DFW Homeschoolers

Butterflies in the Garden

kristina — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:41:16 +0000

Thanks to a member of DFW, our group was able to get discounted tickets and a special program at the Botanical Gardens, “Butterflies in the Garden”.
The guides were very hands on and answered the children’s questions in the Gardens.

Butterflies in the Garden Resources

Butterflies 101
Butterflies Classroom
Booked Program- Teachers Guide
Pre-Post Activities
Student Journal
Outdoors Butterflies
Student Butterfly Page
Butterfly Word Find
Add and Subtract
Temperature

Bowling at Alley Cats!

lucretia — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:30:57 +0000

Our first bowling activity at Alley Cats Bowl in Arlington was a big hit. They had black lights, glowing bowling balls and giant screens showing cartoons at the end of every lane. What more could you want from your bowling experience? The kids also very much enjoyed the Spider Crawl near the arcade. I don’t think we’ll get through the next trip without checking out the laser tag arena!

Valentine Exchange

kristina — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:17:06 +0000

We had over 40 kids come out to exchange valentines with their homeschool friends.
It was a pleasure to watch the smiling faces, parents enjoying each other, and meeting new friends.

Here are a few of the Valentine Boxes that the kids had made before and brought to the exchange to fill up with cards and goodies:

And after all the fun at Chuck E. Cheese and exchanging cards and goodies this is what was left:

Good Times!

100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better

admin — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:38:28 +0000

If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven’t been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits an iPod affords them. From downloadable podcasts to just-for-iPod study guides and applications, learning on the go has never been easier. To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list below.

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This is a great list of resources. Everybody can use a little return on their home electronics ‘investment’.

Welcome to DFW Homeschoolers!

admin — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:51:49 +0000

This is our new, temporary homepage where you will soon find an overview of what DFW Homeschoolers is about! In short.. we’re a group of Home Educators in Dallas–Fort Worth metro area. Look here for more info soon!

We have an active meeting place, our bulletin board. It is accessible for registered members; if you’re new here and would like to know how to participate, please visit again — we will post more info this week.