http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca Canada's Homeschool - RSS Feed http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/content_files/img_logo_rss.gif http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/alberta-distance-learning-turns-90.html Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) celebrates 90 years of serving Alberta students in schools, at home, and around the globe. Founded in 1923 as Alberta’s correspondence school, ADLC serves students and partner schools across the province http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/alberta-distance-learning-turns-90.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1370.jpg 61 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/calm-the-chaos--regular-family-meetings-focus-on-positive-communication.html One issue that can be a serious concern for families is a lack of positive communication. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/calm-the-chaos--regular-family-meetings-focus-on-positive-communication.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_534.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/cats-dogs-and-us.html The International Fund for Animal Welfare’s (IFAW) Cats, Dogs, and Us free Animal Action education pack offers a number of lessons to help students learn about the relationship between cats, dogs, and humans around the world and the impact of that r http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/cats-dogs-and-us.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/nobel-prize-for-literature--augment-your-reading-program-with-international-content.html Reading the authors through the lens of the Nobel Prize can offer new perspectives on books and expand a student’s horizons. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/nobel-prize-for-literature--augment-your-reading-program-with-international-content.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_438.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/definition-for-classical-education.html Those who incorporate the reading of ancient classical authors, and declare this to be of the very essence of any education which could be styled as Classical, are actually referring to what might better be called a Classical Humanist Education. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/definition-for-classical-education.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/448_photo_642.png 92 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/peanut-butter-patio.html My father who has lived with us for many years after my mother passed away was always very involved in helping me during my homeschool years. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/peanut-butter-patio.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_71.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/a-mounties-march-west.html “I had a blanket taken from every officer and man last night, so that each horse was covered and protected from the cold rain and wind, which set in about 9 p.m. I begin to feel very much alarmed for the safety of the Force. 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You promise yourself that tomorrow you’ll be ready for them with a pair of binoculars and a birding book. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/feathered-friends.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/photo_0.0 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/education-planning-for-special-needs.html You want the best for your child and that includes a post-secondary education. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/education-planning-for-special-needs.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/finding-a-tutor--academic-support.html Have you heard: “I hate this”, “I’m bored”, or “I don’t get it”? Do you have certain subjects you dread teaching that generally end up in tears and yelling? 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In addition to walking the 2,180-mile Appalachian Trail, he aslo walked 218-mile John Muir Trail with his wife, and trekked across a 50-mile path of I http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/get-your-kids-hiking.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1541.jpg 100 66 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/journaling.html Many people hear the term “journaling” and immediately remember the diary they tried (and failed) to maintain as a child. However, journaling can be so much more. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/journaling.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/building-a-firm-foundation-for-classical-education.html Some classical educators focus on the classical method and others focus on the classical subjects. Those who focus on the subjects (Latin, logic, etc.) tend to want to get to the academics as early as possible. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/building-a-firm-foundation-for-classical-education.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/448_photo_636.png 92 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/ancient-heroes-epic-poems.html Before Tony Stark’s impulsive capers and Professor Xavier’s cool and calculated strategy there was the god-like Achilles and the tactician Odysseus. 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While there u http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/many-methods-of-mountain-biking.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1621.jpg 83 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/dont-let-your-candle-blow-out.html I all too clearly remember the morning my candle blew out. As a teacher, I thought I could take my little light and change the world. I prepped, planned, created, coached, trained, and cajoled each and every day. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/dont-let-your-candle-blow-out.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/no-dusty-hallways-here.html virtual museums provide an exciting array of exhibitions, images, audio, video, online and downloadable activities. 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He is really in an Early Knowledge Level. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/suggested-course-of-study.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/448_photo_640.png 92 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/learn-to-shop-shop-to-learn-exploring-mathematics.html For mathematics, you don’t have to look far to find someplace where you can apply concepts to real life. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/learn-to-shop-shop-to-learn-exploring-mathematics.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_516.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/sensory-processing-disorder--a-new-disorder-gives-struggling-parents-hope.html Is your child especially sensitive to the tags on his clothing? Does your son have poor motor skills, including poor handwriting? 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Yes, also known as jellyfish… http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/purple-sea-stars.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_62.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/mirror-neurons-and-furry-friendships-connecting-students-with-animals-builds-character-compassion.html “Be polite, don’t interrupt and put yourself in someone else’s shoes,” I like to call these kindergarten tactics. These are simple ideas that are presented and engrained into our memory as children to build character and compassion. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/mirror-neurons-and-furry-friendships-connecting-students-with-animals-builds-character-compassion.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/photo_0.0 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/turning-the-tables.html Children are great. They are typically honest about what they want and often take action to get it. They enjoy simple, straightforward explanations about how the world works. And they ask deep, meaningful questions at the most unexpected times. This http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/turning-the-tables.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1376.jpg 98 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/noise-toys-girls-and-boys-how-turning-down-the-volume-can-make-a-difference.html “Beep! Beep! Beep!” sounds the alarm in the all too early hours of the morning. We start our day with a jolt of sound to wake us up and get us going. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/noise-toys-girls-and-boys-how-turning-down-the-volume-can-make-a-difference.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_79.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/once-upon-a-pose-students-with-special-needs-benefit-from-yoga.html Everywhere those looking for a healthy lifestyle and physical workout are discovering yoga’s many benefits. Over the past few years, yoga has become increasingly popular in communities across the nation. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/once-upon-a-pose-students-with-special-needs-benefit-from-yoga.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_52.