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Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:23:03 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Z is for School Zombies:
Julie said, "Yes, this post isn't meant to be serious. I've had a bit too much of serious lately and frankly I'm done with it at least for today. So let's talk about school zombies and how to avoid zombosis.True zombosis or the creation of zombies in a school..." more
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:53:54 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled O is for the Power of "One":
Julie said, "In math when you raise a number to the power of one you get that number. You do remember that, right? If not, don't worry you can brush up on algebra basics at Math.com, if necessary.Oh, and if you are clicking away right now because you think this..." more
Wednesday, April 27, 2011 2:53:54 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled N is for Homeschooling "Need to Know":
Julie said, "If you are considering homeschooling there are things you "need to know". In fact, you may believe that there are more things that you need to know than can possibly be put into a blog post. Indeed there are probably books written on what you "need..." more
Friday, April 15, 2011 2:05:19 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled M is for "Mmmmmmmm":
Julie said, "One of the best things I have done with homeschooling is to teach my children how to bake/cook (The Joy of Cooking Homeschool Style). During Lent my children and I and several other wonderful people bake goods for the fish fries. This is the last..." more
Friday, April 15, 2011 11:21:20 AM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled L is for the Study of "Life" (Biology):
Julie said, "Biology has always been one of my favorite subjects. This morning, I witnessed the miracle of my kitty having babies. In fact, she even let me hold her while she was having contractions and right up the the very last seconds before the kittens..." more
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:03:09 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled K is for Kinesthetic Learners:
Julie said, "I'm going to guess that most people reading this blog already know what I'm going to say, "We all don't learn things in the same way."Kinesthetic learners learn by being physically involved with learning. This is vastly different from the way I..." more
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:36:34 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled "I" is for Ice Cream:
Julie said, "Ok. Ice cream is another one of those things I love but how can I justify ice cream as a topic on a homeschool resource blog? Hmmmm.Well, according to Houston Examiner, today, April 12th is Tax Day and from noon to 8p.m. Ben &..." more
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 5:36:33 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled "J" is for "Just Do It!":
Julie said, "The phrase "Just do it!" has become a bit of phrase of annoyance in our homeschool, but I'm not really sure why it bothers my children. In fact, if I even begin saying, "just" they are likely to start objecting.Granted I should give them a bit of..." more
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 2:58:30 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled "H" is for Homework Help:
Julie said, "Yep, unless you actually do know everything you might need some resources to help with homework or with explaining something. There's no shame it that...just admit and check out the resources below. It will be fine-trust me, I know.Infoplease..." more
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:38:31 AM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled "G" is for "Grades":
Julie said, "One thing to consider when homeschooling is the topic of grades. How do you grade participation or mastery of a subject if you don't test your children? How will you determine final grades and grades to put on a transcript? Where can you find report..." more
Thursday, April 7, 2011 12:35:47 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Free and Frugal Homeschool Resources:
Julie said, "Free is good, right? I like free, especially free homeschoool resources. That's what I'll be looking for and posting today.Free Curriculum A great list of curricular resources from the Well Trained Mind Forum Catholic based curriculum at Mater..." more
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 12:57:47 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Eagle and/or Bird Watching (Science):
Julie said, "A big part of any science experiment or even in making a hypothesis or coming to a conclusion in a study involves observation.An observation activity that I feel is enjoyable and can lead to a life-long hobby and learning experience is bird..." more
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 4:55:04 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled D is for "Dear Diary":
Julie said, ""Dear Diary", "Once upon a time" and "It was a dark and stormy night," are all cliche-like beginnings to writing projects, yet I kind of get intrigued by them. I want to read more or hear more because somehow I think I'm going to hear/read a really..." more
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 9:29:05 AM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled C is for Chocolate:
Julie said, "I suppose I might be stretching it a little to write about chocolate on a homeschool resource blog but I love chocolate. It is my belief that anything can be used to create an educational experience. So today I will go and seek out chocolate..." more
Saturday, April 2, 2011 4:16:27 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled A-Z Challenge "B" is for Beasts, Biology and Beginners:
Julie said, "I'm back! Day 2 of the A-Z challenge and I have another post. "B" is for BeastsAs I look back over all of the subjects we covered in our homeschool and the topics and projects I think the one topic that fascinated everyone the most was the beasts of..." more
Friday, April 1, 2011 11:52:28 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled The A-Z Challenge The Letter A- Alphabet Resources:
Julie said, "This post and most of the posts this month will be written as part of a challenge. The challenge is to post daily except for Sundays and each day to write about a word that starts with the corresponding letter of the day. Today's letter is "A" and..." more
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:58:47 AM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Homeschool Buyers Co-op:
Julie said, "Recently, I joined a group online called the Homeschool Buyers Co-op. It was free to join. What the co-op offers is a chance to join with other homeschoolers who are purchasing curriculum to try to get better prices with purchasing power. I would..." more
Thursday, September 16, 2010 12:28:14 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Phonics Download:
Julie said, "I get really excited when I find great resources for homeschoolers, especially if they are for FRRRREEE. Ok, I love that line from the movie Bedtime Stories but I'll try not to overuse it. Today, I stumbled across a website that has several free..." more
Monday, September 13, 2010 3:17:29 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled An Amazing Site for Science and Math Education:
Julie said, "Having a rough day or two or are you not able to get through the lesson or explain it to your child so that she/he can understand it? I've had several of those days lately. However, I did come across an amazing site that has been more than helpful..." more
Tuesday, June 1, 2010 11:23:09 AM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Vacations- San Antonio:
Julie said, "You may have noticed that I haven't posted in about a week or so, just to let you know I didn't forget to blog, I was on a mini vacation. I went to the city of San Antonio, Texas.Cities are great places to visit. They have museums and zoos and..." more
Thursday, May 20, 2010 5:51:04 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Geography State Focus-Arkansas:
Julie said, "We're going on a trip and will be traveling through Arkansas. Might be fun to learn some facts about different states. So let's start with Arkansas! From US 50 we can learn quite a bit about Arkansas.Here is a lesson plan from Arkansas Geography..." more
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:16:15 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Guitar Lessons Online:
Julie said, "I've always loved music played on an acoustic guitar and I keep trying to learn how to play the guitar. Every year I make a little more progress.Guitar Lessons Guitar Masters Classics provides lessons by level. I'll be checking this site out..." more
Monday, May 17, 2010 2:44:10 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Writing Strategies:
Julie said, "Today's proud moment: My son signed up to be a writer for an online writing website. Writing, teaching writing, learning writing and writing skills have been challenging over the years. I did find a program that worked for us. The reason it worked..." more
Friday, May 14, 2010 11:53:22 AM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled Rocks in the Desert:
Julie said, "Today I designate as random topic day. I asked my children for suggestions and my son volunteered, "Why do rocks move in the desert?" He then showed me a picture from the book he was reading which indeed showed the path a rock had moved in the..." more
Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:23:03 PM
Julie Durr wrote a blog post titled New Challenge Z-A:
Julie said, "Today, I start the new challenge. This is the Z-A in May challenge. Yes, I didn't finish the last challenge which was A-Z in April. My response is that it is okay to try again, start again or just keep going. I will be starting again but this time..." more