Here's what I've added to this website recently:

Please check my blog for items of interest to homeschoolers:

• EmptyNestMom - homeschool tips and tidbits.

If you discover a bad link anywhere on this site, please email me at cindy@howtohomeschooltoday.com.

2008 Updates

February 2008 Updates

• Added some new books to Oklahoma History Resources
• Updated the Archaeology and the Bible Unit
• Updated the President/Elections Unit.

2007 Updates

December 2007 Updates

• History Resources on the Web - Lots of links to FREE resources for teaching history.

October 2007 Updates

• World War I Thematic Paper (pdf)

August 2007 Updates

• Field Trip Cruiser: Sequoyah's Cabin, Sallisaw
• NEW! Electricity Unit Study
• Electricity Thematic Paper

July 2007 Updates

• NEW! Free - How to Homeschool e-books for all 50 States! Just added: Alabama and Florida

March 2007 Updates

• Used Homeschool Book Sale.
• Just Released! Oklahoma Scrapbook: A Travel Guide & Memory Book for Exploring Oklahoma

February 2007 Updates

• Freebie Page has been updated and has a few new resources on it.
• Arts and Crafts page has been updated and a new craft added.
• Recipes for Learning has been updated.
• Assessment/Testing has been updated.
• Volunteer opportunities. I've added some new volunteer opportunities including a chance to get involved in the Centennial Land Run Reenactment.

2006 Updates

November 2006 Updates

• History Freebies - Free Resources on the Internet for teaching History
• Added new forms to website.

October 2006 Updates

• Added new forms to website.
• Civil War Unit by Cindy Downes
• Geology Unit - updated 10/28/06

September 2006 Updates

• Added new forms to website.
• Organize Your Homeschool for Success by Cindy Downes

August 2006 Updates

• Cindy Downes Seminar in Edmond, OK - First twenty paid registration receive a free gift!
• Coming soon - Oklahoma Travel Guide - New e-book by Cindy Downes

July 2006 Updates

• FREE! Downloadable copies of McGuffey Readers

June 2006 Updates

• Math Freebies: Free resources on the Internet for teaching math.

May 2006 Updates

• I'm in the process of adding info and updating the Oklahoma History Online curriculum.

April 2006 Updates

• Added new forms to website.
• Online Biology Resources
• New eBook - Homeschooling the High Schooler. I had the privilege of writing a chapter for this book!
• New FTC - Marland Mansion

February 2006 Updates

• New FTC - Oklahoma Aquarium Scavenger Hunt

2005 Updates

December 2005 Updates

• Homeschool - How to Get Started, an e-book by Cindy Downes
• Business and Marketing Education for Homeschoolers

November 2005 Updates

• New Unit Study - Handel and the Messiah
• Added new forms to website.
• Field Trip Cruiser - Arbuckle Wilderness
• Field Trip Cruiser - Great Salt Plains
• Field Trip Cruiser - Oklahoma City National Memorial
• Field Trip Cruiser - Railroad Museum

September 2005 Updates

• Added new forms to website.
• Animal Unit - based on The Checklist. (revised 9/14/05)
• Verb List for Higher Order Thinking (added 9/13/05)
• Project Ideas (updated 9/13/05)
• Ambleside Online - Emergency lesson plans that can be used FREE for K-12th graders (added 9/1/05)

June 2005 Updates

• Check out Cindy's Oklahoma Blog at: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/Oklahoma/ (added 6/24/05)
• Step by Step Guide to Choosing Curriculum (added 6/24/05)
• Added new forms to website.
• Check out Cindy's new web blog at: http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/EmptyNestMom (added 6/9/05)
• Oklahoma History Online is now selling! (added 6/9/05)

April 2005 Updates

• Notes for HS103 Workshop at OCHEC Conference (pdf document, added 5/17/05)
• Notes for OK History Workshop at OCHEC and Roots & Branches Conference (pdf document, added 5/16/05)

January 2005 Updates

• Field Trip Cruiser (added 1/19/05)
• Adventures at Spiro Mounds - New product (added 1/2/05)

2004 Updates

December Updates

• Product Reviews by Others (added 12/3/04, In Progress)

November Updates

• Looking for educational Christmas/Birdthday Gift Ideas? (added 11/23/04, In Progress)
• Making the Most of Extracurricular Activities (added 11/23/04)
• Added new forms to website.

October Updates

• Added new forms to website.
• Christmas Unit (added 10/7/04)

September Updates

• Astronomy Unit (added 9/15/04)
• President/Elections Unit (updated 9/8/04)
• Extracurricular Activities (updated 9/8/04)

January -July 2004 Updates

• Botany Unit (added 7/18/04)
• President/Elections Unit (updated 7/16/04)
• Archaeology and The Bible Unit (added 6/30/04)
• Creation through the Flood Unit (added 6/14/04)
• The Checklist (Completed 6/8/04)
• Music Appreciation Unit Study for 7th+ (added 6/7/04)
• Nine Steps to a Successful Field Trip (added 6/6/04)
• My Favorite Mysteries (added 5/25/04)
• Astronomy Unit (in progress)
• Explorers Unit (added 5/3/04)
• Local Resources - Lawton Bookfair (added 4/16/04)
• Testimonials (added 4/16/04)
• Simple Machines Unit Study (added 4/12/04)
• Added new forms to website.
• Extracurricular Activities, added piano teacher (updated 4/06/04)
• Ancient Rome Unit Study w/Timeline and Timeline Pieces (added 4/04/04)
• Getting Started/Plan your School Year (updated 3/14/04)
• Music Curriculum Recommendations (added 3/9/04)
• Country Report Notebook Ideas (added 3/6/04)
• History Curriculum Recommendations (updated 3/3/04)
• Geology Unit Study (Updated 2/22/04)
• New to Broken Arrow or Tulsa area?
• Insects Unit (Updated 2/8/04)
• Teaching Grammar and Curriculum Recommendations (Updated 2/7/04)
• Preschool & Kindergarten Assessment Forms (Added 2/1/04)
• 3R's (Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic (Updated 2/1/04)
• Art Curriculum Recommendations (Updated 2/1/04)
• Career Training for Teens (Updated 1/31/04)
• Teaching Oklahoma History (Updated 1/30/04)
• Government Unit Study Ideas (added 1/27/04)
• Dinosaur Unit (added 1/23/04)
• Sample Curriculum Plan (added 1/17/04)
• Curriculum Recommendations (updated 1/16/04)
• Geology Unit (added 1/1/04)

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