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1. Take Family PhotosCreate family memories by taking lots of
photos to preserve and display! You can take: • Regular photos to
show your family's growth. • Photos of
ordinary,
everyday
settings and activities you will appreciate
seeing in the future. • Photos of
special occasions
and friends. Improve your photos by studying about the
technical aspects and composition of
photography. • Check out a
library
book on photography. • Explore Kodak's mega
website with pages of illustrated tips
and how-tos
for beginners to advanced photographers,
including "Top 10 Tips for
Great Pictures," as well as illustrated
articles on
Canon's website and the top
ten camera mistakes travelers make.
2. Preserve and Share
Your Print Photos Gather, sort, and display your new and old
print photos
so that you can preserve them and share them
with others. • Gather old photos
from your relatives and select a few of each
family or
era; restore any important photos that are badly
damaged. • Compile an
album
of family photos. Ask your older
relatives to identify
people and tell you stories about them that
you can
tape record or write down.
3. Use Free Online
Programs
for Your Digital Photos • Microsoft
Photo Story 3 for Windows XP.
Create slideshows using your digital photos.
You can touch-up, crop, or rotate pictures.
Add special effects, soundtracks, and your
own voice narration to your photo stories.
Then, personalize them with titles and
captions. Small file sizes make it easy to
send your photo stories in an e-mail. Watch
them on your TV, a computer, or a Windows
Mobile-based portable device. • Picasa
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is a free
software download from Google that helps you
locate and organize all the photos on your
computer. You can edit and add effects to
your photos and share them with others
through e-mail, prints, and the web. • Smilebox. Put your
electronic
photos or videos into postcards, slideshows, or
scrapbooks, add words and music,
and then share them with others.
• GIMP: High-Tech
Photo Editing. This free image and photo editing program
works like Adobe Photoshop. It takes some
study to learn how to use it.
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Missouri
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The Bible on Line
As our 6-year-old son and I sat by the
pool one hot summer day, I decided to spark
some "critical thinking" in him by asking,
"Did Adam and Eve have a bellybutton?" Our son looked at me as if he were amazed
that I would be so naive and said, "Of course
not!" Surprised by his quick response, I asked,
"Why not?" and as serious as can be he
responded, "Because they didn't have a
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give us eternal life. "For God so loved the world, that He gave His
only begotten Son, that whoever believes in
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(John 3:16)
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Back to Home
School, Part 1
1. Set Specific Objectives for
Each Child
2. Plan Multilevel Classes for
Fall
3. Gather Your Curriculum
4. Help Someone Start Homeschooling
Recommended Resources
• Oxford Tutorial Service
• AVKO Multi-Sensory Language
Arts
• Birch Court Books
• NorthStar Academy and
NorthStar HomeSchool
Greetings,
It's time to get ready to go back to home
school. We hope that you will
look forward to this opportunity of teaching
and training your children with anticipation
—
and that the suggestions and reminders in
this and the next three issues will help and
encourage you!
May the Lord bless you and your family for
His glory.
Cordially,
The Pat Welch Family, Publishers
Pat, Sue, Heather, Holly, and Brian
The Teaching
Home is a home-school, family-run
business operated in our home since 1980.
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1. Set Specific Objectives for Each Child
After you have set and reviewed your
long-range
goals for your children's education and
training in all
areas of their lives (see last
issue), you
are ready to
determine specific goals and objectives for
each of
your children for the coming school year.
For goals to be useful, they need to be:• Specific
- what
exactly are you aiming for?
•
Measurable - how
much and when.
• Obtainable -
realistic, not overwhelming, yet
challenging.
• Reviewed and
revised frequently.
Examples:
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Daniel/Language
arts - Learn to read this year.
• Jane/Life
skills -
Learn to make a main dish each month.
• Ryan/Math
- Learn
times tables.
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Kayla/Character - Be
loving and helpful to little brother.
