Home education not only prevents creativity from being rubbed off, but encourages each child to create, explore and discover their place in the world. In honor of the Easter holiday and Ms. Potter, I present the Peter Rabbit Edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling, starting with some great Peter Rabbit Resources.

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Mary Nix on February 6th, 2009

One of my children sent along this link to What’s that stuff? that he found at the Chemical and Engineering News site. They have an alphabetical list that gives you a look at the chemistry behind a wide variety of everyday products.
You can explore the latest issue or explore the [...]

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Helen Hegener on December 3rd, 2008

HearthSong.
HearthSong – Toys You’ll Feel Good About Giving
Barbara Kane founded HearthSong in 1983 because of a growing conviction that, “..too often, in our culture, children are pushed to grow up too fast. I started HearthSong to make a statement reinforcing what parents themselves know is true, right and healthy–that childhood is a very special time.” [...]

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Celebrating one of the most influential figures in jazz, this comprehensive biography incorporates the legendary Duke Ellington’s talents into engaging activities for children. Enlisting the musician’s gifts as a pianist, composer, and band leader, this interdisciplinary approach shows how to create a ragtime rhythm, make a washtub bass, write song lyrics, dance the Lindy Hop, [...]

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Mary Nix on May 19th, 2008

This book starts out telling the history of money, offers tips for a successful financial life and includes facts about money, interest rates, loans, credit cards, finance charges, predatory lending practices, preventing and resolving debt-related problems and more.
Here is part of the description from the publisher:
Debt Information For Teens explains the economic fundamentals that govern [...]

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Mary Nix on April 11th, 2008

My newsreader settings include blog entries, and a blog post about free homeschooling curriculum was included in one of the alerts.  I was intrigued, because many of us like to refer new homeschooling parents to free information to ease their transition into homeschooling.
Free curriculum that spell out the process and make themselves readily accessible are [...]

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