Welcome to the 27th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Sorry to be so late in posting. It's been a busy day.
We're going to start this trip in British Columbia where we'll visit with Rosina as she shares with us some wonderful Leaf Embroidery her children did recently. Before we leave Rosina's she asks us to check out the HSN blog she looks after and read about the Grand Finale ~ Finish Celebrating BC's 150th Year With A Bang.
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Pam as she tells us about a Magazine for and by homeschool kids :o) (Canadian). Sounds very interesting!
Before leaving Alberta we'll drop in on Lori as she tells us its time to Review, Regroup, Restart.
After skipping over a couple of provinces, our next stop is in Ontario to visit with Mama Squirrel as she says "There are libraries and then there are libraries."
Next we'll drop in on Tonia in Quebec as she shares a Curriculum Review: Get Ready, Get Set, Go for the Code.
After skipping over a few provinces again we come to our last stop for this trip, at my house in Newfoundland and Labrador as I tell you about a NaNoWriMo Page for Canadian Home Educators.
And that's the end of this trip across Canada visiting with home educators along the way. Thanks to those that invited us to visit.
Life has been pretty crazy around my house lately and with NaNoWriMo about to start it promises to just get crazier. Because of my involvement in the NaNoWriMo I will be taking a break from posting the Carnival during the month of November. Therefore, unless I get inundated with submissions and outcries against the break, the next Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted on Tuesday, December 2. That gives you all lots of time to write and submit. :)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
No carnival this week, but watch for one next week
Sorry for being so late in letting you know, but due to a number of different circumstances there will be no carnival this week. I didn't receive any submission for this week, and I also had a lot of stressful stuff happening in my home this week that left me with no time or mind for searching out submissions. My apologies for having to cancel this week's trip. Hopefully next week will be different. If all goes well the next edition will be posted Tuesday, October 28. Please send in your submissions ASAP. Thank you.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
26th Edition!
Welcome to the 26th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. It has been another crazy week at my house this week with no time to drum up extra visits to fill out the carnival. Fortunately we did have a few submissions this week so there will be a trip, but it will be a very short one. Let's get started!
We'll start this trip at my house in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador where I'll tell you about NaNoWriMo and point you to a post where you can learn more about their Young Writers Program. It really sounds neat!
Next we're off to Quebec to visit with Tonia as she shares Games for Long Vowel, Silent-E Words that she has created to help her little one with her reading. Great ideas!
After that we're off to Saskatchewan where we'll drop in on Julia as she tells us about their Math Day #3 and the fun they had learning about the Chinese abacus. Their math days sure sound like fun to me!
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Pam as she says it's time to update and proceeds to tell us about all the things her family has been doing the last while. Sure sounds like they've been busy!
And that's the end of this trip across our country visiting with homeschooling families along the way. Thank you to those of you that sent in submissions this week. Without you there would not have been a carnival this week.
This week promises to be just as crazy, if not crazier, around here so I'm doubtful I'll have time to search for places to visit for next week's carnival. Please help ensure that there is a carnival next week by sending in submissions ASAP so that you don't forget.
I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and that you all got out and exercised your right to vote today. Hopefully I'll hear from all of you with submissions for next week.
We'll start this trip at my house in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador where I'll tell you about NaNoWriMo and point you to a post where you can learn more about their Young Writers Program. It really sounds neat!
Next we're off to Quebec to visit with Tonia as she shares Games for Long Vowel, Silent-E Words that she has created to help her little one with her reading. Great ideas!
After that we're off to Saskatchewan where we'll drop in on Julia as she tells us about their Math Day #3 and the fun they had learning about the Chinese abacus. Their math days sure sound like fun to me!
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Pam as she says it's time to update and proceeds to tell us about all the things her family has been doing the last while. Sure sounds like they've been busy!
And that's the end of this trip across our country visiting with homeschooling families along the way. Thank you to those of you that sent in submissions this week. Without you there would not have been a carnival this week.
This week promises to be just as crazy, if not crazier, around here so I'm doubtful I'll have time to search for places to visit for next week's carnival. Please help ensure that there is a carnival next week by sending in submissions ASAP so that you don't forget.
I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving and that you all got out and exercised your right to vote today. Hopefully I'll hear from all of you with submissions for next week.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
25th Edition
Welcome to the 25th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival.
We'll start this trip in my home on the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador as I give A salute to my firefighters! and also tell you to check out the HSN Newfoundland and Labrador blog for some resources to use for Fire Safety Week October 5-11, 2008 - Prevent Home Fires.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or New Brunswick this time around so we'll skip over those provinces and move on to the next.
In Quebec our first stop is for a first time visit with Shannon as she tells us about an article she read titled How I taught My Child to Read for Less Than $1 but what I really, really like is when she tells us about her family's blogs and how she's using blogging to encourage her children to write. She also provides links to her children's blogs.
Next we have another first time visit in Quebec with Idzie, a 17 year old unschooler, as she shares with us about how much she loves learning and is ready to take on life in a post titled Melancholy and beautiful books.
Before we leave Quebec, we'll pop in for a visit with Tonia as she tells us about A few of my Favorite Things which includes links to some great sites.
After crossing the border into Ontario, our first visit is with Phyllis as she shares her Week 5 School Report.
Before leaving Ontario we'll pop in on Heather as she tells us that the Group of Four spent some time doing fun learning with Newton and the Skateboard Park. I wish I had done something like this with one of my boys.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Manitoba or Saskatchewan this time around so we'll pass on by those provinces.
Arriving in Alberta, we'll pop in to visit with Pam as she shares her report for Day 15.
After that, we'll head into British Columbia where our first visit is with Cheryl as she shares some great resources and tells us that Election Time = Opportunity to Teach Government.
Next, also in British Columbia, we'll drop in on Miranda as she tells us about wonderful Symphony treat they were privileged to enjoy recently.
Our last visit in British Columbia is with Rosina as she shows us the Unplugged Project ~ Fruit (Thanksgiving Turkeys) they made a little while back. She also invites us to check out her nature blog where she tells us about a FREE - Basic Bird Nature Study that is available for download from Currclick this week. I don't normally feature more than one post from a blog in an edition but I'm making an exception this time because I want to make sure you notice the - Think ~ Bridge Challenge they did this weekend. Very cool! Her son even made the Think! website because of his bridge, and there's still time for you to give it a try.
And that brings us to the end of this trip across Canada visiting with homeschooling families along the way. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Please take the time to let our hosts know that you stopped by by leaving a comment on their blogs.
If all goes well, the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, October 14. Please send your submission before then.
We'll start this trip in my home on the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador as I give A salute to my firefighters! and also tell you to check out the HSN Newfoundland and Labrador blog for some resources to use for Fire Safety Week October 5-11, 2008 - Prevent Home Fires.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit for Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, or New Brunswick this time around so we'll skip over those provinces and move on to the next.
In Quebec our first stop is for a first time visit with Shannon as she tells us about an article she read titled How I taught My Child to Read for Less Than $1 but what I really, really like is when she tells us about her family's blogs and how she's using blogging to encourage her children to write. She also provides links to her children's blogs.
Next we have another first time visit in Quebec with Idzie, a 17 year old unschooler, as she shares with us about how much she loves learning and is ready to take on life in a post titled Melancholy and beautiful books.
Before we leave Quebec, we'll pop in for a visit with Tonia as she tells us about A few of my Favorite Things which includes links to some great sites.
After crossing the border into Ontario, our first visit is with Phyllis as she shares her Week 5 School Report.
Before leaving Ontario we'll pop in on Heather as she tells us that the Group of Four spent some time doing fun learning with Newton and the Skateboard Park. I wish I had done something like this with one of my boys.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Manitoba or Saskatchewan this time around so we'll pass on by those provinces.
Arriving in Alberta, we'll pop in to visit with Pam as she shares her report for Day 15.
After that, we'll head into British Columbia where our first visit is with Cheryl as she shares some great resources and tells us that Election Time = Opportunity to Teach Government.
Next, also in British Columbia, we'll drop in on Miranda as she tells us about wonderful Symphony treat they were privileged to enjoy recently.
Our last visit in British Columbia is with Rosina as she shows us the Unplugged Project ~ Fruit (Thanksgiving Turkeys) they made a little while back. She also invites us to check out her nature blog where she tells us about a FREE - Basic Bird Nature Study that is available for download from Currclick this week. I don't normally feature more than one post from a blog in an edition but I'm making an exception this time because I want to make sure you notice the - Think ~ Bridge Challenge they did this weekend. Very cool! Her son even made the Think! website because of his bridge, and there's still time for you to give it a try.
And that brings us to the end of this trip across Canada visiting with homeschooling families along the way. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Please take the time to let our hosts know that you stopped by by leaving a comment on their blogs.
If all goes well, the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, October 14. Please send your submission before then.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
24th Edition
Welcome to the 24th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. Unfortunately we don't have a full trip this week. It has been a stressful week, dealing with a sick little one, among other things, so no time to look for submissions. Thank goodness we had a fair number of people submit posts this week. So, let's get started on the trip.
Unfortunately nobody in British Columbia submitted any posts this week so we have to skip that province and start the trip in the next province.
In Alberta we have a first time invitation to visit with Paige as she tells us about her plans for this year.
Before we leave Alberta we'll drop in and visit with Pam as she shares with us "Encouragement from my HS Facilitator", a post she wrote two years ago but that she still finds encouragement from.
Crossing over the border into Saskatchewan we'll pop in to visit with Julia as she tells us about the public library she enjoys and says Wonders Never Cease at the things she discovers there.
Unfortunately we don't have any invitations to visit in Manitoba this time around.
Next we'll stop in Ontario where our first visit is with Heather as she tells us about her family getting a Campaign Close-up recently when they were a part of a press conference with Stephen Harper.
Before we leave Ontario we'll drop in on Debbie as she shares with us some pictures, that she took on a hike recently, that really show the Fall Colors in her area.
Crossing the border into Quebec we'll drop in to visit Tonia as she shares her Goals for Kindergarten. She makes a very important statement about the importance of goals in there that nobody should miss so be sure to check it out.
Next we'll travel to New Brunswick and stop to visit Lorraine as she says, "It's KidPay Day" and proceeds to tell us about a great system she's worked out for teaching her children to be responsible with money.
After Crossing the water to the province of Prince Edward Island we'll stop in on Molytail as she says, "Meow" and tells us about a series of books that have really sparked her daughter's interest in reading.
As we have no invitations to visit in either Nova Scotia or Newfoundland and Labrador this time around, or anywhere else either, that brings us to the end of our trip. Thank you to those of you that took the time to send in submissions. Without you there wouldn't have been a trip this week. Thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Please take the time to let the hosts know that you visited.
Hopefully next week the trip will be a little fuller. You can help ensure that by making sure that you send in a submission.
If all goes well the next edition will be posted next Tuesday, October 7. Hope to hear from all of you before then.
Edited to put Pam in her right province. :)
Unfortunately nobody in British Columbia submitted any posts this week so we have to skip that province and start the trip in the next province.
In Alberta we have a first time invitation to visit with Paige as she tells us about her plans for this year.
Before we leave Alberta we'll drop in and visit with Pam as she shares with us "Encouragement from my HS Facilitator", a post she wrote two years ago but that she still finds encouragement from.
Crossing over the border into Saskatchewan we'll pop in to visit with Julia as she tells us about the public library she enjoys and says Wonders Never Cease at the things she discovers there.
Unfortunately we don't have any invitations to visit in Manitoba this time around.
Next we'll stop in Ontario where our first visit is with Heather as she tells us about her family getting a Campaign Close-up recently when they were a part of a press conference with Stephen Harper.
Before we leave Ontario we'll drop in on Debbie as she shares with us some pictures, that she took on a hike recently, that really show the Fall Colors in her area.
Crossing the border into Quebec we'll drop in to visit Tonia as she shares her Goals for Kindergarten. She makes a very important statement about the importance of goals in there that nobody should miss so be sure to check it out.
Next we'll travel to New Brunswick and stop to visit Lorraine as she says, "It's KidPay Day" and proceeds to tell us about a great system she's worked out for teaching her children to be responsible with money.
After Crossing the water to the province of Prince Edward Island we'll stop in on Molytail as she says, "Meow" and tells us about a series of books that have really sparked her daughter's interest in reading.
As we have no invitations to visit in either Nova Scotia or Newfoundland and Labrador this time around, or anywhere else either, that brings us to the end of our trip. Thank you to those of you that took the time to send in submissions. Without you there wouldn't have been a trip this week. Thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Please take the time to let the hosts know that you visited.
Hopefully next week the trip will be a little fuller. You can help ensure that by making sure that you send in a submission.
If all goes well the next edition will be posted next Tuesday, October 7. Hope to hear from all of you before then.
Edited to put Pam in her right province. :)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
23rd Edition
Welcome to the 23rd edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Grab your notebook and camera and lets get on our way.
We're going to start this trip in the beautiful province of British Columbia where our first stop will be to visit with Miranda as she talks about using Google Calendar to organize her schedule in "The colour of our week."
Next we'll pop in for a visit with Rosina, also in British Columbia, as, on her homeschool blog, she tells us about their recent Fun Mixing Primary Colors. Then on her nature blog she shares about an online resource she found for Green Books for Green Living.
Before we leave British Columbia we'll drop in on Cheryl as she talks about Back to School Madness and shares how she's learning to find balance between homeschooling and time for herself.
Crossing the border into the province of Alberta we'll pop in for a visit with Pam as she shares her report of Days 9 and 10 of the school year and talks about the benefits of participating in Mug Up.
After that we'll cross over into the province of Saskatchewan and drop in on Julia as, inspired by National Awareness Week for Invisible Illness, she shares her thoughts on Invisible Illnesses.
Crossing the border into the province of Manitoba we'll stop in for a visit with Audrey as she tells us she's been recording Observations and correlations to try to determine what the factors are in her son's attitudes and behaviours.
Entering the province of Ontario, our first stop will be to visit with Alex as she shows us A little bit of art they created inspired by the Jim Arnosky books they've been reading.
Next, also in Ontario, we'll pop in on Debbie as she says "And here it is" while she shows us the materials she recently received for her daughter's ILC courses.
Before we leave Ontario we'll stop in to visit with Heather as she tells us the Group of Four paints again, with watercolours this time, as an artist friend inspires them.
