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What’s for dinner? That is the age-old question every mother has faced, day after day. Browse through these menu planning ideas, recipes, and strategies for getting food on your table without all the hassle.

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Homeschool Parents Don't Need to Be Teachers

Instead of needing parents to be teachers, kids need teachers to get out of the way of their learning. Homeschooling is not about a teacher-student relationship. There are people who are trying to recreate school at home. For the rest of us, though, we an see the school model is broken, and we are not recreating it at home. For us, homeschooling is about the parent-child relationship.

The Homeschooler's Guide to College

Small website with information about high education issues for the homeschooled student, including scholarships and other financial aid. Although there is not an abundance of information here, some of it may be helpful to those beginning their search for information on colleges and universities.

Married (with a lot) of Children

Large families are often drawn to homeschooling, due to societal pressures or the inability to pay for private Catholic school for a large brood. This article details some of the real challenges that a large family can face in the world.

How I Teach a Large Family in a Relaxed, Classical Way: Fine Arts

Ideas for incorporating fine art education into a large homeschool family curriculum.

The Bookies

4315 E Mississippi Ave
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-759-1117

The Bookies Bookstore is a community-focused and independently-owned heaven for book lovers of all ages. They're a major supplier of books, classroom sets, educational resources, and professional development materials. They also offer gifts for all ages, games, toys, crafts, and more.

Kids' Town

Kids' Town is a magazine for homeschool kids by homeschool kids.

Letters About Literature

The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores and in cooperation with affiliate state centers for the book, invites readers in grades 4 through 12 to enter Letters About Literature, a national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre-- fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. There are three competition levels: Level I for children in grades 4 through 6; Level II for grades 7 and 8, and Level III, grades 9 - 12. Winners receive cash awards at the national and state levels.

Benefits of Homeschooling

More and more children and teens than ever are learning at home. The benefits are clear. Homeschooling gives the advantage of flexibility, academic superiority, efficiency, and the many opportunities that a homeschool family can take advantage of. Education is not a one-size fits all endeavor and homeschooling allows families to learn in the way that best suits them.

Homeschoolers: Who Are They And How Do You Market to Them?

Maureen McCaffrey Williamson examines the homeschool market and shares several resources for contacting with the homeschool market, including mailing lists of homeschoolers, periodical available for advertising, and more.