In this episode, the moms talk about their long absence and share what resources they are using this school year with their children. Links in this Episode: MaevedragonCreations.com (Maeven’s website, taken down for until further notice) Homeschool Moms’ Depression/Anxiety Support Homeschool Moms with ADD/ADHD Weepyking (Aaron’s website!) DeviantArt (Aaron’s art) YouTube channel (Aaron’s videos) Red Bubble (Aaron’s products) I Need Some Space Fresno Music Academy & Arts The Animation Course Innoved Forestiere Underground Gardens Resources we are using: Tina Homeschool Planet w/Brave Writer Lifestyle Plan Tyren (7th Grade) Language Arts: Brave Writer: The Writer’s Jungle (Now retired…replaced by a new product called “Growing Brave Writers), Boomerang, Sequential Spelling online, copywork, journal, blog Math: Math Mammoth, Splash Math, Speed Game, Right Start Math Games, other math games Social Studies: Civil War, Crash Course World History, historical fiction & picture books, learn about holidays as they occur, projects, learn about current events as they happen Geography: Mapping the World by Heart, Amazing Race, puzzles, projects! Science: Pandia Press Chemistry, Steve Spangler Science Club kits, NOVA, NOVA ScienceNOW, documentaries, nature hikes, Makers Club, projects! Art: Discovering Great Artists, Great American Artists for Kids , Picturing the Past, projects, art kits, photography/art projects (stop motion, video editing…) Junipine Morning (Art Subscription Box company owned by Tina & Beckie’s awesome friend ;) )–no longer exists Music: drum lessons, playing a variety of music regularly And field trips and friend time!! Maeven (11th Grade) Business: Continue working on website (learn more WordPress), continue working on digital art (learn more Photoshop, use YouTube and Lynda.com, as needed.), continue: Micro Business for Teens curriculum, by Carol Topp Language Arts: Continue: Help for High School by Brave Writer, copywork, journal, blog Math: Dave Ramsey’s Foundations in Personal Finance, High School Edition for Homeschool Social Studies: Civil War, Crash Course World History, historical fiction & picture books, learn about holidays as they occur, projects, learn about current events as they happen Geography: Mapping the World by Heart, Amazing Race, puzzles, projects, learn about current events as they happen Science: NOVA, NOVA ScienceNOW, documentaries, nature hikes, Makers Club, projects! Art: Continue pursuing her art and handcrafts And field trips and friend time!! Aaron (10th Grade) Strongmind Educational Platform Lesson Plan Ninja Burt Brock’s Big Ideas Jack (6th Grade) Moving Beyond The Page, ages 9-11 Aleks Innoved Books of the Week: Tina Tyren Pax, by Sara Pennypacker Maeven The Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly BarnhillMiss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs (supposedly currently reading) Read aloud to both kids Amelia’s War, by Ann RinaldiThe Colossus Rises, Lost in Babylon, The Tomb of Shadows (books 1-3, of 7, of Seven Wonders series) by Peter LerangisFrom the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E.L. KonigsburgThe Graveyard Book, by Neil GaimanThe Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials #3), by Philip PulmanThe Secret Keepers, by Trenton Lee Stewart (currently reading) Me Enslaved by Ducks, Bob TarteThe Girl Who Drank the Moon, by Kelly BarnhillThe Time of Fireflies, by Kimberley Griffiths LittleThe Peculiar, The Whatnot, by Stefan BachmannIsland of the Aunts, Eva IbbotsonDragonflight, Dragonquest, White Dragon, All the Weyrs of Pern, Dolphins of Pern, The Skies of Pern, by Anne McCaffreyDragonsdawn, by Anne McCaffrey Beckie Me Seveneves by Neal Stephenson The Fireman by Joe Hill Locke and Key by Joe Hill The Body Reader by Anne Frasier The Girl with All the Gifts and The Boy on the Bridge by M.R. Casey Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Horrorstor by Grady Hendrix Raising my Rainbow by Lori Duran Gwendy’s Button Box by Stephen King Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah (LeVar Burton Reads Podcast!) We Are Legion by Dennis Taylor Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (currently reading) Links of the Week: Tina Kristina Kuzmic’s (Truth Bomb Mom) Facebook Page, website, YouTube Channel, Instagram Biddy Bedtime Stories–sadly, Biddy is now gone :( Hopefully, it is temporary. Beckie Edx.org The Rise of Superheroes and Their Impact on Pop Culture This episode is sponsored by: Moving Beyond the Page – homeschool curriculum for hands-on, creative, and gifted learners. Learn more at www.movingbeyondthepage.com. Math Mammoth – Publisher of student directed math worktexts that all the Savvy Homeschool Kids use. Learn more at www.mathmammoth.com. Pandia Press – Publisher of REAL Science Odyssey and History Odyssey. Check out their fantastic Try Before you Buy! Learn more at www.pandiapress.com.