Az LDS Home School Association

We are looking for home schooling parents who would like to contribute by writing articles about their home schooling experiences. We have topics of all sorts available, including;

Am I Crazy??

(How do I get started?) by Marika Connole

One area I am often asked about is Physical Education for my children. The Athletes In Training program is a very nice and organized program that has sites around the Phoenix Metro area. They have both private and public sessions.

I am always excited when I find quick and easy ways to keep track of things my children are working on. I found these nice, one-page checksheets for Scouting and Personal Progress. I was able to print these off and keep them with my home schooling notebook (the one with all the notes, lesson plans, and curriculum planning). The Internet is such a wonderful place for finding the things that someone else has put the effort into and then put it out there for others to benefit from their talents.

Each summer several reading programs become available for children to stay motivated to read throughout the summer. Home School families can take advantage of this too, even if their children are already motivated to read by a wonderful mom-teacher. If you know of any other Summer Reading Programs not listed or would like to comment on these programs, please post a comment! We would love to hear from you.

Hello All!

I know many of you have been wondering about the rumored changes coming to this group and others in the state. I have been working on this new website which will include our own "Group" capability. This group will not be exactly like Yahoo, it will actually be much better! You will not need a Yahoo account, nor will you receive Yahoo ads.

In an effort to keep up-to-date on the latest Bills in both the House of Representatives and the Senate of Arizona I am posting the current list for home school families to look into. I hope you will take the time to read through the proposed changes to the State of Arizona laws and let your representatives and senators know how you feel about the current bills. We each have a voice and CAN make a difference if you use it. House of Representatives:

4th Annual National LDS Homeschool Association - Education Conference "Discovering the World Together"

"For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them..." ~ 1 Nephi 10:19

It is being announced on Mormon Times that two new temples are being announced by President Thomas S. Monson.

HOMESCHOOL YOUTH TEMPLE DAY SET

Send this out to ALL LDS homeschool support groups right away – we can do this!

Recently, one of the temple workers mentioned to a homeschool parent how nice it would be to see the temples better serviced during the week. We want to see how many homeschooled youth we can get to the temple on ONE day.

Won't you join us across America and attend the temple in your area on April 22, 2008 for the first semi-annual HOMESCHOOL YOUTH TEMPLE DAY?