After that we'll cross the border into Quebec and stop in to visit Tonia as she shares A Typical "School" day for a Homeschooled Preschooler.
Crossing the border into New Brunswick we'll we'll stop in on Lorraine as she shares about some interesting Canadian magazines, and others, that make great learning resources in "Yes! Know! our Fall '08 Magazine Roundup".
Unfortunately we don't have any visits in Prince Edward Island this time around. We really hate skipping this beautiful province. If you are a homeschooling blogging family on the island we would really love to be able to visit with you next time.
Arriving in the province of Nova Scotia we'll drop in on Dawn as she says "How Sweet, I Think." as she shows us a drawing of her that her daughter recently made as part of her art work for french.
Our last stop in our country is with me in the province Newfoundland and Labrador while I ask Wanna trade Candidate cards with us?.
Next we'll take a plane trip to Guam where we'll visit with Colleen as she shares some Guam folklore in her post My Little Mermaid.
And that brings us to the end of this week's trip across Canada, and our world, as we visited with homeschooling Canadians along the way. Thank you for joining us. Please remember to leave a comment to let the hosts know you visited. If we haven't visited you yet, we would love to do so soon.
I'm still trying to find more Canadians homeschooling abroad to include in our trip so please spread the word. Also, I'm still trying to find some Canadian homeschooled students and graduates to include in our visits. If you know of any please tell them they are invited to join the carnival.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted next Tuesday, September 30th. Please send in your submissions as soon as possible before then.
We're going to start this trip in the beautiful province of British Columbia where our first stop will be to visit with Miranda as she talks about using Google Calendar to organize her schedule in "The colour of our week."
Next we'll pop in for a visit with Rosina, also in British Columbia, as, on her homeschool blog, she tells us about their recent Fun Mixing Primary Colors. Then on her nature blog she shares about an online resource she found for Green Books for Green Living.
Before we leave British Columbia we'll drop in on Cheryl as she talks about Back to School Madness and shares how she's learning to find balance between homeschooling and time for herself.
Crossing the border into the province of Alberta we'll pop in for a visit with Pam as she shares her report of Days 9 and 10 of the school year and talks about the benefits of participating in Mug Up.
After that we'll cross over into the province of Saskatchewan and drop in on Julia as, inspired by National Awareness Week for Invisible Illness, she shares her thoughts on Invisible Illnesses.
Crossing the border into the province of Manitoba we'll stop in for a visit with Audrey as she tells us she's been recording Observations and correlations to try to determine what the factors are in her son's attitudes and behaviours.
Entering the province of Ontario, our first stop will be to visit with Alex as she shows us A little bit of art they created inspired by the Jim Arnosky books they've been reading.
Next, also in Ontario, we'll pop in on Debbie as she says "And here it is" while she shows us the materials she recently received for her daughter's ILC courses.
Before we leave Ontario we'll stop in to visit with Heather as she tells us the Group of Four paints again, with watercolours this time, as an artist friend inspires them.
After that we'll cross the border into Quebec and stop in to visit Tonia as she shares A Typical "School" day for a Homeschooled Preschooler.
Crossing the border into New Brunswick we'll we'll stop in on Lorraine as she shares about some interesting Canadian magazines, and others, that make great learning resources in "Yes! Know! our Fall '08 Magazine Roundup".
Unfortunately we don't have any visits in Prince Edward Island this time around. We really hate skipping this beautiful province. If you are a homeschooling blogging family on the island we would really love to be able to visit with you next time.
Arriving in the province of Nova Scotia we'll drop in on Dawn as she says "How Sweet, I Think." as she shows us a drawing of her that her daughter recently made as part of her art work for french.
Our last stop in our country is with me in the province Newfoundland and Labrador while I ask Wanna trade Candidate cards with us?.
Next we'll take a plane trip to Guam where we'll visit with Colleen as she shares some Guam folklore in her post My Little Mermaid.
And that brings us to the end of this week's trip across Canada, and our world, as we visited with homeschooling Canadians along the way. Thank you for joining us. Please remember to leave a comment to let the hosts know you visited. If we haven't visited you yet, we would love to do so soon.
I'm still trying to find more Canadians homeschooling abroad to include in our trip so please spread the word. Also, I'm still trying to find some Canadian homeschooled students and graduates to include in our visits. If you know of any please tell them they are invited to join the carnival.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted next Tuesday, September 30th. Please send in your submissions as soon as possible before then.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
22nd Edition!
Welcome to the 22nd edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! I am extremely excited about this trip because it is our first complete cross country trip, making a visit in each and every province - and beyond! Let's get started!
We're going to start this trip at my place in Newfoundland and Labrador again as I give you a Reminder and update. During our election study DD and I were reminded of how important it is to check your sources. Also, I'm happy to say that the Student Vote program is homeschool friendly so be sure to take advantage of it.
Next we'll take the ferry to Nova Scotia where we'll visit with Dawn as she says, "It Almost Had Me... Curriculum is a sneaky, evil beast."
After that we'll take another ferry into Prince Edward Island where Molytail jokingly says "It's the end of the world as we know it..." and tells us about a neat editible learning activity she and her daughter did recently.
I think we'll take the Confederation bridge off the island and head into New Brunswick for a first time visit with Lorraine while she shares with us about how Smudging, Powwows and Animal Speak are influencing their learning.
Before we leave New Brunswick we'll drop in on BJ as she shares How It's Going so far and asks us to share with her too.
Next we had to Quebec for our first ever visit in the province as we stop for a first time visit with Tonia as she tells us about her Geography plans for Kindergarten.
Crossing the border, we'll stop in to visit with Phyllis in Ontario as she shares with us her Week 1 School Report.
After that we head into Manitoba for a visit with Giselle as she invites us to check out some resources she's discovered and talks about the importance of Jr/High School Students and Art.
Next we'll head into Saskatchewan for a first time visit with Susan as she shares what she's learned about Narration and Autism
Crossing the border into Alberta we'll drop in on Pam while she tells us about Day 2 of their school year.
After that we'll head into British Columbia where our first stop is for a first time visit with Jennifer as she tells us that she has a box where she stores vocabulary and sight words for review with her son and she shows us how she's decorated the box to hold Trevor's Words.
Before we leave British Columbia we'll pop in to visit Rosina as she shows us, step by step, a really neat bookmark her son made for Unplugged Project - Soft (Felt Bookmarks).
That's the end of our cross country trip, but we have a special addition to this trip. We're going to travel to Guam to visit with fellow Canadian Homeschooler Colleen as she compares where she used to live to where she is living now - Powell River Vs. Guam.
And that's the end of this trip across our country, and across our world, visiting with homeschoolers along the way. Thank you to each of you that allowed us to visit, and thank you to each of you that came along for the trip. Don't forget to take a minute to let our hosts know that you dropped in by leaving them a comment on their blogs.
While there weren't many people that participated in the polls last week, the ones that did liked the idea of including blogs of Canadian homeschooling students and graduates in our weekly trips. Now I need your help to find these blogs to visit. If you know of any Canadian homeschooled students or graduates that blog please let them, or preferably their parents, know about the carnival and that we would like to include them in it. In order to protect the children I will not include their blogs without encouraging them to get permission from their parents to do so.
Also, I'm still looking for blogging Canadians that are homeschooling and living abroad. Please help spread the word.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, September 23. Please get your submissions in to me as soon as possible before them. I was delighted this week to only have to search for one submission! Hopefully next time I won't have to search for any, but instead will be overrun with multiple submissions from each province. ;)
Have a good week and hope to hear from you before the next edition.
We're going to start this trip at my place in Newfoundland and Labrador again as I give you a Reminder and update. During our election study DD and I were reminded of how important it is to check your sources. Also, I'm happy to say that the Student Vote program is homeschool friendly so be sure to take advantage of it.
Next we'll take the ferry to Nova Scotia where we'll visit with Dawn as she says, "It Almost Had Me... Curriculum is a sneaky, evil beast."
After that we'll take another ferry into Prince Edward Island where Molytail jokingly says "It's the end of the world as we know it..." and tells us about a neat editible learning activity she and her daughter did recently.
I think we'll take the Confederation bridge off the island and head into New Brunswick for a first time visit with Lorraine while she shares with us about how Smudging, Powwows and Animal Speak are influencing their learning.
Before we leave New Brunswick we'll drop in on BJ as she shares How It's Going so far and asks us to share with her too.
Next we had to Quebec for our first ever visit in the province as we stop for a first time visit with Tonia as she tells us about her Geography plans for Kindergarten.
Crossing the border, we'll stop in to visit with Phyllis in Ontario as she shares with us her Week 1 School Report.
After that we head into Manitoba for a visit with Giselle as she invites us to check out some resources she's discovered and talks about the importance of Jr/High School Students and Art.
Next we'll head into Saskatchewan for a first time visit with Susan as she shares what she's learned about Narration and Autism
Crossing the border into Alberta we'll drop in on Pam while she tells us about Day 2 of their school year.
After that we'll head into British Columbia where our first stop is for a first time visit with Jennifer as she tells us that she has a box where she stores vocabulary and sight words for review with her son and she shows us how she's decorated the box to hold Trevor's Words.
Before we leave British Columbia we'll pop in to visit Rosina as she shows us, step by step, a really neat bookmark her son made for Unplugged Project - Soft (Felt Bookmarks).
That's the end of our cross country trip, but we have a special addition to this trip. We're going to travel to Guam to visit with fellow Canadian Homeschooler Colleen as she compares where she used to live to where she is living now - Powell River Vs. Guam.
And that's the end of this trip across our country, and across our world, visiting with homeschoolers along the way. Thank you to each of you that allowed us to visit, and thank you to each of you that came along for the trip. Don't forget to take a minute to let our hosts know that you dropped in by leaving them a comment on their blogs.
While there weren't many people that participated in the polls last week, the ones that did liked the idea of including blogs of Canadian homeschooling students and graduates in our weekly trips. Now I need your help to find these blogs to visit. If you know of any Canadian homeschooled students or graduates that blog please let them, or preferably their parents, know about the carnival and that we would like to include them in it. In order to protect the children I will not include their blogs without encouraging them to get permission from their parents to do so.
Also, I'm still looking for blogging Canadians that are homeschooling and living abroad. Please help spread the word.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, September 23. Please get your submissions in to me as soon as possible before them. I was delighted this week to only have to search for one submission! Hopefully next time I won't have to search for any, but instead will be overrun with multiple submissions from each province. ;)
Have a good week and hope to hear from you before the next edition.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
21st Edition!
Welcome to the 21st edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Let's get started!
We're going to start this trip at my house in Newfoundland and Labrador as I explain to you why I'm so excited that It's Federal Election Time!. We are using the election as part of our learning over the next while and I share resources and ideas we are using.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Prince Edward Island or Nova Scotia this time around so we'll quickly skip over those provinces to get to the next province.
In New Brunswick we'll stop for a first time visit with BJ as she shares her assignment for Homeschool Memoirs - Agendas.
Unfortunately we still don't have any homeschooling families to visit in Quebec, and it's really a shame because I know there are many, many great families homeschooling in Quebec. Hopefully someone will invite us to visit soon, but for now we have to skip over this beautiful province.
Our first stop in Ontario is a first time visit with Debbie as she tells us about An annual journey her family makes and shares pictures of parts of the journey this year.
Next we'll pop in and visit Phyllis, also in Ontario, as she shares her Grade 9 Plan for her highschooler.
Our last stop in Ontario is with Heather as she tells us about a card game she made up to give her daughter practice in her Doubling up - math facts.
Next we're off to Manitoba for a first time visit with Giselle, co-ordinator for the HSN's Manitoba blog, as she encourages us to Take a "Back to School" Photo and shares links to some sites with photography tips.
Leaving there we'll travel into Saskatchewan and stop in for a visit with Julia as she shares about the fun Math Day her family enjoyed with some other homeschoolers recently.
After that we'll pop over to Alberta and drop in on Lori as she tells us they had A good first day back!.
Our last stop is to visit with Miranda in British Columbia as she tells us Math is on again and proceeds to tell us what each of her children are doing for math right now.
And that's the end of this trip across our country visiting with home educating families along the way. Thank you to those of you that allowed us to visit and thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Remember to take the time to leave a comment on the blogs of those that allowed us to visit to let them know you were there.
Please help spread the word about the carnival and help make it be all it can by joining in the fun. Be watching for the September issue of the Homeschooling Horizons Magazine which has a special Sideshow edition of the Carnival in it. Though the magazine had some delivery issues recently, they have been working on it and the September issue should be arriving to subscribers shortly, if they haven't arrived already. Let me know if you read it and what you think about it.
As you will have noticed I didn't post a Canadian Home Educators Abroad trip this week. So far I only have one blogging Canadian Home Educator living abroad to feature, so I'm debating whether to make a separate trip for that or to just include it at the end of our cross Canada trip, at least until we get a few more bloggers to feature. What are your thoughts? I'll put up a poll so that you can let me know. You're also welcome to leave a comment about it.
I had another idea this week that I'd like your thoughts on. I know that there are some Canadian Home Educating students and graduates that blog. I was thinking it would be neat to feature them also, either by giving them their own special trip on another day or by including them in the present weekly trip. I'd love to know your thoughts on that also.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted next Tuesday September 16. Please get your submissions in to me as soon as possible before then.
Hope to hear from you all before then and to be totally swamped with submissions. ;)
We're going to start this trip at my house in Newfoundland and Labrador as I explain to you why I'm so excited that It's Federal Election Time!. We are using the election as part of our learning over the next while and I share resources and ideas we are using.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Prince Edward Island or Nova Scotia this time around so we'll quickly skip over those provinces to get to the next province.
In New Brunswick we'll stop for a first time visit with BJ as she shares her assignment for Homeschool Memoirs - Agendas.
Unfortunately we still don't have any homeschooling families to visit in Quebec, and it's really a shame because I know there are many, many great families homeschooling in Quebec. Hopefully someone will invite us to visit soon, but for now we have to skip over this beautiful province.
Our first stop in Ontario is a first time visit with Debbie as she tells us about An annual journey her family makes and shares pictures of parts of the journey this year.
Next we'll pop in and visit Phyllis, also in Ontario, as she shares her Grade 9 Plan for her highschooler.
