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I have been a greeting card professional since 1987. And I have lived in New York since 1981. I have watched with intense interest all of the wonderful Jewish festivals and Hanukkah is really a HAPPY HOLIDAY! So as my continued commitment to "Celebrate Life" I am celebrating my first Chanukah this year. I created a online Hanukiah (Hanukkah menorah) which lights a new candle ever evening at sundown EST and an interactive dreidel game in preparation for my celebration. I got a fistful of recipes for latkes! As far as I can tell it is okay for this old shiksa and a goyim from the Midwest to celebrate Hanukkah, and the research for the music and the production of the Chanukah menorah and dreidel...

The Jewish holiday, Hannukah, is one of the most important of all Jewish holidays, and coincides with the Christian holiday, Christmas, and you can easily have a blended Hannukah party of your own. Hannukah means "Dedication" and was first celebrated as a rededication of the Jewish holy temple after Antiochus IV desecrated it. When the Maccabees were triumphant over the Seleucid Empire, the Jews wanted to cleanse and rededicate their holy temple. Olive oil was particularly precious and used in such rituals, and there was only enough consecrated olive oil left to fuel the temple's eternal flame for a single day at most. They knew it would take eight days for more oil to be prepared, but began the...

God said, "Let there be light," and there was light.(Genesis 1:3) The 36 candles on the menorah correspond to the 36 hours when Adam and Eve were bathed in The Primordial Light of creation. Today, as we kindle our own lights, we call forth a revelation of this now hidden and intense light. (12th century Kabbalist, R. Eliezer of Worms) The Primordial Light of Creation is hidden in the 36 candles of Chanukah. (B'nei Yissachar, Kislev) Introduction The mood of Winter shares with us the tender gift of returning to our inner wombs, where our wisdom resides and from which our destiny will once again shine forth in Divine Timing. Chanukah, the Festival of Lights invites us to turn our senses inward to...

Okay, all you scholars of Jewish history, the Rabbi has a question for you. What does it mean to be a hero? In the famous Hanukkah story, which we all know and love; the story of Judah Maccabbee and his family who fought and defeated the Syrian-Greeks and rededicated the Temple; the tiny little cruise of oil which was only supposed to last for one day but lasted for eight days; the piercing story of Hannah and her sons who died rather than profane the Holy Name of God; in that famous story, who was the hero? Who exhibited the most courage? Well, you could say that all of them were heroes, and to a degree you would be right. Judah and his brothers showed physical bravery against the raw physical...

Hanukkah is a very special time of year for the Jewish faith. Marking the occasion with a Hanukkah party is a great way to celebrate with friends and family. "The Dreidel Game" Hanukkah Party Game This classic Hanukkah party game is best played with a small group of children - less than 6 is ideal. All that's required for the game is a dreidel, 20 pennies for each player, and a small pot or bowl. The players gather around, and choose a player to spin the dreidel first. Depending on which letter (Nun, Gimel, Hey or Shin) is facing up when the dreidel stops, the player must either: do nothing (Nun), take everything in the pot (Gimel), take half the pot (Hey) or put a penny in the pot (Shin). Deciding...

Much like the other winter holidays, Chanukah is a festival of lights. When this holiday becomes one more about commercialism and less about spirituality, however, even the lighting of candles for 8 nights can leave people in the dark spiritually. Learn how to transform the celebration of this holiday from an empty observance into a meaning-full and spirit-full one. Despite the fact that the observance of Chanukah revolves around the lighting of candles in the menorah, often Jews find themselves in the dark when it comes to making this holiday meaningful and spiritual. Much like Christmas, Chanukah has become a holiday about consumerism rather than about God, miracles and struggles for religious...

1. The name Uriel means "Light of God" or "Flame of God." This is because Uriel brings the light, or flame, of knowledge from God to mankind. His symbol is an open hand holding a flame. 2. Uriel is one of the four main archangels in the Christian and Judaic traditions. The others are Michael, Gabriel and Raphael. 3. Uriel is considered to be Archangel of the Earth. This means he is responsible for protecting people from floods, earthquakes and other natural disasters. He is believed to have warned Noah of the impending flood. Some people believe that Uriel appears in storms and rainbows. Because of this close association with the Earth, Uriel acts as a channel between the Earth and the...

