If you're new to homeschooling, you might think you need to know all about everything. Here's what first time homeschool moms need to know.
If you're stuck indoors for whatever reason, try these educational activities to crack boredom from easy science experiments to fun activities.
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I was asking this question 4 years ago, so I'm writing the post I wish I'd had. 🥰A little background: Our family began officially homeschooling when our oldest son was entering kindergarten. I wasn't homeschooled and only knew a few homeschooling families, so I had a lot of questions (and trepidation) about choosing a curriculum.Here's what I've learned along the way:+ An open-and-go, boxed curriculum can be very helpful for your first year. We used Sonlight (with no regrets!) and I have many friends who love My Father's World. You go to their website, select your child's grade level, and order the materials. All you need for the year - the instructor's guide, books, and supplies - arrives at your doorstep. You're ready to homeschool! This helped me feel confident that yes, I was doing enough, and had advisors ready to help me if I needed it.+ A trusted homeschool mama in your community is an invaluable resource. If there's a homeschooling mom in your church whom you admire, ask her all your questions. How did she get started? What curriculum would she choose (or stay away from) if she could do it all again?+ Start simple, as it will take a while to find your rhythm. For example, all that a kindergartener *really needs* is a reading/phonics program, a math program, and (for Christian families) a morning Bible/devotional time. If that's all you do for your child's kindergarten year, great! You can add history, handwriting, science, and other electives as you grow more confident.+ Remember that you may not land on your favorite curriculum or educational philosophy your first year. And that's ok! If you're interested in finding your homeschool style, I've linked a helpful quiz in my profile.+ After you've narrowed it down to a handful of curriculums you're interested in, I love Cathy Duffy's review site (cathyduffyreviews.com). Her reviews are straightforward and very helpful.
Homeschooling has many advantages, is teaching lost skills one of them? How & why kids need knowledge from generations long past. Teaching 'lost skills'.
Is homeschooling free? Yes, it can be! Here's a list of my favorite homeschool curriculum that you can find online for FREE!
Winter is fading away and spring is upon us. Hooray! This time of year brings with it some unique opportunities for homeschoolers to create new learning experiences. All around us there are trees in bloom, birds swooping in to feed their hatchlings, and critters running to and fro. So, to […]
This Montessori Inspired Homeschool Plan for Preschool is a loosely formed outline of the lessons we hope to cover in 2016-2017.
What makes successful homeschoolers? It all starts with habits and discovering what is best for you and your kids. These habits are...
I made these homeschool rhythm cards just for you! Last year I made these homeschool rhythm cards for our boys so that they knew what to expect every day as we homeschooled. When I shared them in my Instagram stories, so many of you messaged me and asked if I could make them available on...
If you are putting a homeschool binder together for planning or to use as a portfolio, we have some FREE resources and ideas that can help!
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Learn About the 7 Continents! Exploring the 7 Continents has never been more exciting! It’s a Small World Continent Study is filled with over 35 activities to help your students gain a greater understanding of the seven continents. This 130+ page unit is filled with great resources, posters, printables, activities, and projects that will open […]
Homeschooling your autistic child can be challenging. This post addresses the challenges and gives advice on how to overcome them.
If you are new to homeschooling & want to set yourself up for success, here are some dos & don'ts as you get started your first year homeschooling.
“Are there any tax breaks for homeschoolers?” Carol Topp, the Homeschool CPA, answers this question in the blog post.
Make learning fun by using monthly themed homeschool activities. Learn and explore based on the seasons, celebrate silly holidays, and more!
Strewing is an amazing way to inspire your child’s natural curiosity. Did you know you may already be doing this unschoolish habit? It’s a practice that can provide amazing learning opportunities regardless of your homeschool method. Plus, it’s easy! So, I’ve put together 100 strewing ideas for your homeschool! This post may contain affiliate links. […]
Preparing to homeschool but not sure where to start? This 5 step method has been my go-to for years and it totally works, you guys!
Are wondering what your preschooler can be learning? Here is a checklist to help you have a successful preschool at home.
Are you looking for fun national days to celebrate in your homeschool? You have come to the right place! Check out this awesome list.
First day of school traditions are a fun and special way to start off the school year, especially for homeschoolers.
Homeschooling with notebooks is a wonderful way to help children develop interests, make observations, and acquire knowledge. It's been used throughout the ages by such notables as Leonardo Da Vinci, Meriwether Lewis, and Isaac Newton. And this video by John Muir Laws shows some beautiful examples of his journals, alon
Homeschool planning can be overwhelming. With these homeschool planning secrets and hacks, you can conquer your challenges with homeschool planning today!
