10.31.06
Posted in Homeschool at 3:08 pm by Administrator
Abstract: home school book
Tag: Home School Book
Are you one of those people who wishes you had a 30-hour day? Do
you long for having enough time to homeschool your children,
cook gourmet meals, tend a garden, care for a large,
five-bedroom house, play the piano, and sit by the fire reading
a good book? The fact of the matter is many Americans today are
operating under a time crunch. We simply don’t have enough hours
in the day to accomplish all that we want to.
The situation creates an enormous amount of stress. We may feel
as if we are constantly operating under a deadline. We may feel
fatigued and frustrated, and we may wonder if we are missing out
on much of life because we spend so much time “doing” and not
enough time “thinking.” We’re stressed at work, stressed at
home, and stressed at our son’s soccer match.
The irony is, the heavier we do, the heavier behind we seem to get.
We are constantly on the run, yet we may feel as if we are
accomplishing very little. As a result, our pessimism grows. We
may become short-tempered, especially with those we love. We may
feel as if we are constantly running on empty.
The good news is there is hope, even in the midst of what might
seem a hopeless situation. We can get control of our lives and
control of our time. It may take a little bit of effort and
time, but it will be well worth it in the long run. The first
step we need to take is prioritization.
Many people feel as if they lack time to do the important
things in life simply because they do not take the time to
prioritize. Write down a list of your goals for the week, for
the year, and for the next five years. When you do your initial
brainstorming, you can list the goals in any order you like.
Then go through the goals and rank them in order of paramountcy.
After that task is completed, figure out just how much time you
would need to accomplish each goal. You may find that just five
minutes here or there can make all the difference in the world
in achieving the items on your priority list.
Next, learn to multi-task directly. That time you spend
waiting in the line at the drive-thru window could be spent
balancing your checkbook. Or the time you spend paused at the
cash register could be used to read a book or a magazine. In
general, you should not think of lines as time-wasters. Rather,
consider them opportunities to accomplish some small, yet
important, tasks.
In order to be cogent as a worker, spouse, and parent,
you’ll need some alone time. Get an appointment book and
actually schedule a block of time just for yourself. Your alone
time could be spent praying, re-evaluating your priorities,
charting your progress, or just fixing yourself a nice dessert.
Just be sure that you have some alone time each day. Otherwise,
you’ll be shortchanging yourself, and you’ll feel in addition stressed
as a result.
Don’t be afraid to say no. You cannot be a cub scout leader,
girl scout leader, fundraising chair, and prima ballerina all at
one time. You’ll need to pick and choose your assignments, both
your professional assignments and your personal ones. If you
simplify your life, you might be surprised at how much time
you’ll gain–and how much better you will feel. Sometimes, it
takes some backbone to say no. You might disappoint someone.
But, in the end, you’ll be much better off, knowing that you
have not overcommitted yourself.
You should consider your time to be as precious as the
President’s. There are a number of duties which make demands on
your time, those you love and those you don’t care for. By
employing some innovative scheduling techniques, you can set
aside the time for those things that are truly important to you.
You’ll be less stressed, massed relaxed, and better able to cope
with the challenges you encounter on a daily basis. As you
become less stressed out, you might find that your children,
spouse, and friends follow your lead. And your world will become
innumerable harmonious as a result.
About the author:
Tony Robinson is a husband, parent, webmaster and international
author. Leading a full and busy lifestyle he is fully aware of
the needs of a stress free life. For tips, techniques and
further information visit http://www.stress-gone.com
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10.29.06
Posted in Homeschool at 1:38 pm by Administrator
Abstract: home school support group
Tag: Home School Support Group
In today’s high-tech society it is important that children
develop an interest in science at an early age and see that
science is a part of our lives. By becoming comfortable with
science at an early age, children can reap many long term
benefits. Getting children interested in science does not take a
lot of time and effort. Their natural curiosity will ease the
way. Making it fun is the key element. The learning process in
children happens through play. During play the world is not so
threatening. Kids feel safe, secure and capable. They explore on
their own. There is an old Chinese saying: I hear and I forget.
