tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48709933969044222972024-02-22T14:39:32.267-05:00Ohio Homeschool AssessmentsServing Homeschoolers with Assessments, Helps, and How To's7kidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02842324249290436303noreply@blogger.comBlogger402125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-47990219871896287682024-02-22T14:30:00.005-05:002024-02-22T14:39:00.180-05:00Only Light Can Do That by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, on light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that. " Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Only Light Can Do That is a 60 day devotional. Each day shares a Bible verse, a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, a story about Dr. Martin Luther King, and a prayer. There are also biographies of others activities throughout the ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-77758293669620435762024-01-13T20:27:00.004-05:002024-01-23T15:29:08.785-05:002024 Give-Away for a Portfolio Review or Credit Towards Consulting. Contest runs through Tuesday January 23 at 11:59. Please enter! I am giving away TWO (valued at $45.00 each) service credits. They can be redeemed towards consulting or a portfolio review.You may redeem your prize anytime between now and July 1, 2024. The prize is non-transferable. Use the Rafflecopter entry form below to enter. Please hurry theohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-64037488231802699972024-01-11T10:29:00.003-05:002024-01-11T10:30:32.865-05:00What's in a Dumpling, Grandma? by Sandra Eide and illustrated by Linda Meeker What’s in a Dumpling, Grandma is a gorgeous picture book by Linda Meeker and illustrated by Sandra Eide. In our story Grey and Mila ask their grandmother to how to make dumplings. The story shares how to make dumplings and takes the reader step by step through the process with a recipe for fish sauce at the end. What’s in a Dumpling, Grandma is beautifully ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-73521047810858415822023-11-06T11:53:00.029-05:002023-12-11T08:44:04.670-05:00Future of Ohio Homeschool Assessments PLUS Added Services! Hello friends,I am writing you to tell you about the future of Ohio Homeschool Assessments. As many of you know the Ohio Homeschool Laws have changed and you are no longer required to send an assessment to your school district. I have been thinking through what comes next. Many of you have written to ask me if I would continue with portfolio reviews. I have ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-45471020050925556652023-10-04T21:57:00.002-04:002023-10-04T21:57:43.847-04:00 Marvel at the Moon by Levi Lusko with Tama Fortner illustrated by Catherine Pearson and Tim Bradford Review: Marvel at the Moon by Levi Lusko with Tama Fortner illustrated by Catherine Pearson and Tim Bradford is a 90 day devotional book. Each day which is a two page spread contains a topic related to space, a verse, an interesting fact about space and a prayer. The topics included are space facts, famous women and men in space, and what you need to know if you lived in outer ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-55128587621565179242023-08-13T20:20:00.002-04:002023-12-03T21:13:52.163-05:00Beast Academy Promo Code for Three Extra Months on a Twelve Month Subscription! I have greatly enjoyed using Beast Academy for my son. Beast Academy if for 1-6th grade. We have enjoyed the program and it has been a good fit for math. I currently have a coupon code for if you buy a year of the program you get 3 EXTRA MONTHS FREE! What a great deal. If you were in the market for the program this a wonderful opportunity! I have put the code below. Click here ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-54368994620109578762023-05-23T18:34:00.002-04:002023-05-23T18:34:24.709-04:00The Indescribable Activity Book For Kids by Louie GiglioThe Indescribable Activity Book for Kids by Louie Giglio with Tama Fortner is a delightful activity book for kids ages 6-10. This full color book contains word searches, crosswords, games, puzzles, crafts, dot to dot, drawing, and experiments. The Indescribable Kids share science facts and lead you through the book.This can be used along with the author’s devotionals or as a stand alone. As a ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-24176649517828498122023-05-18T16:17:00.000-04:002023-05-18T16:17:16.349-04:00Good Night Dude Perfect by Dude Perfect with Kristin Hilbert. Good Night, Dude Perfect by Dude Perfect with Kristen