This printable math worksheet is a super fun way to practice addition and money skills. It also makes a great follow up for a restaurant math center activity. Your students can pretend that they have their own little place that serves junk food for lunch (because it's no fun to serve broccoli and kale at a fake resta
Need a break from curriculum? Why not try some unit studies? We've complied over 170 unit study ideas to inspire the next adventure in your homeschool or classroom.
If you want to keep your students engaged try to mix things up when you can. We’re going to give you a few homeschool routine ideas to help!
Freedom Homeschooling lists free homeschool life skills electives for all grades. Home economics, personal finance, auto repair, and more!
Did you know you can use maps to teach many different subjects? Let's look at some of the ways you can use Free Giant Maps for Your Homeschool.
Homeschool elective classes made easy with these fun online art classes, music resources, and more!
Never planned to homeschool, now wouldn't trade it for the world
We decided to try using a homeschool crate system to organize our entire year of curriculum. The draw for me to try this was that it's beautifully organized, easy to track which week of the school year we are in, and everything is ready to go for the whole year. This crate system took me
Check out 100+ free unit studies for homeschooling for your loved ones next year. You can use this favorite method of education without the hassle of the time-consuming searching throughout the internet. It is also stressful on the homeschool budget pulling so many different resources together from different sites. Although the internet is filed with free unit studies, use this resource for variety of studies for your homeschool that will save you time and money all in one site.
When it comes to notebooking, FREE is such a beautiful word! However, free quality notebooking pages are few and far between!
The best ways for homeschool parents to get teacher freebies too! Many places will honor the teacher perks ffor homeschool parents too!
Deschooling definition: planned period of adjustment a child needs when transitioning from public school to homeschool. Understanding how long it takes and why the deschool process has major, necessary benefits in helping a child decompress and successfully prepare for switching to home school and formal school work. Get tips for de-schooling, learn how to start homeschooling with deschooling, the difference between deschooling vs. unschooling and more!
Unschooling ideas for the 2023-2024 school year: resources and collaborative plans for grades 8, 6, 4, 1 and Pre-K.
Science curriculum doesn't have to be expensive. A good portion of what we've used for science over the years has been free resources!
Writing, I believe, is one of the most vital skills we can teach our kids, whether we homeschool or not. It is so poorly taught in modern education, yet
Free printable shapes worksheets for teaching kids the basic shapes. Lots of fun activities to download for FREE!
Just over 3 years ago, I was 4-5 months pregnant with my very welcomed but highly surprising 4th child. At that time, my 3rd was still shy of his FIRST birthday, and I had a daughter going into junior high and one struggling greatly due to dyslexia and dyscalculia . As a new school year loomed lar
Spring is a wonderful time of year to enjoy, explore and learn about the natural world, from new growth, buds and blossom of plants to animals nesting and raising young. Here are 30 fun and easy sp…
This homeschool geography curriculum for grades K-3 from Beautiful Feet Books is a super fun way to boost learning through literature.
Cursive Handwriting for Hobbits Do you have a Hobbit in your house who needs help with their cursive handwriting? Learning Cursive with The Hobbit is a cursive workbook designed to give meaningful handwriting practice through copywork of beloved classic literature! The Hobbit is age appropriate for Elementary students learning cursive for the first time, or middle school age student reviewing their penmanship. This workbook be used as a first introduction to cursive or penmanship practice for teens and adults. Includes Cursive Alphabet Reference Chart (D'nealian Script), upper and lower case practice, Hobbit related word practice and quotes for copywork . This book is perfect for use in homeschool, classroom, during summer, or anytime your child needs handwriting practice. It was another family project, with my kids helping find words and my detail-oriented husband once again did all my editing. We deeply appreciate every purchase, as you help me keep this website open, and helping homeschool families from all over the country. Age Recommendations: 2nd to 5th grade learning cursive 6th grade to adult who want to review their penmanship Contents: Suggested Use and Schedule Part one: Letter Practice Part two: Word Practice Part three: Quote Copywork Part One: Letter Practice Each page gives instructions first with guided arrow letter, then plenty of tracing and copying practice. Part Two: Word Practice A collection of words from "The Hobbit" gives practice for capital and lower case letters, and how to link letters. Part Three: Quote Copywork A Collection of over 40 Hobbit quotes will give your child the opportunity to practice penmanship, letter linking, and proper word spacing. Don't forget to travel to Narnia after you leave Middle-Earth with "Learning Cursive in Narnia" Travel to Prince Edward Island with Anne of Green Gables If you have younger children no yet ready for cursive, travel to Narnia with a printing workbook. Or teach your children life lesson from Proverbs
Many say the psychological effects of homeschooling later in life are damaging. But that wasn't my experience. But, what does the evidence say about it?