Our last stop in Ontario is with Heather as she tells us about a card game she made up to give her daughter practice in her Doubling up - math facts.
Next we're off to Manitoba for a first time visit with Giselle, co-ordinator for the HSN's Manitoba blog, as she encourages us to Take a "Back to School" Photo and shares links to some sites with photography tips.
Leaving there we'll travel into Saskatchewan and stop in for a visit with Julia as she shares about the fun Math Day her family enjoyed with some other homeschoolers recently.
After that we'll pop over to Alberta and drop in on Lori as she tells us they had A good first day back!.
Our last stop is to visit with Miranda in British Columbia as she tells us Math is on again and proceeds to tell us what each of her children are doing for math right now.
And that's the end of this trip across our country visiting with home educating families along the way. Thank you to those of you that allowed us to visit and thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Remember to take the time to leave a comment on the blogs of those that allowed us to visit to let them know you were there.
Please help spread the word about the carnival and help make it be all it can by joining in the fun. Be watching for the September issue of the Homeschooling Horizons Magazine which has a special Sideshow edition of the Carnival in it. Though the magazine had some delivery issues recently, they have been working on it and the September issue should be arriving to subscribers shortly, if they haven't arrived already. Let me know if you read it and what you think about it.
As you will have noticed I didn't post a Canadian Home Educators Abroad trip this week. So far I only have one blogging Canadian Home Educator living abroad to feature, so I'm debating whether to make a separate trip for that or to just include it at the end of our cross Canada trip, at least until we get a few more bloggers to feature. What are your thoughts? I'll put up a poll so that you can let me know. You're also welcome to leave a comment about it.
I had another idea this week that I'd like your thoughts on. I know that there are some Canadian Home Educating students and graduates that blog. I was thinking it would be neat to feature them also, either by giving them their own special trip on another day or by including them in the present weekly trip. I'd love to know your thoughts on that also.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted next Tuesday September 16. Please get your submissions in to me as soon as possible before then.
Hope to hear from you all before then and to be totally swamped with submissions. ;)
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
20th Edition!
Welcome to the 20th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! I apologize for being so late in posting this but school started here today and school and family must come first. I know you all will understand that. :)
We're going to start this trip in Bristish Columbia where Rosina first of all suggests that we check out the Buy/Sell List For Canadian BJU Homesat Users that she posted about on the HSN Blog she is co-ordinator for. After that she invites us to check out "Our Homeschool Agenda - HM Assignment #2. Before we leave her place she also shares what her family did for the Unplugged Project - Insect (Habitat).
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Heather while she tells us the story of the The Curse of the Washing Machine. If you check her next few posts you'll hear even more of the story.
After that we're off to Saskatchewan to visit with Julia as she tells us that she is trying out A Loop Schedule. Sounds interesting.
No visits in Manitoba this time around so we'll continue on to the next province.
Our first stop in Ontario is a first time visit with Ann as she shares ideas on How to Daily Feed A Brain (links for life-long learners). Lots of great links to check out there!
Next we'll stop in for another first time visit with Phyllis, also in Ontario, as she shows us her School Room. Looks like she's all ready for the coming year.
Before we leave Ontario we'll stop in to visit with Kim as she tells us she's Starting the Schoolyear Right by participating in the local fall fair. I think that is such a great idea!
Unfortunately we don't have any visits in Quebec or New Brunswick this time around so we'll skip over those provinces to get to our next stop.
In Nova Scotia we'll stop in on Penelope as she tells us that her kids seem to be doing just fine with her preparations for School, or lack of it.
Next up we'll drop in to visit with Molytail in Prince Edward Island as she asks us "Whats 5 feet tall & bright pink"? Why it's the locker she's set up in her daughter's room so that she doesn't miss out on having a school locker. :-) Such a neat idea!
We didn't get any other invitations to visit in Newfoundland and Labrador this time around so you're stuck with visiting with me at my place while I share with you what I did for Homeschool Memoirs #1 - All About Me.
And that's the end of this trip across Canada visiting with Home Educating families along the way. Thank you to those of you that have allowed us to visit, and thanks to those of you that came along for the trip. Please take the time to say hello to the hosts by leaving a comment on their blogs. If you have come along for the trip but haven't invited us to visit with you yet, we'd love to visit you next time. We'd also love invitations to visit again with those of you that have already invited us to visit.
Thanks also to those of you that participated in the poll about having a separate regular trip around the world visiting with Canadian Home Educating families living abroad. All of you that voted thought it was a great idea so watch for the first trip in the near future, maybe even later this week. I will, however, need your help in finding Canadian homeschoolers abroad to visit - so far I only have one. :-) If you know of anyone please tell them about the carnival and/or email me their blog address and contact information.
I haven't suggested a topic for the carnival for a while but since I wrote my "All About You" post for the Homeschool Memoirs meme I've been thinking that I would love to know more about each of you. Maybe you've written an "All About Me" post before that you would like to share in next week's carnival, or maybe you'd like to write one especially for next week's carnival. This is just a suggestion, however, not a stipulation. We'd love to come visit you even if you don't have an "All About Me" post to share.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators blog carnival will be posted Tuesday, September 9. Please send your submissions in as soon as possible before then as that helps me to get it ready to post earlier. I will be working on trying to put the post together the night before, which means I would need your submissions early in the day, so that I can post it first thing in the morning if possible, but please don't hold me to it.
Hopefully I'll hear from all of you in the next few days!
We're going to start this trip in Bristish Columbia where Rosina first of all suggests that we check out the Buy/Sell List For Canadian BJU Homesat Users that she posted about on the HSN Blog she is co-ordinator for. After that she invites us to check out "Our Homeschool Agenda - HM Assignment #2. Before we leave her place she also shares what her family did for the Unplugged Project - Insect (Habitat).
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Heather while she tells us the story of the The Curse of the Washing Machine. If you check her next few posts you'll hear even more of the story.
After that we're off to Saskatchewan to visit with Julia as she tells us that she is trying out A Loop Schedule. Sounds interesting.
No visits in Manitoba this time around so we'll continue on to the next province.
Our first stop in Ontario is a first time visit with Ann as she shares ideas on How to Daily Feed A Brain (links for life-long learners). Lots of great links to check out there!
Next we'll stop in for another first time visit with Phyllis, also in Ontario, as she shows us her School Room. Looks like she's all ready for the coming year.
Before we leave Ontario we'll stop in to visit with Kim as she tells us she's Starting the Schoolyear Right by participating in the local fall fair. I think that is such a great idea!
Unfortunately we don't have any visits in Quebec or New Brunswick this time around so we'll skip over those provinces to get to our next stop.
In Nova Scotia we'll stop in on Penelope as she tells us that her kids seem to be doing just fine with her preparations for School, or lack of it.
Next up we'll drop in to visit with Molytail in Prince Edward Island as she asks us "Whats 5 feet tall & bright pink"? Why it's the locker she's set up in her daughter's room so that she doesn't miss out on having a school locker. :-) Such a neat idea!
We didn't get any other invitations to visit in Newfoundland and Labrador this time around so you're stuck with visiting with me at my place while I share with you what I did for Homeschool Memoirs #1 - All About Me.
And that's the end of this trip across Canada visiting with Home Educating families along the way. Thank you to those of you that have allowed us to visit, and thanks to those of you that came along for the trip. Please take the time to say hello to the hosts by leaving a comment on their blogs. If you have come along for the trip but haven't invited us to visit with you yet, we'd love to visit you next time. We'd also love invitations to visit again with those of you that have already invited us to visit.
Thanks also to those of you that participated in the poll about having a separate regular trip around the world visiting with Canadian Home Educating families living abroad. All of you that voted thought it was a great idea so watch for the first trip in the near future, maybe even later this week. I will, however, need your help in finding Canadian homeschoolers abroad to visit - so far I only have one. :-) If you know of anyone please tell them about the carnival and/or email me their blog address and contact information.
I haven't suggested a topic for the carnival for a while but since I wrote my "All About You" post for the Homeschool Memoirs meme I've been thinking that I would love to know more about each of you. Maybe you've written an "All About Me" post before that you would like to share in next week's carnival, or maybe you'd like to write one especially for next week's carnival. This is just a suggestion, however, not a stipulation. We'd love to come visit you even if you don't have an "All About Me" post to share.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators blog carnival will be posted Tuesday, September 9. Please send your submissions in as soon as possible before then as that helps me to get it ready to post earlier. I will be working on trying to put the post together the night before, which means I would need your submissions early in the day, so that I can post it first thing in the morning if possible, but please don't hold me to it.
Hopefully I'll hear from all of you in the next few days!
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
19th Edition!
Welcome to the 19th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. The trip is not as full this week as I would like for a few reasons - I didn't get many submissions, life has been crazy around here which means I didn't get very much time to scout out submissions, and my computer has been acting up. Soooo...without further ado here is the 19th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival
We'll start this trip in Newfoundland and Labrador at my house as I tell you about a couple of places to go if you're Looking for ideas on what to blog about. I'm hoping it will inspire more posts from everyone and that in turn will mean more invitations to visit for the carnival. :)
Next we're off to Nova Scotia to visit with Dawn as she exclaims "History Doesn't Get Much Cooler Then This..." while telling us about the History Canada Game, a special Canadian version for the Civilizations computer game.
After a fair bit of traveling we'll finally stop in and visit with Alex in Ontario as she tells us she's been taking advantage of time to get school plans in place This past week....
Next we're off to Saskatchewan to visit with Julia as she tells us she's looking forward to a A Promising Year as they've ironed out the activities they will be involved in this coming year.
Crossing the border into Alberta, we'll drop in on Heather as she talks about The Many Faces of August that keep vying for her attention.
Our last stop for this trip is in British Ccolumbia. First of all Rosina tells us about the fun they had with the Unplugged Project ~ Cylinder (Pencil Game). Before we leave she invites us to check in to the British Columbia HSN blog where she's written an excellent post on Homeschooling in British Columbia ~ How to get started & Registering vs. Enroling.
And that brings us to the end of this trip across the country visiting with homeschooling families along the way. Thank you to those of you that were kind enough to allow us to visit.
I'd also like to thank those of you that have reponded to my request for information about your experience with homeschooling regulations and funding in the different provinces. The original due date for the article has been extended so that I have more time to gather information so you still have plenty of time to participate in the research. I'd love to hear from as many as possible. It has been quite interesting to read about the different experiences. I am considering setting up a special page, or post, of links to blog posts about the topic, though most of the responses I've received so far have been through email rather than blog posts. Any thoughts on this?
If you haven't already done so, please take the time to read the post about Tours for Canadian Homeschoolers Abroad and to vote in the poll in the side bar.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted September 2. I hope to receive lots of submissions before that day, and the sooner the better. It makes things so much easier for me if I get submissions early and don't have to take the time to search them out.
Hope to hear from all of you soon!
We'll start this trip in Newfoundland and Labrador at my house as I tell you about a couple of places to go if you're Looking for ideas on what to blog about. I'm hoping it will inspire more posts from everyone and that in turn will mean more invitations to visit for the carnival. :)
Next we're off to Nova Scotia to visit with Dawn as she exclaims "History Doesn't Get Much Cooler Then This..." while telling us about the History Canada Game, a special Canadian version for the Civilizations computer game.
After a fair bit of traveling we'll finally stop in and visit with Alex in Ontario as she tells us she's been taking advantage of time to get school plans in place This past week....
Next we're off to Saskatchewan to visit with Julia as she tells us she's looking forward to a A Promising Year as they've ironed out the activities they will be involved in this coming year.
Crossing the border into Alberta, we'll drop in on Heather as she talks about The Many Faces of August that keep vying for her attention.
Our last stop for this trip is in British Ccolumbia. First of all Rosina tells us about the fun they had with the Unplugged Project ~ Cylinder (Pencil Game). Before we leave she invites us to check in to the British Columbia HSN blog where she's written an excellent post on Homeschooling in British Columbia ~ How to get started & Registering vs. Enroling.
And that brings us to the end of this trip across the country visiting with homeschooling families along the way. Thank you to those of you that were kind enough to allow us to visit.
I'd also like to thank those of you that have reponded to my request for information about your experience with homeschooling regulations and funding in the different provinces. The original due date for the article has been extended so that I have more time to gather information so you still have plenty of time to participate in the research. I'd love to hear from as many as possible. It has been quite interesting to read about the different experiences. I am considering setting up a special page, or post, of links to blog posts about the topic, though most of the responses I've received so far have been through email rather than blog posts. Any thoughts on this?
If you haven't already done so, please take the time to read the post about Tours for Canadian Homeschoolers Abroad and to vote in the poll in the side bar.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted September 2. I hope to receive lots of submissions before that day, and the sooner the better. It makes things so much easier for me if I get submissions early and don't have to take the time to search them out.
Hope to hear from all of you soon!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Tours for Canadian Homeschoolers Abroad??
I just found a great blog by a Canadian homeschooler that is presently living in another country, not Canada, and I got to thinking that I'd like a way to feature Canadian homeschoolers that are living abroad. As always, I like like to hear what my readers and participants think of the idea.
I'm thinking that rather than include them in the weekly tour across Canada, that gets posted each Tuesday, I would do another weekly, or maybe monthly, tour across the world visiting with Canadians that are homeschooling while living elsewhere, but I'd post this tour on another day of the week.
What do you think? You can let me know your thoughts and ideas by leaving a comment below, emailing me, or voting in the poll in the sidebar, or by using any combination of those ways. :)
I'm thinking that rather than include them in the weekly tour across Canada, that gets posted each Tuesday, I would do another weekly, or maybe monthly, tour across the world visiting with Canadians that are homeschooling while living elsewhere, but I'd post this tour on another day of the week.
What do you think? You can let me know your thoughts and ideas by leaving a comment below, emailing me, or voting in the poll in the sidebar, or by using any combination of those ways. :)
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Suggested topic to blog about
I have been asked to do some research for an article on homeschooling regulations, re. funding, reporting, etc., in the provinces. I thought it would be good to get some information from people with first hand knowledge and experience about such things.
I would love to hear from you as to what your experience has been in whatever provinces you have homeschooled in. You can email me about it and/or write a blog post about it and let me know where to find it by leaving a comment here. I'd be delighted with either form of communication.