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The confusion that exists in the current translation is primarily attributed to the concept that Eloheem is God. The ancient logic was that an Omniscient God does not need help. A powerful and egocentric God would never delegate such important issues to mere replicas. This masculine and ethnocentric viewpoint has, from the beginning, infiltrated the Tradition to the point of mass confusion. Herein lies the problem. The dividing line between Judeo and Christian Tradition is whether or not Messiah had come to Earth in human form as Jesus of Nazareth. The Old Testament states that God created everything. The New Testament states that Jesus Christ created everything. The Judaic Tradition maintains that...

Just as an example, the author must tell you that he comes from a long line of Christian ministers over four centuries deep. There are still many ministers of the Dutch Reformed Christian Church scattered all over the world carrying the author's family name. He loves the spirit in Jesus with all his heart, with all his soul and with all his mind, but he now knows that Christian churches and their heritage of preachers, priests and ministers, of yesterday and of today, do not know the spirit in Jesus, but only know him as Jehovah's Christ. Calling Jesus "Christ" is the greatest insult anyone can call the spirit in Jesus. The spirit in Jesus continually mourns the fact that Christians worship him in...

A case going to the Oregon Supreme Court next week concerns a a mother who is asking for a review of an Appeals Court ruling that allows her ex-husband (who is the custodial parent) to have his 12-year-old son circumcised. The father had recently converted to Judaism and wanted his son to be circumcised. My thoughts regarding this case and what the Bible has to say are as follows. It seems to me as a minister that if the father wants to influence the son toward Judaism he does not need to have him circumcised to do it. "The true Jew is inwardly" (Romans 2:29). The Jewish prophet Jeremiah told God's people to first circumcise their hearts in the spiritual sense (Jeremiah 4:4). That being said if the...

To ask the how and when of Christianity is a lot like looking back at a twisting tunnel. From within the tunnel, you would discover that there were too many sub-tunnels to state clearly just how the whole structure started. Yet there have been some educated hypotheses over the past few years; one hypothesis stated that the very first Church was established in Jerusalem. The establishing of the Church in Jerusalem was more of self-preservation. Without any form of collectivity, a belief system (and also economic interests) was bound to be erased as history imperceptibly drives forward in empty, homogeneous time. The first Church It was believed that the first Church was first established in Jerusalem...

The Archangel Raphael is widely recognized as the angel of healing in the Christian, Islamic and Judaic traditions. The name Raphael means "God Heals" or "It is God Who Heals". Of the seven widely recognized archangels, only Archangel Michael and Archangel Gabriel are present in standard biblical scriptures. Archangel Raphael, however, appears in The Book of Tobit, recognized as canonical by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, The Book of Enoch and the Islamic Hadith. Archangel Raphael is the patron saint of doctors and medical practitioners. In the Book of Tobit, Raphael tells Tobit to catch a fish, from which he uses the gallbladder to heal a man of blindness. For this reason...

Exodus 19:15 has had a significant affect on Jewish women's participation in ritual practices. This text describes the central event in Jewish history when the Jewish people were preparing to receive the covenant. However, as the people were readying to receive the covenant, Moses speaks to Hebrew nation as all male. The fact that Moses addressed the community only as men gives the implicit message that the covenant is only between God and man. As women are excluded at this time, the message is given that whatever is transpiring at that time is not for them. Moses discriminates because he does not say male and female stay away from one another. .Instead, Moses' clear; "do not go near a woman...

The Priestly Blessing (known as 'Birkat Kohanim', literally 'Blessing of the Cohens') is a Jewish prayer which was first recited by Aaron, the High Priest in the Holy Temple and brother of Moses. It was instigated at the request of G-d to bless His people on His behalf. "And the L-rd spoke to Moses, saying; speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying; so shall you bless the children of Israel....they shall place my name upon the Children of Israel, and I shall bless them." (Bamidbar/Numbers 6:23-7). "Aharon raised his hands towards the people and blessed them..." (Vayikra/Leviticus 9:22). The priestly blessing is: May the Lord bless you and keep you May the Lord shine His countenance toward you and be...