I see and I remember I do and I understand. Information and
knowledge gained from hands- on activities and self discovery
reessentials in the long term memory.
There is no need for a special place or equipment for teaching
science to kids. Most of the materials and equipment needed can
be obtained in home, school, grocery store or local hardware
store. Science activity can be carried out with a single kid or
group of kids. It can be carried out whenever you want or
wherever you want. For example when there is nothing to do and
kids are bored. When the weather outside is not friendly. It can
be carried out in the kitchen, in the garden, nature hikes,
beach trips etc..
Science experiments in our house started in the kitchen. One day
when I was baking cookies, my kids were helping. Curious as
usual, they started asking questions. “Why do we add sugar?”
“Why do we add eggs?” “Why do we have to add baking powder?” At
that moment a bulb lighted in my head. We made some cookies
without baking powder and compared. This became a hobby. We
started experimenting with lot of things, sometimes purely on
impulses. But we sure enjoyed that time. Some examples that
quickly come to mind are: a) one day when we were folding
laundry, some clothes had static. They made small cracking
noises and stuck. We had fun learning and experimenting with lot
of other things that produce static electricity. b) When we had
gone to the beach we started talking about the sea/ocean water
being salty and how salt is extracted from the sea water. Kids
brought some sea water back home and placed it in sunlight in a
shallow tray. In 2-3 days the water evaporated and they
collected the salt crystals. The satisfaction in self discovery
is incomparable. Without any prompting from me kids also
experimented if saltwater freezes faster or tap water.
Looking at their interest, pretty soon me and my friend got
together and started doing planned experiments with our children
in a group setting. Kids enjoyed them and looked forward to the
experiment days. Volcanoes and slimes were a lot of fun. When we
did an experiment on coloring daisies, (white daisies if placed
in colored water, pick up that color. In a few hours their
petals start showing the color in the water) it did not end
there. Pretty soon further flowers got experimented on and then
came the question “Why some flowers pick up colors faster than
the others?” One day while we were weeding in the garden we had
an amusing finding. There were lots of Lady Bugs on one
particular type of weed. That led us to the information on how
and why certain bugs favor certain plants or animals. Similarly
different kinds of rocks found in the garden piqued kids
interest and we ended up doing a project on rocks.
I was happy to see that I had achieved what I was aiming for: 1)
Questioning of observed events leading to finding information.
2) Promotion of independent thinking and reasoning process in
the versatile young minds.
This first step “Science is fun” can be followed by the next
in addition exciting step, where kids learn that “Science is also an
adventure and challenge.” It often requires some detective work
and it requires learning of a methodical step by step approach
to solve problems. This approach is called “The scientific
method.” The steps in a scientific method can be roughly
outlined as follows. 1) If you have to solve a problem start by
collecting data. Read books, talk to people, and make
observations. 2) Brainstorm- Spend time looking over and
understanding the information collected. Have discussions if you
are working in a team. 3) Make predictions. 4) Design and carry
out experiments. 5) Analyze your results and derive conclusions.
It is a lot major fun to do these activities in a group or as a
team. Parents or friends can be very good companions. As kids
grow up participation in “science fairs” can also bring a good
learning experience. So parents get involved with your kids
science activities and share with them the excitement of being a
scientist and an explorer. Kids will know that science can be
fun. Once they get interested they will keep thinking,
investigating and inventing for ever.
Dr.Kanchan Bodas Editor www.springboardmagazine.com
About the author:
Dr. Kanchan Bodas is a caring parent and editor of Springboard
Magazine. www.springboardmagazine.com is an online educational
magazine for children 3-9 years of age. There are lots of fun
educational games to learn math and language, Science
experiments and essays, Stories with audio, art and craft
projects, coloring pages, general knowledge and much higher. The
format is easy to use and designed to stimulate creativity and
learning in children.The
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