You can pass this information on to anyone that you think might be interested in helping provide information.
Hope to hear from you soon!
EDIT: I answered questions about this request in this post here.
I would love to hear from you as to what your experience has been in whatever provinces you have homeschooled in. You can email me about it and/or write a blog post about it and let me know where to find it by leaving a comment here. I'd be delighted with either form of communication.
You can pass this information on to anyone that you think might be interested in helping provide information.
Hope to hear from you soon!
EDIT: I answered questions about this request in this post here.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
18th Edition
Welcome to the 18th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival.
We're going to start this trip in British Columbia as we visit with Rosina again. She shows us a couple of great prizes as she shouts "Let the Blog-a-versary Giveaway Begin :). Before we leave she also invites us to check out the very creative projects her children made for Unplugged Project - Trees.
Next we're off to Alberta for a first time visit with Becky as shes shows us her china cabinet and calls it Our School Cupboard.
After that we'll drop in to visit with Julia in Saskatchewan where she tells us about the struggles she's had in the past in working out a routine that works for them and how this year it may again take a while to get into a routine as, for the first time, she will be Teaching Three.
Our next stop is in Ontario with Kim as she tells us that she is planning a back to school party because it is Time to Celebrate.
After that we're off to Quebec for our visit at a homeschooling organization as we are invited to check out the Association quebecoise pour l'education a domicile (Quebec Association for Home-based Education). Our tour guide tells us "L’Association québécoise pour l'éducation à domicile (AQED) a été fondée en 1997. Ses objectifs sont de:
1-Unir, informer et apporter soutien aux parents québécois qui choisissent de faire l’école à la maison, et répondre aux questions et aux besoins partagés par toutes les familles québécoises qui font l’école au foyer, quelle que soit leur langue, leur religion ou leur philosophie d’éducation.
2-Représenter ses membres auprès du Ministère de l’éducation du loisir et du sport (MELS), des commissions scolaires et des autres organismes reliés à la jeunesse et à l’éducation.
3-Soutenir et défendre les droits des parents d’éduquer leurs enfants selon la méthode pédagogique qu’ils privilégient, tout en protégeant les droits de l’enfant à recevoir une éducation saine et balancée.
L’AQED est un organisme à but non lucratif, enregistré sous la Loi des compagnies du Québec.
Toutes les personnes qui œuvrent à faire grandir cette association, le font bénévolement. Ils donnent de leur temps simplement car ils ont à cœur la cause de l’école à la maison.
L’AQED, organisme bilingue, est un regroupement de parents qui choisissent d’enseigner à leurs enfants. Son succès et son efficacité sont le résultat de l’implication de chacun et de leur vigueur à partager leurs connaissances, à démystifier et à défendre leur choix d’enseigner à la maison.
Depuis ses débuts, ses représentants soutiennent les parents dans leur choix éducatif et ce, dans le plus grand respect de la diversité."
Our next stop is in Nova Scotia to visit with Dawn as she shares What my Homeschool Office Looks Like.
Our last stop is at the Newfoundland and Labrador Homeschool Nations blog where I tell you about a great High School Math Resource - MathBits.com.
And that's the end of this trip across our country checking in with homeschoolers along the way. You'll notice that we missed a few provinces again this trip. If your province was missed, make sure it isn't missed next time by inviting us to visit with you.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted next Tuesday, August the 26th. Please get your submissions in as soon as possible before that time.
We're going to start this trip in British Columbia as we visit with Rosina again. She shows us a couple of great prizes as she shouts "Let the Blog-a-versary Giveaway Begin :). Before we leave she also invites us to check out the very creative projects her children made for Unplugged Project - Trees.
Next we're off to Alberta for a first time visit with Becky as shes shows us her china cabinet and calls it Our School Cupboard.
After that we'll drop in to visit with Julia in Saskatchewan where she tells us about the struggles she's had in the past in working out a routine that works for them and how this year it may again take a while to get into a routine as, for the first time, she will be Teaching Three.
Our next stop is in Ontario with Kim as she tells us that she is planning a back to school party because it is Time to Celebrate.
After that we're off to Quebec for our visit at a homeschooling organization as we are invited to check out the Association quebecoise pour l'education a domicile (Quebec Association for Home-based Education). Our tour guide tells us "L’Association québécoise pour l'éducation à domicile (AQED) a été fondée en 1997. Ses objectifs sont de:
1-Unir, informer et apporter soutien aux parents québécois qui choisissent de faire l’école à la maison, et répondre aux questions et aux besoins partagés par toutes les familles québécoises qui font l’école au foyer, quelle que soit leur langue, leur religion ou leur philosophie d’éducation.
2-Représenter ses membres auprès du Ministère de l’éducation du loisir et du sport (MELS), des commissions scolaires et des autres organismes reliés à la jeunesse et à l’éducation.
3-Soutenir et défendre les droits des parents d’éduquer leurs enfants selon la méthode pédagogique qu’ils privilégient, tout en protégeant les droits de l’enfant à recevoir une éducation saine et balancée.
L’AQED est un organisme à but non lucratif, enregistré sous la Loi des compagnies du Québec.
Toutes les personnes qui œuvrent à faire grandir cette association, le font bénévolement. Ils donnent de leur temps simplement car ils ont à cœur la cause de l’école à la maison.
L’AQED, organisme bilingue, est un regroupement de parents qui choisissent d’enseigner à leurs enfants. Son succès et son efficacité sont le résultat de l’implication de chacun et de leur vigueur à partager leurs connaissances, à démystifier et à défendre leur choix d’enseigner à la maison.
Depuis ses débuts, ses représentants soutiennent les parents dans leur choix éducatif et ce, dans le plus grand respect de la diversité."
Our next stop is in Nova Scotia to visit with Dawn as she shares What my Homeschool Office Looks Like.
Our last stop is at the Newfoundland and Labrador Homeschool Nations blog where I tell you about a great High School Math Resource - MathBits.com.
And that's the end of this trip across our country checking in with homeschoolers along the way. You'll notice that we missed a few provinces again this trip. If your province was missed, make sure it isn't missed next time by inviting us to visit with you.
If all goes well the next edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted next Tuesday, August the 26th. Please get your submissions in as soon as possible before that time.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
17th Edition
Welcome to the 17th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival!
We'll start this trip in British Columbia with Rosina as she tells us what she did for the Unplugged Project - Hot (Stencil Painted Tshirt). Who knew you could make such cool t-shirts with just butcher paper, an iron, and paint? I'm thinking it would be really neat to design a homeschool logo and put it on t-shirts for everyone in the family. If anyone decides to try this, we'd love to see what you do.
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Lori as she tells us its 4 weeks and counting to the beginning of the school year for her. She has decided her new mantra for this year is "Simple but Special" and asks us to stay tuned. I can't wait to see what she comes up with.
Moving into Saskatchewan we'll stop in with Julia as she talks about how much she enjoys her children being able to enjoy the freedom and open space around them while Living in the Country.
Our next stop is in Ontario where Annie tells us about the excitement of Box Day! at her house. It's the day they celebrated the arrival of their box of curriculum for the year.
Our last stop this trip is in Nova Scotia where Dawn shows us a very clear example of Why They Shouldn't do Their Work in Front of a TV.
And that is the end of this trip across our country visiting with homeschoolers along the way. Thank you to those of you that allowed us to visit, and thanks to those of you that came along for the trip. Remember, it's always nice to thank the host for the visit, so please take the time to leave a comment on the blogs of those you visit.
If all goes well the next edition of the carnival will be posted August 19. Please help spread the word and get your submissions to me before that time.
Hope to hear from all of you before then. :)
We'll start this trip in British Columbia with Rosina as she tells us what she did for the Unplugged Project - Hot (Stencil Painted Tshirt). Who knew you could make such cool t-shirts with just butcher paper, an iron, and paint? I'm thinking it would be really neat to design a homeschool logo and put it on t-shirts for everyone in the family. If anyone decides to try this, we'd love to see what you do.
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Lori as she tells us its 4 weeks and counting to the beginning of the school year for her. She has decided her new mantra for this year is "Simple but Special" and asks us to stay tuned. I can't wait to see what she comes up with.
Moving into Saskatchewan we'll stop in with Julia as she talks about how much she enjoys her children being able to enjoy the freedom and open space around them while Living in the Country.
Our next stop is in Ontario where Annie tells us about the excitement of Box Day! at her house. It's the day they celebrated the arrival of their box of curriculum for the year.
Our last stop this trip is in Nova Scotia where Dawn shows us a very clear example of Why They Shouldn't do Their Work in Front of a TV.
And that is the end of this trip across our country visiting with homeschoolers along the way. Thank you to those of you that allowed us to visit, and thanks to those of you that came along for the trip. Remember, it's always nice to thank the host for the visit, so please take the time to leave a comment on the blogs of those you visit.
If all goes well the next edition of the carnival will be posted August 19. Please help spread the word and get your submissions to me before that time.
Hope to hear from all of you before then. :)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
16th Edition!
Welcome to the 16th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. Let's get started on our trip!
We're going to start the trip this week at my place in Newfoundland and Labrador. Though I haven't really done anything about it yet, my mind has been starting to go towards getting ready for the new "school year" and I recently found some posts with great tips about establishing and writing daily Routines. I'm hoping to put some of these to use soon.
Next we'll pop over for a visit with Penelope in Nova Scotia. She, too, has been thinking about Organization and back in the early part of July she said she was "planning to take on organizing as a leisurely summer project". That doesn't sound much like a leisurely summer project to me and I'd love to know how she is making out with the project. Maybe we'll find out on another visit.
We have a bit of traveling to do to get to our next stop in Ontario with Alex where she is Preparing for 2008-2009 ~ Math. She tells us how she's finally ready to admit that what is considered a tried and true homeschool resource is just not working in their family, but she has come up with some possible alternatives that may work.
Once again after traveling a little distance, we'll pop in to visit with Julia in Saskatchewan, where she, too, is thinking about The Dreaded P Word: Planning. She thinks she's finally come up with a plan that will work, but asks us to stay tuned to see if she still feels that way in January.
Next we'll stop in on Lori in Alberta as she tells us about something that has worked really well for her in the past and answers the question What is Tuesday Teatime? Blog Response. She definitely makes it sound like something worth trying out.
Before we leave Alberta we'll drop in on Heather as she tells us that through Knotted Stomach, Pounding Boots she learned a lesson about working together for a common goal. I just love reading about her band adventures and all that she learns through them.
Our last stop is in British Columbia to visit with the ever entertaining Rosina. First she shares with us her Hidden Veggie Jello Melons ~ Recipe which she uses to sneak veggies to her veggie hating kids. Sneaky! Then she shows us the really neat owls they made for Unplugged Project - Rough (Pinecone Art). I don't know about you, but I always wonder what wonders await us when we get to Rosina's.
And that ends this edition of the carnvial. I sure hope you enjoyed the trip and I hope you take the time to let your hosts know that you enjoyed the visit to their place by leaving them a comment saying so.
If you participated in the carnival in the past you should have received an email from me this week. In an attempt to ensure that each edition has as many visits as possible, I have asked permission of past participants to visit their place whenever we like, without waiting for an invitation. It is still my preference to have people send me invitations to visit each week, because that way I don't have to go looking for them, but in the event that I don't have as many invitations as I would like for an edition I would like to have this as a back-up plan. I have received permission from many, but I'm still waiting to hear from others.
If you haven't yet participated in the carnival, we would love to add you to our list of places to visit. Simply send an email to the carnival address - canadianhomeeducatorscarnival@gmail.com - inviting us for a first visit and you will then be added to the list. Be sure to include your blog address and the province you reside in.
Some exciting news! Homeschooling Horizons Magazine has asked me to put together a monthly sideshow of the carnival for their magazine. The first one is to be published in their September issue, so be sure to watch for it. I emailed past participants about permission to feature them in it a while back. If you have joined the carnival since then this may be new news to you. If you have any questions about it, email or leave a comment below.
If all goes well the next edition of the carnival will be posted on August 12. To help me out be sure to send in your submission before then.
As always, I hope to hear from you all soon!
We're going to start the trip this week at my place in Newfoundland and Labrador. Though I haven't really done anything about it yet, my mind has been starting to go towards getting ready for the new "school year" and I recently found some posts with great tips about establishing and writing daily Routines. I'm hoping to put some of these to use soon.
Next we'll pop over for a visit with Penelope in Nova Scotia. She, too, has been thinking about Organization and back in the early part of July she said she was "planning to take on organizing as a leisurely summer project". That doesn't sound much like a leisurely summer project to me and I'd love to know how she is making out with the project. Maybe we'll find out on another visit.
We have a bit of traveling to do to get to our next stop in Ontario with Alex where she is Preparing for 2008-2009 ~ Math. She tells us how she's finally ready to admit that what is considered a tried and true homeschool resource is just not working in their family, but she has come up with some possible alternatives that may work.
Once again after traveling a little distance, we'll pop in to visit with Julia in Saskatchewan, where she, too, is thinking about The Dreaded P Word: Planning. She thinks she's finally come up with a plan that will work, but asks us to stay tuned to see if she still feels that way in January.
Next we'll stop in on Lori in Alberta as she tells us about something that has worked really well for her in the past and answers the question What is Tuesday Teatime? Blog Response. She definitely makes it sound like something worth trying out.
Before we leave Alberta we'll drop in on Heather as she tells us that through Knotted Stomach, Pounding Boots she learned a lesson about working together for a common goal. I just love reading about her band adventures and all that she learns through them.
Our last stop is in British Columbia to visit with the ever entertaining Rosina. First she shares with us her Hidden Veggie Jello Melons ~ Recipe which she uses to sneak veggies to her veggie hating kids. Sneaky! Then she shows us the really neat owls they made for Unplugged Project - Rough (Pinecone Art). I don't know about you, but I always wonder what wonders await us when we get to Rosina's.
And that ends this edition of the carnvial. I sure hope you enjoyed the trip and I hope you take the time to let your hosts know that you enjoyed the visit to their place by leaving them a comment saying so.
If you participated in the carnival in the past you should have received an email from me this week. In an attempt to ensure that each edition has as many visits as possible, I have asked permission of past participants to visit their place whenever we like, without waiting for an invitation. It is still my preference to have people send me invitations to visit each week, because that way I don't have to go looking for them, but in the event that I don't have as many invitations as I would like for an edition I would like to have this as a back-up plan. I have received permission from many, but I'm still waiting to hear from others.
