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Elizabeth
I read a book when I was in about 4th grade about a girl and her dog that was a Newfoundland and I'm sure it had a star on its chest in white fur. I'm hazy on what happened but I know the dog helped save a sinking ship but I can't remember the title, does this ring a bell to anyone?
I found it on Amazon after some searchng it's called Star in The Storm. =]
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What are the options for homeschooling in Texas?
terry p
Husband's job in construction, will cause frequent moves in Texas. We have access to a home computer and have signed up for satillite computer service. Boy is in 4th grade. Girl is in second grade.
Thanks for your help. We are new at this.
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Hi, here is a site with info about homeschooling in Texas. Fortunately, it's a fairly lenient state. http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=TX
As far as I'm aware, you don't have to get permission from anyone, though you should send a note to their current school to let them know that you're removing them, so that they don't turn you in for truancy.
The next step is to decide upon a curriculum. You can go with a boxed curriculum (something like BJU Press or A Beka, below) or you can put together your own based on your children's needs and interests. I've listed some of the sites that I've found helpful. You can do whatever works best for your kids and your situation. Especially in the younger grades, much of the curriculum is scripted and lesson-planned for you, so it's very easy to work with.
http://www.bjupress.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HSHomeView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001
http://www.abeka.com/
http://www.sonlight.com/
http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress
http://www.mathusee.com/
https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
http://www.commonsensepress.com/
http://www.spellingtime.com/
Here is a family-run business that offers tons of curriculum for every level, subject, and learning style, most of them at a discount. They will send you a free catalog that is practically the size of a phone book.
http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php
You may also want to get the names of any homeschool groups where you move, both to give you support and to give social opportunities for the kids. Moving so much, I probably wouldn't enroll them in a co op (it's a semester or year commitment), but they can still take part in the field trips, playdates, clubs, etc. while you live there. If you google the name of the city or county and "homeschool group", you'll find lots of them :-)
Hope that helps!
Edit: Corona - are there any groups near you that don't require a statement of faith? Also, even if you don't actually join the homeschool group, most families shouldn't have any problem at all with letting their kids play with yours, or with being friends with you. We're Christian and belong to a Christian homeschool group, but we have plenty of friends who aren't Christian. The main thing that I look for in who I allow my son to play with is 1) are the kids respectful and responsible (age appropriate, of course) and 2) do they accept him for who he is. The only kids I don't let him hang out with (Christian family or not) are the ones who are openly disrespectful and mean or the ones who make fun of him because he's not "just like them". I encourage you to try to get to know some of those families, even if they believe differently, hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised :-)
I don't know them, so I can't speak for them, but that's what I've seen from the homeschooling families in our area (Christian and not), and wanted to encourage you in that.
Hi, here is a site with info about homeschooling in Texas. Fortunately, it's a fairly lenient state. http://www.hslda.org/laws/default.asp?State=TX
As far as I'm aware, you don't have to get permission from anyone, though you should send a note to their current school to let them know that you're removing them, so that they don't turn you in for truancy.
The next step is to decide upon a curriculum. You can go with a boxed curriculum (something like BJU Press or A Beka, below) or you can put together your own based on your children's needs and interests. I've listed some of the sites that I've found helpful. You can do whatever works best for your kids and your situation. Especially in the younger grades, much of the curriculum is scripted and lesson-planned for you, so it's very easy to work with.
http://www.bjupress.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HSHomeView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001
http://www.abeka.com/
http://www.sonlight.com/
http://ebiz.netopia.com/clpress
http://www.mathusee.com/
https://apologia.securesites.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
http://www.commonsensepress.com/
http://www.spellingtime.com/
Here is a family-run business that offers tons of curriculum for every level, subject, and learning style, most of them at a discount. They will send you a free catalog that is practically the size of a phone book.
http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php
You may also want to get the names of any homeschool groups where you move, both to give you support and to give social opportunities for the kids. Moving so much, I probably wouldn't enroll them in a co op (it's a semester or year commitment), but they can still take part in the field trips, playdates, clubs, etc. while you live there. If you google the name of the city or county and "homeschool group", you'll find lots of them :-)
Hope that helps!
Edit: Corona - are there any groups near you that don't require a statement of faith? Also, even if you don't actually join the homeschool group, most families shouldn't have any problem at all with letting their kids play with yours, or with being friends with you. We're Christian and belong to a Christian homeschool group, but we have plenty of friends who aren't Christian. The main thing that I look for in who I allow my son to play with is 1) are the kids respectful and responsible (age appropriate, of course) and 2) do they accept him for who he is. The only kids I don't let him hang out with (Christian family or not) are the ones who are openly disrespectful and mean or the ones who make fun of him because he's not "just like them". I encourage you to try to get to know some of those families, even if they believe differently, hopefully you'll be pleasantly surprised :-)
I don't know them, so I can't speak for them, but that's what I've seen from the homeschooling families in our area (Christian and not), and wanted to encourage you in that.
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