How to make a perfectly hard-boiled egg

I’m not an outstanding cook and this is probably not news to most of you, but I learned this trick from my mom and it’s so gratifying when something works right every time, don’t you think? Then I was watching Rachael Ray once and saw that she boils an egg the same way. I [...]

My year away

I stopped blogging between May 2007 and July 2008.  Following is a list of posts explaining my absence:

My dark year of the soul
The bright spot in my dark year
My rock bottom

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My rock bottom

So in my other post, I promised more details regarding my prolonged blogging absence. Why I make promises like that, I’m not sure, because really, more than a year has gone by and do you know how many details are in a year? Well, there are LOTS of details in a year. [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 20 Science Resources

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KidsHealth - health info, games, recipes, resources & activities about kids from birth to adolescence; sections for kids, teens & parents
Women in Science - biographies of women who made a difference in science
Science News for Kids - “Our goal is to offer [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 31 Social Studies Resources

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Countries & Cultures Coloring Pages -multiple pages for several countries
Xpeditions Lesson Plans - geography lesson plans organized by grade; by National Geographic
Colouring Book of Flags - printable black & white images of just about every flag in the world
The Learning Calendar - [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 26 Fine Arts Resources

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Art

OnlyPencil Tutorials: Tips and Techniques for Pencil Drawing - be sure to check out his portfolio too–AMAZING!
Famous Paintings Art Appreciation Lessons for Kids - activities, bios, worksheets and more
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Interactives - videos & interactives on various topics
Chronological Art Lessons [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 33 Literature Resources

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BOOK IT! - read books, get pizza…what could be better?
Lookybook - read picture books online
Easy Chapter Books - a list for children who are “ready to graduate out of Readers but…not yet ready for full-fledged chapter books”
100 Books Every Child Should Read [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 13 Foreign Language Resources

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Learn Japanese - “Learn Japanese at your own convenience and pace with short, effective, and fun audio podcast lessons…”
Mango Languages - “offers a host of state-of-the-art technologies and features that make learning a new language incredibly fun and simple”
Livemocha - “blends self-paced [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 18 Unit & Theme Resources

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Thematic Units -from Australia to Weather; each unit includes websites, lesson plans and/or books
Unit Study Forms - planning checklist, resource list, reading log
Monthly Theme Units - printables and worksheets
Free Unit Studies - various grades
Virtual Field Trips - “guides you through a sequence [...]

Homeschooling for Free: 15 Math Resources

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World Maths Day - a one-day event, in real time, with students from around the world on a quest to set a world record
That’s a Fact - a fun and simple timed game to practice math facts
Math Facts - customize your own [...]

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