These specific goals will take your children
towards the long-range life goals you have
set for
them (see last issue). See more complete
information
in newsletter #81.
 AVKO (Audio, Visual,
Kinesthetic, and Oral)
Offers a Multi-Sensory Approach
to Language Arts through Phonics
and Word Families.
•
Individualized Keyboarding teaches
reading and spelling skills as your child
masters the keyboard.
•
Let's Write Right teaches
reading/spelling as the alphabet is
learned.
•
Sequential Spelling builds
self-esteem.
•
To Teach a Dyslexic is the readable
and enjoyable autobiography of Don McCabe, a
dyslexic who has become a widely recognized
expert on dyslexia and head of AVKO.
To try it before you buy it, or for
information on dyslexia, visit our website.
Complimentary samples and downloads. www.spelling.org
/ 1-866-285-612
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2. Plan Multilevel Classes for Fall
Teaching several of your children together
with the same material at the same time can
be the most efficient use of your time and
effort. Consider the following:
Separate Classes
• For basic
skills such as reading, handwriting, and math
during the early grades. • For a student
who needs individual attention. • For an older
student who can work independently.
Combined Classes
• For history,
science, literature, and Bible. Present lessons in an amplified manner
with explanations and extra resources that
enable all children to understand.
Combined Classes and Subjects
• For most of
your subjects, using unit studies that
integrate literature, history, science,
Bible, and other subjects around a theme.
The
Key to . . . Workbooks Series:
Easy-to-understand math workbooks for mastery
and practice your child can do on his own.
 Create a Curriculum or Enhance
Your Own Packaged Curriculum.
Complete lines of Common Sense Press,
Beautiful Feet Books, Draw-Write-Now, Key
to... Workbooks, CalcuLadder, Learning
Magnets, and much more!
Free Media Mail
shipping with online order
of $20. www.BirchCourtBooks.com
Free catalog: 800-655-1811 / BirchCourtBooks@aol.com
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3. Gather Your Curriculum
It's time to gather your resources for the
coming school year - right around the
calendar corner! • Consider
which classes will be taught to more than one
of your children (see above), so you know
what materials you need. • Consider
using elements from a variety of approaches
including traditional textbooks, worktexts,
the classical approach, the principle
approach, unit studies, books, and life
experiences. See information in Newsletter
#82. • Consider
using a variety of media to add interest and
motivation for all your children and at the
same time enhance each child's learning
according to his preferred learning style. • Include
books, printed materials, videos and DVDs,
supervised Internet studies, computer
software, educational games, tools, and
manipulatives. • Order,
borrow, or buy any materials needed in
addition to what you already have. • Collect
supplemental materials for your family's
library such as reference books, time lines,
maps, globes, math manipulatives, educational
games, and software.
NorthStar Academy
and NorthStar HomeSchoolTwo options enable homeschool
students to
study at their own pace.
• NorthStar Academy is a teacher-led,
nationally accredited, online school.
• NorthStar HomeSchool is a parent-led,
homeschool and independent study program. See NorthStar's website or the
accompanying e-mail to learn more about these
two
programs!
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4. Help Someone Start Homeschooling —
Maybe Even Yourself!
Look around you at your church, support
group, relatives, or neighbors. Is there
anyone who would appreciate a little help in
considering or starting to homeschool? Here
are ways you can help.
Tell Your Story
Realistically give your convictions and
reasons to homeschool and your experience -
both challenges and successes.
Provide Information
Point your friend to information. The
Teaching Home website offers the most
frequently asked Questions
& Answers, a series
of articles on starting to homeschool,
and a Checklist
for starting a school year.
Give a Sample
Schedule a day or a week of homeschooling
together (call it a Day Camp or something
fun!). You could do a simple unit study, work
on basic skills, and/or explore just one
subject area of interest.
A field trip on the last day would round
out a good sampling of homeschool
opportunities. Of course the best way to help someone is
to pray for them and be there to answer
questions and give encouragement!
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