Baptism invitations are necessary so that all your closest comrades can attend the most beautiful part of the Christian life. Every Christian should get baptized in a lake or a river. While it's not necessary to be granted life in the New Kingdom of God, it certainly takes the cake as far as certifying your Christian life to others. You see, the Christian life is no piece of cake. Lots of people need confirmation from friends, brothers, and parents to succeed in the Christian life. The Christian life is not about rules and dogma, but it's about love, tolerance, and forgiveness for all mankind, no one excluded. Baptism invitations need to be mailed after the location, pastor, and circumstances are...

Every religion has its own version of angel history, explaining their beliefs regarding the order of angels - from their organization, hierarchy and assignment of duties. Although the most prominent and well known depiction of this hierarchy comes from Christian writings, they are in fact a gathering of information taken from a variety of religions predating the Christian era. It is interesting that in the different religions of the world, although the orders of the angels, their duties and their names may vary somewhat, there is always three common denominators that all religions agree upon: Angels are messengers of God; they are here to guide and protect us; and that angels were created before...

Some groups of Christians are known for their aggressive condemnation of abortion, they yell that an abortion is the ending of a life, an act condemned in the Bible, an affront to God but are they actually speaking the truth? Believe it or not the Bible only once mentions abortion, the verse is found in Exodus chapter 21 and verses 22-25 which read. 22 And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart, and yet no harm follow; he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. 23 But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot...

This is not the first time it is being suggested that parts of the Qur'an (Koran) were authored by an alien. It seems the Qur'an contains scientific information that could not have been known in Muhammad's (Mohammed's) time and that was subsequently proven to be correct. This lies in sharp contrast to biblical science, which has been generally shown to be erroneous. But the present article has nothing to do with science. It merely relates to a prolonged investigation of medieval mysticism. According to cryptically-written accounts, in the late sixth century A.D. or thereabouts, Elijah the Prophet twice returned to Earth in his chariot, delivering to Judaic scholars in a Babylonian desert, first, the...

Many conflicting theories exist for what has become the symbol of Judaism around the world. When I started to research the origin of the Jewish Star or 'Magen David' as it is called in Hebrew (literally 'shield of David'), I realized how many conflicting views there were on its origin and discovered some interesting theories. The 'David' referred to is believed to be King David, originating from the tribe of Judah, who ruled ancient Israel and was famed for his skills as a warrior and for the biblical episode of 'David and Goliath'. Many hold the view that the six pointed star originated from the shield of King David, perhaps reminiscent of the shape of the shield or as an emblem upon it. However...

INTRODUCTION The Sermon on the Mount in Matthew chapters 5-7 is Jesus' first discipleship training of his new followers. The usual approach we take to a teaching passage such as the Sermon on the Mount is with the expectation of building up our spirituality. However, Jesus' agenda is rarely in line with our expectations. This discipleship training of Jesus' followers was not designed to build up His new disciples. Rather, it was a sermon designed to deconstruct what spirituality they had already erected. True spiritually for fallen creatures can never involve building up, but must always be focused on diminishing. The greatest man who was ever born of a woman, according to Jesus, was John the...

This is a review of The Modern Scholar: The Hebrew Bible audio course download available from Audible. This is a course on the the Hebrew Bible taught by Lawrence Schiffman. He is a widely recognized expert on both the Hebrew Bible in general and the Dead Sea Scrolls in particular. He currently teaches in the Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University and has been featured in a number of television programs about the Hebrew Bible. The course contains 14 lectures each lasting approximately 30 minutes. With the significant amount of material in the Hebrew Bible, this obviously keeps the course from going into extraordinary detail. However, many of the lectures give an excellent...

Now this is a very interesting question is it not? Why am I asking it? I am asking it for the simple reason that most of those people that know a little or even a great deal about early Bible history and the book of Genesis, take it for granted that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob were Jews? The thing is, why, and is it true that they were Jews? What do they base this idea on and where is the evidence that proves these three men were Jews? You would think, by the way most of mainstream Christianity talks and teaches, there is neither doubt nor question about it, such is their confidence. There is too, of course, all those of the Judaic religion, nationality and persuasion that accept this idea as a given...