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/classical-education.html When my oldest child was born a homeschooling family member handed me a book on classical home education. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/classical-education.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_630.png 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/atlases-almanacs.html Are you passing on the “wonder of the world?” Here are ways to use geography tools to spice up your studies and grab those teachable moments. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/atlases-almanacs.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/let-it-go-managing-curriculum-and-other-school-clutter.html We all, as functioning family units, have the same basic stressors: bills need to be paid, house needs to be cleaned, meals need to be prepared, kids activities and some parents are even working from home. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/let-it-go-managing-curriculum-and-other-school-clutter.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_56.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/the-power-of-music-canadian-entertainers-connect-with-students.html Every teacher hopes to find interesting and innovative ways to teach and reinforce specific educational goals they have for their students. Music is one of those ways! http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/the-power-of-music-canadian-entertainers-connect-with-students.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/penguin-paradise--discovering-nature.html I land and am surrounded by penguins on the move. 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Sharp Shooter. Interpreter. Scout. Guide. Whiskey Drinker. Murderer. Hero. Father. Diplomat. Peacemaker. Legend. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/jerry-potts-c1840-1896.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_60.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/truly-great-friends--the-story-behind-the-photo.html One of our favourite things about homeschooling is the flexibility it provides us in our daily choices. What tops that list is to get together with friends! http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/truly-great-friends--the-story-behind-the-photo.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_13.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/hidden-disability-auditory-processing-disorder.html What is Auditory Processing Disorder? How can it affect learning and what can be done about it? http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/hidden-disability-auditory-processing-disorder.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1098.jpg 100 66 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/leaping-lemurs-and-soaring-sifakas.html On the northwest coast of Madagascar, north of Mahajamba Bay, deep in the territory of the Menabe Sakalava people, two distinctly different lemurs share the forests of Anjajavy with a host of other animals. The brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus) and the Co http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/leaping-lemurs-and-soaring-sifakas.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1150.jpg 100 66 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/banff-national-park.html Banff National Park has a rich history. Earliest evidence of human occupation is recorded between 11,000-11,500 BC on the shores of the Vermilion Lakes and the man-made lake, Lake Minnewanka. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/banff-national-park.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_46.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/insights-into-reading-difficulties.html Reading is an essential skill in today’s society, yet many children experience difficulties with it. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/insights-into-reading-difficulties.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/john-a-macdonald-c-1815-1891--a-page-from-canadian-history.html Canada’s first Prime Minister was a man who truly rose to the challenge of forging and governing a vast nation. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/john-a-macdonald-c-1815-1891--a-page-from-canadian-history.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_19.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/finding-our-legislative-link.html I recently set out to find proposed bills in provincial and federal governments in Canada, and within just a few minutes I was rewarded with an easy find online. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/finding-our-legislative-link.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/the-relationship-between-visision-learning.html Have you ever used the phrase, “Do you see what I mean?” If you have, you may understand more than you realize about how vision affects learning. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/the-relationship-between-visision-learning.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_83.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/bison-a-way-of-life.html Imagine all the people that live in Calgary today. Imagine if all of those people turned into bison! That gives you an idea of how many bison lived in Calgary’s past! http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/bison-a-way-of-life.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_75.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/impossible-2-possible.html As associate dean of science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), I’ve conducted thousands of experiments in my day. But nothing prepared me for my participation in the ultimate educational experiment: observing seven youth each run 180 km of Botswana’s http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/impossible-2-possible.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1543.jpg 100 69 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/math-imagination-inspiration-fun.html I spend much of my time motivating and inspiring children to enjoy math and commit to building their “math force.” http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/math-imagination-inspiration-fun.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/thinking-outside-the-box-life-skills-leadership.html We are lead to believe that if we follow steps one through 10, we will achieve our goals. Steps, plans and curriculum are researched methodology that assures the most reasonable path to a certain end. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/thinking-outside-the-box-life-skills-leadership.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/441_photo_652.png 89 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/aha-moments.html We’ve all heard the story about the apple falling on Newton’s head and sparking an idea, and the one about Archimedes leaping naked from the bath shrieking “Eureka!” These tales describe exciting discoveries, or “Aha!” moments http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/aha-moments.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_81.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/connecting-mind-body-the-science-of-occupational-therapy.html Most people do not know about the occupational therapist’s role and how they can help. Simply, an occupational therapist makes sure a person is able to do what would normally occupy them. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/connecting-mind-body-the-science-of-occupational-therapy.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_48.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/homeschooling-moments.html Susan Kilbride, author of "Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers," talks about some of her favorite homeschooling moments. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/homeschooling-moments.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/photo_0.0 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/speak-up-exploring-speech-arts-drama.html Learning speech arts and drama is a great way to sharpen our skills as verbal communicators. http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/speak-up-exploring-speech-arts-drama.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_563.jpg 99 83 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/the-rule--pythagoreans-deck.html It’s safe to say that I, nor anyone I know would consider me a carpenter, or even consider me a person with carpentry skills. Sure I can hammer in a nail, and have even screwed drywall to a 2” x 4”. However, the word “Carpenter” is, and should be ass http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/the-rule--pythagoreans-deck.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1950.png 100 72 http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/a-passion-for-education.html I have always been a voyageur, a pioneer. I tend to like to do things my way, on my terms, and I am at my best when I follow my intuition. I rarely read books telling me how to be a parent, or how to teach my kids. Currently, I’m reading Richard Bran http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/article/a-passion-for-education.html http://www.homeschoolersguide.ca/custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1948.png 100 63