Further to Rosalind’s excellent article on teenagers, I just wanted to give you this very helpful link for making those goals with your young person:
More Links Around the web – Mar 2010
March 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Terry Small’s  heard a conference recently. Here is a link to his website. You can sign up to his newsletter and read the archives.
Neuroscience For Kids: http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
BBC website also have great science, geography, and biological videos and articles. http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/mind/
MSNucleus website has a lot of storiebooks. These free animated electronic storybooks help teach science in a fun and entertaining manner http://msnucleus.org/membership/guide/storybooks.html [thanks to Alida for the links]
Map Trek Sampler below to download 14MB freebie of maps – last pages has New Zealand map then blank New Zealand map to fill in. [thanks Beth]
http://www.knowledgequestmaps.com/Map-Trek-Sampler.html
I have probably mentioned this link before but I’m finding lots of goodies, so I will mention it again:
http://www.teachchildrenmusic.com/
Advice for New Homeschooling Parents article
http://www.homeeducator.com/FamilyTimes/articles/11-1article4.htm [thanks Lara]
Language Learning
It’s only $10 for homeschoolers – just say that you are homeschooling and you can pay $10 instead of $50.
That gets you access to the site for the whole year and to all of the languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Japanese, Maori & Indonesian). Plus it makes a big difference in your English spelling too 
 They have a free trial if you want to check it out. www.languageperfect.co.nz
DPB work requirements back on the agenda
March 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
“Solo parents will have to look for part-time work once their youngest child turns 6 or have their benefit halved.”
see National cracks the whip on beneficiaries.
A blogger wrote to Bennett regarding home education and DPB see
Will home educators on the dpb be required to find work?
It looks like it will be left to the discretion of the WINZ staff which I don’t find very encouraging at all.
Perhaps you would like to email or write to Paula Bennett ?
ERO report
March 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Links Around the web – Mar 2010
March 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Technology Teacher Bill Bassett has a new website. Bill teaches technology to home educated students. The classes are for students from age 10 up, and cover electronics, woodwork and metalwork, and can be done in conjunction with a TCS course for teens seeking NCEA credits in technology (since Bill is a registered teacher).
See his website for his prices . There are 4 students per class so they get plenty of 1:1 support. His workshop is in Papakura -not far from the motorway offramp.
English grammar (not US grammar)Â www.dailywritingtips.com
Rethinking Homework www.stuff.co.nz
Out of the Classroom www.stuff.co.nz
Music lesson plans artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teach/les.cfm
Looking for great Links http://wonder-mints.blogspot.com/ ( Blog by a Christchurch Home educator)
Culture- international crafts www.culturecottage.com/
NCEA Science Level 1 resources www.SoundClassroom.com free resources and free newsletter subscription for students doing NCEA Level 1 Science.
Other great Links? Share them with us in the comments ( New Zealand Home Educators only please)
February Links Around the web
February 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Alan and Marcus go Forth and Multiply http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cu4_Vd6TTw
How Long is a piece of string? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80jxKQP2V0Y
Seven Tips for Encouraging your Child and Teen Towards Independent Learning with a Yearly Planner from The Broad Room
Any other great links please pop them in the comments
New Article
January 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A new article has been added
The Correspondence School (TCS) and the homeschooling allowance.
Fundraising
January 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We now have an affiliate banner on the website. We earn 10% of any books you buy if you click from our website:-)
Do you have any book recommendations? Let me know and I’ll makes some links. It would be helpful to have a list of recommended books.
New additions to the website
December 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
On the Qualification page
Some notes on NCEA by Kay ( These were given as a supplement for an audience who heard Kay speak.)
Updated Qualifications 101
November 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Rosalind recently revised her article
Qualifications 101Â by Rosalind Peterson
The most common question that we’ve been asked over the two decades that our family has homeschooled is, “But what about socialisation?!†And the second most common question has been, “But what about high school qualifications?!â€
You may have already decided on what is your favourite answer to the school qualifications question, but if you haven’t, I hope that my version of “A Beginner’s Guide to High School Qualifications for the NZ Home Educatorâ€, or Qualifications 101, will be of some use to you. Read more
