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		<title>Ideal Bite for Eco-Living Tips</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just came across a great new site called Ideal Bite that offers daily eco-living tips &#8212; and you can easily subscribe to get these directly in to your email. My philosophy is that it&#8217;s better to be safe than to be sorry &#8212; Global Warming may not be happening, but it can&#8217;t hurt to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=19</link>
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		<title>Evaluating &amp; Selecting Texts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the overwhelming variety of texts that are available for every curriculum area, it can be difficult to select the most effective and most appropriate text for your students. I&#8217;ve come across a nice checklist that allows anyone to evaluate potential texts to determine which ones are best for the curriculum while also being well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=18</link>
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		<title>Visualizing the Invisible Activity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting idea posted on the Art Teacher&#8217;s Guide to the Internet Blog: ABC World News with Charles Gibson featured the following video in a segment last night. I got on the Web tonight and found it on YouTube and decided to share it here. Flight Patterns Ever wondered how many planes are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=17</link>
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		<title>Weekly 5 Creative Literacy Activities #1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is one in a series of weekly posts listing 5 creative reading activities to help build literacy skills. 1. Become your child&#8217;s Literacy Learning Partner &#8212; although your child may be reading independently, she or he can still gain a great deal from you reading to or with her or him. Choose books [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=16</link>
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		<title>Somebody Wants But So</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great strategy for building reading comprehension and summarization skills: Somebody Wants But So (click here to download a Microsoft Word template of this strategy) When used with fictional literature, the matrix is filled in using this formula: The plot begins with somebody (the main character) who wants something desperately, but something or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=15</link>
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		<title>Real Science and Brainpower Outsourcing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I posted information about Galaxy Zoo and today the blog Read/Write Web has posted about it as well &#8212; and they&#8217;ve include links to other similar &#8220;brain outsourcing&#8221; projects. All of these provide opportunities for homeschoolers to become involved in real-world projects &#8212; and the process that is being used (virtual outsourcing) will give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=14</link>
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		<title>Galaxy Zoo &#8212; Real-World Science Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an exciting opportunity for homeschoolers to engage in a real-world project focused on scientific research: Welcome to GalaxyZoo , the project which harnesses the power of the internet &#8211; and your brain &#8211; to classify a million galaxies. By taking part, you&#8217;ll not only be contributing to scientific research, but you&#8217;ll view parts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=10</link>
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		<title>Summer Reading for Homeschoolers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few ideas for &#8220;summer reading&#8221;: &#8220;100 Top Picks For Homeschool Curriculum: Choosing The Right Curriculum And Approach For Your Child&#8217;s Learning Style&#8221; (Cathy Duffy) &#8220;Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School&#8221; (Rebecca Rupp) &#8220;The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook&#8221; (Dorothy Moore, Raymond Moore) &#8220;Homeschooling for Success: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=3</link>
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		<title>Upromise Money for College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As homeschoolers, we are living and learning on a reduced income. Like all homeschoolers, we worry about the future cost of college for our children. Last year we joined Upromise for free, and with their program we are now EARNING money towards college just by spending money on groceries, clothing, and other necessities. Upromise is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.hmschooltopia.com/?p=11</link>
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		<title>TeacherTube &#8212; Free Online Instructional Videos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Looking for free educationally-focused videos for you or your children? TeacherTube was developed by teachers for teachers &#8212; and the resources included on the website (which is very similar to YouTube) are just as applicable to homeschoolers as they are to institutional classrooms. Here is the &#8220;about us&#8221; blurb from their website: Our goal is [...]]]></description>
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