This group is for those of you who are interested in making State ABC books, as well as Notebooks, Lapbooks, Unit Studies, State Reports, etc., or for those of you who are interested in sharing basic state information with your children or students. Individual state sites have been set up for each state, as well. For example: abc_usa_NewYork, and so on. State specific information will be available on each state site. Example: "California: Famous People" will be kept on abc_usa_California site.

Members are encouraged to contribute something unique about their state. If you have general states info (pertains to all 50 states), please include it in our 'Links' section. All links are stored in an archive that members can view. Please feel free to share worksheets, pictures, web sites, etc. You can make a USA book with one page for each state, or pick a state and make a separate book for each state starting with A on through Z. This goes for notebooks and lapbooks as well. Please post any general state ideas to this group, and share with us how you are making your books. State specific information may be posted to the individual state sites.

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We welcome families with all styles of homeschooling/unschooling techniques and from all backgrounds.

We hope we can provide a safe and secure resource and support system for your family.

Our group site features include the following:

• message board
• lending library database
• extensive list of links including local field trip destinations
• calendar of events

Our activities include the following:

• weekly group fitness activities and park days
• holiday activities
• field trips
• Mom’s night

If you don’t see something that meets your needs, please make a suggestion!

Homeschooling is limited only by your imagination!

Some families send out one Flat Traveler and other families send out dozens! You can make this project as simple or as detailed as you like. This is a fun way to learn about geography and history among many other subjects!

This group has been formed to give homeschool families a group of participants to contact worldwide. As a member of this group you should be prepared to host Flat Travelers from other families as well.

It is my hope that many friendships will be made through this list. Come join the fun!

Flaming, spamming or any other rude behavior will NOT be tolerated. Members not abiding by this rule will be removed and banned.

Anyone can join the group. However, anyone starting any kind of heated debate will immediately be put on moderated status. If the behavior continues that member will be removed from the group and banned. This group was created to discuss flat traveling and our experiences in homeschooling.

For more information, visit http://www.flatstanleyproject.com.

For more information, visit http://heartscolorado.bravehost.com/index.html.

We are a small but close home school group with about 20 + active families. There is no charge for membership into the group and membership is available to any family that resides in Rhein Neckar Region that expresses interest in home schooling. Heidelberg Homeschooling Group is founded upon Christian principles: the professed acceptance of Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, and the belief that the Bible is the inspired Word of God. The express intent of this group is to support homeschool families; therefore, membership is open to families of all faiths upon the understanding that Christian principles govern this organization.

For more information, visit http://www.heidelberghomeschoolgroup.org/.

Those of us who grew up as 'Brats' know that repeated moves can lead to gaps in our education, or to simple confusion when teaching standards between school districts are dissimilar. Homeschooling, while living the 'military lifestyle' can be a rich experience, in addition to easing some of the bumps in the educational road.

This list does not discriminate in regards to your haircut, shoe-size, fiction-preference, sportliness or preferred after-dinner tipple. So, anchors aweigh my boys, as those caissons go rolling with one helluva roar, north and south and east and west, from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. Hoo-ah!

Those of us who grew up as 'Brats' know that repeated moves can lead to gaps in our education, or to simple confusion when teaching standards between school districts are dissimilar. Homeschooling, while living the 'military lifestyle' can be a rich experience, in addition to easing some of the bumps in the educational road.

This list does not discriminate in regards to your haircut, shoe-size, fiction-preference, sportliness or preferred after-dinner tipple. So, anchors aweigh my boys, as those caissons go rolling with one helluva roar, north and south and east and west, from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli. Hoo-ah!

We do a list once a month(on the 2 or 3 of the month). After that list closes, it can take a week or so to put the list together because of large number of people swapping. So you should have your swap partner by the 10th of the month. We swap inexpensive packages that contain items that are representative of where we live. Let the kids make a card or a picture of your house, or share something they love about their area. Include some of the more interesting points about where you live and about you; maps, postcards, little things that show what you love about where you live. Let the kids get creative. It can be a lot of fun and educational. Pick up things on a nature walk; a cool rock, shell, pine cones, etc.(But, do not transport things that could cause an infestation. Check w/postal service)

*This is a great way to learn geography, and learn about your own area at the same time.

*When you join, you do not select no mail. Select special notices instead.***If you do select "no mail", it will be changed to "special Notices"*** Special Notices means you will get a copy of the swap list. No mail means you wont.

*Also, we've had to make it a rule that if you have 3 failed swaps, as in you don't send a package, and someone else complains,or you drop out of 3 swaps after the list comes out, then you will be removed from the list.

This is only fun if everyone involved actually does what they say they will.Signing up for a swap is a commitment. Things do come up,that's understandable, but it shouldn't be a habit.

ABSOLUTELY NO SPAM!! This will get you removed/banned.(yes reasonable sig lines are okay).

*UPON JOINING, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR LOCATION WITH YOUR MEMBERSHIP REQUEST. Then, to get started, follow the instructions in the email that will be sent to you upon your memberships approval. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS, YOU ARE NOT SWAPPING!!!!

