Homeschooling Horizons Magazine

Articles & Columns
October 2008

Features

Extracurricular Challenges Or… How to Chase Bunny Trails and Not Lose Your Sanity by Sue Truscott

Extra-Curricular Survivors Anonymous by Mrs. Anonymous

Our Regular Columnists

Isabelle Desmarais
Based in Montreal, QC, read Isabelle's Teen2Teen book review column

Kristina Garswood
Based in Windsor, ON, read Kristina's column Early learning

Jacki Knight
Based in Calgary AB, read Jacki's column Dear Jacki

Lisa Martin
Based in Montreal, QC, read Lisa’s column Calendar Based Unit Studies

David McBain
Based in Ottawa, ON, read David's column The Drawing Board

Heather Penner
Based in Cold Lake, AB, read Heather's column Yesterday & Today

Jean Rath
Based in Ottawa, ON, read Jean's column Jean's Space

Angelina Jeanne-Rose
Based in St-Francois, QC, read Angelina’s column Computer Links

Kelly Smith
Based in Embrun, ON, read Kelly's new teen column The Launch Pad

Dean Stairs
Based in Lewisporte, NL, read Dean's column Dean's Steps

Regular Departments

EDITOR’S PAGE
Letters from Home Inspiration from You
DEAR JACKI   Dad-at-Home
The Problem With Everything Else
Election 2008! by Jacqueline Hillier
JEAN’S SPACE   A Smack of Reality by Jean Rath
DEAN’S STEPS   “Go Home Out of It” by Dean Stairs
YOUNG ADULT READERS   Fall Snippets—Reviews in Brief by Kristina Garswood
TEEN2TEEN   Non-Fiction for Teens by Isabelle Desmarais
THE STUDY   An Interview with Todd Smith by Jean Rath
MOM ZONE   Roundup by Heidi Goertz
HOMESCHOOLER’S NOTEBOOK   A Day with King Tut by Elizabeth Gray
ART OF FRUGALITY   Brightening Up The Basics Part 2, Of Orange Crates and Nature Walks by Anne White
EARLY LEARNING   School on Hold by Kristina Garswood
MAD ABOUT MATH   When Real Life Math Isn’t Part 2 by Sarah Rainsberger
YESTERDAY & TODAY   Keep It In Context by Heather Penner
THE DRAWING BOARD   Doodling by David McBain
KALEIDOSCOPE   Surviving ADHD—Garett’s Story by Sylvia Funk
BLOG CARNIVAL SIDESHOW   Canadian Homeschoolers from Coast to Coast by Jacqueline Hillier
COMPUTER LINKS   Sites and Stamps by Angelina Jeanne-Rose
UNIT STUDIES UNLIMITED LEARNING   Unit Studies: Answer for Learning Style Differences by Carol Krahn
THE LAUNCH PAD   Child-Led Learning Grows Up by Peta Coffeng
THE LAUNCH STORY   The Second Generation by Kandy Crosby-Hastings
DAY AT OUR HOUSE    Oh, What a Day with the MacDonald Family!