Hilbert illustrated by Alan Brown is a good night book in the theme of Goodnight Moon. The book is a history of the Dude Perfect group, shares some of their tricks, their mascot, inside jokes, and favorite things. It is rather hilarious. The pictures are bright and engaging. The story is targeted towards their 4-8 year ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-91432206716744710472023-02-28T20:44:00.000-05:002023-02-28T20:44:08.158-05:00Good Night, Body Finding Calm from Head to Toe by Britney Winn Lee and illustrated by Borghild Fallberg Good Night, Body Finding Calm from Head to Toe by Britney Winn Lee and illustrated by Borghild Fallberg is a delightful picture book that walks children through how to relax before they fall asleep. The story is easy to follow and takes the reader on a journey of preparing each part of their body for sleep. My son enjoyed the story and said he used several of the techniques to fall asleep. I ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-10553811236997483702023-01-09T02:00:00.001-05:002023-01-09T02:00:00.182-05:00Portfolio Assessment Giveaway for 2023! Contest runs through Wednesday January 18 at 11:59. Please enter! I am giving away two FREE portfolio assessments (valued at $45.00 each). These are the Assessments that I complete for Ohio Homeschoolers to fulfill requirement 3301-34-04 Academic Assessment Report Option #2. You may redeem your prize anytime between February 6 , 2023 and July 1, 2023. The ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-75714089301528683832022-11-20T18:16:00.004-05:002022-11-20T19:16:47.129-05:00Ocean's World by Carlos and Alexa Penavega Pictures by Kiersten Eagan An Island Tale of Discovery and Adventure Ocean’s World by Carlos and Alexa Penavega pictures by Kiersten Eagan is a gorgeous book. This sweet story follows Kingston and Ocean as they look for a sunrise shell on the beach in Maui, Hawaii. This is a great story that is an adventure while it gently teaches us about the ocean animals, the ocean and the landscape of Hawaii. I was as enchanted as myohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-22420404501050780872022-10-19T03:00:00.001-04:002022-10-19T03:00:00.181-04:00Drawing Outside the Lines by Susan J. Austin Drawing Outside the Lines by Susan J. Austin is a fictional account of Julia Morgan’s early life. She was one of the first women architects to obtain an architecture license in California. The author does a wonderful job using information from historical letters, interviews with Julia’s friends, and expanding on history to write this delightful story. Little is known of Julia’s early years ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-61599782839672866052022-09-19T08:00:00.002-04:002022-09-22T11:28:14.151-04:00Repost: Work Samples for Your Student's Portfolio. This is a great time of year to set aside your students' work samples. I often get questions on how to organize student work samples. Any work you do now pays great dividends later. The simplest thing to do is to either make a copy or put the original of a writing sample, math sample, or other student work sample in a file folder and put it somewhere safe where ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-57465335065294659202022-09-04T19:13:00.000-04:002022-09-04T19:13:17.573-04:00Homer's Odyssey adapted by B. B. Gallagher illustrated by Charles Arbat My son added the appropriate Lego figures for the book. I was thrilled to get a copy of Homer's Odyssey adapted by BB. Gallagher and illustrated by Charles Arbat. It is a wonderful adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey! This is a beautiful book with stunning illustrations. It includes a glossary that is informative, the author explains the cast of characters wonderfully, and the themes ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-23253419662120222822022-04-11T00:00:00.000-04:002022-04-11T09:55:53.254-04:00Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) Review I have a student who has trouble with spelling and handwriting. I have tried so many programs to try to help him spell. I saw Touch-type Read and Spell at the Homeschool Buyers Co-op and decided to give it a chance. I figured the worst thing that could happen is that he would learn to type. We bought it and have been using it this school year.
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ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-15375575952055600452022-03-19T09:59:00.000-04:002022-03-19T09:59:11.851-04:00Narrative Portfolio Review or Standardized Test?
