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The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
 
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The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 (Paperback)

by Linda Dobson (Author)
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Praise for The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas:
"This book is much more than a well-organized list of creative things to do on a rainy day! It's a complete resource—the kind of information you'd find in the best 'how-to' homeschool manual." — Jane Boswell, Home Educator's Family Times
"This book is truly a mother lode of ideas for learning! Whether you're struggling with teaching a particular subject or just looking for something new and different to spice up your experience, you'll find enough family-tested ideas here to keep you busy for years." — Laura Derrick, president, National Home Education Network
"Each idea reaffirms the joy of learning as a family and reinforces the fact that homeschooling parents are creative, confident, and competent educators for their children." — Tammy Rosenblatt, founder and director, The Family Resource Center


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Fun and Effective Home Learning Activities for Every Subject
As a homeschooling parent, you're always looking for new and creative ways to teach your child the basics. Look no longer! Inside this innovative helper, you'll find kid-tested and parent-approved techniques for learning math, science, writing, history, manners, and more that you can easily adapt to your family's homeschooling needs. And even if you don't homeschool, you'll find this book a great teaching tool outside the classroom. You'll discover fun and educational activities for kids ages 3 to 12, including how to:
·Create maps based on favorite stories, such as Treasure Island or The Wizard of Oz
·Make letters out of French fries as an alphabet learning aid
·Explore architecture by building igloos, castles, and bridges with sugar cubes and icing
·Review spelling words by writing them on the sidewalk with chalk
·And many more!
This comprehensive collection of tried-and-true—and generally inexpensive—ideas provides the best-of-the-best homeschooling activities that can be done anywhere, anytime, and by anyone.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Packed full of great ideas, Nov 21 2006
By L. Bourque (Windsor, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This book is packed full of great ideas for educational (and fun) activities for families to do together. These activities could be used as way for relaxed homeschoolers or unschoolers to help their children learn important concepts; or they could be used by more traditional homeschoolers to cement in their children's minds the lessons taught.

Parents of public schooled children will also find lots of enriching activities in here for rainy days and school vacations.

As one reviewer pointed out, there are a couple of duds in here--really, who is going to spray shaving cream all over their kitchen floor? But those are only a very few of the suggestions in here. Ninety percent of the activities listed are quite do-able, and most use things you probably have around the house already.

I also like that the author, throughout the book, gives recommendations for other books for more ideas on specific kinds of activities. (For example, instructions on making a miniature Indian longhouse are accompanied by the name of the book where you can get more ideas for Indian-themed crafts.)

I would definitely recommend this book to any parent looking for educational activities to do with their children.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, Oct 27 2009
By A. Ottaway (Canada) - See all my reviews
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I am a new home schooler and need all the help I can get ;-) This book has provided a great well of information and activities to reinforce the topics we are learning at home. A must have for your collection!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good for homeschooling, and education in general, Jun 3 2004
By Henry Cate III (CA. United States) - See all my reviews
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Linda Dobson is well known in homeschooling circles. She has written several books; she is invited to speak at homeschooling conferences; and she has been homeschooling her own children for years. Most of the books she has written are very targeted at the homeschooling market. The title of this book indicates the same trend, but the reality is this book is for any family who wants to help their children learn and understand more in their education.

Her first chapter does focus homeschooling, as she talks about some key factors between public schools and homeschooling. She calls these the "school mind" and the "education mind." The "school mind" is more concerned about preserving the public school system than in educating the students. The "education mind" is focused on trying to help children learn.

The rest of the book is a wonderful collection of ideas on how to help children learn, from reading, to math, to character building, to other facets of a children's education. This is a great resource for rainy days, for when a child is bored, or for when a student is struggling with a particular subject.

If you are looking for ways to educate your children, this is a good book to have.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Some good ideas....some really bad ideas too
I reccomend that you borrow this book before purchasing it. I have found only a couple useful ideas. Some of the ideas are just rediculous. For example... Read more
Published on May 23 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Learning is Fun-damental!
Just when I was beginning to think that Linda Dobsons books were a little dull and technical, I came across this one. Read more
Published on May 6 2004 by A. L. Hermitt

5.0 out of 5 stars Great find
This book is a compilation of creative ideas submitted by homeschoolers from all over the country. The chapters are organized into subject areas, and each chapter is filled with... Read more
Published on Jan 9 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful source for educational family activities
Written with kids age 3-12 in mind, The Ultimate Book Of Homeschooling Ideas presents over 500 creative and enjoyable learning activities specifically designed for use by... Read more
Published on Jan 10 2003 by Midwest Book Review

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