs and the following Ebooks: Draw to Learn Acts, Draw to Learn Proverbs, Draw to Learn Psalms, Draw to Learn the Letters of Paul, and the Draw to Learn the Life of Jesus.   I must say that this was one of the toughest reviews that we have been given to do. My son is not an artsy type of person, he does not enjoy drawing or even doodling. I thought maybe this would be a review that would change those things, but it did not. When he did draw he thought his drawings looked babyish and like stick figures, he was quite embarrassed by his drawings. So please as you read my review be thinking of your own child and how they may enjoy the Draw to Learn K-8 series  in your homeschool. Kids and adults would be a good fit for this product. Here is a bit of history on the Notgrass Company , they are a family owned and operated business that started back ...

Experience homeschool encouragement all week long with the Week Long Schoolhouse Expo Event. Dates: August 19-23, 2013   Click here... Don't miss out! Register today! Speakers include:   Hal & Melanie Young, Raising Real Men Don't miss out on one of my favorite conference speakers, I've never had the privleged to meet Hal & Melanie Young, but I own their book Raising Real Men and I have a ton of their conference CD's. Two topics that they will be bringing to us at the Schoolhouse EXPO will be " Making it through the battle for purity to courting his bride. Most purity resources these days focus on girls, but purity tends to be a much bigger problem for young men." And  "Getting Published and Getting It Launched – It doesn’t do any good to write a great book if no one ever knows about it. Learn how to get your book published and more important, get it known! Hal and Melanie Young, award-winning authors of Raising Real Men, share what they’ve le...

Presents   Everyone who knows me, knows that I am not a big TV or movie watcher, so I was a bit nervous about this TOS Review Crew task of watching the Almanzo Wilder DVD entitled Life Before Laura.   Legacy Documentaries has done an EXCELLENT job with this DVD.  I was very surprised at how much I enjoyed watching, I think it brought back some childhood memories of watching Little House On The Prairie. Homeschool Momma, Dad & only child sat down to watch this DVD together. What this homeschool Momma liked about the Almanzo Wilder DVD entitled Life Before Laura. 1) Love the entire DVD! 2) Teaches work ethic and doing a good job no matter what the chore is. 3) Great for both boys & girls to watch. 4) Spent a wonderful family evening together watching. 5) FOOD! Oh, my the talk of food, it was so good sounding! We had just eaten dinner and watching this made us hungry all over again! 6) Talk of courtship. 7) The sketches throughout were beautiful. 8) Parts of the show...

    Experience homeschool encouragement all week long with the Week Long Schoolhouse Expo Event. Dates: August 19-23, 2013 Speakers include:   Ray Comfort LivingWaters.com Diane Waring History Alive! Dr. Jay Wile Author & Speaker Todd Wilson The Familyman Andrew Pudewa Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day Christine Field Center For Homeschool Liberty Deborah Wuehler TOS And many more! Post a comment and get a chance to win a FREE ticket to the Schoolhouse Expo!!! Start your homeschool year out right, with a Special Event from The Old Schoolhouse. Disclaimer: This is a promotional post, with admission to the Expo as my reimbursement.

    This picture says it all, I had never really thought of it this way. What have you used to teach your children about abstinence? In our home we have talked about it since the very beginning. With our son being adopted, his birthparents were college students and that helped with explaining a lot of things. Our son had a pretty good understanding of single parenting and just how difficult life is for single parents and their children. We have used God's word in the book of Proverbs and the Song of Solomon. We have also talked about King David and his sin. Last week we got the Joshua Harris books and DVD's from the library and have been reading and watching those. Very informative.   Another of my favorites is called A Chickens Guide To Talking Turkey With Your Kids About Sex. I heard an interview on Focus On The Family with the authors and liked. Got it free from the library...check it out!   What have use used in your home regarding this topic?  

  Register NOW!   TOS is partnering with members of the Crew to help promote the upcoming Schoolhouse Expo, a 5-day event with 30 popular homeschool speakers. This event is scheduled for Aug 19-23, 2013. Tickets are just $24.00 Experience homeschool encouragement all week long.   Speakers include: Ray Comfort LivingWaters.com Dr. Jay Wile Author & Speaker   Todd Wilson The Familyman   Andrew Pudewa Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day Deborah Wuehler TOS (The Old Schoolhouse Magazine)   And many more!   You do not want to miss this! Get your ticket today and enjoy a homeschool convention that comes to your house, relax in your PJ's. Get refreshed and ready to tackle the coming school year. I just love attending the TOS Homeschool Expo's, I get a new sense of directions, a feeling of confidence and come away renewed. Comment on any my Schoolhouse Expo posts and your name will be entered i...

Fun game to test your self on the Periodic Table of Elements. This is really cool! You can even save it to your computer to work on when offline. Blank Periodic Table  to print out. Enjoy!

The statement "God is good all the time" can be a hard pill to swallow at times. Much of 2013 has been a hard pill for me to swallow.   But I keep in mind that God is good all the time. Because He has my best interest in mind. He knows what is best for my life. He also knows how all the puzzle pieces fit together now and in the future.   As I sit here waiting on my final medical test that will be done on August 13, I think WOW all the opportunities that the Lord has allowed into my life to bring Him up and talk about His sovereignty with so many that do not know Him. Oh, they know about a God, they know about a Heaven, they know about the book the Bible exists, but they do not know the one true God, Jesus Christ and sadly they do not have a relationship with Him. Others are hiding their salt and light under a bushel.   Sadly, often times true Christianity is a secret life for many, a hidden treasure that they keep for only themselves. I ...