This is not the first time it is being suggested that parts of the Qur'an (Koran) were authored by an alien. It seems the Qur'an contains scientific information that could not have been known in Muhammad's (Mohammed's) time and that was subsequently proven to be correct. This lies in sharp contrast to biblical science, which has been generally shown to be erroneous. But the present article has nothing to do with science. It merely relates to a prolonged investigation of medieval mysticism. According to cryptically-written accounts, in the late sixth century A.D. or thereabouts, Elijah the Prophet twice returned to Earth in his chariot, delivering to Judaic scholars in a Babylonian desert, first, the...

A mezzuzah is a container that holds a kosher parchment, which is then affixed to the doorpost of Jewish homes. In order for the parchment to be kosher, it has to be hand-written by a sopher, a Jewish scribe, and it has to be in perfect condition; this is why the parchment is often more expensive than the mezzuzah case itself! Note, that the parchment is always sold separately – if there is a piece of paper that comes with the mezzuzah, the chances are it is not a kosher parchment! The first line of the parchment says, "Hear O Israel, the LORD is our G-d, the L-RD is one!" This is found in Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21. On the back of the parchment, three letters are written to represent the...

A Kippah (in plural Kippot or Kippahs) is the Hebrew word for skullcap and know in Yiddish as Yarmulke. This is a thin rounded skullcap worn by Jewish men and boys and in sometimes by both men and women in Conservative and Reform communities. According to Jewish law men are required to cover their heads when saying God's name when they are praying or reciting a blessing also during studying Torah or in Synagogue. The source of the tradition to wear a Kippah is in the Talmud which is the central text for Jewish law ethics and customs. According to the Talmud in the chapter dealing with the Shabbat it say: Cover your head in order that the fear of heaven may be upon you.". That is the reason that...

Don't let the Magnificent Mile, Oak Street, and 4-star restaurants fool you. You CAN enjoy Chicago on a budget without feeling like you're missing out. The entrance fees at Chicago's world-class museums can add up, but there are several options to reduce the cost of seeing the amazing breadth of attractions. For $49, a CityPass gets you tickets to six of the city's biggest attractions (Adler Planetarium, Art Institute, Field Museum, Hancock Observatory, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium) for use within nine days. If you're a Chicago resident, museums offer discounts. And if you have a Chicago Public Library Card, you can check out a Kraft Kids Museum Passport. This gets you into 11...

The Obama's have made constant news since America elected the first non-white leader of a western industrialized country. The New York Times noted the relaxed Oval Office atmosphere as early as inauguration week. The new First Lady has become an icon with her bare arms, White House garden and visits to families of armed services personnel. The first couple's date nights and their popularity overseas have been headlined with every event. Yet the deeper implications of the overturned "pale male" power structure remained only indirectly addressed during the first six months of the new administration. The intense focus on the new President's personal and family life was testimony to the magnitude of the...

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Come explore the arts in the City of St. Petersburg! Home to six stunning museums, this city prides itself on its contribution to the arts. The Salvador Dali Museum has been opened since 1982 and is the world's most comprehensive museum on the late 20th century surrealist's paintings. Enjoy some of the largest Dali paintings in the world! Great Explorations Hand on Museum, is a place where you not only look at art, but you touch it. Imaginations come alive just by walking through the facility and exploring. There are lots of exhibits and shows to get your mind and fingers moving! The Florida Holocaust Museum is committed to providing public awareness, education and understanding of the influence of...

Is an extremist tall, short, young, old, thin, fat? Would you know if the person standing next to you was about to pull out a gun and shoot? Scary thought, isn't it? Think about the pressure our protective and security agencies have been under since President Obama took office? Yet, with all this pressure, we -- and our agencies -- must be sure we are not creating a net that catches more people, but not more threats. Protective agencies are charged with creating "assessments" -- descriptions -- of what constitutes a threat to our safety. These agencies include the Pentagon's National Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security which oversees the Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation...

