http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:38:42 -0700 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:42:22 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Seventh-annual-Indianpolis-International-Festival-November-20-22?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner International Humanities Council Photo of Italian Street paintersIt's back, one of the best opportunities for homeschool students during the calendar year; The Indianapolis International Festival at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. For the seventh yea... field trip planning Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:42:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Seventh-annual-Indianpolis-International-Festival-November-20-22?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d11-A-Veterans-Day-salute-for-todays-American-soldiers?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner   Happy Veterans Day 2009 Today is Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 and to every American who has served in the military of the United States, we salute you. The American Armed Forces has been and continues to be the backbone of our country,... 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Veteran's Day Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:59:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Honoring-our-veterans-on-Veterans-Day-lesson-plan-ideas?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d31-To-the-stars-and-beyond-with-Disney-Toy-Stores-Buzz-Lightyear-and-NASA-Design-a-Patch-Contest?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner IBuzz Light Year  Seems like space is in the news a lot these days and Disney has been inspired by NASA to create a cool educational contest for American children and your homeschool child can participate! Last September, a “B... astronomy Homeschool contests Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:24:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d31-To-the-stars-and-beyond-with-Disney-Toy-Stores-Buzz-Lightyear-and-NASA-Design-a-Patch-Contest?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Celebrating-women-in-the-United-States-Armed-Forces-this-Veterans-Day?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner   Viet Nam Women's Warn Memorial Americans have long recognized and paid respect to the men who have served their country in the armed services, whether in times of peace or at those times when their lives have been placed in jeopardy in w... Veteran's Day women armed forces Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:15:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Celebrating-women-in-the-United-States-Armed-Forces-this-Veterans-Day?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d29-How-to-put-together-a-last-minute-easy-and-cheap--Halloween-Monster-Mash-party?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner Halloween is almost here and the weather report for this Saturday in the Indianapolis area says rain, rain and more cold, cold rain!Sounds like time for a last minute Halloween party to be thrown together. Everyone has their costume so all you need t... Holidays Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d29-How-to-put-together-a-last-minute-easy-and-cheap--Halloween-Monster-Mash-party?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d27-To-trick-or-treat-that-is-the-question-for-Halloween?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner Old Jack!Some say it was the Celts who began the practice we now call Trick or Treat, over 2000 years ago. Celtic priests would beg for favors in exchange for protection of souls which evolved into Irish peasants who begged for “soul cakes&rdqu... Holidays Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:36:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d27-To-trick-or-treat-that-is-the-question-for-Halloween?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d23-How-to-create-geography-lesson-plans-cooking-around-the-world?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner World Map is the place to begin with a georgraphy cooking activity Cooking is an awesome fun way to learn about other countries and cultures. It's the geography of food. As we learn about the various foods served in one land, we get curious a... georgraphy Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:43:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d23-How-to-create-geography-lesson-plans-cooking-around-the-world?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Great-Halloween-learning-activities-in-Indianapolis?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 ... Halloween Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:51:18 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Great-Halloween-learning-activities-in-Indianapolis?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Current-events-education-All-the-news-you-can-use?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner We are bombarded for what passes as “news” 24 hours a day. When we wake up and click on our television, news banners scroll across the bottom of our screen. When we turn on our computers to work or study or send an email, little flashes ... current events Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:13:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Current-events-education-All-the-news-you-can-use?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Local-homeschool-girl--in-need-of-marrow-match-for-blood-stem-cell-transplant?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner Kelsey and Karly Koch are part of an active homeschooling community in Delaware and Madison County here in Central Indiana. They are both patients at the National Institutes of Health in Bethseda, Maryland because they suffer from a rare genetic m... National Marrow Registry Sun, 18 Oct 2009 07:47:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d18-Local-homeschool-girl--in-need-of-marrow-match-for-blood-stem-cell-transplant?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d17-How-to-help-your-K3-child-improve-their-handwriting?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner   When our third son was five, he wanted to write and draw like his older brothers. He'd become so frustrated during art time and his inability to draw like them, no matter how much we encouraged him. His brother's drawn characters ... teaching ha Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:57:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d17-How-to-help-your-K3-child-improve-their-handwriting?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d13-In-the-beginningthe-time-line-method-of-studying-history?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner Columbus sails the Ocean Blue in 1492 Children in public school begin their study of history (or social studies) with a child centered perspective, moving from the child and his family, to the child in their school, to the child in his neighbor... timeline history study history Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:02:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d13-In-the-beginningthe-time-line-method-of-studying-history?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Jeff-Kinneys-Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kids-book-series?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner I just reserved my copy of Jeff Kinney's new Wimpy kid book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Okay, I'm a 56 year old grandmother of five children. Why would I be purchasing a popular kids book series written for 8-12 year olds that mainly app... kids book review Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Ki Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Jeff-Kinneys-Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kids-book-series?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Jeff-Kinneys-Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kids-book-series?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner I just reserved my copy of Jeff Kinney's new Wimpy kid book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days. Okay, I'm a 56 year old grandmother of five children. Why would I be purchasing a popular kids book series written for 8-12 year olds that mainly app... kids book review Jeff Kinney Diary of a Wimpy Ki Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:38:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Jeff-Kinneys-Diary-of-a-Wimpy-Kids-book-series?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Make-classic-movies-a-part-of-your-educational-curriculum?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner It's a rainy day again and the kids are feeling bored with their school work. They've played their video games, they're grumpy and want to go outside to play in the fall leaves, but the yard is soaked and the rain keeps falling.Sounds like a perfect ... teaching with movies Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:34:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d9-Make-classic-movies-a-part-of-your-educational-curriculum?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Would-the-real-homeschooler-please-stand-up?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner The Little Red School House I recently had a family contact me about homeschooling in our area. They had just moved to the region and my name had been provided them as someone in the know. Once you get a reputation as being somewhat useful in a... home education Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:49:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Would-the-real-homeschooler-please-stand-up?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d7-NASA-bombing-the-Moon-Finding-the-facts-on-the-internet?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner I Cross on its way to the moon from NASAThe news that we are bombing the Moon Friday, October 9, offers your homeschooled or any student the opportunity to do some research on a great astronomical and scientific subject. But it also offers them an op... internet facts NASA probes bombing the Moon Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:01:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9992-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner~y2009m10d7-NASA-bombing-the-Moon-Finding-the-facts-on-the-internet?cid=exrss-Indianapolis-Homeschooling-Examiner