If you haven't yet participated in the carnival, we would love to add you to our list of places to visit. Simply send an email to the carnival address - canadianhomeeducatorscarnival@gmail.com - inviting us for a first visit and you will then be added to the list. Be sure to include your blog address and the province you reside in.
Some exciting news! Homeschooling Horizons Magazine has asked me to put together a monthly sideshow of the carnival for their magazine. The first one is to be published in their September issue, so be sure to watch for it. I emailed past participants about permission to feature them in it a while back. If you have joined the carnival since then this may be new news to you. If you have any questions about it, email or leave a comment below.
If all goes well the next edition of the carnival will be posted on August 12. To help me out be sure to send in your submission before then.
As always, I hope to hear from you all soon!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
15th Edition
Welcome to the 15th edition of the Canadian Home Eudcators Blog Carnival. Once again I apologize for being late posting. I debated posting at all this week but I couldn't get away from the idea that I needed to, even if I am a day late. :) We have an even shorter trip this week than last. Our only invitations to visit this week came from Rosina in British Columbia and she has three things, on three different blogs she maintains, for us to check out. Here's what she has to say:
"First on the British Columbia HSN blog I've posted a link to a ton of maps for studying Canada and with the new school season approaching super quickly I thought this might be of interest to some :) There are blank maps for each province and territory, or you can get them with capital cities, rivers, lakes, full maps of Canada, some in color, others in black and white and more. You can view the entry at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/BritishColumbia/566223/
On my Homeschool blog I've shared a recipe for making Tabbouleh with Quinoa which is an ancient grain and super healthy. This is a really great refreshing summer salad and the kids loved it :) You can view the entry at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/BChsMamaof3/566157
And last but not least on my nature blog we shared about making painted flower prints :) With all of the great flowers and leaves out right now it's a perfect time to do this craft. You can even sneak in a little color mixing lesson with it *grin*. You can view the entry at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/NatureNotesFromAbove/566486".
Thanks, Rosina, for inviting us to visit. You always share the most interesting things.
I know that everyone is busy these days and that probably accounts for how slow things have been. I know I've been busy myself and I haven't blogged on my personal blog for a long time. Hopefully things will pick up soon. In the meantime I am thinking of possible ways to help make things better and I may post about it in the near future. I'm always open to suggestions so please either write them in the comments or send me an email.
If all goes well the next edition of the carnival will be posted August 5. Please get your submissions in before then.
Hopefully I'll hear from a bunch of you soon.
"First on the British Columbia HSN blog I've posted a link to a ton of maps for studying Canada and with the new school season approaching super quickly I thought this might be of interest to some :) There are blank maps for each province and territory, or you can get them with capital cities, rivers, lakes, full maps of Canada, some in color, others in black and white and more. You can view the entry at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/BritishColumbia/566223/
On my Homeschool blog I've shared a recipe for making Tabbouleh with Quinoa which is an ancient grain and super healthy. This is a really great refreshing summer salad and the kids loved it :) You can view the entry at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/BChsMamaof3/566157
And last but not least on my nature blog we shared about making painted flower prints :) With all of the great flowers and leaves out right now it's a perfect time to do this craft. You can even sneak in a little color mixing lesson with it *grin*. You can view the entry at:
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/NatureNotesFromAbove/566486".
Thanks, Rosina, for inviting us to visit. You always share the most interesting things.
I know that everyone is busy these days and that probably accounts for how slow things have been. I know I've been busy myself and I haven't blogged on my personal blog for a long time. Hopefully things will pick up soon. In the meantime I am thinking of possible ways to help make things better and I may post about it in the near future. I'm always open to suggestions so please either write them in the comments or send me an email.
If all goes well the next edition of the carnival will be posted August 5. Please get your submissions in before then.
Hopefully I'll hear from a bunch of you soon.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
14th Edition
Welcome to the 14th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. Sorry I'm a little late posting. Yesterday was DH's birthday and I was busy all day arranging a surprise party for him and I spent today cleaning up and recovering from all the hard work. :) I think everybody must be out and about enjoying their summer, rather than spending time on their computers. I know I've been too busy to go searching out submissions. We only have two invitations to visit to this time around, way over in the western provinces. Let's get started!
First we'll drop in with Rosina in British Columbia as she tell us about her recent close encounters with bears and shows us her version of Bear Bangers ... Nice but not manditory :). She always has the most interesting things happening at her place!
Next in Alberta we'll pop in on Lori as she expounds the praises of Bravewriter Blog ... again. This is a homeschool help that she's really found helpful and she encourages everyone to check it out.
And that's it for this trip! A short, but sweet trip. :)
If all goes well, and if any submissions come in, the next edition of the carnival will be posted one week from today, on July 29th. Hope to hear from a bunch of you before then.
First we'll drop in with Rosina in British Columbia as she tell us about her recent close encounters with bears and shows us her version of Bear Bangers ... Nice but not manditory :). She always has the most interesting things happening at her place!
Next in Alberta we'll pop in on Lori as she expounds the praises of Bravewriter Blog ... again. This is a homeschool help that she's really found helpful and she encourages everyone to check it out.
And that's it for this trip! A short, but sweet trip. :)
If all goes well, and if any submissions come in, the next edition of the carnival will be posted one week from today, on July 29th. Hope to hear from a bunch of you before then.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
13th Edition!
If you would like to read this blog in French, or any other language, simply pick the language of your choice in the drop down menu of the google translate tool in the sidebar and it will be translated into the language you chose.
Si vous souhaitez lire ce blog en français, ou dans toute autre langue, il suffit de sélectionner la langue de votre choix dans le menu déroulant de l'outil de traduction google dans la barre latérale et il sera traduit dans la langue que vous avez choisi.
Welcome to the 13th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Once again I was wondering if there was going to be a carnival this week as the submissions were slow coming in, but we do have some inviations to visit so let's get started!
We'll start this trip in Bristish Columbia and drop in for a visit with Rosina as she tells us about the stepping stones she and her children made for the Unplugged Project - Stone.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba this time around so we'll pass quickly over them into the next province.
In Ontario we'll pop in for a first time visit with Renee as tells us about A Summer Photo Challenge. She's challenging us to carry our camera with us and snap pictures of "scenes from a summer's day" for the months of July and August and share them on our blog. If you like snapping pictures, check out her blog for details!
Still no invitations to visit in Quebec so we'll skip over that province.
In New Brunswick a last minute invitation came in to drop in and visit with Andrea as she shares about Emma at 7.5 - Learning Notes. While we're there she also invites us to check out Emma's update By Emma.
No invitations to visit in Prince Edward Island this time around so we'll quickly pass it by and move into the next province.
In Nova Scotia we'll drop in on Dawn as she tells us about One Simple Activity, Lots of Rewards,including lots of discusion, the pride of making something with your own hands, and making a difference in someone's world.
Next we're off to Newfoundland and Labrador for our last visit on this trip. We'll pop in and visit with Linda as she exclaims "The Whales are Here!".
And that ends the 12th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well, and if I get submissions for it, the next edition of the Carnival will be posted on July 22. I will not be posting a separate call with a suggested topic this time. Simply send in any post you like, new or old. Please try to get your submissions in as soon as possible before the 21st of July.
Please continue to help spread the word about this new feature to any Canadian based homeschool association, support group, supply/resource store, board, or community you know about. I have contacted at least one group in each province but have yet to receive information from them. I will be contacting more as I get time but would love for them to contact me so that I don't have to go searching them out. Your help in this is greatly appreciated.
I look forward to hearing from you with your submission soon! :)
Si vous souhaitez lire ce blog en français, ou dans toute autre langue, il suffit de sélectionner la langue de votre choix dans le menu déroulant de l'outil de traduction google dans la barre latérale et il sera traduit dans la langue que vous avez choisi.
Welcome to the 13th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Once again I was wondering if there was going to be a carnival this week as the submissions were slow coming in, but we do have some inviations to visit so let's get started!
We'll start this trip in Bristish Columbia and drop in for a visit with Rosina as she tells us about the stepping stones she and her children made for the Unplugged Project - Stone.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Alberta, Saskatchewan, or Manitoba this time around so we'll pass quickly over them into the next province.
In Ontario we'll pop in for a first time visit with Renee as tells us about A Summer Photo Challenge. She's challenging us to carry our camera with us and snap pictures of "scenes from a summer's day" for the months of July and August and share them on our blog. If you like snapping pictures, check out her blog for details!
Still no invitations to visit in Quebec so we'll skip over that province.
In New Brunswick a last minute invitation came in to drop in and visit with Andrea as she shares about Emma at 7.5 - Learning Notes. While we're there she also invites us to check out Emma's update By Emma.
No invitations to visit in Prince Edward Island this time around so we'll quickly pass it by and move into the next province.
In Nova Scotia we'll drop in on Dawn as she tells us about One Simple Activity, Lots of Rewards,including lots of discusion, the pride of making something with your own hands, and making a difference in someone's world.
Next we're off to Newfoundland and Labrador for our last visit on this trip. We'll pop in and visit with Linda as she exclaims "The Whales are Here!".
And that ends the 12th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well, and if I get submissions for it, the next edition of the Carnival will be posted on July 22. I will not be posting a separate call with a suggested topic this time. Simply send in any post you like, new or old. Please try to get your submissions in as soon as possible before the 21st of July.
Please continue to help spread the word about this new feature to any Canadian based homeschool association, support group, supply/resource store, board, or community you know about. I have contacted at least one group in each province but have yet to receive information from them. I will be contacting more as I get time but would love for them to contact me so that I don't have to go searching them out. Your help in this is greatly appreciated.
I look forward to hearing from you with your submission soon! :)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Calling all Canadian Based Homeschool Associations, Support Groups, Suppliers, Boards, and Communities
Traduction française ci-dessous - French translation below
To help raise awareness of Canadian based homeschooling resources, there is now a new side bar feature specifically for Canadian based homeschool associations, support groups, suppliers, boards, and communities that have an internet presence. This feature is like the sidebar feature listing personal bloggers. The sites are listed under the province they are based in, except that associations and groups with a nationwide membership will be listed under a nation wide category.
If you are an official of a Canadian based homeschool association, support group, supply/resource store, board, or community that has an internet presence, you are invited to submit your site to be included in the listing, whether you have a blog or not. There is no cost for this. Simply send an email to canadianhomeeducatorscarnival@gmail.com. Be sure to include in the email the name you'd like in the side bar, the address to the site you'd like linked, and a short paragraph of information about your group or site. This paragraph must include what province the site is based in. Once your site is featured in an edition of the Carnival it will be added to the sidebar feature.
If you have a blog you are welcome to submit blog posts to any edition of the carnival. This is a great way to get word out about any news happening in your store, board, or community.
If you do not have a blog, encourage your members/customers that do have blogs to post about happenings and to submit their posts to the carnival.
Please help spread the word about this new feature to any Canadian based homeschool association, support group, supply/resource store, board, or community you know about.
French Translation composed using Google's "Translate Text" Language Tool. If you would like to provide better translations for any parts of the post, email them to me and I would be happy to make the edits promptly.
Traduction française composée en utilisant de Google "Traduire Texte" Language Tool. Si vous souhaitez offrir de meilleures traductions pour toutes les parties de la poste, par courriel à moi et je serais heureux de faire les modifications rapidement.
Appel à tous les canadiens Sur la base Homeschool associations, des groupes de soutien, des fournisseurs, conseils et Communautés
Pour aider à sensibiliser la population canadienne-maison ressources, il ya maintenant une nouvelle barre latérale caractéristique spécifiquement canadienne pour la maison des associations, des groupes de soutien, des fournisseurs, conseils et communautés qui ont une présence sur l'Internet. Cette fonction est comme la barre latérale caractéristique liste personnelle bloggers. Les sites sont classés sous la province elles sont fondées, sauf que les associations et les groupes avec une adhésion du pays seront inscrites dans le cadre d'une catégorie à l'échelle du pays.
Si vous êtes un fonctionnaire d'une maison canadienne d'association, groupe de soutien, la fourniture de ressources magasin, conseil, ou de la communauté qui a une présence sur Internet, vous êtes invités à soumettre votre site soit inclus dans la liste, si vous avez un blog ou pas. Il n'ya pas de frais pour cela. Il suffit d'envoyer un email à canadianhomeeducatorscarnival@gmail.com. Assurez-vous d'inclure dans le courriel le nom que vous souhaitez dans la barre latérale, à l'adresse du site que vous souhaitez liés, et un court paragraphe de l'information au sujet de votre groupe ou du site. Ce paragraphe doit comprendre ce que les provinces et le site est basée po Une fois que votre site figure dans une édition du Carnaval, il sera ajouté à la barre latérale caractéristique.
Si vous avez un blog que vous êtes invités à soumettre des messages blog à n'importe quelle édition du carnaval. C'est un excellent moyen terme pour obtenir des informations sur de nouvelles passe-t-il dans votre magasin, conseil, ou de la communauté.
Si vous n'avez pas de blog, d'encourager vos membres / clients qui ont des blogs à la poste au sujet des événements et à présenter leurs postes à la fête foraine.
S’il vous plaît aider à passer le mot à propos de cette nouvelle fonctionnalité à toute la maison basée au Canada et d'association, groupe de soutien, la fourniture de ressources magasin, un conseil, une communauté ou vous connaissez.
To help raise awareness of Canadian based homeschooling resources, there is now a new side bar feature specifically for Canadian based homeschool associations, support groups, suppliers, boards, and communities that have an internet presence. This feature is like the sidebar feature listing personal bloggers. The sites are listed under the province they are based in, except that associations and groups with a nationwide membership will be listed under a nation wide category.
If you are an official of a Canadian based homeschool association, support group, supply/resource store, board, or community that has an internet presence, you are invited to submit your site to be included in the listing, whether you have a blog or not. There is no cost for this. Simply send an email to canadianhomeeducatorscarnival@gmail.com. Be sure to include in the email the name you'd like in the side bar, the address to the site you'd like linked, and a short paragraph of information about your group or site. This paragraph must include what province the site is based in. Once your site is featured in an edition of the Carnival it will be added to the sidebar feature.
