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About Betty Jo

I'm Betty Jo, a wife to my knight in (not so) shinning armor for nearly 22 years. We have 5 kids and another one that currently lives with us. We have been Christian home educators for 18 years with 8 more (at least) to go.

How to Talk Like Shakespeare and Other Learning Resources

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ShakespeareTis the twenty and third of April!  Thus, we shall speaketh Shakespeare.  (“Talk like Shakespeare Day” in honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23, 1564).  We studied this author and his works a couple of years ago and have come back to learn with the resources we collected time and time again.  Click here for our Shakespeare online link collection  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/04/23/happy-birthday-william-shakespeare/

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Homeschooling On Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! Here’s my reduced, recycled, reused, and updated learning resource list.

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Genesis 2:15  “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”

That’s the verse we will be concentrating on for our devotion/discussion and lead in for our , science lessons.

Several great and unusual Earth Day math lessons   http://www.googolpower.com/content/free-learning-resources/seasonal-math/earth-day and http://www.yummymath.com/

Huge List of Earth Day related vocabulary words and several word puzzles  https://myvocabulary.com/word-game-puzzles/earth-day-vocabulary/

Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

 Cree Indian Proverb quotes

We cannot wait until then to make a difference, so we will:

REDUCE:  Since there is always room for improvement for energy conservation at our house, we’ll be brainstorming ways to cut back on our usages.  (I sure hope someone will feel motivated to fix the toilet that flushes on it’s own what seems…

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Bicycle Lessons

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April 19 is “Bicycle Day”! Here’s some learning resources for a fun and interesting study!

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On 26 June 1819, W. K. Clarkson, Jr. of New York was granted a patent for a new and improved velocipede (“bicycle” was not a word yet) .  This is the first bicycle made in the USA.

bicycle 3Inspired by this wonderful invention, bicycles will be our homeschool summer school lesson of the day.  We will learn/review  the parts of a bicycle, their proper names, and perform some maintenance checks before taking ride.

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Timeline history of bicycles http://www.pedalinghistory.com/PHhistory.html

Fun bicycle facts here http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/morestories/ten-things-about-bikes/

Bicycle Safety Activity Kit downloads  http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/bskitboth/3152bskit/pages/section1/section1toc.html

Because the kids like to watch stunts, we will some view some BMX tricks.

In case you’re wondering, I will be enforcing the “DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME” rule!

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What Do You Want To Be?

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Here’s our learning resource list all updated and edited for Explore Your Career Options Week 2016

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carrer-direction_3“What do you want to be when you grow up?”  I suppose that all of us were asked that at one time or another.  You’ve probably asked a child that question yourself.  I’ve asked my kids and this coming up week, I’ll be asking again.  According to the Special Days in April list, https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/03/30/special-days-in-april-2016/, this coming up week is “Explore Your Career Options Week”.

Below are the online resources that we’ll be using for our homeschooling lessons as we explore  careers, the steps it takes to get them, and how much money they are worth.

Bible Verses About Choosing A Career  http://www.openbible.info/topics/choosing_a_career

“If $ were no object, what would you like to do?” Good advice on choosing a career in a short video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7rsTjQfxmA

Free Online Career Test (higher grades and adults)  http://www.yourfreecareertest.com/

Educational Materials for Careers, Guidance, and Workforce Development http://www.careerkids.com/careers/

Mission Field Careers   http://www.ehow.com/list_6793621_jobs-mission-field.html

Here’s a look at…

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