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In the May-June 2008 issue Home Education Magazine offers articles focusing on play and playing with real life. You will be able to find suggestions for getting your kids fun, 'hands-on' learning from making an inexpensive kite, to finding independence in the kitchen as well as a hands-on way to ease your own stress by knitting while you teach. Lisa Kang's Fun Ways to Help Kinesthetic Learners, offers suggestions for that child that is all about hands-on learning.
In her column, Hands-On Learning, Kathy Ceceri looks at Geography and Arctic Life as Becky Rupp offers resources for irresistible hands-on science fun. Christine Gable cooks up quick salsa while Carol Narigon finds ways to inspire joy of learning and critical thinking. Laura Weldon shares readers suggestions for dealing with in-laws and making history relevant as Linda Dobson explores how history is repeating itself for yet another generation of school kids. The Kasemans look at the dangers of a Parental Rights Amendment, Jeanne Faulconer reviews two new homeschooling titles, Tamara Orr considers the technology gap between parents and kids, and David has a New Exercise Regimen - My Word!
You are bound to find something in this issue worth reading. Enjoy!
Features
Interviews - by Mary Nix - page 37 Interview with Nancy Sathre-Vogel Š Family on Bikes On June 18, 2006 John Vogel, Nancy Sathre-Vogel and their 8-year old twins, Daryl and Davy, left their home in Boise, Idaho and embarked on a year long adventure to explore North America.Family Photos - - page 40
Articles
Social Studies - by Beth Browne - page 27 Beth Browne discovers that even homeschoolers with diverse beliefs can become friends by honoring and respecting each otherÕs differences.Fun Ways to Help Kinesthetic Learners - by Lisa Kang - page 28 Lisa Kang finds a way to use her sonÕs innate physical energy to help him learnMake a Kite for About 87 Cents - by Larry Zickmund - page 30 Larry Zickmund shares his method for making an inexpensive kite.Cooking Up Independence - by Kathryn McKendry - page 32 Kathryn McKendry helps her daughter learn independence through cooking.Real Play - by Sarah Fields - page 33 As they get older, many of our kidsÕ best "toys" are not toys at all.Homeschooling with Sudden Vision Loss - by Margaret Mary Myers - page 35 Margaret Mary Myers describes how her family adjusted to her sonÕs sudden loss of vision and still continued to homeschool.Knitting for Your Sanity - by Karen Vogel - page 36 Karen Vogel finds knitting (and humor) can teach a homeschool mom a lot about patience.
Departments
HEM Notebook - - page 3 Letters and Discussions - - page 8
Columns
Ask Carol - by Carol Narigon - page 16 YouÕre Opening the Boxes Opening up learning as a world of connections may be just as challenging as bringing school home, but itÕs the only way to inspire joy of learning and critical thinking.Questions & Answers - by Laura Weldon - page 18 Discover how to make history more than stories about dead people, and how to be gently firm when mother-in-law thinks she knows best.Learning 101 - by Tamra Orr - page 22 Tami Talks Techno-Phobia While our parents fall behind in technology so, too, do we parents fall behind our children.Taking Charge - by Larry & Susan Kaseman - page 24 Can a Constitutional Amendment Protect Parental Rights? The Kaseman's discuss a parental rights amendment to the US Constitution which would weaken our rights rather than protecting them.Book Reviews - by Jeanne Faulconer - page 42 The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling; Rachel Gathercole Asking Questions, Finding Answers: A ParentÕs Journey through Homeschooling; Tamra Orr Explore unschooling essays with interesting sub-themes and learn about a new DVD featuring unschoolers with a variety of interests.Good Stuff - by Becky Rupp - page 44 Save the Whales Even if youÕre not looking for them at the moment, these resource collections for whales, African crafts, and very inexpensive, hands-on science fun are irresistible.My Word! - by David H. Albert - page 48 My New Exercise Regimen Up close and personal, troubles with the medical system mirror those of the educational system.Hands-On Learning - by Kathy Ceceri - page 50 Geography and Arctic Life ThereÕs much to learn about and from one of the worldÕs coldest places.The Homeschool Kitchen - by Christine Gable - page 52 Homemade Salsa in 15 Minutes or Less While some like it hot, homemade salsa can please everyoneÕs taste buds.Road Less Traveled - by Linda Dobson - page 58 We Never Forget Fifty year-old school horror stories might be easier to swallow if the status quo had changed; but it hasnÕt