If you have a blog you are welcome to submit blog posts to any edition of the carnival. This is a great way to get word out about any news happening in your store, board, or community.
If you do not have a blog, encourage your members/customers that do have blogs to post about happenings and to submit their posts to the carnival.
Please help spread the word about this new feature to any Canadian based homeschool association, support group, supply/resource store, board, or community you know about.
French Translation composed using Google's "Translate Text" Language Tool. If you would like to provide better translations for any parts of the post, email them to me and I would be happy to make the edits promptly.
Traduction française composée en utilisant de Google "Traduire Texte" Language Tool. Si vous souhaitez offrir de meilleures traductions pour toutes les parties de la poste, par courriel à moi et je serais heureux de faire les modifications rapidement.
Appel à tous les canadiens Sur la base Homeschool associations, des groupes de soutien, des fournisseurs, conseils et Communautés
Pour aider à sensibiliser la population canadienne-maison ressources, il ya maintenant une nouvelle barre latérale caractéristique spécifiquement canadienne pour la maison des associations, des groupes de soutien, des fournisseurs, conseils et communautés qui ont une présence sur l'Internet. Cette fonction est comme la barre latérale caractéristique liste personnelle bloggers. Les sites sont classés sous la province elles sont fondées, sauf que les associations et les groupes avec une adhésion du pays seront inscrites dans le cadre d'une catégorie à l'échelle du pays.
Si vous êtes un fonctionnaire d'une maison canadienne d'association, groupe de soutien, la fourniture de ressources magasin, conseil, ou de la communauté qui a une présence sur Internet, vous êtes invités à soumettre votre site soit inclus dans la liste, si vous avez un blog ou pas. Il n'ya pas de frais pour cela. Il suffit d'envoyer un email à canadianhomeeducatorscarnival@gmail.com. Assurez-vous d'inclure dans le courriel le nom que vous souhaitez dans la barre latérale, à l'adresse du site que vous souhaitez liés, et un court paragraphe de l'information au sujet de votre groupe ou du site. Ce paragraphe doit comprendre ce que les provinces et le site est basée po Une fois que votre site figure dans une édition du Carnaval, il sera ajouté à la barre latérale caractéristique.
Si vous avez un blog que vous êtes invités à soumettre des messages blog à n'importe quelle édition du carnaval. C'est un excellent moyen terme pour obtenir des informations sur de nouvelles passe-t-il dans votre magasin, conseil, ou de la communauté.
Si vous n'avez pas de blog, d'encourager vos membres / clients qui ont des blogs à la poste au sujet des événements et à présenter leurs postes à la fête foraine.
S’il vous plaît aider à passer le mot à propos de cette nouvelle fonctionnalité à toute la maison basée au Canada et d'association, groupe de soutien, la fourniture de ressources magasin, un conseil, une communauté ou vous connaissez.
Call for 13th edition - submissions due July 14
Traduction française ci-dessous - French translation below
If all goes well the 13th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, July 15, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, July 14.
My mind is on language learning this week. What's your experience with learning a second language? Know of any good resources? What's the best way to learn a second language? Is learning a second language part of your homeschool program?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Feel free to submit any post on any topic you want. It doesn't have to be a new post either. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Also, I need your help in spreading the word to Canadian based Homeschool Associations, support groups, and suppliers about the new feature. Later today I will be preparing a separate post explaining the new feature and how it will work. If you know of any Homeschool Associations, support groups, or suppliers that could be featured in it please tell them about the new feature and encourage them to join. Thanks for your help.
I look forward to reading your submissions for the next edition. Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
French Translation composed using Google's "Translate Text" Language Tool. If you would like to provide better translations for any parts of the post, email them to me and I would be happy to make the edits promptly.
Traduction française composée en utilisant de Google "Traduire Texte" Language Tool. Si vous souhaitez offrir de meilleures traductions pour toutes les parties de la poste, par courriel à moi et je serais heureux de faire les modifications rapidement.
Si tout se passe bien la 13e édition de la Canadian Home Blog Carnival éducateurs seront affichés Mardi, Juillet 15, avec la date limite pour les soumissions en cours lundi, Juillet 14.
Mon esprit est sur l'apprentissage de la langue cette semaine. Quel est votre expérience avec l'apprentissage d'une deuxième langue? Sachez tout de bonnes ressources? Quelle est la meilleure façon d'apprendre une deuxième langue? Est l'apprentissage d'une langue seconde partie de votre maison?
Comme toujours, cette question est simplement une suggestion, pas une obligation. N'hésitez pas à soumettre un poste sur n'importe quel sujet que vous voulez. Il n'a pas à être un nouveau poste. S’il vous plaît n'oubliez pas de lire la présentation des lignes directrices dans la barre latérale.
S’il vous plaît aider à passer le mot à propos de l'appel. Promouvoir le carnaval sur votre blog. Parlez-en sur internet conseils et de listes de courriel où vous vous trouvez. Parlez-en à vos amis.
Aussi, j'ai besoin de votre aide pour diffuser le mot d'canadienne Homeschool associations, des groupes de soutien, les fournisseurs et sur les nouvelles fonctionnalités. Plus tard aujourd'hui, je vais préparer un poste distinct des explications sur la nouvelle fonctionnalité et comment elle fonctionnera. Si vous connaissez d'Homeschool associations, des groupes de soutien, ou des fournisseurs qui pourraient figurer dans s’il vous plaît, il leur parler de cette nouvelle fonctionnalité et de les encourager à y adhérer. Merci pour votre aide.
J'ai hâte de lire vos mémoires pour la prochaine édition. Voulons entendre parler de vous tous bientôt. : 0)
If all goes well the 13th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, July 15, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, July 14.
My mind is on language learning this week. What's your experience with learning a second language? Know of any good resources? What's the best way to learn a second language? Is learning a second language part of your homeschool program?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Feel free to submit any post on any topic you want. It doesn't have to be a new post either. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Also, I need your help in spreading the word to Canadian based Homeschool Associations, support groups, and suppliers about the new feature. Later today I will be preparing a separate post explaining the new feature and how it will work. If you know of any Homeschool Associations, support groups, or suppliers that could be featured in it please tell them about the new feature and encourage them to join. Thanks for your help.
I look forward to reading your submissions for the next edition. Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
French Translation composed using Google's "Translate Text" Language Tool. If you would like to provide better translations for any parts of the post, email them to me and I would be happy to make the edits promptly.
Traduction française composée en utilisant de Google "Traduire Texte" Language Tool. Si vous souhaitez offrir de meilleures traductions pour toutes les parties de la poste, par courriel à moi et je serais heureux de faire les modifications rapidement.
Si tout se passe bien la 13e édition de la Canadian Home Blog Carnival éducateurs seront affichés Mardi, Juillet 15, avec la date limite pour les soumissions en cours lundi, Juillet 14.
Mon esprit est sur l'apprentissage de la langue cette semaine. Quel est votre expérience avec l'apprentissage d'une deuxième langue? Sachez tout de bonnes ressources? Quelle est la meilleure façon d'apprendre une deuxième langue? Est l'apprentissage d'une langue seconde partie de votre maison?
Comme toujours, cette question est simplement une suggestion, pas une obligation. N'hésitez pas à soumettre un poste sur n'importe quel sujet que vous voulez. Il n'a pas à être un nouveau poste. S’il vous plaît n'oubliez pas de lire la présentation des lignes directrices dans la barre latérale.
S’il vous plaît aider à passer le mot à propos de l'appel. Promouvoir le carnaval sur votre blog. Parlez-en sur internet conseils et de listes de courriel où vous vous trouvez. Parlez-en à vos amis.
Aussi, j'ai besoin de votre aide pour diffuser le mot d'canadienne Homeschool associations, des groupes de soutien, les fournisseurs et sur les nouvelles fonctionnalités. Plus tard aujourd'hui, je vais préparer un poste distinct des explications sur la nouvelle fonctionnalité et comment elle fonctionnera. Si vous connaissez d'Homeschool associations, des groupes de soutien, ou des fournisseurs qui pourraient figurer dans s’il vous plaît, il leur parler de cette nouvelle fonctionnalité et de les encourager à y adhérer. Merci pour votre aide.
J'ai hâte de lire vos mémoires pour la prochaine édition. Voulons entendre parler de vous tous bientôt. : 0)
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
12th Edition!
Traduction française ci-dessous - French translation below
Welcome to the 12th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Let's get started!
Because we have no invitations to visit in either Newfoundland and Labrador or Prince Edward Island this time around we'll skip over those two provinces.
Our first stop for this trip is in Nova Scotia where we'll visit with Dawn as she asks "Are You a Trained Teacher AND a Homeschooler?". She calls for people that are to add their voices to the debate about the certification for homeschooling parents.
We'll pass by New Bruswick and Quebec this time too, as we didn't get any invitations to visit in either province this time around.
Moving on to Ontario, we have three places to visit.
First we'll drop in on Kim as she tells us about her special board, for short unit studies, that she has set up in a peculiar room in the house, but it provides her with a Captive Audience for Summer School.
Next we'll pop in for a first time visit with Annie as she says "Happy 4th of July" and shares some of her favorite American based links.
Then we're off for another first time visit, this time with Alex as she tells us "What I have learned about homeschooling in 13 words or less..."
No invitations to visit in Manitoba this time around so we'll quickly skip over that province.
Our next stop is with Julia in Saskatchewan as she shares some of her favorite American Links.
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Lori as she makes some excellent points about why taking the time to read and research homeschooling ideas and methods is so important at each stage of homeschooling. She shares her Mom's Summer Reading Program and asks for suggestions of other books to add to her list.
Our last stop is to visit with Rosina in British Columbia. First Rosina serves us some jello cloud parfait which she created for the Unplugged Project ~ Sky. Next she shows us great pictures of the New Butterflies - Beautiful Metamorphosis.
And that ends the 12th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
Also, thank you to those of you that participated in the poll posted on the blog this week. There were way more people that checked out the blog than that participated in the poll but I do greatly appreciate those of you that did take the time to participate. Everyone that participated liked the idea of the list of Canadian homeschool Associations and Support groups, and the majority also liked the idea of the list of Canadian based suppliers so I will be working on these things, and asking for your help, in the coming days.
You have probably noticed that I have provided a french translation of this edition of the carnival. A week or so ago I was reminded of the fact that Canada is a country with two official languages, and while english is the official Canadian language that I am most comfortable with, it is not the official Canadian language that all Canadians are most comfortable with. The purpose of this blog is to bring together home educating families in Canada, no matter which of the two official Canadian languages they are most comfortable with, so I think it is only right that people be able to enjoy the postings in which ever of the two official languages they are most comfortable in. I am still working out how to make this possible. I am not at all fluent in french and I have to depend on online translation tools to help me. These tool are far from perfect but they are a help. I would love to know your thoughts on this. Please either email or leave a comment below.
If all goes well, and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget, and so that I don't start worrying about whether there will be a carnival or not. ;) It would also be great if some of you that are faithful watchers of the carnival would decide to participate rather than just watch. We can always use new places to visit. :)
French Translation composed using Google's "Translate Text" Language Tool. If you would like to provide better translations for any parts of the post, email them to me and I would be happy to make the edits promptly.
Traduction française composée en utilisant de Google "Traduire Texte" Language Tool. Si vous souhaitez offrir de meilleures traductions pour toutes les parties de la poste, par courriel à moi et je serais heureux de faire les modifications rapidement.
Bienvenue à la 12e édition du Canadian Home éducateurs Blog Carnaval! Let's get a commencé!
Parce que nous n'avons pas d'invitations à se rendre dans les deux Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador ou Prince Edward Island cette fois nous allons passer au cours de ces deux provinces.
Notre premier arrêt pour ce voyage est en Nouvelle-Écosse, où nous allons visiter avec Dawn comme elle le demande " Êtes-vous formé un enseignant et un Homeschooler?". Elle demande que les personnes qui sont à ajouter leur voix au débat sur la certification maison pour les parents.
Nous allons passer par la Nouvelle Bruswick et au Québec cette fois aussi, car nous n'avons pas tout invitations à se rendre dans la province, soit cette fois-ci.
En ce qui concerne l'Ontario, nous avons trois lieux à visiter.
Tout d'abord, nous allons déposer sur Kim comme elle nous parle de sa commission spéciale, pour de courtes études unité, qu'elle a mis en place dans une chambre particulière dans la maison, mais il lui fournit une auditoire captif pour l'école d'été.
Ensuite, nous allons pop pour une première fois avec Annie visite comme elle l'a dit "Happy 4 Juillet "et partage certaines de ses favoris américain liens.
Ensuite, nous sommes hors d'une autre première visite, cette fois avec Alex car elle nous dit "Ce que j'ai appris au sujet de maison en 13 mots ou moins ..."
Aucun des invitations à se rendre au Manitoba cette fois-ci que nous allons rapidement passer au cours de cette province.
Notre prochaine étape est de Julia en Saskatchewan, alors qu'elle partage certaines de ses favoris américain Liens.
Ensuite, nous sommes hors de l'Alberta à se rendre avec Lori comme elle l'a fait d'excellents points sur les raisons pour lesquelles pris le temps de lire et de la recherche-maison des idées et des méthodes est si important à chaque étape de la maison. Elle partage son Mom's Programme de lecture d'été et demande des suggestions d'autres livres à ajouter à sa liste.
Notre dernière étape est de visiter avec Rosina en Colombie-Britannique. Première Rosina nous sert quelques nuages jello parfait qui elle a créé pour la Unplugged projet ~ Ciel . Suivant elle nous montre une grande photos de la Nouvelle Papillons - Belle Metamorphosis.
Et que se termine la 12e édition du Canada à domicile Blog Carnival. Merci à ceux d'entre vous qui nous a invités à visiter. Aussi, merci à ceux d'entre vous qui sont venus pour le voyage. Assurez-vous de prendre une minute pour les hôtes laisser savoir que vous avez visité et que vous apprécié l'invitation.
Aussi, merci à ceux d'entre vous qui ont participé au sondage affiché sur le blog cette semaine. Il y avait beaucoup plus de personnes ayant coché sur le blog que qui ont participé au sondage, mais je ne apprécions grandement ceux d'entre vous qui ont eu le temps de participer. Tout le monde qui ont participé aimé l'idée de la liste des associations et la maison des groupes de soutien, et la majorité a également souhaité que l'idée de la liste des fournisseurs canadiens je vais donc travailler sur ces choses, et pour demander votre aide, dans les prochains jours .