A question I receive often is “Should I give my home educated student a standardized test at the end of the year, or complete a narrative portfolio assessment to fulfill the end of the year requirement for homeschooling in Ohio?” I usually reply it depends on what kind of information you hope to gain. One way to look at this question is to think “Do you want one picture of one moment in time, ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-87449647242017393352022-01-01T00:00:00.006-05:002022-01-01T12:42:11.126-05:00Portfolio Give-Away for 2022! Contest runs through Monday January 17 at 11:59. Please enter! I am giving away two FREE portfolio assessments (valued at $42.00 each). These are the Assessments that I complete for Ohio Homeschoolers to fulfill requirement 3301-34-04 Academic Assessment Report Option #2. You may redeem your prize anytime between February 7, 2022 and July 1, 2022. The prize ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-50372564899946614832021-11-05T15:50:00.001-04:002021-11-05T15:50:53.087-04:00Patrica Polacco for November 2021 I am looking forward to this month's author: Patricia Polacco. I saw Ms. Polacco in person many years ago. I remember her whipping out a babushka and wrapping it around her head during her presentation. She walked around the room and everyone's eyes were glued to her. She is an amazing story teller.
She has an interesting personal story. She ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-77051756406288271372021-09-04T13:37:00.002-04:002021-09-04T13:38:21.770-04:00September Author of the Month Ellen Stoll Walsh The author for September is Ellen Stoll Walsh. I remember learning about Ms. Walsh back in graduate school. I was fascinated as another student used an overhead projector, glass jars, and colored water to enhance her telling of Mouse Paint. I am dating myself with that overhead projector comment, but it was very fun to watch. Mrs. Walsh pictures are ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-27466205958999533692021-05-12T22:21:00.000-04:002021-09-04T13:38:41.668-04:00Author of the Month--Eric Carle Spring seems to finally be coming to the Midwest. How can you talk about spring without reading at least one Eric Carle book? Especially if you have a child under eight.Eric Carle has many wonderful books and a great author web page. His web page includes a list of his books, a link to his biography, and downloads. His downloads include how to make hisohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-38073943718354137812021-04-04T13:40:00.001-04:002021-04-04T13:41:28.466-04:00Author of Month: Margaret Wise Brown
Our author for April is Margaret Wise Brown. I know I have personally read her classic book Goodnight Moon hundreds of times. I could probably recite it for you by heart, but will refrain.
Margaret Wise Brown led an interesting life and you can find out about her at her web site. She was a prolific author with many titles to her name. She has many books about ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-38304936296385540352021-03-01T00:30:00.000-05:002021-03-01T14:21:57.764-05:00March Author of the Month Tomie dePaolaMy repost for author of the month is Tomie dePaola. Tomie dePaola passed away last year on March 30,2020. His books and illustrations are some of my favorites. I remember when I met Tomie dePaola at the International Reading Convention in Atlanta. He was truly one of the coolest people there with his leather jacket and earing. He signed my book with his ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-11629622690087930382021-02-10T15:07:00.004-05:002021-02-10T15:09:26.281-05:00February Author Bill Martin Jr. Bill Martin Jr. BooksOur author of the month is Bill Martin Jr. What is there not to love about a man with a smile that wonderful? Mr. Martin Jr, an elementary-school principal, teacher, writer, and poet, held a doctoral degree in early childhood education. I found an interview where Mr. Martin shares about Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? Here ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-61949095356645961772021-01-26T00:00:00.001-05:002021-01-26T00:00:08.265-05:00Author Ezra Jack Keats I have fond memories of reading Ezra Jack Keats books as a child. I still remember seeing the short film for The Snowy Day.Mr. Keat's was a fascinating man. The Ezra Jack Keats foundation is set up to use the royalties from Keat's books to make the world a better place for children.Keats has written many books. There are several ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870993396904422297.post-25959651255729954962021-01-21T00:00:00.000-05:002021-01-21T00:00:04.986-05:00Picture Books of the Month! This is a repost! I thought it would be fun to run again. My youngest is in third grade so it is kind of my last hurrah with picture books. Join me on the adventure. I am starting something new at my house. I feel like my "littles" need some more directed author studies. I believe there is something powerful in studying an author and reading many books by ohiohomeschoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870891726323145373noreply@blogger.com0