Washington DC is a great city to visit on family vacation. Washington DC is so rich in culture and history that it is hard not to feel patriotic and inspired while visiting. Cheap flights to Washington DC can provide a great way to spend a long weekend in the nation's capital, or staying for longer if you have the time. Washington, DC has so much to offer, especially to those who are enthralled by the many mysteries of history, and want to see the famous monuments and government administration buildings that they have seen only on television or in the movies. There are three airports that service the Washington DC area - including Dulles International, Washington National and Baltimore-Washington...

I'm surrounded by strange jargon and I feel like an extra in a B-grade horrormovie. One mailing list I'm on has "trolls", and the latest virus can turn my computerinto a "zombie", and my ISP keeps talking about "demons"! Egads! Do I need somesort of exorcist to use my computer now?? On the assumption that you aren't John Carpenter and that you aren't trolling myweblog, let me tell the scoop here! First off, don't panic, don't call in an exorcist,and for goodness sake, don't spill a bowl of pea soup on your keyboard! Like any community, the online community has evolved its own specializedlanguage to more accurately communicate concepts. There are some famousexamples of professional languages, but my...

What springs to mind when you hear the word Jerusalem? Is it ancient stone alleyways brimming with Jews and Arabs on their way to prayer? Or perhaps a picture postcard vista of the Western (Wailing) Wall? Or perhaps the hustle and bustle of a Jerusalem market, with market traders howling out their latest prices and bargains in Hebrew and Arabic? What you feel for Jerusalem will, of course, depend on your faith. And however much you might convince yourself that you're a non-believer, there's something raw and empowering about being in the Holy City that it makes you want to start to believe...in whatever. Jerusalem is a fascinating city; a city where old meets new, holy meets secular, and where...

Dallas - the third largest city in Texas and the eighth largest city in the United States. It is one of the most important economic centers in the States. Home to a number of Fortune 500 companies, the city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, and transportation. Dallas is centrally located and within a four hour flying distance from most major North American cities. The Dallas hotels play a very large part in the kind of traffic the city attracts for business and entertainment. It is serviced by two major airports but accessible from all the North American cities by roads. The Dallas art scene is also thriving in the arts scene...

Houston was named for Samuel Houston (1793-1863), the politician and general who was at the forefront of Texas' fight for independence from Mexico. He later became President of the Republic of Texas; when Texas became part of the Union, Houston served as a Senator and later Governor of Texas. Now the largest City in Texas with a population of over 1,500,000, Houston has much to offer both visitor and resident including more than twenty Universities and Colleges such as the distinguished University of Houston, the University of Texas-Houston Health and Science Center, Texas Southern University and Rice University. It's also a world center of oil, natural gas, iron and steel, paper products...

The American Art Clay Company recently celebrated its first ninety years as America's premier supplier of safe art supplies for schools and professionals. In 1919 the first modeling clay in America was invented, and two years later it published the very first art teacher's lesson plans in America. The first electric kiln designed for use in schools and professional studios followed in 1934. Two years later they helped find the Art and Creative Materials Institute, which set standards for the industry for safe, non-toxic ingredients for art materials. Current standards of labeling for glazes (particularly those to be used on dinnerware) were set by the ACMI in 1976. They established categories for...

A visit to our nations capital in Washington DC is a great trip for any American and a beautiful introduction to the United States for foreign visitors. Of course, everyone is familiar with the National Mall, that wonderful area stretching from the United States Capital to the Washington Monument. Along those tree lined avenues, you will find the Smithsonian complex of museums. All housed in architecturally significant buildings, each museum features themed attractions including art, American history, natural history, air and space, American Indians, and the Holocaust Museum. After a visit to one or several of the Smithsonian museums, take a walk toward the Capital. One of the most beautiful sights...

The state of Texas has lots more to offer than meets the eye as it has plenty of land area along with varied entertainment and fun-filled locations. The place has everything to offer for the people of all age groups. The various Houston attractions widely popular with the tourists here includes places like Johnson Space center, Galveston Island, Galleria Mall, San Jacinto Monument and many other places of historic importance. You can experience the feel of space by touring Johnson Space Center; it takes you down the real space world stating specimens of historic space parts, the history and information on different spacecrafts used in the past. Another famous hot locations amongst the Houston...