Vous avez sans doute remarqué que j'ai fourni une traduction française de cette édition du carnaval. Une semaine ou il ya je me suis rappelé du fait que le Canada est un pays avec deux langues officielles, et tout en Anglais est la langue officielle du Canada que je suis le plus à l'aise, ce n'est pas la langue officielle du Canada que tous les Canadiens sont plus à l'aise avec . Le but de ce blog est de réunir des familles d'accueil de l'éducation au Canada, peu importe lequel des deux langues officielles du Canada, ils sont le plus à l'aise avec, je pense qu'il est juste que les gens puissent jouir des messages dans lesquels jamais de la deux langues officielles sont le plus à l'aise po je suis toujours les moyens pour ce faire. Je ne suis pas du tout parle couramment le français et je dois dépendre sur des outils de traduction en ligne pour m'aider. Ces outils sont loin d'être parfait, mais ils sont une aide. J'aimerais connaître votre opinion à ce sujet. S’il vous plaît email ou laisser un commentaire ci-dessous.
Si tout se passe bien, et je n'oublie pas, je serai l'affichage d'un appel pour la prochaine édition de demain, alors assurez-vous de vérifier à nouveau pour cela et ne pas oublier d'envoyer vos soumissions au début afin de ne pas oublier , Et que je ne commence pas se préoccuper de savoir s'il y aura un carnaval ou non. ;) Il serait également très bien si certains d'entre vous qui sont fidèles observateurs du carnaval déciderait de participer plutôt que de se regarder. Nous pouvons toujours utiliser de nouveaux endroits à visiter. :)
Welcome to the 12th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! Let's get started!
Because we have no invitations to visit in either Newfoundland and Labrador or Prince Edward Island this time around we'll skip over those two provinces.
Our first stop for this trip is in Nova Scotia where we'll visit with Dawn as she asks "Are You a Trained Teacher AND a Homeschooler?". She calls for people that are to add their voices to the debate about the certification for homeschooling parents.
We'll pass by New Bruswick and Quebec this time too, as we didn't get any invitations to visit in either province this time around.
Moving on to Ontario, we have three places to visit.
First we'll drop in on Kim as she tells us about her special board, for short unit studies, that she has set up in a peculiar room in the house, but it provides her with a Captive Audience for Summer School.
Next we'll pop in for a first time visit with Annie as she says "Happy 4th of July" and shares some of her favorite American based links.
Then we're off for another first time visit, this time with Alex as she tells us "What I have learned about homeschooling in 13 words or less..."
No invitations to visit in Manitoba this time around so we'll quickly skip over that province.
Our next stop is with Julia in Saskatchewan as she shares some of her favorite American Links.
Next we're off to Alberta to visit with Lori as she makes some excellent points about why taking the time to read and research homeschooling ideas and methods is so important at each stage of homeschooling. She shares her Mom's Summer Reading Program and asks for suggestions of other books to add to her list.
Our last stop is to visit with Rosina in British Columbia. First Rosina serves us some jello cloud parfait which she created for the Unplugged Project ~ Sky. Next she shows us great pictures of the New Butterflies - Beautiful Metamorphosis.
And that ends the 12th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
Also, thank you to those of you that participated in the poll posted on the blog this week. There were way more people that checked out the blog than that participated in the poll but I do greatly appreciate those of you that did take the time to participate. Everyone that participated liked the idea of the list of Canadian homeschool Associations and Support groups, and the majority also liked the idea of the list of Canadian based suppliers so I will be working on these things, and asking for your help, in the coming days.
You have probably noticed that I have provided a french translation of this edition of the carnival. A week or so ago I was reminded of the fact that Canada is a country with two official languages, and while english is the official Canadian language that I am most comfortable with, it is not the official Canadian language that all Canadians are most comfortable with. The purpose of this blog is to bring together home educating families in Canada, no matter which of the two official Canadian languages they are most comfortable with, so I think it is only right that people be able to enjoy the postings in which ever of the two official languages they are most comfortable in. I am still working out how to make this possible. I am not at all fluent in french and I have to depend on online translation tools to help me. These tool are far from perfect but they are a help. I would love to know your thoughts on this. Please either email or leave a comment below.
If all goes well, and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget, and so that I don't start worrying about whether there will be a carnival or not. ;) It would also be great if some of you that are faithful watchers of the carnival would decide to participate rather than just watch. We can always use new places to visit. :)
French Translation composed using Google's "Translate Text" Language Tool. If you would like to provide better translations for any parts of the post, email them to me and I would be happy to make the edits promptly.
Traduction française composée en utilisant de Google "Traduire Texte" Language Tool. Si vous souhaitez offrir de meilleures traductions pour toutes les parties de la poste, par courriel à moi et je serais heureux de faire les modifications rapidement.
Bienvenue à la 12e édition du Canadian Home éducateurs Blog Carnaval! Let's get a commencé!
Parce que nous n'avons pas d'invitations à se rendre dans les deux Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador ou Prince Edward Island cette fois nous allons passer au cours de ces deux provinces.
Notre premier arrêt pour ce voyage est en Nouvelle-Écosse, où nous allons visiter avec Dawn comme elle le demande " Êtes-vous formé un enseignant et un Homeschooler?". Elle demande que les personnes qui sont à ajouter leur voix au débat sur la certification maison pour les parents.
Nous allons passer par la Nouvelle Bruswick et au Québec cette fois aussi, car nous n'avons pas tout invitations à se rendre dans la province, soit cette fois-ci.
En ce qui concerne l'Ontario, nous avons trois lieux à visiter.
Tout d'abord, nous allons déposer sur Kim comme elle nous parle de sa commission spéciale, pour de courtes études unité, qu'elle a mis en place dans une chambre particulière dans la maison, mais il lui fournit une auditoire captif pour l'école d'été.
Ensuite, nous allons pop pour une première fois avec Annie visite comme elle l'a dit "Happy 4 Juillet "et partage certaines de ses favoris américain liens.
Ensuite, nous sommes hors d'une autre première visite, cette fois avec Alex car elle nous dit "Ce que j'ai appris au sujet de maison en 13 mots ou moins ..."
Aucun des invitations à se rendre au Manitoba cette fois-ci que nous allons rapidement passer au cours de cette province.
Notre prochaine étape est de Julia en Saskatchewan, alors qu'elle partage certaines de ses favoris américain Liens.
Ensuite, nous sommes hors de l'Alberta à se rendre avec Lori comme elle l'a fait d'excellents points sur les raisons pour lesquelles pris le temps de lire et de la recherche-maison des idées et des méthodes est si important à chaque étape de la maison. Elle partage son Mom's Programme de lecture d'été et demande des suggestions d'autres livres à ajouter à sa liste.
Notre dernière étape est de visiter avec Rosina en Colombie-Britannique. Première Rosina nous sert quelques nuages jello parfait qui elle a créé pour la Unplugged projet ~ Ciel . Suivant elle nous montre une grande photos de la Nouvelle Papillons - Belle Metamorphosis.
Et que se termine la 12e édition du Canada à domicile Blog Carnival. Merci à ceux d'entre vous qui nous a invités à visiter. Aussi, merci à ceux d'entre vous qui sont venus pour le voyage. Assurez-vous de prendre une minute pour les hôtes laisser savoir que vous avez visité et que vous apprécié l'invitation.
Aussi, merci à ceux d'entre vous qui ont participé au sondage affiché sur le blog cette semaine. Il y avait beaucoup plus de personnes ayant coché sur le blog que qui ont participé au sondage, mais je ne apprécions grandement ceux d'entre vous qui ont eu le temps de participer. Tout le monde qui ont participé aimé l'idée de la liste des associations et la maison des groupes de soutien, et la majorité a également souhaité que l'idée de la liste des fournisseurs canadiens je vais donc travailler sur ces choses, et pour demander votre aide, dans les prochains jours .
Vous avez sans doute remarqué que j'ai fourni une traduction française de cette édition du carnaval. Une semaine ou il ya je me suis rappelé du fait que le Canada est un pays avec deux langues officielles, et tout en Anglais est la langue officielle du Canada que je suis le plus à l'aise, ce n'est pas la langue officielle du Canada que tous les Canadiens sont plus à l'aise avec . Le but de ce blog est de réunir des familles d'accueil de l'éducation au Canada, peu importe lequel des deux langues officielles du Canada, ils sont le plus à l'aise avec, je pense qu'il est juste que les gens puissent jouir des messages dans lesquels jamais de la deux langues officielles sont le plus à l'aise po je suis toujours les moyens pour ce faire. Je ne suis pas du tout parle couramment le français et je dois dépendre sur des outils de traduction en ligne pour m'aider. Ces outils sont loin d'être parfait, mais ils sont une aide. J'aimerais connaître votre opinion à ce sujet. S’il vous plaît email ou laisser un commentaire ci-dessous.
Si tout se passe bien, et je n'oublie pas, je serai l'affichage d'un appel pour la prochaine édition de demain, alors assurez-vous de vérifier à nouveau pour cela et ne pas oublier d'envoyer vos soumissions au début afin de ne pas oublier , Et que je ne commence pas se préoccuper de savoir s'il y aura un carnaval ou non. ;) Il serait également très bien si certains d'entre vous qui sont fidèles observateurs du carnaval déciderait de participer plutôt que de se regarder. Nous pouvons toujours utiliser de nouveaux endroits à visiter. :)
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Possible new sidebar features - your thoughts?
I have been thinking about adding a couple of new features to the sidebar of the blog, much like the feature listing personal blogs featured in the past. You can let me know your thoughts by participating in the poll in the sidebar and/or leaving a comment at the end of this post. I will not add the features unless the majority of readers think it would be beneficial.
One of these features would be a list of Canadian based Homeschool Associations and support groups that have some sort of internet presence, sorted according to the province they serve, with an additional category for nationwide groups.
The other feature would be a list of Canadian based suppliers and curriculum representatives that have some sort of internet presence, sorted according to the province they are based in.
In order to be listed in either of these features, an official of the group or business would have to submit a paragraph about the group or business, including a link to their internet site or page. This pargraph would be posted in an edition of the carnival and then the group or business web address would be added to the sidebar feature. No group or business would be added without their approval.
What do you think? Beneficial or a waste of time and space? Thoughts, questions, comments?
One of these features would be a list of Canadian based Homeschool Associations and support groups that have some sort of internet presence, sorted according to the province they serve, with an additional category for nationwide groups.
The other feature would be a list of Canadian based suppliers and curriculum representatives that have some sort of internet presence, sorted according to the province they are based in.
In order to be listed in either of these features, an official of the group or business would have to submit a paragraph about the group or business, including a link to their internet site or page. This pargraph would be posted in an edition of the carnival and then the group or business web address would be added to the sidebar feature. No group or business would be added without their approval.
What do you think? Beneficial or a waste of time and space? Thoughts, questions, comments?
Call for 12th edition - due July 7th
If all goes well the 12th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, July 8, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, July 7.
On July 4th our neighbors to the south celebrated Independence Day. In honor of our southerly neighbors why not share about any American homeschooling blogs or resource sites you like to visit?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Feel free to submit any post on any topic you want. It doesn't have to be a new post either. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
One other thing. I have been thinking about adding a couple of new features to the side bar of the blog, much like the feature listing personal blogs featured in the past. I will be posting a poll and a separate post about that shortly so be watching for it.
On July 4th our neighbors to the south celebrated Independence Day. In honor of our southerly neighbors why not share about any American homeschooling blogs or resource sites you like to visit?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Feel free to submit any post on any topic you want. It doesn't have to be a new post either. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
One other thing. I have been thinking about adding a couple of new features to the side bar of the blog, much like the feature listing personal blogs featured in the past. I will be posting a poll and a separate post about that shortly so be watching for it.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
11th Edition!
Happy Canada Day! Welcome to the 11th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival.
We're going to start this trip in Newfoundland and Labrador.
While stopping in for a visit with me, Jacqueline, I'll share with you that July 1st in Newfoundland is A day of remembrances and celebrations with a strange mixture of emotions and activities.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, or Quebec this time around so we have to take a long trip over those provinces to get to our next stop.
We have a couple of stops to make in Ontario.
First we'll drop in on Jackie as she talks about how she thinks where she lives is Not Canadian Enough and how she's looking forward to studying Canadian History and Geography.
Next we'll stop in for a first time visit with Heather as she tells us she is busy with Last minute details preparing for an exciting trip to China where her girls are performing with the Stellae Boreales, an advancesd performance group of the National Capital Suzuki Music School. She also gives us the link to the group's web page so that we can follow their trip.
Unfortunately there are no invitations to visit in Manitoba or Saskatchewan this time round so we'll quickly zoom over those provinces on to the next one.
We have two invitations to visit in Alberta.
First we'll pop in for a visit with Heather while she predicts the Death of the Job Hunt while reminiscing about her job hunting compared with her DD's recent experience in obtaining her first job. She also gives an interesting job description of the job most of us have taken on.
Next we'll stop in on Lori as she exclaims "My favorite day of the year!", the day the pool is filled, because it signals the beginning of the relaxing days of summer.
Next we're off to British Columbia to visit with Rosina. First up she shares
her easy, yummy sounding Fruitsicle Recipe. Then, she shares from Nature's Recipe Box - Strawberry Rhubarb Jam made without any artificial pectin.
And that ends the 11th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well, and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget, and so that I don't start worrying about whether there will be a carnival or not. ;) It would also be great if some of you that are faithful watchers of the carnival would decide to participate rather than just watch. We can always use new places to visit. :)
We're going to start this trip in Newfoundland and Labrador.
While stopping in for a visit with me, Jacqueline, I'll share with you that July 1st in Newfoundland is A day of remembrances and celebrations with a strange mixture of emotions and activities.
Unfortunately we didn't get any invitations to visit in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, or Quebec this time around so we have to take a long trip over those provinces to get to our next stop.
We have a couple of stops to make in Ontario.
First we'll drop in on Jackie as she talks about how she thinks where she lives is Not Canadian Enough and how she's looking forward to studying Canadian History and Geography.
