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- these links open in new screen   Homeschooling  - also check out www.nzhomeed.wordpress.com for New Zealand homeschooling information and helps Recipes   Lapbooking  - presentation folders Church – includes gathering, assembly, following Jesus Mother’s Encouragement  – includes parenting   My family’s web presence: The Counsellor  – husband Kiwikids  – children

Remember Your Old People

All Saints Day is 1 November Opportunity to remember your grandparents and those that went before you. What is your family’s Christian heritage? Chance to retell the family stories and oral traditions of your family (whanau). Better than Halloween! http://livinglessons.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/thespiritoftiofernando.pdf - The Spirit of Tio Fernando by Janice Levy, picture book - pdf includes lapbooking ideas, suitable [...]

WW : Parts of Me

Here are the various parts of my life: www.lapbooking.wordpress.com – Lapbooking – presentation folders for school projects or unit studies. Also www.lapbooking.tumblr.com resources and webquests. www.nzhomeed.wordpress.com – general homeschooling info for NZ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/MigraineHealth/ - forum for women who have migraines My Husband’s site: www.2restore.wordpress.com My children’s (neglected) blogsite: www.kiwikids.tumblr.com I’m president of MOPS NZ: www.mops.org.nz mother [...]

WW : Lapbooking Blogs 2

This is some of what google alerts delivers for “lapbooking”. http://www.reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/13/katrinacolumn0714/ - Dear Bored Stiff http://funinthesunmom.blogspot.com/2008/07/homeschool-planning-it-start-just-some.html - file crates and specials from the Sunshine State, USA http://cheshiersjourney.blogspot.com/2008/07/adding-to-our-curriculum.html - zoology http://learning-by-living.blogspot.com/2008/07/monday-ramblings.html - from Montana – wish they knew about lapbooking sooner http://homeschoolingpooh.blogspot.com/2008/07/today-my-little-girl-and-i-finally-got.html - Wizard of Oz http://homeiswheretheheartis.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/hit-the-books/ - just getting started – write and encourage her in lapbooking. “The 2-shelf bookshelf just doesn’t [...]

WW : 10 things about NZ Maori

Kia ora!   1. History overview : http://www.newzealandnz.co.nz/maori/ 2. Culture – protocols  (on marae etc) : http://www.maori.org.nz/ - overview http://www.newzealand.com/travel/about-nz/culture/culture-maori-culture.cfm 3. Te Reo – language : http://www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/language/maori/ http://www.korero.maori.nz/ 4. Iwi – tribes : http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/maori/guides/iwi_map.htm 5. Waiata – songs : http://folksong.org.nz/waiata.html Stick game with music : http://folksong.org.nz/epapa/index.html  6. Unit Study overview : http://asterix.ednet.lsu.edu/~edtech/webquest/maori.html  7. Whale Rider : http://www.moviemusicuk.us/whaleridecd.htm  -   music The haunting [...]

WW : Lapbooking Blogs

Lapbooking is a fantastic way to present unit studies or projects. Lapbooking 101 – www.lapbooking.wordpress.com Lapbook folders, ideas, and photos from last week: http://paper-basket.blogspot.com/ http://thehomeschoolingblog.blogspot.com/ http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/socalval/ http://littlehomeschoolonthehill.com/ http://tropicalmom.blogspot.com/2008/04/lap-books.html http://talibiddeenjr.wordpress.com/ http://yankeegal.geeksforchrist.com/ http://scooterandb.blogspot.com/ http://islamicunitstudies.wordpress.com/ http://jetihoja.blogspot.com/ http://thecoxscorner.blogspot.com/ – first lapbook http://banquet.homeschooljournal.net/ - Johanna’s blog Digital lapbooking is relatively new and emerging.  Here are some examples of different styles : http://karatekidkast.tumblr.com/ (by 3x 9+10 year [...]

WW : Unit Studies

Unit Studies can take less than a week or as long as you like. We thought one month was a good time, but that seems to draw out to a term (10 weeks) with all the usual homeschooling “interruptions” like trips to Grandma’s, swimming lessons for a week, or … Choose a topic – define it. [...]