
Starting a Homeschool Co-op
A homeschool co-op is a good place to find study materials for your homeschool students at a reasonable rate. Depending on where you stay, a homeschool co-op may already be in existence and could be traced through other homeschooling friends. However if there is no...

Help Homeschool Students to Research the Worth of a Website
There are a number of websites on the internet and it makes sense to help homeschool students understand which ones can be used for factual research, and which ones are likely to misinterpret data. Here's a list of things that they can be asked to check for, to...

Helping Homeschool Students Find Real Facts Online
In this era of fake news, rumor mongering and spoofs, it can be difficult for a homeschool student to understand exactly what is true and what's not. Since they will be getting a lot of their information online, it behooves the homeschool teacher to ensure that they...

Using a Dedicated Computer for the Homeschool Classroom
Is it worth investing in a computer just for your homeschool classroom? Yes it is. It may not seem like it initially, but it is a wise investment. You will do so much with the computer that you will recover the cost in terms of man hours within the first month. Here...

Why You Should Use Technology in Your Homeschool Classroom
The aid that technology provides a homeschool teacher, is great. So many aspects of teaching will become simplified by using gadgets such as a digital camera, a projector, and a laptop connected to the internet. While a person who is not too comfortable with gadgets...

How Early Should You Start Teaching Homeschool Students in the Day
Since homeschool students do not have a bus to catch to school, they could start the morning later in the day. However the ideal time to start teaching in the homeschool classroom has been an often debated topic. There are those who feel that allowing the children to...

Creating a Learning Friendly Homeschool Classroom
Often a child is encouraged to try a different learning activity if he has access to the materials that he will need. One homeschooling mother shared that having her fiction books up in a proper bookcase was all it took for her children to start reading. They didn't...
Deschooling: A Homeschool Learning Tool
Shifting from regular school to homeschool requires a fair amount of adjustment for both the new homeschool teacher, as well as the class full of homeschool students. A tool that can help with this transition is deschooling. What is Deschooling? It is a period of time...

Test Driving Homeschooling in the Summer Break
A number of parents wonder about homeschooling. They want to start, but since their children are already in regular schools, they are not sure how to figure out the transition. They are often also worried about being able to handle the demands of homeschooling. Here's...

Skills Your Homeschool Student Needs to Master
Getting ready for life is the purpose of education, and if you are homeschooling your child, you need to get him or her ready to live in the real world. Here are some basic skills that your homeschool student needs to master to be successful in the journey of life....