New Units! David Copperfield (Grades 6 & Up) Biblical Anger (Grades 3 - 6) U.S. Civil Air Patrol (Grades 6 & Up) Biblical Compassion (Grades 3 - 6) Biblical Wisdom (Grades 3 - 6) Rabbits (Grades 2 - 6) Now For Sale to the Public Simple Machines (Grade 4 - 7) New Answer Keys 1019 Titanic 1020 Ancient Rome 1028 Who is Jesus? 1030 Ancient Egypt 1045 Chocolate 1051 Animal Classification 1076 North America 1086 World War I 1193 Grassland Habitats 1224 Under the Sea New Super Member ONLY Unit! Exploring Light (Grades 3 - 6) Quarterly Freebie for ALL! Amelia Earhart (Grades 3 - 7) ---------------------------------------------------Contact Us: --------------------------------------------------- So you want to review a HOAC Project Pack? Wonderful! Here are the guidelines: If you are interested in reviewing one of our products on your blog and/or for your Yahoo Groups we need your complete contact information including email, snail mail, and phone number. Please cut and paste the information below into a new email, fill it out and send it to Name: Email: Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: Phone Number: Blog Link(s): *NOTE: Only one review per household is permitted and all HOAC guidelines must be followed. --------------------------------------------------- Questions about Memberships? Contact Katie at --------------------------------------------------- Interested in seeing your article in our Newsletter? All Submissions are welcome. Send your article of 1000 words or less to Kimm at --------------------------------------------------- Would you like to see your family appropriate advertisement in our newsletter? Email Niki at for current rates. --------------------------------------------------- Are You New to HOAC Project Packs or Just Want to Talk With Others Who are Using Them? Participate in discussions and get all of your questions answered! | How a Trip to the Library Can Be Just Like Grocery Shopping By Katie Kubesh When preparing to write a Research Guide, the first thing I do is go to our local library website and search the card catalog for books about the particular topic I am writing about. I make a list and then when I visit the library, it is just like grocery shopping…I simply head down the aisles and check the items off my list as I go. Just like the convenience items and junk foods that tempt me at the grocery store, the shiny, new books that are prominently displayed also distract me. The “New Book” sticker seems to call out to me more than a bag of chips on sale for $1.99 and what could be a 10-minute trip to the library often turns into 45 minutes. It was on one of these trips to the library that not only the “New Book” sticker caught my eye, but the title. I Found a Dead Bird: The Kids’ Guide to the Cycle of Life and Death. Written by Jan Thornhill, this children’s book takes something that can be quite traumatic for a child (finding a dead animal) and turns it into a great learning experience. The book begins with, “I Found a Dead Bird. It made me sad, but I also asked a lot of questions like why did it have to die…” With a sense of pride for finding a new book that was not only interesting, but also one that could help me (be sure to download our June Super Member unit, Animal Life Cycles*) with my research, I enthusiastically added the book to my bag and took it home. The book includes information about life spans, what happens to an animal’s body after death, and how people cope with death. It is factual, to the point, but yet it is light and at times funny. The book had many ideas and questions and sparked lots of curiosity and conversation with my own children plus I found it very useful when writing the Animal Life Cycles Project Pack. So, just like at the grocery store a quick trip to the library can turn into much more, but the great thing about picking up a tempting book with that “New Book” sticker isn’t nearly as fattening as the bag of chips I find for $1.99! *Not a current Super Member? A Super Member at In the Hands of a Child is someone who has purchased a subscription to our Super Members Area to download one free ebook each month! To find out more about In the Hands of a Child Super Memberships, please visit us at www.handsofachild.com/shop and click on HOAC Super Memberships under “Categories.” Katie Kubesh is co-owner and writer/researcher for In the Hands of a Child. Recognizing that hands-on projects are essential to the learning experience, In the Hands of a Child has created Project Packs that go beyond the hands-on aspect. They have taken the preparation time out of the parent/teacher job description with Complete Ready to Assemble Lapbook-style units that are available in Ebook, Printed Book, and CD formats. Please visit their website at www.handsofachild.com. ©2008 Katie Kubesh In the Hands of a Child Wants to Put Some
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Date | Place | June 12-14 | CHEC Convention
Denver, CO
Denver Merchandise Mart
Stop by and meet: Niki | June 13-14 | WHO Convention
Puyallup, WA
Western Washington Fairgrounds
Stop by and meet: Tina J | June 13-14 | TEACH Convention
Bloomefield, CT
First Cathedral Church
Stop by and meet: The Merrill Family | June 26-28 | CHEO Convention
Columbus, OH
Veterans Memorial Hall
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Atlanta, GA
Renaissance Waverly Hotel
Stop by and meet: Rebecca | August 1-3 | CHN Family Expo
Ontario, CA
Ontario Marriott Hotel
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