Tag: Homeschooling

Purim resources – 2014 homeschooling edition

You may remember that we’re a homeschooling family. I haven’t been good about posting what we’re doing this year with all the health issues that came up, but now that I’m getting things back on track, I want to share with you some of what we’re doing to get ready for Purim. First, the kids …

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Homeschool closeup to come…

As many people have been asking, I have decided to go into detail on our homeschooling plans. I have a two sons officially in school this year; one entering 3rd grade and one into Kindergarten. This week, I intend to share our plans with you! Update: Here they are so far: Kindergarten (Secular and Kodesh) 3rd …

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Getting Ready for 5773, 2 Pros With a Plan

Remember to tune in this coming Tuesday, July 31, 8:30 to 10 PM EST for a Torah Homeschool webinar: Join us for an exciting evening presenting 2 experienced homeschooling moms, Robin Alberg of Seattle, WA & Louise Fox of EY, who will discuss their approaches to organizing their family schedules. Opportunity for hands on agenda …

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Pharaoh Chicken part 1: How do you make a mummy chicken? (And why?)

Yep, we’re making a mummy chicken. For real. We’ve been studying some basic facts about ancient Egyptians, including their writing system, which was among the first in the world, and their burial practices. Without getting to much into why, we compared how we prepare bodies for burial with how they did, and read some articles …

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Annual Torah Home Education Conference Information

I know there  are some homeschoolers and some potential homeschoolers here on OJH, so I wanted to help get the word out. I attended this conference two years ago, and found it really interesting and inspiring. I’m even more excited to be able to tell them what I’m interested in seeing there – fill out …

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Parsha project resources

I have some ideas of parsha projects here, but there are so many choices out there! Of course, Aish and Chabad have tons of things in their sites (see my parsha posts for specific links to some goodies). Here are a few others that are in my bookmarks: Parsha projects: crafts and snacks Parsha Cakes: …

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Home Depot is awesome! (kids’ workshop review)

My kids and I did from a Home Depot workshop this week, and I just have to say: Home Depot is awesome! These workshops vary by store, but are usually on Saturdays, which means we can’t attend. But there was someone who set the workshop up during school hours for homeschoolers, and about 25 kids …

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