WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS SITE?
In searching the web for educational sites I could use for homeschooling my last daughter, I began to realize that there are so many homeschooling and educational sites available that it is overwhelming! Add to that the very little time a homeschool Mom has during her day for web surfing, and I could see very quickly how a need existed for sharing some of the sites that I have found. There are also already alot of good homeschool and educational sites out on the web, and I hope to provide links to those sites rather than re-duplicate what has already been done.
HOW IS THIS SITE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND HOMESCHOOLING SITES?
I do not just have pages of link titles on this site. I have done more work for you than that. You will find links categorized by subject and grade level. More importantly and in order to save you time, for subject links I have given you a brief commentary as to what helpful things are at that site so you will know beforehand if you want to spend your valuable time following the link! :-) So many links...hence the title of my page, "Where in the Web..."?
WILL ONLY HOMESCHOOLERS BENEFIT FROM THIS SITE?
NO! Since ALL parents (or teachers) could benefit from these educational links, not just homeschoolers, I decided to add the "and other educational stuff" clause to my site title! All parents need educational sites to help their children after school or for homework assignments so if you fall into this category, there is plenty here for you too. You would especially want to check out my "Reference" page. If you have preschoolers, my page for "Preschoolers" contains valuable information for you too.
Do you have a Scout troop, a Sunday School class, daycare or work with children in any way? Check out my "Arts and Crafts" page for fantastic ideas, my "Home Economics" page to find yummy refreshments or my "Miscellaneous, Other Fun Stuff and Group Games" page...tons of group games can be found there. There should be something here for everyone.
IS THERE ANY ORIGINAL MATERIAL AT THIS SITE?
YES! I have a page entitled, "Keeping Toddlers/Preschoolers Occupied During Homeschooling," that will give you fun ideas to use with your toddler whether you homeschool or not. I used these ideas with my children when they were little and thought everyone would enjoy knowing some of the fun things we did.
I also have a page entitled, "From My Personal Files and Experiences". Here I will share with you tips from my over 13 years of homeschooling experience. Although this page was written with homeschoolers in mind, others may find valuable information or projects here also.
I also have another format for sharing my personal homeschooling experiences in a page entitled, "Letters to Linda". There are five letters posted so far and they deal with subjects near and dear to all of us who homeschool. I hope to add more...I will post letters I have received and responses I have given. The real names will always be changed and no e-mail addresses will be given, of course. I hope you will get some ideas from these pages and if you'd like to, send me your question...maybe I can answer it and post it on this page in order to help others too! Please remember that all material at my site is copyrighted and not to be used without my written permission.
FINAL COMMENTS
I want this site to continue to grow and grow. I would like to get feedback from other people interested in education of sites on the web they have found to be useful to them. So please e-mail me with some of your favorite sites and I will review them for possible inclusion on this page too.
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If you would like to receive a periodic newsletter about what is new on this page, please sign-up with YAHOO GROUPS by using the box below. In these e-messages you will find out exactly what link I have added to this site and in what subject area and on what page. Another way to save you precious time...and it will hopefully give you more and more valuable sites to use in your teaching. 08-14-2001: Please note! If you had signed up with LISTBOT before to receive these updates, please be aware that LISTBOT no longer is functioning. Consequently, I had to find another group to use to send out these updates. Therefore, you will need to sign up again through this YAHOO GROUPS box below or you will not be receiving any updates at all.
I would really like to know who stops by my site. Could you take a minute to sign my guestbook? I'd especially like to know where you are from and if you homeschool or not.
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