We are the largest, English-speaking homeschool support group in Germany. Please visit our primary site at http://www.kmchomeschool.org.

• a believer in Jesus Christ
• connected with the United States military in some way
• home schooling your children
• living in the United States or abroad.

Join in discussion with us as we encourage each other in our Christian faith, share military base information and homeschooling helps. We believe that as Christian homeschooling families connected with the US military, we are in an unique situation. Let's make the BEST of it, encourage one another and have FUN doing it.

This website is private. Access is granted if you are homeschooling your child or children in MISAWA. At this site you will get email updates, reminders, the calendar of events, and more. This is the only means of group communuication.

Click the "Join This Group" button to send your request to join. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR REAL NAME AND LAST INITIAL, HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU ARE CURRENTLY HOMESHCOOLING, OR IF YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN HOMESCHOOLING AT THIS POINT. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DELAY YOUR APPROVAL TO THE GROUP.

If you've found this link via a search and you're interested in homeschooling in Misawa, please contact the list owner at the email address listed below for more information.

Please help keep this list focused on things that will benefit the largest number of participants by following these rules:

1. Use the email subject line wisely to identify the purpose of your post. We have different age children, varied interests, and busy schedules. Let the subject line help people to see quickly if a topic is of interest to them.
2. Do not post solicitations on this list including fund-raisers, home business ads, or other sales. Do NOT use the information about list members (addresses, emails) to solicit them unless they have given you there express permission in advance.
3. If you have a topic that may interest a narrower group of list participants (a project for a certain age group, an activity with a special focus such as a chess group, book club, show and tell), please post your offering to the list and then work out details by personal emails or phone calls.

This group is still under construction but we hope this group will become a source of information and a place to meet other homeschoolers. Feel free to use this group to organize park days, feild trips, ask curriculum questions or advertise your HOMESCHOOL RELATED business or items for sale (please use Japan Update to advertise items other than curriculum or homeschool items.If you are unsure if your item is appropriate to post, please email the group moderator before posting, thanks)

We have an extensive collection of links and new links will be added weekly. I will also be working on adding more files in the near future. (All links are working as of 7/20/2006. I will remove dead links periodically)

Any member may post messages, add files or links and add photos. In order to keep the links and files areas neat and tidy, we ask that you please place your file or link in the appropriate folder within the area. If you are unsure where to place your item, please email the group owner and I will help you place it.

Geography Postcard Kids Project started for Home School children around the world in Oct 2002 to help them enhance their Geographic studies even some history through sending postcards from their area to other postcard kids around the world. We also have some public/private kids and even some grandma's too under certain circumstances. Lets keep it KIDS their PARENTS ONLY please. No min, no max you send how many you want, whenever you want, to whom you want, but they can do the same too!

Track the ones you get by tacking a pin on to a map,create a scrapbook, do notebooking, hang on your wall, create a huge map, collect for 4-H projects, show tell with your homeschool group/coop. I have tons of links to maps, games, lesson plans, unit studies, certificates, software, everything for helping your child learn geography and have fun doing it!

Rules

1. 13yr up can join with their email acct, younger must be supervised on parents email
2. Supervision of exchanging all snail mail addresses via email is recommened under the supervision of the parent.
3. No advertising other postcard clubs, or harrasing other members with it via private email or posts, you may put/list it in our link sites.
4. Failure to send out a post card within a month time frame will get you banned from the group. Recommend to send it out within a week from the email you get agreeing to exchange.
5. No spamming! Lets keep it post card geography related topics, no controversial signatures, You can not set yourself up as “No Email” it must be “Special notices”

Question and Answer page found at http://www.frugalcountrymom.com/postcardkids.html.

Swapping instructions PLEASE READ, IMPORTANT:

1. Go to Database Check all information. If I forgot something, email me privately.
2. Choose a family to exchange with. Send that member an email copy and paste from database. Once they respond you swap cards with your state/country facts on it. Use post cards about your state. Please send a Post Card if you say yes. We don't want disapointed kids!(please dont send cards without emailing member first)
3. Use a postcard that is under 4 x 6 in size postage in USA 23cents. (Canada/Mexico 50 cents)(overseas70 cents)(A.P.O.23 cents) IF your post card is over 4 x 6, use 37cent.
4. Once you recieve card, email that family and let them know that you recieved it. (privately is best, some people have their mail on special notice only)
5. On the card write things about your state or country that would be interesting to learn. DONT FORGET YOUR RETURN ADDRESS.....
6. We have a photo section also. This is not required but sometimes nice to see who were talking to. My photo is posted there. I have a few field trips that we went on posted in there. And photos of how we store our PC's. FEEL FREE to POST YOURs THERE
7. Pen pal: Just go to database and put your child on list. If you see someone they want to be a pal with, Email them. ALL members emails are in database under Post card swap.

DO NOT SET YOUR MAIL ON NO MAIL! IF YOU DONT WANT MAIL SET IT ON SPECIAL NOTICES AND YOU WILL ONLY GET GROUP CHANGES AND UPDATES FROM ME. Email me for any other information...