Celebrate Flag Day – June 14th

June 12, 2012 by

Celebrate Flag Day

Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th each year. Here are some printable worksheets and coloring pages to teach your children about Flag Day. Talk about the history of the flag, the design and even the rules that govern the flying and care of the flag.

Flag Day is also a good time to practice the Pledge of Allegiance. If your children don’t know it yet, begin by having them copy the words on the worksheet. If your children can already recite it, dig deeper into the meaning behind the words and have them write about what they learned.

Filed Under: Holidays

More Summer Reading Fun – Win an iPad

June 6, 2012 by

Homeschool Buyers Co-op also has a Summer Fun Reading Program for their members. Each week during the summer, they hold a drawing awarding two students with a prize. At the end of the summer, they hold a drawing from all the entries for the grand prize of the new Apple iPad. Students earn an entry for each hour that they read. Membership to the Homeschool Buyers Co-op is free.

Summer Reading ClubAs your students are reading for Homeschool Journeys’ Summer Reading Club, in addition to listing the books on the Summer Reading Club Form, keep track of the time they read and log the hours at the Homeschool Buyers Co-op.

Here are other reading opportunities for the summer:

Summer Reading for Kids – Suggested reading lists from Christianbook.com.

Filed Under: Language Arts, Reading Skills, Summer Fun

Share about your homeschool classroom

June 2, 2012 by

This is our homeschool classroom. We have one long desk where both children sit to work. We have tried a couple of different classroom set-ups and this seems to work the best. It’s not a huge room, but we have everything we need: workspace, storage, and seating for both children and myself.” ~ Maria of Our Home’s Cool

Check out the process of redecorating a homeschool classroom to get ideas for your own homeschool classroom or workspace. Maria did a great job converting her small area into a homeschool classroom, then redecorating it after evaluating the changes that needed to be made.

Show off your Homeschool Classroom or Space

Send me pictures of your classroom or homeschool space and any storage tips and pictures. I’ll feature your classroom too and add it to the gallery to help inspire others.

Filed Under: Getting Started in Homeschooling, Homeschool Classrooms, Household Tips

Makeshift Spoon Rest

May 24, 2012 by

I’ve never cared for spoon rests because they’re always in the way when you’re not using it or in the dishwasher when needed. In cooking my lunch today, I found myself holding a spoon with no place to lay it without making a mess and wishing I had a spoon rest. Then, I had an idea that worked out quite nicely. In the drawer next to my stove I keep a supply of Asian Soup Spoons. I pulled one out and voila, a spoon rest.

With my stash right next to my stove, I should always have a spoon rest available – yet never in my way. Unless, of course, I’m serving egg drop soup!

I hope my little discovery helps your household’s counter top and stove stay a little bit cleaner.

Filed Under: Household Tips

Carnival of Homeschooling: Floatin’ Down the River Edition

May 24, 2012 by

Dewey’s Treehouse takes us floating down the river with nothing but life jackets in this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling: Floatin’ Down the River Edition. Click to enlarge the pictures and you get the true beauty of the trip. What an exciting journey!

The next carnival will be hosted by The Informed Parent. Send in your submissions by Monday at 6 p.m. I look forward to reading your submissions.

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Join the Homeschool Summer Reading Club

May 18, 2012 by

Summer Reading ClubIt’s time for the annual Homeschool Summer Reading Club. I’m very excited to carry on this tradition since 1990, first for local homeschoolers, then for homeschoolers across the nation. This is the first year the Summer Reading Club will be hosted at Homeschool Journeys.com. The process is easy and the only cost is the postage required to send the prize packets to your children.

Learn all about the Summer Reading Club. Sign your children up, print the form and you’re all set to start reading the summer away!

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Welcome to Homeschool Journeys

May 12, 2012 by

Welcome to my new website: Homeschool Journeys. I am Beverly Hernandez, a retired homeschooler of three. I have been very active in the homeschooling community over the past 28 years, running a homeschool bookstore, a large homeschool support group, and writing for About.com for 13 years.

As a veteran homeschooler, I offer my expertise, insights and resources to the homeschooling community. I love designing unit studies, homeschool forms, printable worksheets and other resources. If you have specific needs, let me know and I’ll see if I can help.

I continue to be involved in the homeschool world as I mentor my grown children in their homeschooling, assisting in many ways in the education of my eleven grandchildren. I attend many of the local homeschool activities and field trips and will freely share with you. I look forward to sharing my homeschool journey with you and also offer myself as a “guide” on your homeschool journeys.

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