Next we'll stop in for a first time visit with Heather as she tells us she is busy with Last minute details preparing for an exciting trip to China where her girls are performing with the Stellae Boreales, an advancesd performance group of the National Capital Suzuki Music School. She also gives us the link to the group's web page so that we can follow their trip.
Unfortunately there are no invitations to visit in Manitoba or Saskatchewan this time round so we'll quickly zoom over those provinces on to the next one.
We have two invitations to visit in Alberta.
First we'll pop in for a visit with Heather while she predicts the Death of the Job Hunt while reminiscing about her job hunting compared with her DD's recent experience in obtaining her first job. She also gives an interesting job description of the job most of us have taken on.
Next we'll stop in on Lori as she exclaims "My favorite day of the year!", the day the pool is filled, because it signals the beginning of the relaxing days of summer.
Next we're off to British Columbia to visit with Rosina. First up she shares
her easy, yummy sounding Fruitsicle Recipe. Then, she shares from Nature's Recipe Box - Strawberry Rhubarb Jam made without any artificial pectin.
And that ends the 11th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well, and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget, and so that I don't start worrying about whether there will be a carnival or not. ;) It would also be great if some of you that are faithful watchers of the carnival would decide to participate rather than just watch. We can always use new places to visit. :)
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Quick Reminder - submission due June 30th!
So far I only have one submission for the next edition. Hope to hear from a bunch of you soon!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Call for 11th edition - due June 30th
If all goes well the 11th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, July 1, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, June 30.
As the edition will be posted on Canada Day, why not use that as inspiration for your post? Have special plans for Canada Day? Tell us about them. Have a Canadian resource you love? Tell us about it. Share about your studies about Canadian history, geography, literature, music, etc. Share your thoughts about the country we live in.
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Feel free to submit any post on any topic you want. It doesn't have to be a new post either. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
As the edition will be posted on Canada Day, why not use that as inspiration for your post? Have special plans for Canada Day? Tell us about them. Have a Canadian resource you love? Tell us about it. Share about your studies about Canadian history, geography, literature, music, etc. Share your thoughts about the country we live in.
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Feel free to submit any post on any topic you want. It doesn't have to be a new post either. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
10th Edition!
Welcome to the 10th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. Once again the submissions started rolling in at the deadline, so we do actually have some visits to make. :)
Starting in the west again we'll drop in and visit with Rosina, in British Columbia, as she explains about her family's Nature Project - Seashell Music Makers. She shares step by step instructions with pictures and a video at the end showing what they sound like. She always does the neatest things!
Next up we have two stops to make in Alberta.
First we'll visit with Heather, who claims to not be a gardener, as she shows us beautiful pictures she took of her Lilacs and Butterflies.
After that we'll stop in for a visit with Lori as she exclaims Ahhhh! I'm finally feeling better! and then proceeds to tell us some of the things she's planning for the summer and the new year. Sounds like she's going to be busy!
Next we'll stop in Saskatchewan to visit with Julia as she tells us she likes Thinking Outside of the Box and thinking critically about rules, unlike the owner of the mini golf course they recently visited.
No invitations to visit in Manitoba this time so we'll skip right over to the next province.
In Ontario we'll drop in for a first time visit with Kim, who exclaims What a Week! as she shows us pictures and tells us about their end-of-school trip. Sure sounds like fun!
Unfortunately we have no invitations to visit in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island this time around. I guess everybody is too busy enjoying the start of summer, so we'll skip over those provinces and move on to the last one.
We have two invitations to visit in Newfoundland this time.
First we'll stop in and visit with Linda as she shows us pictures and tells us about her Visitors from B.C. -- West meets East!!!. A homeschooling family from BC is on their "Ultimate Canadian Geography Field trip" and they dropped in to visit with Linda and her family.
Our last visit is with Carla as she tells us it's been too cold for the flowers to bloom in her garden yet this year but "I thought I'd share a few photos of My Garden" and shows us beautiful pictures she took of her garden last year.
And that ends the 10th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well, and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget, and so that I don't start worrying about whether there will be a carnival or not. ;)
Starting in the west again we'll drop in and visit with Rosina, in British Columbia, as she explains about her family's Nature Project - Seashell Music Makers. She shares step by step instructions with pictures and a video at the end showing what they sound like. She always does the neatest things!
Next up we have two stops to make in Alberta.
First we'll visit with Heather, who claims to not be a gardener, as she shows us beautiful pictures she took of her Lilacs and Butterflies.
After that we'll stop in for a visit with Lori as she exclaims Ahhhh! I'm finally feeling better! and then proceeds to tell us some of the things she's planning for the summer and the new year. Sounds like she's going to be busy!
Next we'll stop in Saskatchewan to visit with Julia as she tells us she likes Thinking Outside of the Box and thinking critically about rules, unlike the owner of the mini golf course they recently visited.
No invitations to visit in Manitoba this time so we'll skip right over to the next province.
In Ontario we'll drop in for a first time visit with Kim, who exclaims What a Week! as she shows us pictures and tells us about their end-of-school trip. Sure sounds like fun!
Unfortunately we have no invitations to visit in Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island this time around. I guess everybody is too busy enjoying the start of summer, so we'll skip over those provinces and move on to the last one.
We have two invitations to visit in Newfoundland this time.
First we'll stop in and visit with Linda as she shows us pictures and tells us about her Visitors from B.C. -- West meets East!!!. A homeschooling family from BC is on their "Ultimate Canadian Geography Field trip" and they dropped in to visit with Linda and her family.
Our last visit is with Carla as she tells us it's been too cold for the flowers to bloom in her garden yet this year but "I thought I'd share a few photos of My Garden" and shows us beautiful pictures she took of her garden last year.
And that ends the 10th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well, and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget, and so that I don't start worrying about whether there will be a carnival or not. ;)
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Quick Reminder - submissions due June 23
Two days before due date and I don't have even one submission yet! Remember, your submission does not have to be about gardening, it also does not have to be a new submission. Sure hope to hear from a bunch of you real soon.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Call for 10th edition - due June 23
If all goes well the 10th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, June 24, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, June 23.
If you need inspiration on a topic to write about, how about this: It's gardening time. Are you a gardener? Tell us about your garden.
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it. Hopefully we'll get more invitations to visit next week.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
If you need inspiration on a topic to write about, how about this: It's gardening time. Are you a gardener? Tell us about your garden.
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it. Hopefully we'll get more invitations to visit next week.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
9th Edition
Welcome to the 9th Edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival. We have a very short trip today, with visits in only two provinces. Up until just before bed time last night I didn't think there was going to be an edition to post today, as I hadn't received any submissions up to that point and I didn't have time to go looking for any, so in my head I was planning a postponement post. However, one submission showed up in my inbox before I headed to bed and two more were there this morning. So, let's hit the road!
First we'll drop in on Lori in Alberta as she declares "I love summer!" as she tells us she just returned from her homeschooling group's first annual camp out and she's already started her summertime reflection on the past year.
Next we're off to British Columbia where we have three stops to make.
First we'll pop in for a visit with Cheryl as she tells us about where homeschooling happens in her house by sharing a Friday Meme: Where Do You Homeschool? that she participated in a while back.
Next we'll drop in on Rosina as she tells us she was lucky enough to catch one of their baby robin's first flights on camera and she shows us a Video of 'Fledgling' Leaving the Nest. It has been really neat following the growth and development of the robins.
While we're at her place, Rosina invites us to check out the British Columbia Homeschool Nations blog where she gives us ideas on How to avoid Summer 'Brain Drain' as she shares about a Canadian workbook series she uses with her children and also gives information about summer library programs.
And that ends the 9th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget. Hopefully we'll have a longer trip next time around as we take another trip across Canada and visit with homeschooling families along the way.
First we'll drop in on Lori in Alberta as she declares "I love summer!" as she tells us she just returned from her homeschooling group's first annual camp out and she's already started her summertime reflection on the past year.
Next we're off to British Columbia where we have three stops to make.
First we'll pop in for a visit with Cheryl as she tells us about where homeschooling happens in her house by sharing a Friday Meme: Where Do You Homeschool? that she participated in a while back.
Next we'll drop in on Rosina as she tells us she was lucky enough to catch one of their baby robin's first flights on camera and she shows us a Video of 'Fledgling' Leaving the Nest. It has been really neat following the growth and development of the robins.
While we're at her place, Rosina invites us to check out the British Columbia Homeschool Nations blog where she gives us ideas on How to avoid Summer 'Brain Drain' as she shares about a Canadian workbook series she uses with her children and also gives information about summer library programs.
And that ends the 9th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to those of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to those of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation.
If all goes well and I don't forget, I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget. Hopefully we'll have a longer trip next time around as we take another trip across Canada and visit with homeschooling families along the way.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Call for 9th edition - due June 16th
Ack! I forgot to post the call yesterday. Sorry about that. Life was crazy.
If all goes well the 9th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, June 17, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, June 16th.
If you need inspiration on a topic to write about, how about this: Tell us about where "schooling" happens in your house. Do you have a special room for school? Describe it to us, or better yet, show us some pictures. Does "school" happen all over your house? Do you have special areas to store supplies?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
If all goes well the 9th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Tuesday, June 17, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, June 16th.
If you need inspiration on a topic to write about, how about this: Tell us about where "schooling" happens in your house. Do you have a special room for school? Describe it to us, or better yet, show us some pictures. Does "school" happen all over your house? Do you have special areas to store supplies?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call. Promote the carnival on your blog. Talk about it on internet boards and email lists you are on. Tell your friends about it.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
8th Edition
Welcome to the 8th edition of the Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival! This time of the year marks the end of formal schooling for many people, including some homeschoolers. Every homeschool is different, however, and on this trip we get a glimpse of what's happening in different homeschooling families across our country at this time of year.
Our first two stops are in British Columbia.
We'll start by dropping in on Rosina as she tells us Our Baby Robin's Eyes are Open & Emergency Care for Orphaned Baby Birds. It's really fun watching these little guys grow.
Next up at Miranda's, while showing us a picture of one of her children hanging upside down, Miranda shares about Our upside-down school year..... Rather rather wrapping things up, they're just getting going.
No invitations to visit in Alberta this time around so we're off to the next province.
In Saskatchewan we stop to visit with Julia while she tells us The Trend Continues - as she describes what happens during the summer portion of their school year.
No invitations to visit in Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec this trip so we skip over these provinces heading to our next stop.
In New Brunswick we stop to visit with Andrea, who's been really busy lately so we get to meet Sarah, One of Andrea's kids. Trying to entertain you!. Sarah, who has never been to school, recently "graduated" from homeschool and she tells us she got her first graphic design job and wrote her first standardized test and didn't find it too bad. Andrea thought it might be nice to meet Sarah because "other homeschoolers quite like to be reassured their kids won't turn out *too* weird. :D."
Next we'll visit with Dawn in Nova Scotia as she tells us about Faery's Tale Deluxe, a storytelling game book she's picked up and is hoping will spark some fun learning throughout the summer.
No invitations to visit Prince Edward Island this trip so we head right to the last stop.
In Newfoundland we drop in on Linda as she reflects on Another one gone... and shares about the end of year homeschooling ceremony the local homeschooling support group hosts.
And that ends the 8th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to each of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to each of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation. Hopefully we'll see you all again next week for another trip across Canada as we visit with homeschooling families along the way.
I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget.
Our first two stops are in British Columbia.
We'll start by dropping in on Rosina as she tells us Our Baby Robin's Eyes are Open & Emergency Care for Orphaned Baby Birds. It's really fun watching these little guys grow.
Next up at Miranda's, while showing us a picture of one of her children hanging upside down, Miranda shares about Our upside-down school year..... Rather rather wrapping things up, they're just getting going.
No invitations to visit in Alberta this time around so we're off to the next province.
In Saskatchewan we stop to visit with Julia while she tells us The Trend Continues - as she describes what happens during the summer portion of their school year.
No invitations to visit in Manitoba, Ontario or Quebec this trip so we skip over these provinces heading to our next stop.
In New Brunswick we stop to visit with Andrea, who's been really busy lately so we get to meet Sarah, One of Andrea's kids. Trying to entertain you!. Sarah, who has never been to school, recently "graduated" from homeschool and she tells us she got her first graphic design job and wrote her first standardized test and didn't find it too bad. Andrea thought it might be nice to meet Sarah because "other homeschoolers quite like to be reassured their kids won't turn out *too* weird. :D."
Next we'll visit with Dawn in Nova Scotia as she tells us about Faery's Tale Deluxe, a storytelling game book she's picked up and is hoping will spark some fun learning throughout the summer.
No invitations to visit Prince Edward Island this trip so we head right to the last stop.
In Newfoundland we drop in on Linda as she reflects on Another one gone... and shares about the end of year homeschooling ceremony the local homeschooling support group hosts.
And that ends the 8th edition of the Canadian Homeschooling Blog Carnival. Thank you to each of you that invited us to visit. Also, thank you to each of you that came along for the trip. Be sure to take a minute to let the hosts know that you visited and that you appreciated the invitation. Hopefully we'll see you all again next week for another trip across Canada as we visit with homeschooling families along the way.
I will be posting a call for the next edition tomorrow, so be sure to check back for that and don't forget to send your submissions in early so that you don't forget.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Quick Reminder - Deadline tomorrow
The next edition is due to be posted on Tuesday and I only have 2 submissions yet! Hope to hear from you soon!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Call for submissions for 8th Carnival
If all goes well, the 8th Canadian Home Educators Blog Carnival will be posted Wednesday, June 10th, with the deadline for submissions being Monday, June 9th. The earlier I get submissions the better I like it because I don't start worrying about having to go out and beg for them. :)
If you need inspiration on a topic to write about, think about this: This is the time of year when many people are wrapping up their school year. Are you in that process? How do you wrap up your school year? Do you have a totally different schedule? Do you school all year round? Do you do things differently in the summer?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
If you need inspiration on a topic to write about, think about this: This is the time of year when many people are wrapping up their school year. Are you in that process? How do you wrap up your school year? Do you have a totally different schedule? Do you school all year round? Do you do things differently in the summer?
As always this topic is merely a suggestion, not a requirement. Please be sure to read the submission guidelines in the side bar.
Please help spread the word about the call.
Hope to hear from all of you soon. :0)
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