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This goat homeschool nature study is packed with fun from fainting goats to advanced mammal studies! Bring the Handbook of Nature Study to Life in your homeschool! Here’s a peek at what you can expect to enjoy in this Outdoor Hour Challenge for Homeschool Nature Study members. Goat Homeschool Nature Study A funny video on fainting goats to catch your children’s attention Handbook of Nature Study reference pages, Outdoor Hour time and follow up journal suggestions Printables for your goat study in your Spring Outdoor Hour Challenge Curriculum Burgess Book of Animals pages to read aloud. Learn what is a...

Comparing the current climate around book bannings to 9/11, Idaho State Representative Heather Scott introduced a workshop called “How to remove inappropriate materials from our schools/libraries” co-sponsored with Amy Henry, founder of Parents for Freedom and Liberty. The event, advertised through the official Idaho state legislature dispatch, called it a a way to learn what to do about “smut in our Idaho libraries.” In her opening remarks, Scott called for people to band together like they did in post-9/11 America in order to take back libraries. “The war is also demonstrated by non-gendered bathrooms, drag queen storytime, use of hormone...

Are you prepared for teaching ESY or are you frantically trying to come up with a game plan so that you can squeeze in some pool time first this summer?! If you are new to special education, you might even be wondering what ESY is and why we are talking about it. Let’s discuss what ESY stands for, how long it is and 4 tips you NEED to know before teaching ESY. What is ESY? In education, ESY is an acronym for extended school year. This is always part of an IEP of a student with a disability. The IEP...

179: Free Tools for Researching Colleges and Universities with Holly Ramsey Holly Ramsey from Thoughtful Homeschooling shares a number of free tools for researching colleges and universities in this episode. All the tools she suggests during the interview are listed below, but you can request her full free guide here. Know Yourself: Tools to explore interests and aptitudes ● Scoir: You Science assessment ● Dr. Steven Antonoff’s exploration surveys: self-survey for the college bound, college planning values assessment, audit of college success traits Know the Schools: Tools to build a list ● Loper: new personalized list builder app ● College...

 ***********************************Linking up with Wordless Wednesday and Sandee at Comedy Plus.      ***********************************Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and has become a moveable feast of word or picture or music prompts to encourage us to write stories, poems, or whatever strikes our fancy.    This month, the prompts are being provided by WiseWebWoman and Elephant's Child is posting them on her blog.       This week's prompts are: Jewel Jigsaw Jerboa Jasmine Jerrican Jump Jumbo Jellyfish WiseWebWoman added, use some or all and add another J word of your own if you like.Have fun. "What's on tap for this week?""This week we have the...