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The Children's Creative CottageWeekend Edition10/01/06============================================================= Contact InformationWebsite: http://www.childrenscreativecottage.com Email: info@themomscafe.net ============================================================= This Weekends Highlights:- In The News
- Featured Article
- Tips/Tools
- Fall Projects
- Visit Our Sponsors
============================================================= In The News:Work from Home Ideas for Homeschooling Families
You Can Make a Living While Homeschooling Your Kids
Homeschooling does not mean you have to give up the benefit of a second income. Many homeschoolers make decent incomes while teaching their children at the same time.
Homeschooling families run the following businesses, for homeschooling families.You can do the same.
www.Timberdoodle.com “has been serving the home school community with home education resources for over 20 years, specializing in hands-on learning tools and home school curriculum that seeks to honor Christ.”
http://www.baysideschoolservices.com/ “Donny & Sandy Ball's Bayside School Services offers the best do-it-yourself standardized achievement tests… As graduated home schooling parents and test providers for 16 years, (they) know how important fair prices, easy ordering, accurate order processing, and prompt mailing of results can be.”
http://www.familylearning.org/testing.html “Established in 1983 as Family Learning Association, the Family Learning Organization was incorporated in 1986 and received non profit tax exempt status the following year. FLO has since established a long history of serving the homeschool community beginning in Spokane, Washington extending nationally through its advocacy and testing services.”
http://www.lovetolearn.net/ “We created our family business to share our home school resource discoveries with our friends. Everything we offer has been given the "acid test" of seven children, plus now a grandbaby! You'll find only tried-and-true products in our home schooling catalog.”
These homeschool families or parents have centered their businesses on their homeschooling activities. Creating a homeschool-based business is a natural evolution for homeschoolers, involves the children in business, while making an income for the family. Continue Reading This Article: Click Here ============================================================== Featured Article: Developing Reading Skills In Your Child
by: Mary Joyce
A lot of teaching your child to read is first instilling in your child a desire to read. It’s so very important for the child to know that reading activities and learning to read is fun. Early on, for instance, if you haven’t yet, set aside an area of your home where your child can have their very own reading area and little person library. This will get most all your reading activities off to a great start. Having their own special place for reading activities will encourage the child to spend time reading.
Encourage them to begin to find their favorite spot within their area for their reading activities. Grab yourself a comfy chair and join them and you’ll be amazed how much your child will want go into their reading area and have you with them for a reading session. And an added bonus to the reading area is a great place and time for you to spend with your child reading to them and vise versa. Reading is nothing more than a practiced skill. Practicing being the operative word. Instilling good reading habits in your child early on with consistent and daily reading and practice sessions is laying the bricks to a solid learning foundation no matter what the subject matter. Continue Reading This Article: Click
HERE ============================================================== Homeschooling Tips/Tools Power
Tools are ideas and services that simplify your job! From websites with
tools to use online to simple tips that save you time, the ideas found here
are kind of like the difference between putting together a bookshelf with
a screwdriver or a power drill.
- Sightings
- Things
we've seen, heard or read
- How-To
a variety
of categories:
- Neat
Tools
- These
are online tools that literally help you teach. Neat tools may be
downloads (like blacklines) or interactive educational games and
gadgets.
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