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The following was originally published October 29, 2010 at http://blackhomeschoolacademy.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/hello-world/ Our goals are to have our children Academically, Socially & Mentally prepared for college or technical/professional programs by the age of 12 -if not sooner. We teach using Medical Charts for Anatomy and Biology, CLEP & GED practice questions for Math & English. We teach History from a Black perspective and from the position of Black Empowerment; We do not teach Slavery, we more accurately & appropriately teach Rebellion & Revolts, Leadership, Innovation & Black Empowerment. We teach Social & Geographical knowledge beginning with Africa, then Asia, Latin & North America, Europe & Antarctica. Economic lessons include (1) Money: Making $$$ vs Having $$$ (2) The Art of Borrowing: When to borrow, How to borrow & Why to borrow (3) Credit Cards (4) Credit Score (4) Homeownership (5) Investments & (6) The Art of Lending. Hotep manigamotep@gmail.com
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The following was originally published September 10, 2011 at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/InteractiveHomeschooling/~3/BCO6ZJiBXGY/simple-machines-unit-study.html We are nearing the end of our unit study on electricity. We approached this unit in a whole new way and it proved to be very enjoyable for everyone. Each lesson was sent to the children via email. The lessons include online modules, worksheets, and experiments they needed to complete. Things went so well, that I decided to conduct our next unit the same way.

We will be studying simple machines over the next two weeks. I have combined resources from home with resources online and the library to complete this unit. I have compiled the information found into a unit study complete with notebooking pages and lapbooks. The lesson section is the actual portion that was sent via email to my children but you can use it as a guide for your lessons. This is my first completed study to print so please share your thoughts and suggestions with me.

[|Simple Machines Unit Study]

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The following was originally published September 23, 2011 at http://bellachampion.blogspot.com/2011/09/onslow-county-partnership-for-children.html We have been hearing lots of good things about the Onslow County Partnership for Children, and we finally managed to get over there and check it out. It was all we had hoped for and more.

There were two smaller areas at the front with books, costumes, doll houses, puzzles and games that you can play with there.

Then an arts and crafts area where you can do projects with your kids.

An area with die cut machines, and tools for parents and teachers.

And in the back, box after box of themed learning activities.

You can go in and play for free and you can check out up to 8 items that have barcodes. A book could be a single item, or one of the huge tupperware containers could be one item. You are allowed to keep each item up to 30 days. If you want access to the crafts, you can get an enhanced membership for $25 a year. With that you can use everything in the center and you can check out up to 15 items instead of just 8. There are additional fees if you want bulletin board paper, poster board, or laminating, but the die cuts and all craft supplies are included.

I was thrilled to find some activity boxes that had to do with plants and seasons (which are our current focus) and a few fun things too, like alphabet circles for the floor, felt mats with things to arrange and rearrange, and a princess and the pea stacking game. Anyone in the eastern NC area with kids or those who teach should really check it out.