One of the greatest benefits of homeschooling is the freedom to tailor education to our children's needs. Determining just how to accomplish that tailoring, though, is a challenge to even the most veteran of homeschoolers. ...
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Any whirl around the Internet or a homeschool convention will reveal that homeschooling can be quite expensive. While still cheaper than many private school options, hundreds of dollars can be spent each year on curriculum and resources. But, it doesn't have to be that way. In fact, when you take...
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If you mention homeschooling to very many people, you are likely to get the 20-million-dollar question. It comes in a variety of forms. While it may sound like, “How will they make friends?” or, “What about the prom?”, these questions all fall into one category: “What about socialization?”...
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Do you remember reading about the old-fashioned one-room school house? Children of all ages filed into a single room each day, arranged in desks according to their levels. Now such schools seem foreign in an age where children are divided by age and grade on a regular basis. But, not...
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Welcome to the world of homeschooling where an average day is as varied as the families who homeschool. Your day or week will not look exactly like anyone else's. That is one of the greatest blessings--and curses--of homeschooling....
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There are many things you can do at home to help build your child's speech and language skills. The following list will give you some simple and practical ideas you can implement in your daily routine....
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Extracurricular activities have both positives and negatives. On the one hand, they can offer creative electives options and help build experience. On the other hand, they can take over a family's schedule, both academic and otherwise. It is important to go into all extracurricular planning with balance and boundaries in...
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Although we all take in information through our senses, we process this information differently. While every individual’s learning preference is unique, researchers in the fields of psychology and education have divided them into three main categories called learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic....
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While homeschooling is legal in all US states, the laws and regulations governing homeschoolers vary widely depending upon your state of residence. Some states have almost no regulation at all, while in others homeschooling is highly regulated. ...
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