Have you thought about homeschooling, but aren't sure how to get started? Guess what? I'm going to write a series on how you can get started homeschooling. This is just an introduction.When I started homeschooling, I thought I had done all the research I needed to do...it turned out that I hadn't, and I'm paying the price for it now. I hope to save some of you the troubles that I have gone through, by providing you with all the information I can on how to get started with homeschooling.Here ... Read Full Story

New to homeschooling? You have GOT to buy The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling.For those of you who are new to homeschooling, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling will help you learn the legal aspects of homeschooling, organize your "classroom" and show you how to find social groups for homeschooling and homeschooling support groups.If you are wondering where to start on your homeschooling journey, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Homeschooling gives you tips on choosing and plann... Read Full Story

Ashley (my ninth grader) is studying The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. I wanted to share with you what I'm using for our The Grapes of Wrath novel study.This Grapes of Wrath resource site has a lot of information useful for a The Grapes of Wrath novel study. The website is a mess, and isn't organized very well, but it does have a lot of information that you can use in your The Grapes of Wrath novel study.I am using this novel study guide for her The Grapes of Wrath discussion questions.... Read Full Story

OK, so you may have already seen my article on starting an online store. Now you are wondering what to sell. If you are selling your own creations (scrapbooks, woodwork, crochet, etc, etc...) then you probably won't be interested in this article.If you don't know what you want to sell, or aren't sure what you should sell, then you are in the right spot!The best thing you can do is to buy U.S. Wholesale directory and drop shipping Guide. This is a great book, with lots of resources for gettin... Read Full Story

Peter and the Wolf is an absolutely awesome way to introduce small children to music, symphonies and classical instruments.I used it for Dakota and Amber. The others listened in, but only because it was on. However, the other kids liked listening for the different instruments on Peter and the Wolf, and associating the instruments with the Peter and the Wolf characters.Each character in the story Peter and the Wolf is represented by a different musical instrument. For example, the bird is repr... Read Full Story

Do you want to start an online store, but don't know where to start? Here I will list several resources to help you start an online store.Books About Starting an Online StoreThere are many, many books available to help you start an online business. Here I list a few of my favorite books on how to start an online store.This book tells you step-by-step how to start an online store. The author, Jeremy Shepherd, provides real life examples, making his lessons on how to start an online store easy... Read Full Story

This is part 5 in the Companies that Hire Work at Home Employees Series. Please check out earlier articles:Part 1 - Work at Home With Alpine AccessPart 2 - Work at Home With ConvergysPart 3 - Work at Home With Extended PresencePart 4 - Work at Home With Internet Girl FridayPart 5 - Work at Home with LiveOpsWork at Home With LiveOps!LiveOps offers work at home opportunities in the following areas:Inbound Sales CallsCasual DiningCustomer ServiceInsurance SalesOutbound Sales CallsSpanish & Fren... Read Full Story

So, today I was looking for worksheets on taxonomy...activities to get it stuck in Kia's head. I found this great biology site that has SO much more that you have GOT to check out!!Biology Corner has everything you could possibly want to teach your child biology. This is an amazing biology resource. To see their "old" biology worksheets, click here. These are where I found the great nuggets of biology worksheets!That section has biology worksheets on many different topics, including anatomy, ... Read Full Story

Kiara & I are doing a novel study on the book A Wrinkle in Time. I loved A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle when I was her age!A Guide To Using A Wrinkle in Time in the Classroom will help give you ideas on how to incorporate different lesson plans from A Wrinkle in Time. Other resources for an A Wrinkle in Time novel study are outlined below.In addition to the book described above, I am using Glencoe's A Wrinkle in Time novel study guide. It includes many discussion questions for use in ... Read Full Story

Part 4 in a series of 10 companies that hire at home workers.Part 1: Work at Home with Alpine AccessPart 2: Work at Home with ConvergysPart 3: Work at Home with Extended PresenceWhat is Internet Girl Friday?Internet Girl Friday is a group of virtual assistants. If you have good office skills, you may just fit in at Internet Girl Friday. The Internet Girl Friday group does work such as setting up blogs, sending press releases, bookkeeping, making travel arrangements, appointment setting...pre... Read Full Story