2008 UPDATE: My web site resources for the DISTAR adaption method, Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons have been redone since this blog article. The home page for the 100 Easy Lessons … [Read more...]
Cursive Letter Animations
I'm happy to be able to reintroduce cursive letter animations. Last year I removed all of the animations from my website due to shortages in resources, but now that I have more resources, I have added … [Read more...]
Art Class – Doodle Week
I planned the first week to be a disciplined approach to doodling lines or that is what it appears to be. Actually, the whole purpose of this week's exercise is to draw lines in a controlled manner, … [Read more...]
Final Homeschool Year
Monday, Aug. 27, we had the first day of our last year of homeschooling. When my first child was in his last year of homeschooling, I felt rather sad. This time around, it is different. I will be … [Read more...]
Family Boot Camp
First, I will define what family boot camp is according to my purposes. Family boot camp is a goal oriented event that lasts for 5 days or more. Boot camp must have clear objectives. Our family boot … [Read more...]
How We Got Started Homeschooling (Meme)
I was tagged by 5 Kids and a Dog. I wanted to homeschool before I knew such a thing existed, however, I sent my son to Kindergarten and he did fine. The school that is nearby has some very nice … [Read more...]
Moth Emerged and I’m Off
Continued from Green Caterpillar. This is a combo entry, more below. After 34 days, the moth finally emerged from its pupa on May 27. The moth is plain and shades of brown. The image indicates that … [Read more...]
Spined Soldier Bug
May 4th while outside looking at the different kinds of bees that were visiting the white clover in my backyard, I happened upon a cloverleaf with a cluster of bug eggs. I brought the leaf inside the … [Read more...]
Lined Handwriting Font
Homeschooling moms who visit my handwriting printables often ask me if I know of a cursive font or a program that can be used to make handwriting practice sheets. The question varies, but this is what … [Read more...]
Digital Images & Microscopes
Capture Images of a Specimen through a Microscope This is an addendum to Aphids & Crataegus. A couple of days ago I came across an unfortunate housefly. I retrieved the fly with tweezers so that … [Read more...]
2007 Excel Grades and Attendance
The improved 2007 versions of Excel Grades and Attendance are online and ready to download. This year there are two versions. The difference between them is how one enters the scores. The different … [Read more...]
High School Records File System
During the years that I have had a high schooler in the house, I used a folder system on my computer to collect all of the inevitable high school files. First, I created the one folder to hold them … [Read more...]
Aphids & Crataegus
Crataegus Mollis, My Tree of the Year This year my tree to study is the Crataegus mollis, or that is what I currently believe it to be. The common name for Crataegus mollis is downy hawthorn or down … [Read more...]
Diploma Time
February 01, 08 - Edit: My Free Diplomas will now be available year-round from the High School section of donnayoung.org. The diploma files are - DOC, RTF, PDF, and PDF with Typeable Fields. To see … [Read more...]