New to homeschooling & wondering what supplies you'll need or want? Here's a complete list of basic must-have homeschool supplies plus...
HOMESCHOOL ROOM ESSENTIALS: HOW TO SET UP YOUR HOME SCHOOL LEARNING SPACE Whether this is your first year homeschooling or you need virtual school must haves, homeschool room essentials and homeschooling items can help set you up for school at home success!
Homeschoolers have different styles. Some need structure and rigidity (rather because of personal preferences or a requirement of the state), while others go for a more laid-back approach. Some need to get everything prepped and ready to go over the weekend - possibly because they're working and teaching - while others go with the flow each day. You may also be interested in: Tailoring School Boxes to Your Student's Needs For the families that need more structure, who are trying to juggle working from home and teaching, Google Classroom is a great option for managing assignments with middle and high school students. These students are capable of more independent work, but still need to be pointed in the right direction. With Google Classroom, you upload assignments, give due dates, and can record grades after completion. Two great benefits of this system are the assignment calendar and the sheer amount of paper saved by completing several assignments online. It allows you to use any digital curriculum that you have available, in any location with internet access, without having a bunch of books and notebooks....which is a huge plus for roadschooling or travelling families! Set Up Google Classroom for Homeschool Use Register your homeschool for Google Classroom. Each student will need his / her own login information (Google account). After registering, take a few moments to walk through the introductory tutorials. In the Member Dashboard of SchoolhouseTeachers, you can bookmark classes that your students are currently working on. This allows you to easily find the courses and assignments, and once they have completed the class you simply remove the bookmark. Thanks to the lesson plans that ST provides for each course, you can upload an entire semester or year's worth of assignments in one long weekend prior to the beginning of the school year. Upload your Course Assignments With the class in these pics - People and Places of World War II - I uploaded all of the materials at one time, and then have created weekly assignments telling them which pages to read and what to complete. It took about 45 minutes to upload the assignments and materials for the entire year class. Yes, that's per class, but then you're done setting up for the year... plus it tells you when they've completed the assignment, creates a portfolio of their work, and stores grades (once you've graded it) for their school record. Create one 'class' per course. Copy the lesson plan from ST, then add or delete instructions as needed. Your student will take notes and answer questions for the lesson. Answers can be typed into the document or handwritten into a notebook. For classes that are video based, simply upload the assignments with the links for them to go directly to the videos. Each class session will immediately follow the previous one, so that by the end of the semester, you will have one long document (a string of all the class sessions) for the entire class. With the feed feature, you can give your students feedback throughout the course. This will generate one long conversation that adds to the record. Need more assistance? Check out the Google Classroom Cheat Sheets New to SchoolhouseTeachers? It includes all classes, for all grades...and it's one price for the entire family. There are many different learning styles to select from, so if you have one visual kid who needs a relaxed pace and one aural kid who needs a more stringent pace, there are classes that will fit them each. With over 475 classes available, plus extras for mom and dad, this is my favorite resource to offer new families who are wanting to dip their toe into homeschooling but don't even have an idea of how to answer the above questions!
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Do you have a big, messy pile of kid's artwork or school work? I did! I always planned on having an organized collection of my children's homeschool and artwork that I would give them one day, but I never could seem to get there because I lacked a good system for decision-making. After some trial
Use these tips to create a curriculum map for your homeschool - PLUS download the FREE curriculum map template I've created for you!
Do you need some ideas for organizing your Memoria Press classical homeschool curriculum? If you've got children in multiple cores, there's a LOT of material to organize. These are some of the best tips and tricks that have worked in our family. This year, we have students in fifth grade, second grade/Simply Classical, and in
Free printable geometry, metric system, and other math notebooking pages for your homeschool or classroom.
Let's talk homeschool cart organization! Today I'm giving a "tour" of our homeschool cart so you can see how I organize our cart to save my sanity.
Plan your homeschool lessons in advance using one of three free printable supply list templates!
Download your FREE Perfect Minimalist Homeschool Planner here and start homeschooling in 2021 organized and prepared.
How do I organize my BJU Press Distance Learning? BJU Press Distance Learning in my opinion is designed with flexibility in mind. There are multiple ways to the organize. There are all kinds of ideas. Find some great ideas right here.
Homeschool organization without a homeschool room can be tricky. Keep your books, art supplies, & science projects in order with these tips.
Free transcript template (with GPA calculations) and details of everything you need to know about creating a homeschool transcript for high school.
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Get ready! It is time to discover the pollinating superheroes! I introduce to you Powerful Pollinators—part of my Summer Camp at Home Big Kid Edition! This is a fun, engaging science unit study that combines science and environmental education—perfect to get you outside and observe pollinators in action. This unit study, like all of our
As a verteran homeschool mom, I've seen how bad homeschool habits derail homeschools and prevent successful homeschooling. Change your habits for success!
How do you manage four different children’s educations when they are all at different levels? Truly? Tons of grace and flexibility. Since I wasn’t homeschooled myself, much of this I’m learning by trial and error as I go. I ask tons of questions of friends, especially those who homeschool older children and I plan ahead as much as possible. However, to ...
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Inside: Do you need homeschool organization ideas for small spaces? Get tips and strategies from a mom who homeschools with five kids in a small house (less than 1200 square feet). We have always lived
If you're looking for the best planner for homeschool moms then I've got you covered. Created by a homeschool mom for homeschool moms!
Report cards and progress reports can be powerful tools for encouraging students and helping them see where they have grown and advanced. These FREE Homeschool Report Cards include room for more than just grades. They also include room to note where a student has grown and what skills they have mastered.
Relaxed homeschooling is often used interchangeably with eclectic homeschooling and unschooling, but they're not the same. Find a working definition inside!
Ever wonder if you are doing enough in your home school? Sonya has some encouragement for you.
Share & Help Me GrowWhen it comes to keeping attendance and grades for our homeschool, our covering is very specific. They have a document they want us to use but I am a computer-lover – bet you never guessed – so I recreated the documents in Excel file that I can just print out to […]
How to Set up a Homeschool Room - My Momma Taught Me
Main lesson blocks are a central feature of Waldorf education. Are you wondering, "what is a main lesson block?" Let me show you what Waldorf homeschooling has looked like over the years in our house with three children.
June celebrates her minimalist homeschool. Homeschooling allows her to live a slow-paced, simplified life with her family.
How to Create A Homeschool Lesson Plan in 7 Easy Steps. Learning how to create a homeschool lesson plan goes hand in hand with choosing a homeschool planner.
Have you seen the work of Julia Rothman? Ms. Rothman is an author, an artist, an illustrator, and a designer.
Planning in reverse has changed our homeschool. I'm able to see just how much we accomplish and it keeps us striving to learn more!
Are you organizing a community helpers unit and are looking for ideas? Here are 23 awesome ideas that will make learning about community helpers fun.
To my mind, a good unit study plan needs a little bit of structure and a whole lot of room to wiggle around and shoot off in all different directions. In case you aren’t familiar with homeschool unit studies, here is a nutshell definition: Unit Studies approach a ... Read More...
