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Homeschooling an Only Child
Jan 11th
Article by Kate J. Ward
Looking around at the homeschool families you know in your co-op, support group, or church, you might observe that most consist of more than one child. In fact, a 2006 National Center for Education report found that families with three or more children make up 62% of the homeschool population. If you’re one of the few with an only child at home, you may be asking yourself the question, “Can I homeschool my only child?”The emphatic answer is yes, you can. Only-child families reap the same benefits homeschooling provides to larger families. A friend who homeschooled More >
Christian Homeschool – Homeschooling with Christian Values
Nov 17th
Article by Jess Gabby
If you are facing some hard times in your Christian homeschool, here are some wonderful suggestions and tips to help you and the family survive.
Think over the reasons why you decided to start homeschooling to begin with.
For example, maybe a prominent reason was to have the family together more often. When you reflect on your reasons to homeschool, it’s going to help put all your current frustrations into a better perspective.
As difficulties come up in your Christian homeschool, as they always will, call the entire family for a meeting. Discuss all the issues, together, pray about More >
Unique Homeschool Math Curriculum Game
Nov 17th
Article by Marin Lipowitz
Cross-curricular integration is valuable with all subjects, but is especially important with math and language arts. Rhythmic recitation will enhance your homeschool math curriculum in many ways. Most importantly, the rhythmic element, essential to success in math, is strengthened by daily recitation. Classic poetry, songs, limericks. and especially jump rope and clapping verses are a great combination with math facts memorization.
In the early grades, as skip counting is used for learning beginning times tables, you will find that a number of well-known songs and rhymes can be used as a perfect match. Holiday songs are a great More >
Homeschool Magazines – Free Resource for Homeschoolers
Nov 4th
Homeschool Magazines.com is produced by one of the oldest, family-owned homeschooling companies in the country. We have been homeschoolers since 1993 and have been professionally serving the nationwide, non-religious and religious homeschooling community since 1995.
As active homeschoolers, we belonged to religious and non-religious homeschool help groups, that is how we are able to relate to both points of view and respect them. Our goal is to serve all who are interested in homeschooling, whether families or teachers.
We’re proud to offer this website, which consists of digital samples with the finest homeschooling publications you will find. Regardless of whether you are looking for More >
D’nealian Handwriting Curriculum Stirs Up Debate Among Homeschool and School Teachers
Nov 4th
What is D’nealian handwriting? D’nealian is an alternative to the traditional style of manuscript handwriting. It is more like cursive than traditional manuscript. It combines some elements from traditional manuscript and some from cursive resulting in a new style which is somewhere in between the two.
This new handwriting style was created by an elementary school teacher named Donald Neal Thurber. The name comes from his first initial combined with his middle name. While it has rapidly gained supporters, D’nealian school and home school curriculum materials can be somewhat difficult to find because they are published exclusively by Pearson Education. Pearson More >
Einstein And Your Homeschool Math Curriculum
Sep 20th
Albert Einstein, arguably the greatest mathematician/scientist of our or any time, was by no means an honor student. School was not to his liking, and he did not excel in his classes. But he was able in spite of (or perhaps because of) that “shortcoming” to successfully nurture an inner genius that was prolific, productive, and formidable. A homeschool environment is perhaps then the most likely option for children whose particular genius does not fare well in the classroom.
Here’s what Einstein had to say about exams, “One had to cram all this stuff into one’s mind for the examinations, More >
Homeschooling Your Child
Sep 20th
Article by zack
You have decided that homeschooling is the way to teach your child and now you’ve got to prepared yourself and your children for all of the difficulties that come with it. You know the road ahead could be a bit rough, but the rewards more than make up for it. Clearly, the 1st thing you have got to check out are your state laws concerning homeschooling. You may do this to ascertain if you’ve got to meet any sort of state need. Most states need an affidavit filed with the state’s education office that you choose to homeschool More >
Introduction to Homeschooling – Homeschooling information
Sep 14th
Article by Nick
Some parents may feel uncomfortable sending their kids to public or private schools. This can be for a number of different reasons. Outdated curriculums can persuade parents into believing that homeschooling is their best option. Others object to the nature of subject matter taught to students partly due to religious reasons. Parents who believe that schools are unsafe also opt for homeschooling. In some areas of the country this is indeed a valid reason.
There are a lot of ‘Pros’ when choosing to home school a child. The child can be given individual attention, where statistics show that children schooled More >
See How effortlessly You Can Homeschool on the Budget
Sep 14th
Article by Carnellia Roupe
In today’s online community college of material detectors, gangs, and severe peer stress concerning matters like sex and drugs, it appears that people can’t afford to not sustain our important presents at home.
We have been completely homeschooling for almost 5 many years now (has it genuinely been that long?) and we have found out methods to provide our youngsters a fabulous training even although not spending their inheritance!
Frugal Homeschooling Ideas
* Library – regardless of whether you homeschool or not, you possibly previously understand how the library is genuinely a splendid resource. using the advent of internet technologies, More >
Add Some Personality to Your Homeschool Math Curriculum
Sep 4th
Article by Marin Lipowitz
Since math is the most likely of all your homeschool subjects to be taught and learned in an abstract way, you may very well see a corresponding lack of liveliness, interest, and enthusiasm for the subject. But you can make it more agreeable and inviting by infusing and enlivening it with a bit of character and personality. This enhancement, beyond being merely utilitarian, also touches on the true nature and deeper qualities of math.
Laying a strong and positive foundation in your homeschool math first grade curriculum is essential. Regrouping or recouping interest and confidence in math later, More >
The Expat Homeschool Dilemma
Aug 24th
Article by PacificLots
When moving overseas there are a lot of things to consider, and for families with school age children, one of the biggest issues is that of education. How will you ensure that your child has at least the same quality of education that he or she would receive if you remained in your own country? When thinking about this, at some point the possibility of homeschooling will probably cross your mind. Would it work for you and your family? Consider some of the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling below before exploring the matter more carefully.The first thing you More >
Homeschooling Information
Aug 16th
Article by Nigel Lamond
If you are in the phase where you are trying to decide how you are going to plan out your childs education, you know how important your decision will be, as it will shape to a great extent, the future of your child. Once your child reaches the age of schooling, you will find that there are several decisions that need to be made that are not easy. From deciding which school you want to enroll him/her in, to what kind of environment you want your child to study in, since recently many parents are also considering More >
