I was just on MSN games and noticed they charge to play Settlers of Catan online. The fee is 4.99/ month or 19.99/year (US dollars) you can play online alone or with other players.
Play Settlers of Catan Online
Settlers of Catan Travel Edition Board Game
You can also play Settlers of Catan 
online- alone or with other players around the world for free at ASO Brain Games.
On the site tha game is called “Xplorers”- but its Settlers. My daughter and I have been known to play this online Settlers of Catan game with each other- one of us on laptop while the other use computer beside it.The game is terrific- I think Settlers MIGHT be the best board game EVER. We play all the time in my home at at homeschool groups.
Note” We tried the Settlers of Catan Card Game- and maybe its me- but I HATED it! Is it me???
The cheapest Settlers of Catan Board game I have found is at here. It cost me 24.00. My local toy store charges 44.95.
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We have several relatives in Israel- and from what we had heard- not that many homeschool- let alone unschool! It was with great delight that I came across this article in the Jerusalem Post about unschooling in Israel.
From the Jerusalem Post
Not much home, and even less school
By NECHAMA VEEDER
‘We’re hardly at home and it’s nothing like school,” says Sarah Nathan, a homeschooler in the Jerusalem area.
The term “homeschooling,” which implies a structured education process, has become a source of controversy among homeschoolers, many of whom now prefer the term “unschooling.”
“I don’t like the term unschooling because it uses school and then something negative,” says Sasha Zanigrad, a homeschooling father who lives in Ariel. “We don’t relate to school as something positive or negative.”
Instead he prefers a term he heard from another homeschooler - “limud klein shiur,” which means both learning without classes, and also learning without measure.
“We relate to kids as people of a different size. Their learning is different from regular school learning. They learn different things at different ages. We don’t differentiate between learning and regular development and we don’t differentiate between different subjects,” he says.
The common Hebrew term “hinuch beiti” (home education) “has a lot of what we like to say. Our home is where we have everything,” says Dina Trachtman from Ramat Raziel.
Although Natan doesn’t like to equate books with education, she calls the more formal part of their learning time “workbooks” for want of a better term.
The Trachtmans, who spend a lot of time driving to different activities, have perhaps thought of the most original name.
“[My 13-year-old son] Josh likes to call us preschoolers,” Trachtman quips. - N.V.
For full article: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1154525980192&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
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Sites for Homeschoolers who are learning about Canadian history and geography. Please let me know if you havea History , Canadian History or geography site you would like to share with other homeschooling familes. E-mail me: info@lifelearning.org
An American’s Guide to Canada: Facts About Canada
Teaching Canadian History - course outlines,
reference tools, on-line assignments.
The CIA World Factbook
An Introduction to Africa
Canadian Council for Geographic Education - lesson ideas, activities.
First Nations History Theme Page - wonderful collection of links.
Teaching Canadian History - course outlines,
reference tools, on-line assignments.
Posted by Lisa - Unschooling Mom as General Homeschool and Unschooling, Worksheets , Lesson Plans and Printables at 10:02 AM EDT
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I have been tying with this idea for some time- living in an a modern commune- or intentional community. What is it? It is a community of people who choose to live with other. Most often they will share a common ideal- maybe working towards a greener environment or aiming to live off the grid or in s sustainable community. In my mind I ave pictured a community of unschoolers devoted to family and friends.
I discovered this site- Co-Housing.org which helps facilitate people- or just one person- start of an intentional community.
Books on Intentional Communities
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Try The Homeschool Social Register. Here you can
Get in touch with other homeschoolers in your area, anywhere in the world.
Browse hundreds of links to homeschool support groups and other resources and recommend your favorite links.
Build your own custom “homeschool home page” with links to the latest homeschool content from all over the web.
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