Houston is the most populous city in the state of Texas, and the 4th most populous in the United States over all. As of 2006, Houston had an estimated population of 2,144,491, with more than 5.5 million people living in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area, the 6th most populous metropolitan area in the United States. Houston is perhaps most famous internationally for being home to NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, which contains the Mission Control Center (MCC-H), the NASA control center that coordinates and monitors all US manned space missions, including the Space Shuttle and activities aboard the International Space Station. On display at the Johnson Space Center is a near...

You may have heard the term righteous gentile or righteous among the nations and wandered if there was some type of definition for this title. This is not an arbitrary term but an official state sponsored honor awarded by the Jerusalem Holocaust museum, Yad Vashem, on behalf of the State of Israel. There are certain criteria that must be met to receive this title. The general concept of awarding this title is to honor gentiles who rescued or saved Jewish lives during the Holocaust. Statistics of righteous among the nations that have been awarded during the years is interesting but not telling. The numbers do not necessarily reflect the attitudes held by the general population during the war years...

It is always nice to see our children develop a sense of compassion and caring for others. If you are looking for a project that will encourage just that, consider being part of the butterfly project from the Holocaust Museum of Houston. May the Holocaust Museum gather more butterflies than they have set out to collect and may we all band together to show the goodness in humankind...with the hope to someday obliterate man's inhumanity to man. In an effort to remember the victims of the Holocaust, the Holocaust Museum is collecting 1.5 million handmade butterflies. These butterflies will symbolize the 15,000 innocent children that passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp during the years 1942...

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Over the past 25 years I have worked with many K-12 teachers to organize student trips to Washington D.C. This spring I received a thank you letter from Shawn Tierney, a teacher at Santa Rita High School in Tucson, Arizona, detailing specific aspects of a trip to Washington D.C. that made it a "resounding success." I was happy to receive this detailed letter from Mr. Tierney. Parts of his commentary are included in this article. Tierney reflects upon the important aspects of student travel that help teachers and student tour companies to create a safe, rewarding educational experience for all involved. Travel can be an eye opening educational experience. For many student travelers, it may even be...

On a recent trip to St. Petersburg I was amazed at how truly beautiful the city is and how very much there is to do and see there. The city its self has a great skyline with dramatic new buildings rising up from it and the old standards like the Pier, which is an eye catching inverted pyramid. I say it's an old standard because the Pier has been a fixture of the downtown area, in its current form since 1973 and in some form since 1889. Local festivals are still held there and for a long time community were dances too. You can fish, shop, dine there's even a small patch of beach to have fun on and an aquarium but the best part is; it's in the middle of downtown so it's fun and convenient. Tampa Bay...

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John F Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas and is the home of the Dallas Cowboys. And it has to be a city that is just famous for its glamour, fashion and indulgent luxury. The towering skyscrapers and palatial mansions all stew together to exude a level of decadence that is hard to ignore. The culinary culture is extremely vibrant; nightlife includes those clubs that are for members only to wacky karaoke joints that stay open till the wee of the morning. When holidaying in Dallas there is so much to see and do, the choices are endless. From the many attractions the city has to offer, the following stand out - Zero Gravity Thrill Amusement Park Dallas, The Sixth Floor Museum, Dallas World Aquarium...

This is the fifth and final article in the series reviewing The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt. First, I want to share with you my thoughts on the role of the divine and sacred in modern life. Second, I want to look at the difference between "finding happiness" and "being happy." In the previous article I looked at the Adversity hypothesis and the Virtue hypothesis. The first holds that in order to grow you need to overcome setbacks in your life. The second assets that you need to practice virtue to be happy. I realized that both notions can give my life deep purpose and meaning. In this article I look at what Haidt calls the "ethic of divinity," peak...

If you have read some of my project-led learning articles and believe that project-led learning just might work for your child, I include here a list of possible project ideas under each of the ten learning categories. These are ideas only, you are more than welcome to use them or to extend these ideas to other similar things your child might be interested in doing. Natural - Take care of an animal (could include a 4-H project). - Study wild plants or animals of the local region, go wildcrafting, or searching for tracks and habitat. - Mark off an area in the back yard or woods and study the ecology of all life found in that area. - Plant and tend a garden, vegetables or flowers. Put food on the...